Author: Ryan Thorburn
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Wyoming Cowboys defeat Air Force 74-63 in home finale
Mar. 5—LARAMIE — The Pokes said goodbye to five seniors. But Wyoming’s elder statesmen plan to make some more March memories together before going their separate ways. Brendan Wenzel scored 20 points and Sam Griffin and Akuel Kot added 19 points apiece in a 74-63 win over Air Force on Tuesday night in their final…
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Wyoming Cowgirls earn No. 3 seed at Mountain West Tournament
Mar. 6—LARAMIE — It wasn’t the way Heather Ezell drew it up. But the Cowgirls (16-13 overall, 11-7 Mountain West), despite coughing up a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s 58-55 loss in the regular-season finale at San Diego State, still earned the No. 3 seed at next week’s conference tournament in Las…
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Wyoming soccer coach Colleen Corbin leaves the Cowgirls
Mar. 5—LARAMIE — The Wyoming soccer program is looking for a new head coach. Colleen Corbin, who led the Cowgirls to a Mountain West championship in 2022, has stepped down from her position as head coach to become an assistant at Saint Louis University. According to UW, assistant coach Julie Spracklin will take over the…
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Wyoming Cowboys host Air Force Falcons in home finale
Mar. 4—LARAMIE — Akuel Kot, Sam Griffin and Mason Walters made their mark on the program as one-and-done Pokes. Kenny Foster and Brendan Wenzel have been on campus for a long time and could technically come back if they decided to use extra eligibility granted by the NCAA due to medical hardships and during the…
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Wyoming Cowgirls conclude regular season at San Diego State
Mar. 4—LARAMIE — There is a lot at stake for Wyoming entering the final game of the regular season. The Cowgirls (16-12, 11-6), who play San Diego State at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Viejas Arena, are currently tied with New Mexico for second place in the Mountain West standings. UW, which opened March with a…
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Wyoming Cowboys standout Frank Crum in spotlight at NFL Scouting Combine
Mar. 4—LARAMIE — Pokes fans knew Frank Crum would proudly ride for the brand in Indianapolis. But perhaps not as fast as the Laramie legend went in the Sunday spotlight at the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Crum, the 6-foot-7, 315-point offensive tackle prospect who played six seasons at Wyoming, ran the 40-yard…
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Wyoming Cowboys lose 70-62 in Border War rematch Colorado State Rams
Mar. 2—FORT COLLINS — Isaiah Stevens’ reign as king of the court at Moby Arena is over. Finally. Jeff Linder is hoping true freshmen Cam Manyawu and Kael Combs will stick around to have a similar impact on the other side of the Border War. Wyoming kept the sellout crowd sweating until the final minute…
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Mountain West releases full Wyoming Cowboys 2024 schedule
Feb. 28—LARAMIE — The Pokes will kick off the 2024 campaign in the desert and will finish the regular season on the Palouse. The Mountain West released dates for Wyoming’s 12-game slate, which begins Aug. 31 at Arizona State and concludes Nov. 30 at Washington State. The Sun Devils will be entering their first season…
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Wyoming Cowgirls host Fresno State in regular-season home finale
Mar. 1—LARAMIE — There will be hugs, tears and then a business meeting with the Bulldogs. Wyoming, coming off an impressive 88-73 road win at San Jose State, will honor its senior class before facing Fresno State in the final home game of the regular season on Saturday at the Arena-Auditorium (1 p.m., Mountain West…
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Wyoming Cowboys set for emotional Border War rematch at Colorado State
Mar. 1—LARAMIE — Niko Medved was asked to describe the Mountain West this season. “Unforgiving.” The head coach wasn’t even thinking about Colorado State’s inexplicable loss in the Border War, in which Wyoming overcame an 11-point deficit in the final minute of regulation before stealing the overtime win on a four-point play by Akuel Kot,…