Colorado University Athletics
Thaddaeus Washington Named CU Athlete of the Week
November 30, 2004 | Football, General
BOULDER- Sophomore middle linebacker Thaddaeus Washington earned CU Athlete of the Week honors after recording 10 tackles (five solo and five assists) and two interceptions to help lead Colorado to a 26-20 victory over Big 12 North rival Nebraska in Lincoln this past Friday. The win helped the Buffs win the Big 12 North Division Title.
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Washington's two interceptions where the first two of his career, the first led to a Mason Crosby field goal to put CU up 10-0 in the first quarter; the second was very acrobatic as he caught the ball off of a ricochet in the fourth quarter with CU ahead 26-7. The Marrero (John Ehret), La. native had three clutch tackles as well, one for a loss and two that stopped the Cornhuskers short on third down.
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Washington and the rest of the Big 12 North Champion Buffaloes will travel to Kansas City, Mo. this Saturday (Dec. 4) when they will take on Big 12 South Champions and No. 2 ranked Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship game (6 p.m. MST, ABC).
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Others nominated for this week's award were Austin Zimmerman (Volleyball), Chris Copeland (Men's Basketball), Kara Richards (Women's Basketball), Liza Pasciuto (Women's Cross Country), and Jon Severy (Men's Cross Country).
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Volleyball: Austin Zimmerman, Sophomore, Cheney, Wash.
Zimmerman had 11 kills and 12 digs, nearly recording a triple-double with a career-high eight blocks. She also hit a personal best .647, recording her 11 kills on just 17 attacks with no errors. She led a Colorado attack that hit a scorching .405 as the Buffaloes swept Iowa State 30-16, 30-26, 30-16. Later in the week, she had 13 kills and a career-high 16 digs, in a 30-22, 29-31, 31-29, 30-19 losing effort to Kansas. The Buffs finished the regular season 14-13, (9-11 Big 12.)
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Men's Basketball: Chris Copeland, Junior, Richmond, Va.
Copeland, in his first collegiate start, dropped 15 points to spark a 66-57 victory over the visiting Northwestern Wildcats. The 6-8 forward was 5-9 shooting and 4-4 from the charity stripe- all in the second half. He added 10 rebounds for his first career double-double.
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Women's Basketball: Kara Richards, Freshman, Graham, Texas
Richards, a freshman center, had a personal best 7 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in a 69-49 first round Colorado victory over Penn in the second game of the Coors Classic Friday. In the championship game, the Buffs fell to No. 2 LSU 75-44. Richards contributed 6 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 3 steals, earning all-tournament honors.
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Women's Cross Country: Liza Pasciuto, Freshman, Murrieta, Calif.
In Colorado's second national title run, freshman Liza Pasciuto finished as CU's No. 2 runner for the first time of her career, and her 13th place finish is the second best by a CU freshman in program history in this race, second only to then-Sara Gorton's eighth place freshman effort in '00. She covered the 6k national championship loop in 20:48.1, matching the time of teammate and veteran of three national races, junior Chrisine Bolf.
Men's Cross Country: Jon Severy, Senior, Aspen, Colo.
With the men's national title, senior Jon Severy became the only runner in CU history to run on two national championship teams, as he was a freshman on the 2001 NCAA title team. During the course of the race he was 39th at the halfway mark, and 25th at 8k, and four more runners in the final 2k, as CU coincidently won by four points. In the final cross country race of his career, he finished a career best in this race, covering the 10k setup in 31:26.9 to finish 21st to earn his first All-American honor in the sport.
