Colorado University Athletics
Metivier Bolts to Another CU Athlete of the Week Honor
March 15, 2005 | General, Track and Field
BOULDER - Senior standout distance runner Renee Metivier earned CU Athlete of the Week honors after she captured a first-place victory in the 3000-meter run at the NCAA Indoor National Championships this past weekend in Fayetteville, Ark. Metivier clocked a time of 9:22.81 in her last race of the 2005 indoor season to help earn her sixth CU Athlete of the Week accolade this year and her third since February.
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           After finishing sixth in the 5000-meter run, the Highland Village, Texas native responded by defeating 15 dual event (3,000-m and 5,000-m) competitors in the 3k. She captured her spot in the 3000-meter NCAA Championships competition while at the University of Washington Invite in mid-February where she took first with a personal best and automatic qualifying time of 9:14.23.Â
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Metivier now has been the anchor of CU's 2004 National Champion women's cross country team with her runner-up finish last October, a three-time cross country All-American and a 2004 Big 12 Indoor mile champion. Including her early career at Georgia Tech before transferring to Colorado, she's now racked up seven track All-American statuses (five indoor, two outdoor).
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           Others nominated for this week's award were Brent Vaughn (indoor track and field), Kendra Strandemo (women's tennis), Chad Tsuda (men's tennis) Yari Escalera (women's basketball), Richard Roby (men's basketball), Allison Rella (women's golf), and Henrik Hoye (nordic skiing).
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Indoor Track and Field: Brent Vaughn, Sophomore, Aurora, Colo.
The sophomore finished eighth with a time of 13:50.62 in the men's 5,000-meter race at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday.
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Women's Tennis: Kendra Strandemo, Senior, San Diego, Calif.
The senior won her lone match of the week in straight sets over Jill Palen of Iowa State, 6-1, 6-4 as the Buffaloes defeated the Cyclones, 7-0. The win improves CU's record to 7-5 overall and evens its Big 12 record to 2-2. Strandemo improved her dual match record to 9-3 and to 14-6 for the season, winning her 68th career singles match. In doubles, Strandemo and Jessica Vanderdys, ranked No. 51 nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), easily won their No. 1 doubles position, 8-0.
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Men's Tennis: Chad Tsuda, Junior, Boulder, Colo.
The junior won a pair of matches during the week including a victory at No. 6 singles, helping Colorado upset No. 15 Harvard 4-3 at the Blue Gray Intercollegiate in Montgomery, Ala. Tsuda helped the Buffaloes rally from a 3-2 deficit to upset the Crimson, giving CU its highest win ever over a ranked opponent. Tsuda also won his singles match against Louisville improving his dual match record to 6-2.
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Women's Basketball: Yari Escalera, Freshman, Humacao, Puerto Rico
In the Buffs' 64-62 near upset of No. 18 Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament, the true freshman led Colorado with a career-high 19 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the field (4-of-6 from beyond the arc), and going 3-for-5 from the charity stripe. The Puerto Rico native also contributed three rebounds, three steals and five assists, while logging 40 minutes of playing time.
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Men's Basketball: Richard Roby, Freshman, San Bernardino, Calif.
The true freshman averaged 19 points and seven rebounds in two games helping Colorado advance to the Big 12 Quarterfinals with a 1-1 week. Roby also broke the freshman points record set by Chauncey Billups (459) with 480 points during his initial season. He also became the first freshman in men's basketball history to lead CU in scoring (16.0 ppg) since Billups posted 17.9 in the 1995-96 campaign. Roby recorded his second career double-double with a game-high 17 points and 10 rebounds in CU's 81-69 upset win over No. 6 seed Texas, and scored a team-high 21 points against eventual Big 12 Tournament champion Oklahoma State. The Buffaloes, seeded No. 11 became the first Big 12 school to defeat a No. 6 seed in tourney history.
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Women's Golf: Allison Rella, Senior, Cranbrook, B.C. Canada
The senior was Colorado's low score at the San Jose State University Spartan Invitational, carding a 79-75-72-226 for a share of 31st. Her third round 72 was a season low for the senior who was the Buffs' low score for just the second time this season and first since the Heather Farr Memorial in October.
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Nordic Skiing: Henrik Hoye, Junior, Oslo, Norway
The junior earned a pair of third place finishes in the 10k and 20k freestyle events this past week at the NCAA Championships. Hoye earned All-American honors in both races, as the Buffs finished sixth overall.
