Colorado University Athletics
Roby and Zikova Earn Historic CU Athlete of the Week Honors
February 13, 2008 | General, Men's Basketball, Skiing
BOULDER-- Men's basketball player Richard Roby (senior) and skier Lucie Zikova (senior), were named University of Colorado Athletes of the Week for the week of February 4-10.
Zikova earned her second athlete of the week honor of the year, and now has six career honors which moves her out of a tie with current teammate Maria Grevsgaard and into sole-possession of the all-time lead among skiers in career honors. Zikova's six career honors ties her for eighth on Colorado's all-time winner list regardless of sport. Roby now has four honors on the year which ties him for fourth all-time in single-year athlete of the week honors. Roby's now has 11 career honors, which moves him out of a tie with Shaun Vandiver for the most career honors for men's basketball players and gives him the record. He also moved into a tie for second place on the all-time list with current track and cross country star Jenny Barringer, both trail former track and cross country standout Adam Goucher who hold's the record with 14.
Roby, a San Bernardino, Calif. (Lawrence Academy [Groton, Mass.]) native, led Colorado to a 1-1 week averaging 20.5 points and six rebounds per game. Roby scored a game-high 22 points with seven rebounds in CU's 64-63 loss at Oklahoma State. Later in the week, Roby shared team honors with 19 points in the Buffaloes home win over Oklahoma, 72-58. His two-game total, Roby shot 10-for-16 from the field (.625 percent), 17-for-20 from the free throw line (.810 percent), and four-for-eight from the 3-point arc (.500 percent). The 20-point effort was his eighth of the season (38th career) and for the season has led the Buffs in scoring 13 times (21.2 ppg).
Zikova, a Prague, Czech Republic (Gymnasium Ustavani 400/Ski Club Spindle) native, won the slalom at the New Mexico Invitational, her third victory this winter that in the process set a school record for the most career alpine wins by a male or female skier with her 13th. She used the second fastest first run and third quickest second run for a combined time of 1:43.20, good for a 9/100ths of a second win over Denver's Jenny Lathrop. Zikova finished second in the giant slalom in New Mexico, as teammate Katie Hartman beat her by 1/20th of a second.
It was Zikova's 10th career slalom win, tying teammate Maria Grevsgaard for the most victories in one discipline; Grevsgaard has 10 wins in classical competition. John Skajem had won 12 alpine races during his career which spanned the 1985-87 seasons.
Others nominated for this week's award were Michael Baird (men's golf), Kit Richmond (skiing), Jeremy Dodson (track and field), Franziska Jendrian (tennis) and Brittany Spears (women's basketball).
Men's Golf: Michael Baird, Senior, Castle Rock, Colo.
Baird turned in a 69-66-71--206 (4-under par) scorecard at the Hawai'i-Hilo Intercollegiate, leading CU to a 11th place finish in the 18-team field in the Buffs' first competition of the spring on the 6,738-yard, par-70 Waikoloa Village Golf Course. His 4-under par 66 in the second round was the low 18 hole score for the Buffaloes for the 2007-08 season.
Skiing: Kit Richmond, Senior, Red Deer, Alberta
Richmond won his first race of the season in convincing fashion as he posted nearly 17-second win in the 5-kilometer freestyle race in the New Mexico Invitational. He finished second the previous day in the 10-kilometer classical race, just missing a weekend sweep as he lost by 9/100ths of a second. He skied at less than 100 percent as he is recovering from typical sickness that affects most Nordic skiers. He now has four career victories.
Track and Field: Jeremy Dodson, Junior, Denver, Colo.
Dodson beat out teammates Ryan Campbell and Hugh Charles to win the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.27; Campbell (21.48) took second and Charles (22.27) finished sixth in the event. Dodson also finished third in the 60-meter dash. He recorded a time of 6.91 in the prelims to qualify for the finals. In the finals, he ran an improved time of 6.78.
Tennis: Franziska Jendrian, Junior, Rodleban, Germany
Jendrian won a pair of singles matches and teamed up for two more doubles victories, helping the Colorado tennis team to a 1-1 week. The Buffaloes swept Northern Colorado, 7-0, then fell to No. 41 Denver, 4-3. Jendrian won both of her singles matches at No. 5 for her team-leading ninth and 10th victory. In doubles, she teamed with Monica Milewski for another pair of triumphs at No. 1 doubles.
Women's Basketball: Brittany Spears, Freshman, Pasadena, Calif.
Spears averaged 19 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 blocks per contest while hitting 48 percent from the field in games against Nebraska and No. 10 (AP)/10 (WBCA) Oklahoma last week. Spears tallied 19 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two blocks while going 6-of-6 from the free throw line against Nebraska. She scored 19 points and had five rebounds and two blocks against the Sooners while hitting 54 percent from the field (7-of-13) and hitting a perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line.
