Athletics
<p>Excitement for the Olympics in Rio is building for CU alumni Jenny Simpson and Emma Coburn. The two track and field stars and training partners are aiming for gold when they compete in August at the XXXI Olympiad in Rio.</p>
<p>Folsom Field hasn't hosted concerts since 2001. The sonic drought ends this summer with back-to-back shows by Dead & Company. </p>
JR Payne, who led Santa Clara ³Ô¹ÏÍø to its first winning record since 2008, has been named the eighth head women’s basketball coach in ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado history, athletic director Rick George announced Monday.ned a five-year contract and the hire will become official pending approval of CU’s Board of Regents, as is the case with all high-profile campus positions.
<p><span>At its regular meeting on Thursday and Friday at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Colorado Springs, the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Board of Regents heard tuition proposals for the 2016-17 academic year, approved changes to CU-Boulder academic programs, approved new contracts for CU-Boulder head coaches and more.</span></p>
<p><span class="s1">Spectators at home basketball games will be prompted to text a pledge to conserve water a</span>s part of CU-Boulder's new Water for the West campaign. For every pledge received, CU Athletics will restore 1,000 gallons of water to the Colorado River Basin through a partnership with the Change the Course initiative. </p>
<p><span>The Jan. 22 matchup between Colorado women's basketball and Oregon had some special guests in attendance - </span><a href="http://www.colorado.edu/news/features/congratulations-2015-chancellors-employee-year-recipients">2015 ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Employees of the Year recipients</a><span> Claire Figel, Amin Gheysar, Beth Kroger, Polly Pollard and Suzanne Stafford.</span></p>
<p>Jesse Mahoney has been named the fifth head volleyball coach in ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado history, athletic director Rick George announced Wednesday.</p>
<p>CU-Boulder will be celebrating Homecoming Weekend Oct. 15-18. Join in on the 101-year-old tradition of fun, reconnection and cheering for the Buffs as they take on the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, Oct. 17.</p>
<p>Students attending the first Pac-12 conference home football game Saturday against Oregon at 8 p.m. are encouraged to arrive at Folsom Field early to enjoy all the gameday festivities and to wear silver (or gray) as we attempt to stripe the stadium silver and black.</p>
<p>This Saturday, Sept. 19, marks the annual Rocky Mountain Showdown football game against CSU. From freshman, to seniors, to alumni, we take tremendous pride in our school and our football team.</p>