Tennis checks out of Auraria courts
Metro’s tennis teams have more obstacles to climb this year due to the recent demolition of the tennis courts. Metro is going to build the Hotel Learning Center where the nets once stood.The post...
View ArticleTennis stumbles to finish season
Metro men’s tennis faltered this week, losing conference matches April 7 and 8 at Denver’s Gates Tennis Center to the University of Nebraska at Kearney and Montana State University at Billings, 9-0 and...
View ArticleTennis teams aced out of RMAC Tournament
Metro’s women’s and men’s tennis season came to an end April 22, at Gates Tennis Center, when both teams were eliminated in the semi-finals of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament.Both...
View ArticleMetro’s spring sports had its ups and downs
Now that spring 2011 is in the books, it's time to reflect on what had transpired in the final days of the following teams' 2011 seasons:The post Metro’s spring sports had its ups and downs appeared...
View ArticleRunners’ Run Down
Men’s Soccer Metro traveled to Washington for a set of weekend games. Metro defeated St. Martin 3-2 Sept. 8 and lost to Seattle Pacific 2-1 Sept. 10. The Roadrunners dominated early against St. Martin,...
View ArticleTennis: Men hit buzzsaw, women taste sweet victory
Metro’s women’s tennis team defeated Montana State University Billings April 14 at Gates Tennis Center. The 9-0 win was the fourth time the Lady ’Runners shutout an opponent this season. The men’s team...
View ArticleTennis tangles at RMAC tourney
Metro men’s tennis defeated Montana State University-Billings 5-1 and earned third place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament April 21 at Gates Tennis Center. The women fell 5-2 to...
View ArticleMaking the grade
Story by Zee Nwuke Fifty-five Metro athletes were named to the spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, including 12 who graduated this spring and seven more that will graduate this summer....
View ArticleRoadrunners wrap-up
Tennis Men’s tennis lost to Division I South Dakota State 7-2 on Feb. 17. Seniors Gabriel Vlahos and Alec Parmenter defeated their opponents in singles play. Parmenter earned his fifth victory of the...
View ArticleRoadrunner tennis battles with the west
Metro men’s and women’s tennis fell to Western New Mexico 9-0 and 5-4, respectively, April 5 at Gates Tennis Center. “On the guys’ side, you always know that New Mexico is pretty strong. They won the...
View ArticleTennis ends the season strong
Metro men’s and women’s tennis finished the season strong, pulling out victories against Colorado Christian University, Hastings College (Neb.) and CSU-Pueblo April 12 and 13 at Gates Tennis Club. The...
View ArticleTennis wrap-up
Metro tennis wrapped up their season with the women earning third place and the men fourth in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament April 20-21 in Grand Junction. The No. 2 seeded women...
View ArticleMeares and Cromwell ace honors
Cara Cromwell Freshman women’s tennis player Cara Cromwell earned the RMAC Player of the Year honor. She registered a 15-12 at No. 1 singles, winning seven of her last eight matches. Cromwell also...
View ArticleRoadrunner awards
Tennis Metro men’s tennis player Gabriel Vlahos was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference academic player of the year. Senior Ryan Joyce was named first team academic all-RMAC, joined by junior...
View ArticleMeares legacy is ending
The 12-year legacy that is Beck Meares came to an end on July 1, when the Metro men’s and women’s tennis head coach announced her resignation. Meares, who is from Brisbane, began her career at Metro as...
View ArticleHangstefer brings southern style to Metro
A hint of a southern accent hangs on his words, as new tennis head coach Daniel Hangstefer is fighting off a cold – a result of the climate change coming to Denver from Wichita Falls, Texas. The...
View ArticleMetro tennis christens courts
Metro tennis teams christened the courts at the new athletic facility with a championship finish by doubles partners John Qualls and Andrew Haralson during the first Roadrunner’s Invitational Sept....
View ArticleTennis twins put twist on competition
Anyone who has brothers and sisters knows about sibling rivalries – from who can win a bike race or who can eat the most Oreos – but Naomi and Wanda Halopainen, are not only twins, they are competing...
View ArticleAD Honor Roll Totals 53 for Fall
Metro sports saw 53 student-athletes named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester of 2013. To qualify, a student-athlete must hold a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher....
View ArticleRoadrunner weekend wrap-ups
Men’s basketball Feb. 7 — Senior guard Brandon Jefferson made a 3-pointer with 36 seconds left to lift Metro men’s basketball over No. 11 Colorado School of Mines 57-54 on the road. The win improved...
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