Four members of the SMU track and field will compete at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships through June 14 at Drake University Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Silje Fjortoft (3,000m steeplechase), Andrea Kvetova (javelin), Christina Mueller (discus) and Ilyssa Pettigrew (800m) all qualified for the finals at NCAA Regionals earlier this month. Read more.
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Seven track and field athletes have qualified for the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Regional Championships, hosted by Nebraska May 30-31. The following Mustangs met the qualifying standards for their events:
Junior swimmer Jennifer Basel and junior golfer Kate Ackerson have been named to their 2008 CoSIDA Academic All-District teams by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Basel holds a 3.94 cumulative G.P.A. in mathematics and mechanical engineering. She helped the Mustangs to a 5-3 dual record and 12th consecutive conference championship this season with conference and pool records in the 400 IM and 200 breast.
Ackerson holds a 3.89 G.P.A. in business. She has won three career Conference USA Golfer of the Week awards and finished third at the 2007 C-USA Championships.
The SMU men's basketball team has begun a 12-day journey through the continent of Africa that will last through June 5. The Mustangs will take part in a number of games while in Senegal and South Africa.
The team, which plays its first game against the Senegalese national team May 27, will be sending daily reports back to the Hilltop. Find the latest journal updates, photo galleries and more at SMUMustangs.com.
Right, junior center Bamba Fall at the Mustangs' first practice in Marius N'Diaye Stadium, Dakar, Senegal. Fall is one of SMU's three Senegalese players, along with first-year forward Papa Dia and red-shirt sophomore forward Mouhammad Faye.
First-year runner Silje Fjortoft won the 3,000m steeplechase and 5,000m titles at the 2008 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 15-17 in El Paso, where SMU finished in fifth overall.
With her conference championship wins, Fjortoft also earned C-USA Freshman of the Year and All-Conference honors. Read more.
Senior track and field competitor Andrea Kvetova (left) has been named to the Conference USA All-Academic team with a 3.94 G.P.A. and the longest javelin throw in the conference this season. Her 172'11" throw is seventh best in the nation for the season and qualifies her for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships May 30-31 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
In addition, Kvetova took the Conference USA javelin title with a 50.28m throw at the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Junior Christina Mueller won the discus title at the same event with a 54.26m throw, a mark nearly three meters better than her nearest opponent. Read more.
Sophomore center Mitch Enright (left) has been named to the 2008 Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List. The trophy, presented by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, honors the outstanding college offensive center in NCAA Division I-A. Enright started all 12 games at the position in 2007. He will be a junior during the 2008 season. Read more.
The No. 40 men's tennis team fell to No. 25 Texas A&M, 4-1, in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Championships May 9. The Mustangs end their season at 20-9, the team's best overall record since 2001. Read more.
Sophomore golfer Ben Tewes finished 6th at The Maxwell at Dornick Hills Country Club May 11. The men's golf team also finished 6th at 11-under 829. Next stop: the NCAA Regionals, May 15-17 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Read more.
One hundred seventy-six SMU student athletes from 16 sports have been named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll. To qualify, a student must carry a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.00 or higher. The honored students represent more than 41 percent of SMU's total number of athletes. Read more.
The men's golf team has been selected to compete in the 2008 NCAA Men's Golf Championships, the Division I Men's Golf Committee announced May 5. The Mustangs were assigned to the East Regional, which will be held May 15-17 and played at Council Fire Golf Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The team has been seeded No. 18. Read more.
Junior marketing major Andrew Galloway, football, and senior business management and sociology major Jon Killen, men's basketball, have been honored with 2008 "M" Awards, SMU's highest honor for service to the University. Read more, and find lists of other winners from the 2008 Awards Extravaganza and Honors Day Convocation.
For the second season in a row, the women's golf team has been honored by the NCAA with a public recognition award for its latest multi-year Academic Progress Rate score. To be honored, a team must post a multi-year APR score in the top 10 percent of all squads in its sport. Read more.
The rowing team won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the Midwest Intercollegiate Rowing Championship April 26, 2008 in Omaha. The Mustangs placed second as a team after getting edged 94-93 by conference rival Tulsa. Read more.
The men's tennis team received its highest national ranking of the season, No. 40, on April 28, 2008. The team will make its 11th trip of the past 12 seasons to the NCAA Tennis Championships May 10, facing regional rival Texas A&M (No. 25) at Baylor University in Waco.
The men's and women's basketball teams presented awards to outstanding players at their individual team banquets in April. Read about each team's honorees: men and women. (Left, senior Sharee Shepherd earned the women's Defensive Award after breaking SMU's single-game and season steals records and leading the team in blocked shots.)
The CBS College Sports Network will air four Mustang football games in 2008. SMU's games against TCU, Tulane, UCF and Navy will be broadcast nationwide on the cable network. Read more.
The No. 47 men's tennis team won its 6th straight match with a victory over No. 36 TCU in the Mustangs' regular-season finale April 16. Senior Adolfo Solares (left) picked up his 7th consecutive singles win, and the team is now 19-7 for the season. Read more.
Former Mustang letterwinner Rodney Harmon ('83) has been named head men's tennis coach of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, as announced by the United States Tennis Association. The USTA's director of men's tennis since January 2002, Harmon achieved a singles ranking of No. 1 in the country during his time at SMU.
First-year runner Silje Fjortoft (right) has been named the Conference USA Athlete of the Week for the week of April 8, 2008, after recording the top time in the nation this season in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:59.01) at the Stanford Invitational. Fjortoft was the top collegiate finisher by more than nine seconds and easily qualified for the NCAA Regionals. Read more.
Senior Alex Skrypko earned Conference USA Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of April 8, 2008, after winning his 10th straight singles match April 6 - defeating Ralph Knupfer of No. 19 Rice in straight sets. Skrypko's singles record now stands at 14-6 (.700). Read more.
Football Coach June Jones participated in an online chat hosted by The Dallas Morning News April 9, in which he answered questions about the upcoming schedule, the importance of academics, and his coaching philosophy. Read a transcript.
The SMU Athletic Department, in conjunction with the SMU Lettermen's Association, has announced the inaugural class of its Athletics Hall of Fame. The 2008 inductees - football players Forrest Gregg and Lamar Hunt, swimmer Martina Moravcova and golfer Payne Stewart - will be honored at an induction dinner and ceremony at 7 p.m. May 2 at the Hotel Palomar. Former Mustang and Dallas Cowboys football great Don Meredith will serve as honorary chair. Read more.
The volleyball team (right) hosts its spring tournament this April 5 in Moody Coliseum and Crum Basketball Center. The Mustangs will welcome teams from Ole Miss, UTA, Texas State, Abilene Christian, TCU, Texas Tech, UTEP and Frank Phillips to compete in a total of 16 matches. Read more.
Sophomore guard Jillian Samuels (left) sank 4 three-pointers to establish a new SMU record for shots from long range in an NCAA Tournament game during the Mustangs' 75-62 loss to Notre Dame in the first round of the 2008 tournament, March 23 at Purdue University's Mackey Arena. Samuels also raised her single-season three-pointer total to 72, another SMU record. The women's basketball team ends the 2007-08 season with a school-record 24 wins. Read more.
The football team's 2008 Red & Blue Game will take place at 1 p.m. April 5 in Ford Stadium. At 7 p.m., the men's soccer team faces Tyler Junior College in a night-cap scrimmage at Westcott Field. Admission to both games is free. Read more.
The women's basketball team won a spot in this year's NCAA tournament with a victory over UTEP in the Conference USA tournament. Now they face Notre Dame, ranked No. 15 in the Associated Press poll, in the NCAA first round at 1:30 p.m. March 23 in Purdue University's Mackey Arena. Keep up at SMU Athletics' 2008 Tournament Central.
The No. 14 women's swimming and diving team competes at the 2008 NCAA Championships March 20-22. Swimming for SMU will be Jennifer Basel, Candace Blackman, Jennifer Blackman, Devon Callaghan, Anja Carman (left), Petra Klosova, Sascha Van den Branden and Elzanne Werth. Audra Egenolf qualified for the platform diving event at the Zone D Diving Championships March 16 in Houston. Read more.
The men's tennis team upset No. 36 California 4-2 to win the third annual Pebble Beach Collegiate Classic March 15. The team's record improved to 12-6 with the victory. Read more.
Three members of the SMU women's basketball team - senior post Janielle Dodds (left), sophomore forward Delisha Wills and senior forward Sharee Shepherd - have earned spots on the 2008 All-Conference USA teams. Dodds also broke SMU scoring and rebounding records previously held by Karlin Kennedy in the team's Mar. 1 loss at Tulane. Read more.
The No. 14 SMU women's swimming and diving team won its third straight Conference USA championship Mar. 2. - its 12th consecutive conference championship overall. The Mustangs also set four new conference records and a number of career-fastest times. Read more.
The football team announced its 2008 schedule Feb. 26. The season will begin with an ESPN-televised Conference USA showdown at Rice on Friday, Aug. 29. Read more.
The women's basketball team set a new win record at 21 for the season (7 in a row) with its victory over Houston in the last home game of the season Feb. 23. Watch them play Conference USA's other top team, the #19/23 UTEP Miners, at 7 p.m. CT Feb. 28 via online video stream.
The #44 men's tennis team improved its season record to 9-2 with a home win over Minnesota Feb. 24. The team faces two ranked opponents this weekend: #32 Virginia Tech Feb. 29 and #21 VCU Mar. 1. The team is led by sophomore Robin Fahgen (left), who is ranked #50 in singles. Read more.
Football Coach June Jones will sign copies of Hawaii Warrior Football, A Story of Faith, Hope, and Redemption noon-1 p.m. Mar. 1 at the SMU Bookstore, 3060 Mockingbird Lane. Jones wrote the forward of the J. David Miller book that chronicles Jones' approach to coaching the Warriors to the biggest turnaround in NCAA history.
SMU celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day Feb. 23 prior to the women's basketball game against Houston, with sports clinics and booths featuring the Mustang women's varsity teams. Read more.
Two members of the women's swimming team had top-10 finishes at the Missouri Grand Prix Feb. 18. First-year Elzanne Werth picked up 10th place overall in the 100 LC meter butterfly final, while junior Petra Klosova placed 9th in the 100 LC meter back final. Her performance qualifies her for the Olympics, representing her home country of the Czech Republic, according to Head Coach Steve Collins. Read more.
The SMU Mustang Club kicked off its 2008 Morgan Campaign Fund Drive Feb. 11. The 30-year-old fund-raising drive, named for legendary SMU coach Herman "Sleepy" Morgan, runs through Apr. 2. Read more.
The No. 14 women's swimming and diving team beat No. 17 Texas in the final meet of the regular season Feb. 9 in Perkins Natatorium. The Missouri Grand Prix is scheduled for Feb. 15-18 in Columbia, with the Conference USA Championships following Feb. 27-Mar. 1. Read more.
In addition, SMU swept the weekly Conference USA swimming and diving awards for the third time this season Feb. 12, as junior Petra Klosova was named Swimmer of the Week and sophomore Britney Yancey (left) was named Diver of the Week. Senior Anja Carman was named National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com Feb. 13. Read more.
Former SMU basketball great Jon Koncak ('85) will see his No. 53 jersey raised to the rafters of Moody Coliseum during a halftime ceremony at the SMU-UAB game Feb. 23 in Moody Coliseum. KTXA Channel 21 will air the game live. Read more.
Signing Day 2008: The Mustangs have signed 28 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent, Head Football Coach June Jones announced Feb. 6. Read more.
The men's and women's basketball teams will help raise breast cancer awareness with "Pony Up for The Cure" Feb. 9 (SMU men vs. Rice) and "Think Pink" Feb. 14 (SMU women vs. Memphis). SMU Athletics is also running a "Pony Up for The Cure" online auction. Find more information at the SMU Athletics website.
The No. 21 men's swimming and diving team won 11 of 13 events to defeat No. 20 Texas A&M Feb. 1. It was the 100th SMU meet win for Head Coach Eddie Sinnott. Read more.
Two senior Mustang soccer players have been drafted to play professionally. Midfielder/forward Adrian Chevannes was drafted by the Colorado Rapids in the 2008 Major League Soccer SuperDraft, and midfielder Ben Shuleva (right) was drafted by FC Dallas in the 2008 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft. Read more.
Senior guard Jon Killen (right) was named Conference USA Player of the Week in men's basketball Jan. 28, 2008. The co-captain from Arlington, Texas, earns his first award and is the first Mustang since Bryan Hopkins in December 2005 to take the league honor. Read more.
Work is nearing completion on SMU's new Crum Basketball Center - take a virtual tour with a construction photo gallery.
SMU Men's Soccer Coach Schellas Hyndman (left) was named this year's recipient of the Mike Berticelli Excellence in Coaching Education Award at the recent National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention in Baltimore. Read more.
The No. 13 women's swimming and diving team won 11 of 13 events over conference rival Houston in SMU's Perkins Natatorium Jan. 19. Read more.
First-year runner Samantha Means won the 3000m at the Texas Tech Invitational Jan. 19, the Mustangs' first indoor meet of the year. Read more.
Men's Basketball Coach Matt Doherty broadcasts live every Monday night at 7 p.m. from Ten Sports Grill. "Inside College Hoops with Matt Doherty" airs on KAAM 770 AM. Listen online.
Women's Basketball Coach Rhonda Rompola (left) scored her 300th win as a coach Jan. 13, 2008, with the Mustangs' defeat of the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in Moody Coliseum. The victory makes Rompola the winningest SMU basketball coach in University history. Read more.
The women's swimming and diving team swept Conference USA's weekly awards for the second time this season Jan. 9, 2008. Junior swimmer Petra Klosova received her first Swimmer of the Week honor of the season, while first-year diver Audra Egenolf earned her second Diver of the Week recognition. Sophomore diver Britney Yancey was named C-USA Diver of the Week Jan. 15 after winning the 3-meter board against No. 1 Auburn and No. 6 Texas A&M in College Station. Read more.
The men's and women's basketball teams play throughout Winter Break. Make note of these Moody Coliseum home games.
Senior wide receiver Zack Sledge (top left) and junior punter Thomas Morstead (bottom left) were among 13 student-athletes named to the 2007 Conference USA Football All-Academic Team Nov. 30. Read more.
Morstead also has been named first-team 2007 All-Conference USA by the league's 12 coaches. In addition, first-year defensive end Justin Smart was selected to the All-Conference USA Freshman Team. Read more.
The men's basketball team came from behind to defeat TCU 71-65 in the State Farm DFW Duel Dec. 5. Read more.
First-year runner Silje Fjortoft caps a semester of honors with her selection as Conference USA Cross Country Newcomer of the Year. Read more.
The men's soccer team blanked Gonzaga in the first round of the 2007 NCAA tournament to face a heartbreaking loss to Creighton in the second round Nov. 28. Read more.
The women's basketball team won the SMU Hoops for the Cure tournament Nov. 24 and notched its fifth straight win Nov. 28 against Stephen F. Austin. Read more. (Left, sophomore forward Delisha Wills.)
First-year runner Silje Fjortoft has been named the NCAA South Central Region Athlete of the Year. She finished 49th, and third among freshmen, at the NCAA Championships Nov. 19. Read more.
Three players on the women's soccer team have received All-Conference recognition from Conference USA. Senior forward/midfielder Kimber Bailey and junior defender Carley Phillips were named second-team All-Conference; forward Lauren Shepherd was named to the conference All-Freshman team. Read more.
Meanwhile, in men's soccer, junior forward Scott Geppert, senior goalkeeper Steve Sandbo and senior midfielder Ben Shuleva have been named to the Conference USA All-Academic team. Read more.
The cross-country team races to the NCAA Championships Nov. 19 in Terre Haute, Indiana. First-year runner Silje Fjortoft (right) enters the meet as the South Central Regional champion. Read more.
The football team takes on Rice at 2 p.m. Nov. 10 in Ford Stadium - but that isn't the only sporting event scheduled for Homecoming Weekend. Here's who's playing Nov. 9-11:
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Meanwhile, in Arkansas, the cross-country team begins its stand at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships Nov. 10 in Fayetteville. First-year runner Silje Fjortoft is coming off a second-place finish in the Conference USA Championships. Read more.
SMU's next home football game is its Homecoming game: The Mustangs take on the Rice Owls at 2 p.m. Nov. 10. Read more.
The rowing team (right) won four races at the Pumpkin Head of the Colorado Regatta Oct. 27. In the open four, Emily St. John coxed a boat crewed by Alexa Tuszynski, Ellen Cieszkiewicz, Chantal Bohren and Caroline Merideth to a 24-plus second victory. SMU's second boat, coxed by Ali Smith, placed third. Smith also led her crew - Lizzie Gregory, Brooke Reemsnyder, Bianca Medici and Katelyn Verner - to victory in the novice four.
The SMU rowers took first through fourth places in the open doubles, as Amanda DeGroff and Julie Pollard completed the course in 22:36.6, followed by Krystal Kulka and Meredith Walter, with Alex Austin and Kelly McKinley in third. Lauren Doucet dominated in the novice single scull, completing the course more than two minutes ahead of her nearest competitor. Read more.
The women's golf team hosts the 2007 Earl Stewart Lady Mustang Reunion Pro-Am Nov. 12 at the Golf Club of Dallas. Register online or call 8-2884 for more information.
The men's soccer team has soared to No. 2 in the nation in the latest Soccer America magazine poll as the team swept Conference USA Player of the Week honors Oct. 22. Junior forward Scott Geppert (left) was named Offensive Player of the Week after scoring in both a 2-1 victory over UAB Oct. 17 and a 2-0 win over Florida International Oct. 21. Senior goalkeeper Steve Sandbo picked up his sixth and seventh victories of the season and notched his third shutout of the year to earn C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honors. Read more.
Former SMU star Jon Koncak ('85) returned to the arena where he became an All-American for an Oct. 20 practice session with the 2007-08 Mustang men's basketball team in Moody Coliseum. Read more and view a photo gallery at Coach Matt Doherty's Mustang Hoops Blog.
First-year golfer Aaron Stewart, son of the late Payne Stewart ('79), was profiled in The Dallas Morning News Oct. 6, 2007. Read more.
The men's basketball team opens its season Nov. 10-11 with the SMU Tip-Off Classic in Moody Coliseum. Get up to speed on the 2007-08 squad with a team outlook from Coach Matt Doherty. Read more.
It's New Orleans on The Boulevard as the Mustang football team meets Tulane's Green Wave in Ford Stadium at 7 p.m. Oct. 20. The game also will be broadcast live on FOX Sports Net Southwest. Read more.
The women's swimming team, including reigning Conference USA Newcomer of the Year Angela San Juan Cisneros (right), dominated the Mean Green Relays Oct. 3 at the University of North Texas, winning every event and setting two pool records. San Juan Cisneros, a senior international economics major, was named Swimmer of the Week Oct. 9 for her role in winning three events and setting pool records in the 400-yard medley relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay. Read more.
Moody Coliseum will begin the 2007-08 basketball season with new floors installed Oct. 3. Coach Matt Doherty's Mustang Hoops Blog contains a photo gallery of the installation. Read more.
Jay Needham ('07) of the Puerto Rico Islanders has been named the United Soccer Leagues' 2007 Rookie of the Year. Read more.
Junior Kate Ackerson was named Conference USA Golfer of the Week Oct. 3. Last month, she tied for second at the 2007 Wolverine Invitational; senior Lacey Jones also finished in the top 10. Read more.
First-year runner Samantha Means won the individual competition at the Movin' Mavs Cross Country Challenge Sept. 8. It was her first collegiate win. Teammate and fellow first-year Silje Fjortoft took fifth in the Notre Dame Invitational Sept. 28. Read more.
Sophomore libero Candice Davis (left) was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week in volleyball Oct. 1. It is her second such honor of this season and the fifth of her career. Read more.
The Mustang football team takes on the UTEP Miners Sept. 29 during SMU's 2007 Family Weekend. The game also will be broadcast nationally on CSTV. Download a complete Family Weekend schedule (PDF format).
Trainer, show manager and former member of the U.S. Olympic Training Program Ashley Schaeffer is the new head coach of the SMU equestrian team. She becomes the second coach in team history and takes charge of a program that finished ninth at the 2007 Varsity National Championships. Read more.
CBS Sports college basketball analyst Bill Raftery is keynote speaker for the 2007 Men's Basketball Tip-Off Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9 in Moody Coliseum. Read more.
SMU meets TCU in the State Farm DFW Duel - Battle for the Iron Skillet at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 in TCU's Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth. The football game will be broadcast nationally on CSTV as well as online. Read more from Coach Phil Bennett's TCU Week press conference.
Junior kicker Thomas Morstead (left) has been named to the watch list for the 2007 Ray Guy Award, which identifies the nation's top collegiate punter, as announced by the Greater Augusta Sports Council Sept. 18. With a 47.3-yard average in 2007, Morstead ranks second in the nation and first in Conference USA. Read more.
Former Mustang swimmer Laura Reback Bennett ('97) has qualified for the first spot on the U.S. Olympic triathlon team and is scheduled to compete at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. Read more from SMU Athletics and USA Triathlon.
Head Coach Phil Bennett talks football at the next Lunch with the Coach at noon Sept. 24 (UTEP Week) in the Hall of Champions, third floor, Loyd All-Sports Center. The cost is $12 for Mustang Club members, $20 for nonmembers. RSVP to Hayley Shalley, 8-2582. Read more.
The Friends of SMU Soccer present the 3rd annual Schellas Hyndman Golf Extravaganza Sept. 24 at Hackberry Country Club in Irving. Register online or call 8-4084 for more information.
Junior placekicker Thomas Morstead has been named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance during SMU's victory over North Texas Sept. 8. Morstead punted five times for 278 yards, giving him a 55.6 yard punting average, the fourth-highest single-game average in SMU history. He also had a career-long 72-yard punt, which ties for the 10th-longest at SMU. Read more.
Junior midfielder and captain Bruno Guarda (right) has been named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week in men's soccer. Guarda scored a goal and was credited with an assist in the No. 8 Mustangs' 5-1 defeat of No. 3 Virginia Sept. 7 in the first round of the SMU Mi Cocina Classic. Guarda also was named Tournament MVP. Read more.
Former SMU defensive end Justin Rogers ('07) has made the Dallas Cowboys' 2007 roster. Rogers spent the summer training with the New England Patriots.