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Colleges Represented at Boys Events

Wednesday, 17 December 2008 00:00
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The following colleges and universities have attended the Showcase of Champions during our boys weekend:

 Air Force Academy
 Pacific Lutheran Univ.
 Albertson College
 Pacific Univ.
 Barry University
 Regis Univ.
 Bellevue C.C. Sacramento State
 Cal Baptist Univ.
 St. Martin's Univ.
 Cal Poly Pomona
 St. Mary's College of CA
 Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo Santa Clara Univ.
 Cal State - Bakersfield
 Seattle Pacific Univ.
 California State Univ.
 Seattle Univ.
 Chico State
 St. Louis Univ.
 Clarke College
 Stanford Univ.
 Clemson Univ.
 Tacoma C.C.
 Colgate Univ.
 Univ. California - Irvine
 Columbia Univ.
 UCLA
 Concordia Univ.
 Univ. of Connecticut
 Cornell Univ.
 Univ. of Denver
 Dartmouth College
 Univ. of Evansville
 Davidson College
 Univ. of Illinois - Chicago
 Duke Univ.
 Univ. of Louisville
 Edmonds C.C.  Univ. of Nevada - Las Vegas
 Evergreen State College
 Univ. of New Mexico
 Fresno State
 Univ. of Notre Dame
 George Fox Univ.
 Univ. of Portland
 Georgetown Univ.
 Univ. of Puget Sound
 Gonzaga Univ.
 Univ. of San Francisco
 Highline C.C.
 Univ. of Vermont
 Indiana Univ.
 Univ. of Washington
 Linfield College
 Walla Walla C.C.
 Loyola Marymount Univ.
 Western Baptist College
 North Idaho College
 Western Washington Univ.
 Northern Illinois Westmont College
 Northwest Christian Univ.
 Whitman College
 Northwest Nazarene Univ.
 Whitworth College
 Oregon State Univ. Willamette University
 


Random Musings

Success continues for the women’s soccer program under the direction of head coach Jeff Hooker. His presence at Denver serves as a symbol of commitment to the University’s goal of joining the national elite. Hooker became the third head coach in the program’s 20-year history after taking over the reins in 1992. He returns for his 18th season at the helm of the women’s program for the 2009 season.

The Pioneers have achieved greatness under Hooker’s watch with at least eight wins in all of his 17 seasons, including a string of 11 consecutive seasons of nine or more wins from 1994 to 2004. Hooker’s teams compiled a school-record 19 wins in two of the last three seasons.

In his 17th season in 2008, Hooker became the longest-serving current DU coach and tied Jim Bain, who coached women’s swimming and diving for 17 years, as the longest-serving coach of a women’s team at DU. Hooker earned his 200th career win in DU’s season-opening 3-1 victory over New Mexico. The Pioneers earned their third consecutive Sun Belt Tournament title along with claiming the regular season conference crown, earning Hooker Co-Coach of the Year honors. Senior forward Taryn Hemmings was named the SBC Player of the Year for a second time, and a league-high six Pioneers earned All-SBC honors.

Hooker led the 2007 Pioneers to a 13-5-4 record. On Sept. 23, 2007, Hooker guided DU past No. 1-ranked Stanford in a neutral site game in Boulder, Colo., marking the first time Denver defeated the nation’s top team. After going 9-2-2 in the Sun Belt Conference, the Pioneers captured their fifth SBC Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.