Wyoming Cowboys
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Wyoming Cowboys is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Wyoming
. The women's teams use the name Cowgirls. The University is a member of the Mountain West Conference
and competes in NCAA
Division I, fielding 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports. Wrestling is the only varsity sport that is not a member of the Mountain West Conference
. It competes in the Western Wrestling Conference
. The logo that adorns uniforms of the athletes is one of the most distinctive in the nation. The football helmets were chosen as the third best logo helmet (no letters) by Sports Illustrated
's 10 Spot. On October 9, 2006, Tom Burman was named the University's athletic director.
assisted the Wyoming football team against a team from Cheyenne, Wyoming
. One of the Cheyenne players allegedly yelled "Hey, look at that cowboy," and the name stuck.
colleges. War Memorial Stadium was built in 1950 with an original capacity of 20,000 fans. The stadium sits at 7200 feet (2,194.6 m) above sea level
, and is the highest Division I football stadium in the United States
. Currently the stadium holds 30,514 fans. The Wyoming Cowboys rival is Colorado State. Wyoming and Colorado State
meet annually in the Border War; the winner receives the Bronze Boot
trophy. The boot was worn by a member of the Colorado State ROTC during the Viet Nam War. Wyoming beat Colorado State 42-0 in 2010 for the most lopsided outcome in the 102 games of the rivalry up to that point. The Cowboys are 6-6 in bowl games. In 2004, the Cowboy football team
ended a 38-year bowl game victory drought by defeating the in the Las Vegas Bowl
on December 23, 2004. UW's most recent bowl win came in 2009, defeating Fresno State, 28-35 in double overtime, in the New Mexico Bowl.
46-34 to win the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
. Two days following its NCAA Championship, Wyoming was asked to play the 1943 National Invitation Tournament Champion (NIT), St. John’s, in a game to benefit the Red Cross and raise money for the country’s war effort. Wyoming defeated St. John’s, 52-47, in New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Kenny Sailors was the national MVP that year. He is the man credited with creation of the shot known today as the jump shot. When Sailors went to the NBA his coaches told him he could never be successful in the game if he didn't learn to shoot with his feet on the ground. Sailors created the jump shot in his youth on his family farm in Hillsdale, Wyo., during pickup games with an older brother, who was considerably taller than Kenny. Fennis Dembo
was a popular player in the mid 80's.He led the Cowboys back to Madison Square Garden in 1986, as they advanced to the semifinals of the ’86 NIT. UW defeated Florida (67-58) in the semifinals before losing to Ohio State (63-73) in the championship game. Dembo also helped lead Wyoming to the Sweet 16 of the 1987 NCAA Tournament, defeating Virginia (64-60) and UCLA (78-68) in the first and second rounds before losing to UNLV (78-92) in the West Regional semifinals. Wyoming’s most recent NCAA Tournament appearance came in 2002, defeating Gonzaga (73-66) before losing to Arizona (60-68).
(Women's National Invitation Tournament) after not receiving a bid in the 2006-2007 NCAA Tournament. The Cowgirls set many WNIT records including 2nd largest crowd attendance for the tournament (behind the UNM) and the 2nd highest championship game attendance (2nd again to New Mexico). During that win against Wisconsin the attendance record for the A-A was tied as tickets were sold out in under 4 hours since being sold. The Cowgirls finished with a 27-9 overall record and 11-5 in the Mountain West Conference. They also finished second among Division I institutions with one of the largest increases from the previous season. They averaged 1,699 fans during the 2005-06 season compared to 4,638 during the 2006-07 Season. They also ranked 22nd in attendance for the 2006-07 season.
In 2008, the Cowgirls finished the season with a 24-7 record overall, 12-4 in conference play. After losing in the 1st round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament, the Cowgirls received an at large bid for the NCAA tournament for the first time in history. They lost in the first round to Pittsburgh, 58-63.
stage by swim sensation Scott Usher. Usher was a member of the University of Wyoming Men's Swimming and Diving team from 2000 to 2004 where he was a 5-time NCAA All-American and six time Mountain West Conference
individual champion and record holder. In 2004 he qualified for the Athens Olympic Games in the 200 breast stroke and missed qualifying in the 100 breast stroke by .29 of a second. At the Athens Olympics, the Nebraska native swam to an impressive 7th place finish in the 200 breast stroke. He was named to the 2007 U.S. World Championship Team.
is a club sport, founded in 1972, it has consistently been one of the more successful programs at Wyoming. The team competes in Division I and are a member of the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union (ERRFU) along with Colorado State
, Colorado
, and Air Force
. While UW rugby is a club sport, it competes against scholarship teams such as New Mexico
. The team regularly makes it the national tournament. In 2000, they were runner-ups to the University of California at Berkeley. In 1991 and 2002, they placed fourth in the nation.
known as Wyoming Women's Rugby Football Union (WWRFU) which started in 1985. They are a club sport but like the men, compete at a Division 1 level. As a member of the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union(ERRFU) they play teams like Colorado State University
, Air force
, and the University of Colorado
. Another recently added team to ERRFU is the University of New Mexico
. Though the women's team has far less numbers than the men's team, they continue to grow making it to their first regional tournament in 2007 where they finished in third place in the union and fourth place in the West Rugby conference.
http://wmedia.uwyo.edu/marchingband/cowboyjoe.mp3, and the fight song is Fight, Wyoming, Fight!, played by the Western Thunder Marching Band and UW Pep Band. In football and basketball, the school song and fight song are sung throughout the game in whole or in part, including when the team runs on the field or court, at timeouts, and after points are scored.
During football games, a cannon above the north end zone is fired by UW Army ROTC Cadets every time a point is scored. When the football team runs from the RAC locker room to Jonah Field, each member touches the Steamboat bronze statue for good luck. During basketball games, a short riff is played by the drum set and bass players after every point scored.
The Beer Song
is also a long-standing tradition at Wyoming; students will chant "Beer Song" at every home game until the band has performed the song several times. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmR7Ts8Q7NE
Stands cheer: (For the Cowboys)
Alternate stands cheer: (For the Cowgirls)
Optional repeat.
, capacity 30,514, was built in 1950. The playing field is at an elevation of 7,220 feet (2200m), the highest in Division I football. The natural grass field was replaced by artificial turf in 2005
. The new surface, known as Desso Challenge Pro 60 Monofilament Synthetic Turf, is the first of its kind in Division I.
Near the north end zone is a bronze
statue depicting the Steamboat and rider logo. At the beginning of the game and at halftime, the team runs from the locker room in the RAC to the field and the statue is touched as a token of good luck.
commonly called the AA (or "Dome of Doom") seats over 15,000. It has been home to the Cowboys since its opening, and to the Cowgirls since 2003. In the yard outside the A-A, is a statue named "Fanning a Twister." This statue is a cowboy on top of bucking bronco, similar to the sports logo.
(1918–2008), a radio
and television
broadcaster
known for nearly a half century as the original "Voice of the University of Wyoming Cowboys". In 1996, Birleffi was inducted into the UW Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2001, he was named "Outstanding Alumni" for the UW College of Arts and Sciences. In 2003, he was inducted to the Wyoming Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
. The women's teams use the name Cowgirls. The University is a member of the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
and competes in NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division I, fielding 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports. Wrestling is the only varsity sport that is not a member of the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
. It competes in the Western Wrestling Conference
Western Wrestling Conference
The Western Wrestling Conference is an NCAA Division I wrestling-only conference. It began competition in the 2006–07 season.-Members:* Air Force Falcons* North Dakota State Bison* Northern Colorado Bears* Northern Iowa Panthers...
. The logo that adorns uniforms of the athletes is one of the most distinctive in the nation. The football helmets were chosen as the third best logo helmet (no letters) by Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
's 10 Spot. On October 9, 2006, Tom Burman was named the University's athletic director.
Nickname
The nickname Cowboys was used as early as 1891 when a true cowboyCowboy
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of...
assisted the Wyoming football team against a team from Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
. One of the Cheyenne players allegedly yelled "Hey, look at that cowboy," and the name stuck.
Mascots
Wyoming's mascot is "Pistol Pete", a student dressed up like a cowboy. UW Athletics also features "Cowboy Joe", a pony primarily present a football games. Pistol Pete roams the sidelines and stands entertaining fans of all ages. The athletic teams are cheered on by the school song "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" and the fight song "Fight, Wyoming, Fight". Men's athletic teams are known as "Cowboys" and women's teams are called "Cowgirls". Teams of either gender are also referred to as "Pokes", short for Cowpokes.Football
Football began in 1893 at UW, and games were played against local high schools and Front RangeFront Range
The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across...
colleges. War Memorial Stadium was built in 1950 with an original capacity of 20,000 fans. The stadium sits at 7200 feet (2,194.6 m) above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
, and is the highest Division I football stadium in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Currently the stadium holds 30,514 fans. The Wyoming Cowboys rival is Colorado State. Wyoming and Colorado State
Colorado State Rams
Colorado State University competes in 16 sponsored intercollegiate sports, including 10 for women and six for men...
meet annually in the Border War; the winner receives the Bronze Boot
Bronze Boot
The Bronze Boot is awarded to each season's winner of the College football game between the Colorado State University Rams and the University of Wyoming Cowboys. The annual Wyoming–Colorado State football game has evolved into one of the most bitterly contested rivalries in college football...
trophy. The boot was worn by a member of the Colorado State ROTC during the Viet Nam War. Wyoming beat Colorado State 42-0 in 2010 for the most lopsided outcome in the 102 games of the rivalry up to that point. The Cowboys are 6-6 in bowl games. In 2004, the Cowboy football team
2004 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 2004 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys offense scored 318 points while the defense allowed 297 points. Led by head coach Joe Glenn, the Cowboys competed in the Las Vegas Bowl.-Schedule:-External links:*...
ended a 38-year bowl game victory drought by defeating the in the Las Vegas Bowl
2004 Las Vegas Bowl
The 2004 edition of the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl was the 13th edition of that annual game. It featured the and the Wyoming Cowboys.Wyoming got on the board first, in the first quarter of action, after Dave Yaussi drilled a field goal from 39 yards out to give the Cowboys a 3-0 lead...
on December 23, 2004. UW's most recent bowl win came in 2009, defeating Fresno State, 28-35 in double overtime, in the New Mexico Bowl.
Men's Basketball
Wyoming's Men's Basketball program has a rich tradition. In 2006, Street & Smith’s published its “Greatest College Basketball Programs of All-Time” and the University of Wyoming was ranked as the 42nd greatest program in the history of college basketball. Back in 1943, it defeated Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
46-34 to win the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
. Two days following its NCAA Championship, Wyoming was asked to play the 1943 National Invitation Tournament Champion (NIT), St. John’s, in a game to benefit the Red Cross and raise money for the country’s war effort. Wyoming defeated St. John’s, 52-47, in New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Kenny Sailors was the national MVP that year. He is the man credited with creation of the shot known today as the jump shot. When Sailors went to the NBA his coaches told him he could never be successful in the game if he didn't learn to shoot with his feet on the ground. Sailors created the jump shot in his youth on his family farm in Hillsdale, Wyo., during pickup games with an older brother, who was considerably taller than Kenny. Fennis Dembo
Fennis Dembo
Fennis Marx Dembo is a retired American professional basketball player for the 1989 National Basketball Association champion Detroit Pistons. A small forward position, he only played in the NBA for one season, averaging 1.2 points and 0.7 rebounds in 31 games...
was a popular player in the mid 80's.He led the Cowboys back to Madison Square Garden in 1986, as they advanced to the semifinals of the ’86 NIT. UW defeated Florida (67-58) in the semifinals before losing to Ohio State (63-73) in the championship game. Dembo also helped lead Wyoming to the Sweet 16 of the 1987 NCAA Tournament, defeating Virginia (64-60) and UCLA (78-68) in the first and second rounds before losing to UNLV (78-92) in the West Regional semifinals. Wyoming’s most recent NCAA Tournament appearance came in 2002, defeating Gonzaga (73-66) before losing to Arizona (60-68).
Women's Basketball
The Women's Basketball team hosted and won the 2006-2007 WNITWomen's National Invitation Tournament
The Women's National Invitation Tournament , formerly the National Women's Invitation Tournament, is a college basketball tournament with a preseason and postseason version played every year...
(Women's National Invitation Tournament) after not receiving a bid in the 2006-2007 NCAA Tournament. The Cowgirls set many WNIT records including 2nd largest crowd attendance for the tournament (behind the UNM) and the 2nd highest championship game attendance (2nd again to New Mexico). During that win against Wisconsin the attendance record for the A-A was tied as tickets were sold out in under 4 hours since being sold. The Cowgirls finished with a 27-9 overall record and 11-5 in the Mountain West Conference. They also finished second among Division I institutions with one of the largest increases from the previous season. They averaged 1,699 fans during the 2005-06 season compared to 4,638 during the 2006-07 Season. They also ranked 22nd in attendance for the 2006-07 season.
In 2008, the Cowgirls finished the season with a 24-7 record overall, 12-4 in conference play. After losing in the 1st round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament, the Cowgirls received an at large bid for the NCAA tournament for the first time in history. They lost in the first round to Pittsburgh, 58-63.
Cross Country
The Cowboy and Cowgirl cross-country and track and field teams have had notable success over the years. Among the most successful UW track and field student-athletes were three individuals who won NCAA Individual National Championships. Shauna Smith is the most recent Wyoming NCAA Champion. She won the 400-meters at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Ryan Butler won the NCAA Indoor Championship in the 35-pound weight throw in 1996, and Wesley Maiyo won the NCAA Championship in the 1,000-yard run in the 1974. The UW men’s and women’s cross country teams had won 54 All-America honors on the men’s side and 32 All-America honors on the women’s side through the 2008-09 season.Swimming
University of Wyoming athletics has also been represented on the OlympicOlympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
stage by swim sensation Scott Usher. Usher was a member of the University of Wyoming Men's Swimming and Diving team from 2000 to 2004 where he was a 5-time NCAA All-American and six time Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
individual champion and record holder. In 2004 he qualified for the Athens Olympic Games in the 200 breast stroke and missed qualifying in the 100 breast stroke by .29 of a second. At the Athens Olympics, the Nebraska native swam to an impressive 7th place finish in the 200 breast stroke. He was named to the 2007 U.S. World Championship Team.
National Championships
- SkiingNCAA Skiing team championshipThe NCAA Skiing Championships are held annually to crown the National Collegiate Athletic Association combined men's and women's team skiing champion...
(2): 1968, 1985 - Men's BasketballNCAA Men's Division I Basketball ChampionshipThe NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
(1): 1943 - NCAA Women's Basketball-WNIT (1): 2007
Club Sports
UW Club Sports include Rugby, Rodeo, Skiing, Hockey and a number of other club sports on campus.Rugby
Although technically UW Rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
is a club sport, founded in 1972, it has consistently been one of the more successful programs at Wyoming. The team competes in Division I and are a member of the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union (ERRFU) along with Colorado State
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
, Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
, and Air Force
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
. While UW rugby is a club sport, it competes against scholarship teams such as New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
. The team regularly makes it the national tournament. In 2000, they were runner-ups to the University of California at Berkeley. In 1991 and 2002, they placed fourth in the nation.
Women's Rugby
There is also a Women's rugby team at the University of WyomingUniversity of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
known as Wyoming Women's Rugby Football Union (WWRFU) which started in 1985. They are a club sport but like the men, compete at a Division 1 level. As a member of the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union(ERRFU) they play teams like Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
, Air force
Air force
An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or...
, and the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
. Another recently added team to ERRFU is the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
. Though the women's team has far less numbers than the men's team, they continue to grow making it to their first regional tournament in 2007 where they finished in third place in the union and fourth place in the West Rugby conference.
National Championships
- Hockey (1): 2001
Traditions
Wyoming's school song is Ragtime Cowboy JoeRagtime Cowboy Joe
"Ragtime Cowboy Joe" is a popular song lyrics by Grant Clarke, music by Lewis F. Muir and Maurice Abrahams. © 1912, F.A. Mills, 122 W. 36th St, New York....
http://wmedia.uwyo.edu/marchingband/cowboyjoe.mp3, and the fight song is Fight, Wyoming, Fight!, played by the Western Thunder Marching Band and UW Pep Band. In football and basketball, the school song and fight song are sung throughout the game in whole or in part, including when the team runs on the field or court, at timeouts, and after points are scored.
During football games, a cannon above the north end zone is fired by UW Army ROTC Cadets every time a point is scored. When the football team runs from the RAC locker room to Jonah Field, each member touches the Steamboat bronze statue for good luck. During basketball games, a short riff is played by the drum set and bass players after every point scored.
The Beer Song
In Heaven There is No Beer
In Heaven There Is No Beer is a song about the existential pleasures of beer drinking. The title of the song is the reason to drink beer while you are still alive.The song in German is "Im Himmel gibt's kein Bier", in Spanish, "En El Cielo No Hay Cerveza"....
is also a long-standing tradition at Wyoming; students will chant "Beer Song" at every home game until the band has performed the song several times. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmR7Ts8Q7NE
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
- "He always sings
- Raggy music to the cattle
- As he swings
- Back and forward in the saddle,
- On a horse; (Pretty good horse!)
- He's got a syncopated gaiter,
- And you ought to hear the meter
- To the roar of his repeater!
- How they run (Yes, Run!)
- When they hear him 'a-comin',
- 'Cause the western folks all know, he's
- A high-falootin', rootin-tootin',
- Son-of-a-gun from ol' Wyoming
- Ragtime Cowboy!
- Talk about your Cowboy!
- Ragtime Cowboy Joe!
Stands cheer: (For the Cowboys)
- 'C'! 'O'! 'W'! 'B'! 'O'! 'Y'! 'S'!
- COWBOYS! COWBOYS! COWBOYS!
Alternate stands cheer: (For the Cowgirls)
- 'C'! 'O'! 'W'! 'G'! 'I'! 'R', 'L', 'S'!
- COWGIRLS! COWGIRLS! COWGIRLS!
Fight, Wyoming, Fight!
- Come on, Cowboys, Gold and Brown!
- Show them how, boys, hold 'em down!
- Start right now, boys, don't delay!
- Break away!
- Win today!
- Take that ball and - one-two-three -
- Carry on triumphantly!
- Come on and fight! Fight!
- Fight, you Cowboys fight!
- Come on and fight on to Victory!
Optional repeat.
Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium
Jonah Field at War Memorial StadiumWar Memorial Stadium (Wyoming)
Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of Wyoming in Laramie. It is the home field of the Wyoming Cowboys of the Mountain West Conference. It is the highest Division I FBS college football stadium in the nation; the playing field sits at...
, capacity 30,514, was built in 1950. The playing field is at an elevation of 7,220 feet (2200m), the highest in Division I football. The natural grass field was replaced by artificial turf in 2005
2005 in sports
2005 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Bode Miller ** Women's overall season champion: Anja Pärson -American football:...
. The new surface, known as Desso Challenge Pro 60 Monofilament Synthetic Turf, is the first of its kind in Division I.
Near the north end zone is a bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
statue depicting the Steamboat and rider logo. At the beginning of the game and at halftime, the team runs from the locker room in the RAC to the field and the statue is touched as a token of good luck.
Arena-Auditorium
The Wyoming basketball teams have always enjoyed playing on the "Highest Courts" in the nation. Built in 1982 at a cost of $15 million, the Arena-AuditoriumArena-Auditorium
Arena-Auditorium is a 15,028-seat multi-purpose arena in Laramie, Wyoming. The arena opened in 1982 and has since been the home of the University of Wyoming Cowboys basketball team, as well as home to the Cowgirls basketball team since 2003...
commonly called the AA (or "Dome of Doom") seats over 15,000. It has been home to the Cowboys since its opening, and to the Cowgirls since 2003. In the yard outside the A-A, is a statue named "Fanning a Twister." This statue is a cowboy on top of bucking bronco, similar to the sports logo.
UniWyo Sports Complex
The UniWyo Sports Complex serves as the facility for Cowboys wrestling and Cowgirls volleyball, and was also home to the Cowgirls basketball team before it moved into the Arena-Auditorium in 2003. The seating capacity is approximately 1,200 people. It is situated north of the Field House, south of the Arena-Auditorium, and northwest of War Memorial Stadium. Formerly the Multi-purpose Gymnasium, it was renamed in 2005 to the UniWyo Sports Complex thanks in part to a $1 million gift from UniWyo Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in Laramie, and the third largest in Wyoming.Rochelle Athletics Center
Commonly called the RAC , it opened its doors on August 31, 2001. It serves as the training facility for all varsity sports. It also contains the football locker room, an academic and counseling center, and a sports medicine facility. It began construction May 2000, and was competed at a cost of $9.4 million. The building was named for Curtis and Marian Rochelle, who donated $4.2 to the University of Wyoming for the construction of the facility.Jonah Field and Indoor Practice Facility
The playing surface at War Memorial Stadium was named Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium in 2005 after installation of a new $1 million artificial playing surface. Construction on the new Indoor Practice Facility (also called the IPF) began in Fall of 2006. It is located northeast of War Memorial Stadium. It contains over 80000 square feet (7,432.2 m²), and includes a full-size, 100-yard by 50-yard, football field covered by the same Desso Challenge Pro 60 artificial surface that was installed on Jonah Field. The IPF will be a highly useful tool in recruiting and practice preparation. The beautiful, landscaped Warburton Plaza area is located between the RAC and IPF. The IPF was completed at the end of 2007 at a total cost of $11 million. Construction was made possible by numerous private donations and matching funds from the Wyoming State Legislature. Among the donors who were instrumental in both the Jonah Field and Indoor Practice Facility projects were the John and Mari Ann Martin family and the Mick and Susie McMurry family, who combined to donate $5 million to the projects. The new surface was named Jonah Field to recognize not only the prolific natural gas field in Sublette County, Wyo., that made the Martin-McMurry gift possible, but also to recognize the financial contributions to state funding projects, including higher education, made over time by Wyoming’s extractive industries. Gifts totaling $2 million by George and Dianna Archuleta of La Barge, Wyo., and Ron and Linda Flack of Cheyenne, Wyo., launched UW’s Intercollegiate Athletics capital campaign for facilities in March 2004.Glenn "Red" Jacoby Golf Club
Named after the legendary University of Wyoming Athletics Director Glenn "Red" Jacoby (1946–73), the Jacoby Golf course one of two golf courses in Laramie, Wyoming. It is located just east of the University of Wyoming campus and it is home to the University Men's and Women's Golf Team. The University of Wyoming Physical Plant maintains upkeep on the course. The golf course is not only used by the university, it is open to the public as well. The total length of the course measures 6,855 yards.Larry V. Birleffi Press Booth
The press booth was named in 1992 for Larry BirleffiLarry Birleffi
Larry V. Birleffi was a Wyoming broadcaster known as the original "Voice of the University of Wyoming Cowboys", having announced all UW football and basketball games from 1947—1986. He helped to build the UW sports program in Laramie and was a vigorous promoter of its athletic teams...
(1918–2008), a radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
broadcaster
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
known for nearly a half century as the original "Voice of the University of Wyoming Cowboys". In 1996, Birleffi was inducted into the UW Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2001, he was named "Outstanding Alumni" for the UW College of Arts and Sciences. In 2003, he was inducted to the Wyoming Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.