Buffs Briefs Summer 2026
Track and field’s Abbey Nechanicky
Buff Bits
Lacrosse (16-4; 4-1 Big 12) won the on May 2. The Buffs, led by four All-Americans, then advanced to the quarterfinals of the for the first time in program history before losing to No. 1 seed Northwestern 13-12 in double overtime on May 14. ⏺ In women’s track and field,Abbey Nechanicky (IntPhys’27) set the CU record in the 10,000m (32:23.93), whileAvery Pearson (Soc’27) ran CU’s all-time second-fastest 800m (2:00.91). For the men,Kole Mathison (IntPhys’27) ran CU’s third-fastest 3,000m steeplechase (8:32.42). ⏺ QuarterbackDominiq Ponder(MediaSt’26), who, was awarded a posthumous degree on May 3. Football’s 2026 jerseys will feature a “DP 7” in his honor. ⏺ Tennis’sAya El Sayed (Fin’24; MBusAna’25) was named on April 30. She is the sixth Buff to earn all-conference in three different seasons. ⏺ Men’s and women’s golf earned trips to. The men’s team reached regionals for the third time in four years, while the women made their.
Scores
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→ Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week honors forElena Oh (MechEng’27) in 2026. Oh also earned.
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→ Podiums,, after six-time All-AmericanFilip Wahlqvist(Fin’26) completed his CU career at NCAAs.
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→ for women’s basketball when they earned a 10-seed before falling to Illinois in a first- round matchup.
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→ Spring 2026 student-athlete graduates.
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→ After being drafted in the NFL’s first round by the New England Patriots,Pete Brock(Bio ex’76; DistSt’26) received at the spring commencement.
Coach Talk
We want to see guys fight for what they want in life. Everything is earned.
—Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders in the final week of spring practices. Colorado football opens the Sept. 3 at Georgia Tech.
Photos courtesy CU Athletics