MW Summer Update – 8/5/16
The Mountain West is well-represented at the Rio Summer Olympic Games, a pair of MW football players earn preseason All-America nods, and Colorado State’s on-campus stadium celebrates its halfway point.
The Mountain West is comprised of elite American destinations and football teams who strive for greatness on and off the field. The excitement of a new season kicks off on August 26th.
The Mountain West is well-represented at the Rio Summer Olympic Games, a pair of MW football players earn preseason All-America nods, and Colorado State’s on-campus stadium celebrates its halfway point.
San Jose State announces restoration of its Men’s Track & Field program, New Mexico’s Courtney Frerichs is named the USTFCCCA Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year and four MW golfers are competing at the U.S. Women’s Amateur.
Mountain West football players take on their rendition of “Bad Lip Reading”
Mountain West head coaches Bob Davie, Mike Bobo, Troy Calhoun, Rocky Long and Nick Rolovich join Campus Insiders to look back at photos from their college playing careers and have a good laugh reminiscing on their days as student-athletes.
Student-athletes from the Mountain Division at #MWFB Media Days took on the “Chubby Bunny Challenge”
Preseason expectations and new players at key positions are all important topics to cover at college football media days. But why not learn even more about the players we will see on Saturdays this fall? Campus Insiders attempted to dig a little deeper at Mountain West Media Days, asking the stars of the conference to […]
Colorado State head coach Mike Bobo has a quarterback competition on his hands. At 2016 Mountain West Media Days, Bobo explained to Campus Insiders’ Jordan Cornette what he wants to see from a starting quarterback, and when he forecasts making a decision between Nick Stevens, Faton Bauta, and Collin Hill.
SDSU’s Donnel Pumphrey, Damontae Kazee and Rashaad Penny have been selected as the preseason players of the year.
Three Mountain West men’s golfers qualify for the 2016 U.S. Amateur, New Mexico’s Heather Dyche is headed to Rio to assist the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and Mountain West Football Media Days are right around the corner!
Eight more Mountain West Football players are named to national watch lists (Thorpe & Butkus Awards) and a men's basketball official throws batting practice at the MLB Home Run Derby.
The Mountain West announces its Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Year, Courtney Frerichs is a Bowerman Award semifinalist and Fresno State softball is home to the Pacific Region Staff of the Year.
Campus Insiders’ Pete Fiutak reveals his Colorado State Rams football 2016 predictions including how many games Mike Bobo’s team will win, which key games could determine the outcome of the season, and which opponents could give the Rams the most trouble.
The Mountain West SAAC has its in-person meeting in Colorado Springs, a former SDSU men’s golfer wins his first professional tournament and four MW individuals are honored by the USTFCCCA.
Five Mountain West football players are named to the Rimington Trophy Award watch list, Brian Zwaschka will guide the Fresno Fuego for the remainder of the season, and Nevada women’s soccer assistant coaches take over interim co-head coaching duties for 2016.