Nick Allen

Denver

Contributing Writer at DU Clarion

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Sara Rask looking for more success after sweep at women’s alpine national championships

2 weeks ago | duclarion.com | Nick Allen

On March 7, senior alpine skier Sara Rask swept the NCAA Women’s Alpine skiing National Championships at Dartmouth Skiway, winning both the slalom and giant slalom events. Rask became the 19th Denver skier ever to sweep the national championships and just the sixth woman. Rask won her first gold of the week on March 5 after entering her second race in second place overall. In her second run, she made up the 0.12-second gap she needed to win the event. “I was actually very nervous for my second run.
Denver men’s and women’s basketball knocked out of conference tournament

1 month ago | duclarion.com | Nick Allen

Both Denver men’s and women’s basketball teams were eliminated from the Summit League playoffs in Sioux Falls, S.D. last week following losses in the quarterfinals and play-in, respectively. DU Women’s basketball, which was seeded at No. 9 in the Summit League following a 2-14 conference record, was matched up against No. 8 Omaha in the play-in game on March 5. They lost 76-68. Denver was slow to start, going down 10-2 just 2:13 into the first quarter.
Denver men’s basketball beats Oral Roberts behind Akins’ record

1 month ago | duclarion.com | Nick Allen

Denver men’s basketball hosted Oral Roberts last week, pulling away with a Summit League win, 71-60. Denver took an early lead, led by scoring from freshman guard Sebastian Akins and sophomore guard DeAndre Craig. They each had six of Denver’s first 17, with Akins adding a steal for a fastbreak layup and an assist off the drive for a dunk from junior center Isaiah Carr. This early action gave Denver a 17-7 lead with 12:21 left in the half.
Denver men’s basketball splits road trip to North Dakota

2 months ago | duclarion.com | Nick Allen

Denver men’s basketball was on the road in North Dakota this week with games against North Dakota on Thursday and North Dakota State on Saturday. They beat North Dakota, 68-64 and lost in overtime to North Dakota State, 89-84. Thursday’s game against North Dakota was all Denver to start. Freshman guard Sebastian Akins got the scoring going early, with nine of Denver’s first fifteen points. He added a steal and assisted a huge slam from senior forward, Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente.
Denver men’s lacrosse wins first game of the season at Air Force

2 months ago | duclarion.com | Nick Allen

Denver men’s lacrosse got their first win of the season last Saturday at Air Force with a score of 14-8. Senior midfielder Mic Kelly broke the scoring early, with a spin move to beat his defender and get an open shot on goal, which he put away just 1:10 into the first quarter.
Denver men’s and women’s basketball take a winless week

2 months ago | duclarion.com | Nick Allen

Both Denver men’s and women’s basketball teams were in action last week, playing two home Summit League games each, but failing to come away with any wins. Denver women’s basketball hosted the first game of the week on Wednesday against Kansas City, which they lost, 73-65. Junior guard Angelina Robles led Denver’s effort with 23 points in just 28 minutes and a perfect 11-11 from the free throw line.
Denver Hockey loses dramatic shootout, scores 11 in the next to split with Omaha

2 months ago | duclarion.com | Nick Allen

Denver Hockey hosted Omaha this weekend, tying the first game 3-3, but eventually losing in a shootout 4-3, then bouncing back in the second matchup to win 11-2. Friday’s game was even until 9:52, when graduate student forward Connor Caponi was sent to the penalty box for two minutes for indirect contact to the head. Omaha capitalized on this advantage in the 12th minute when Sam Strange received the puck on the right side of the goal and slotted it into the opposite corner of the net.
Denver Athletics shine over winter break

Jan 13, 2025 | duclarion.com | Nick Allen

As most students are just arriving back for the winter quarter, University of Denver athletics never took a break. They have won games, made historic runs, received international recognition and even brought home a national championship. MEN’S SOCCERThe men’s soccer team got the ball rolling shortly after Thanksgiving in the NCAA Tournament. They went in as the No. 3 seed, which was the highest in program history, and hosted their first three matchups.
Denver men’s soccer wins conference regular season title

Nov 4, 2024 | duclarion.com | Nick Allen

The Denver men’s soccer team won both of their games this week, beating Kansas City 2-1 at home during their senior night and then went away to Oral Roberts and won 1-0. The two wins earned them the Summit League regular season title and a spot in the conference final championship game. Denver opened Wednesday’s game against Kansas City on the attack.
Denver Women’s Soccer win last two games to clinch No. 2 conference seed

Oct 28, 2024 | duclarion.com | Nick Allen

Denver women’s soccer finished their regular season on the road this week, beating South Dakota State 2-1 and South Dakota 2-0. Denver found the net early in the first half against South Dakota State on Thursday, with a header from redshirt sophomore midfielder Hannah Tate, but the goal was called back for being offside. The Crimson and Gold dominated for the rest of the half, outshooting the Jackrabbits 10 to five, but both teams failed to find the net. The first half ended in a 0-0 deadlock.