The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Durham showdown

Soccer focuses on defense heading into Duke tourney

by Dan Hunninghake

Head coach Dan Donigan and the Billiken men's soccer team were six minutes away from defeating one of the top teams in the country Aug. 31, when they faced off against Southern Methodist University on the road. But the match-up against the No. 8 Mustangs is only the first of three important top-20 match-ups that will take place in the next two weeks.

Upset-for-the-ages

Who is Appalachian St., again?

by Vivek Pandey

Just in case you haven't heard, this past Saturday Michigan's football team became the first ranked-DI-A team to lose to a DI-AA team. Appalachian State upset the Michigan faithful, and pretty much the whole nation, with a 34-32 victory over the Wolverines at Ann Arbor.

Promising freshman goes the (collegiate) distance

by Katie Lewis and Dan Hunninghake

Brian Holdmeyer has a strategy for success-and so far, it's working. The freshman runner led the SLU cross country team at the Wash U. Early Bird Meet on Sept. 1 in Forest Park, completing his first 8K with a time of 26:36.06. "In the back of my mind, I knew winning would be difficult and that it probably wouldn't happen," Holdmeyer said.

Columnist claims team loyalty ... twice

by Steve Root

Blue and red. Colors for the American Civil War? Yes, but also for my civil war. That's right, I'm a Cardinals and a Brewers fan. Now, before you strike me down as a hypocrite or bandwagon fan, let me explain how this happened. Ever since I can remember, I've been a Cardinals fan.

Inside the lines

Women's soccer

by Information compiled by John Warmuth

The Billiken Women's Soccer Team has had a tough start to the season, going 0-2 in their first two match-ups against Penn and Ohio State, respectively, this last weekend. Head coach Tim Champion was not disappointed with SLU's effort, and he mentioned that early season struggles are a part of a young team's growth.

Q&A with Jon Bell

Interim coach reflects on cross country's first meet

by Dan Hunninghake

What were you expecting going into the Wash U. meet? Jon Bell: For me, this meet was a chance to get our feet wet. They have trained all summer, and we just wanted to get out there and compete a little bit. I wasn't looking of their personal best times, I just wanted to see how they would react under pressur in a competitive situation; I wanted to see where our summer training put us.