Intercollegiate Athletics

WILLIAM E. ATENCIO, Assistant Athletic Director - Facilities Operations 2006.
BARBARA BURKE, B.S. Western Michigan University 1980; M.Ed. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 1984; Deputy Director of Intercollegiate Athletics 1998.

THOMAS K. BURMAN, B.S. University of Wyoming 1988; M.B.A. Robert Morris University 1991; Director of Intercollegiate Athletics 2006.
CONRAD CHAVEZ, B.S. University of Wyoming 1997; Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services 2004.
KATHY CROWE-WAGNER, B.S. Angelo State University 2000; M.S. University of Texas at El Paso 2001; Director of Strength and Conditioning Programs 2007.

JOSEPH C. GLENN, B.A. University of South Dakota 1971; M.AS. 1975; Head Football Coach 2003.
KRISTEN HALL, B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2003; M.S. 2004; Head Women’s Tennis Coach 2005.
BILL HAMILTON, B.S. Messiah College 1995; M.S. University of Tennessee 2000; Assistant Athletic Director/Ticket Manager 2005.

TIMOTHY J. HARKINS, B.S. University of Kansas 1984; M.S. University of Tulsa 1992; Associate Athletic Director Media/Public Relations 2007, 1991.
FLOYD JOSEPH JENSEN, B.S. University of Wyoming 1998; Head Men’s Golf Coach 2002.
THOMAS JOHNSON, B.A. University of Wyoming 1986; Head Swimming Coach 1998.

JOSEPH J. LEGERSKI, JR., B.S. University of Wyoming 1979; Head Women’s Basketball Coach 2003.
WILLIAM T. LYONS, B.S. University of Wyoming 1973; M.S. University of Arizona 1974; Curriculum Coordinator 1978.
KEVIN McKINNEY, B.S. University of Wyoming 1971; Senior Associate Athletic Director of External Operations 1972.
MOLLY K. MOORE, B.S. Washington State University 1999; M.Ed. 2001; Assistant Athletic Director for Internal Operations 2007.
DANNY SANCHEZ, B.A. University of Connecticut 1991; Head Women’s Soccer Coach 2007.

BILL SPARKS, B.S. Marshall University 1979; M.S. University of Georgia 1993; Associate Athletic Director/Executive Business Manager 1998.
JOHN D. STARK, B.S. University of Wyoming 1986; J.D. University of Oklahoma 1989; Associate Athletic Director—Development 2000.
JOSEY STENDER, B.S. University of Memphis 2001; M.S. 2004; Head Women’s Golf Coach 2005.
STEVEN R. SUDER, B.S. University of Wyoming 1979; Head Wrestling Coach 1989.
MATTHEW J. WHISENANT, B.S. East Tennessee State University 1996; Senior Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations 2002.
PHILLIP WILLE, B.A. Valpariso 2002; J.D. 2005; Director of Compliance 2005.
ROBERT T. WILLIAMS, B.S. Ohio State University 1982; M.E. University of Cincinnati 1984; Head Athletic Trainer 2003.
DONALD W. YENTES, B.A. Judson College 1981; B.A. North Park College 1981; Head Track Coach 2000, 1998.

CARRIE YERTY, B.A. Washington State University 1991; M.A. University of Memphis 2004; Head Women’s Volleyball Coach 2008.

Mission Statement

In accordance with the mission of the University of Wyoming, the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics has been established as an integral part of the institution providing superior athletic programs in a manner that is philosophically, financially, and competitively sound. The programs are dedicated to excellence, based on the highest standards of integrity and intended to be a credit to the university, community and state.

The University of Wyoming Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to operating its athletics programs in a manner consistent with the fair and equitable treatment of both male and female student-athletes and athletic personnel regardless of race or ethnicity. The division offers extensive opportunities for both men and women to participate in varsity intercollegiate athletics, while sponsoring a variety of programs which maintain conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A affiliation. The division affords student-athletes the opportunity to achieve their full academic and athletic potential. The division is committed to providing adequate support services to ensure student-athlete welfare. The division strives for regional and national excellence through balanced, highly competitive athletic programs that are above reproach.

The division subscribes to high standards of academic quality and views its athletes as an integral part of the student body and, by so doing, retains a clear separation between intercollegiate athletics and professional sports.

The mission statement articulates the philosophy of the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics and reflects a clear understanding of the supportive role of athletics in the broader institutional mission.

General Information

Men’s athletic teams, referred to as the Cowboys, compete in eight intercollegiate sports, including basketball, cross country, football, golf, swimming, indoor track, outdoor track and wrestling.

Women’s athletic teams, known as the Cowgirls, compete in nine intercollegiate sports, including: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track and volleyball.

The University of Wyoming competes in the Mountain West Conference, along with traditional rivals U.S. Air Force Academy, Brigham Young University, Colorado State University, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, University of New Mexico, San Diego State University, Texas Christian University, and the University of Utah.

The University of Wyoming is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and its teams consistently compete in NCAA postseason championships for men and women.

The director of intercollegiate athletics shall be responsible to the president for the conduct of the university’s intercollegiate athletic program, to include the staging of all intercollegiate athletic contests and for the enforcement of all applicable rules and regulations of associations governing the conduct of intercollegiate athletics.

The university’s grant-in-aid, additional athletic scholarship policies, and eligibility requirements are in strict accordance with the operating codes of the Mountain West Conference and the bylaws of the NCAA.

University athletic facilities are comparable with others in the Rocky Mountain region and include the 15,000-seat Arena-Auditorium, 32,843-seat War Memorial Stadium, Memorial Fieldhouse, the Multi-Purpose Gym, the university’s soccer stadium, tennis complex and top-flight practice areas, all on campus. The Rochelle Athletic Center (RAC) is the latest addition to the Wyoming Athletics complex, featuring a state-of-the-art weight room, sports medicine center, locker rooms, and academic center.

Eligibility of student-athletes for practice, competition, and financial aid is determined in accordance with applicable rules and policies of conference and national associations in which the university holds membership for purposes of fostering intercollegiate athletic competition. Student-athletes are certified to be eligible for a season of competition as of the beginning of the semester in which his or her sport season commences. Student-athletes eligible for full-time enrollment and who meet both NCAA satisfactory progress requirements and Mountain West Conference minimum cumulative grade point average requirements shall be certified eligible for intercollegiate competition. Eligibility for a season of competition may be terminated at any time a student-athlete demonstrates willful failure to regularly attend class or abandonment of assigned academic tasks.

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