Sports • Wednesday, July 24, 2013
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Sweet Sixteens, four Elite Eight appearances and one Final Four trip. In 2000, Arizona won it’s first ever conference title and Rubio was named Coach of the Year. Tony Amato Amato will be making his debut this season as the new head coach for Arizona women’s soccer. He replaces Lisa Oyen, who resigned after several poor seasons. Amato takes on the task of breaking Arizona women’s soccer out of its underdog role in the Pac-12, but his recognition as Southland Conference Coach of the Year for the past two seasons brings some optimism for a program that’s struggled mightily for years. Niya Butts Arizona women’s basketball ended last season with a lackluster 12-18 record, but head coach Butts is known for developing young players. Butts was a desirable hire back in 2008 when Arizona obtained her. Though, she now has a tough job on her hands this season as she is missing star player Davellyn Whyte, who is playing for the San Antonio Silver Stars in the WNBA. Whyte finished her career as the second all-time scorer in Arizona history.
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Distance runner Lawi Lalang looks to continue his dominance this upcoming season. In 2013, Lalang won the outdoor National Championship for both the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter outdoor in Eugene, Ore., becoming the only athlete to win two titles at the championships. The new Kevin BrOst/Arizona Daily Wildcat hardware added to an already Kenyan RUNNER Lawi Lalang represented both incredible resume his country and the UA well last season, winning his that includes four sixth and seventh NCAA championships in June. indoor NCAA championships, one cross country NCAA title and seven total NCAA championships. Lalang also set the fastest time ever for a collegiate male in the 5,000-meter over the summer at the IAAF Ostrava Golden Spike with a time of 13:07.13. The Kenyan native has a realistic chance to go down as one of the best ever at Arizona. Lalang will be a senior in track this upcoming year, but only a junior in cross country.
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Junior Kevin Cordes is the one to keep an eye on for this year’s men’s swimming and diving team. In June, Cordes won the 2013 100m and 200m-breaststroke at the Phillips 66 National Championships. Cordes, in his limited time, has had a very impressive career at Arizona. The 6-foot-5 junior tried out for the 2012 Olympic team, but just missed it, finishing 3rd in the 100m-breast finals at 1:00.58 and he finished 12th in the 200-m breast semifinals at 2:13.26. In 2011-2012 Cordes was COURTESY OF ARIZONA ATHLETICS named Arizona Athletics SWIMMER KEVIN CORDES holds the United States male Freshman of the record in the 100-yard and 200-yard breastroke. Year. Cordes has also been successful outside the pool, as he was named first team CSCAA academic All-American, meaning he has at least a 3.5 GPA. Cordes comes from an athletic family — his father Bill Cordes played football at the UA.
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