Category: Sports

The NAU Review — Take a gamble at Casino Night, learn about your Homecoming dedicatee and get outside on National Public Lands Day

by Community Contributor • September 24, 2024 • Comments Off

What’s the hottest ticket during Family Weekend? Bet your bottom dollar it’s Casino Night, an annual family-fun event hosted by NAU’s School of Hotel and Restaurant Management. From dealing poker to managing refreshments to decorating the du Bois Center, HRM students run the whole show. Bringing in an average of 1,000 visitors every year and nearly $1 million for scholarships and experiential learning since 1993, Casino Night doubles as an important fundraiser and the ultimate high-stakes midterm.

The NAU Review — Protecting northern Arizona’s forests, creating ceramics in one of the country’s largest wood-fired kilns and spotlighting Olympics-bound Lumberjacks

by Community Contributor • July 10, 2024 • Comments Off

In 1996, John Paul Roccaforte and his colleagues at NAU’s Ecological Research Institute embarked on an ambitious mission to study restoration across more than 5,000 acres of dense ponderosa pine forests in northern Arizona. After two decades of hands-on investigation, they successfully decreased the area’s tree density and vulnerability to wildfire—unlocking the key to revitalizing and protecting our beloved local ecosystem in an era when fires in the West burn hotter and bigger than ever.

Comet’s Welcome 14 New Cross Country Recruits for Fall 2024 Season

by Community Contributor • June 7, 2024 • Comments Off

FLAGSTAFF — Coconino Community College (CCC) is thrilled to announce the addition of 13 talented recruits to the cross country team for the upcoming fall 2024 season. These new athletes, hailing from diverse backgrounds and bringing a wealth of experience, are poised to strengthen CCC’s already formidable cross country program.

“We are incredibly excited to welcome these outstanding runners to our team,” said Head Coach Craig Hunt. “Each of these athletes brings unique strengths and a dedication to excellence that will help us continue to build a competitive and cohesive team.”

Flagstaff Youth Riders (FLYRS) — Spring 2024 Season Delayed

by Community Contributor • April 2, 2024 • Comments Off

It looks like winter will not let up in Flagstaff. With another storm set for this weekend, we are going to push back our season start date to the week of April 15th. We want to make sure our trails are ready and avoid causing any damage to them. This extension will change the last week of the season to May 27-31 and will not allow for any makeup practices. We will do our best to get creative with practices if necessary so we don’t cancel any practices throughout the season.

There are still the following junior groups with open spots:

The NAU Review — Come Explore Cesar Chavez Heritage Week Events, Student volunteers leading the charge, research that improves healthcare for Native elders and Flagstaff’s first Youth Poet Laureate

by Community Contributor • March 21, 2024 • Comments Off

Come celebrate Cesar Chavez Heritage Week by taking advantage of the many activities taking place at NAU and in the Flagstaff area!

The NAU Review — Faculty and staff talk Black History Month, students play with fire and Track & Field sweeps Big Sky championship

by Community Contributor • February 27, 2024 • Comments Off

We asked faculty and staff: Which Black musicians inspire you? What prominent Black figure, living or dead, would you want to have dinner with? What’s your advice for future generations? Read and watch their thoughtful answers to these and more questions in this multimedia story, part of a university-wide celebration of Black History Month.

The NAU Review — NAU grad Andrea Lopez — Learning abroad from both sides of the classroom and more news, events

by Community Contributor • February 16, 2024 • Comments Off

While at NAU, Andrea Lopez dedicated herself to bridging the gap between international and domestic students: She took part in countless clubs and organizations and spent two semesters in Spain and Costa Rica. Now, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, the recent graduate is back in Spain—and this time, she’s at the head of the classroom.

The NAU Review — Who pays the price for carnivores, celebrating TRIO and the PBC and two Jacks teams bring home a 🏆

by Community Contributor • February 28, 2023 • Comments Off

Developing countries pay the highest price for living with large carnivores

Farmers who raise livestock depend on the health and safety of those animals. When large predators threaten their wellbeing, it can financially devastating for them—the effects of which can be felt for years. Human-wildlife conflict has been highlighted as one of the globe’s most pressing human development and conservation dilemmas, and NAU’s Duan Biggs was determined to take a deeper look into this matter. He worked with researchers from throughout the world to study how the lives of those living alongside these large predators are impacted, and why developing countries were the one to suffer most.

The NAU Review — NAU’s Early Learning and Development Center, athletic training saving lives and President Cruz Rivera talks first (full) week of the semester

by Community Contributor • January 26, 2023 • Comments Off

Applications open for NAU’s Early Learning and Development Center

The ELDC is integrating programming knowledge from NAU’s College of Education and aims to demonstrate, observe, study and teach exemplary practices in early childhood education, speech-language pathology and other related fields. The ELDC serves children aged 3–5 years old and their families, supporting their intellectual growth, social-emotional intelligence and physical development. Priority enrollment is being offered to NAU student-parents, staff and faculty. Applications for enrollment and financial assistance are currently taking place.

March 23 — NAU to present ‘Following the Ball: The Beautiful Game of Colonialism’

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2023 • Comments Off

Join the NAU community in welcoming professor Todd Cleveland of the University of Arkansas for a discussion entitled: Following the Ball: The Migration of African Soccer Players across the Portuguese Colonial Empire, 1949-1975.

The NAU Review — Homecoming photos, making STEM inclusive and women’s soccer champions!

by Community Contributor • November 8, 2022 • Comments Off

View this email as a webpage. Nov. 8, 2022 LumberSNAPS: Homecoming 2022 From the student carnival and dedicatee banquet to the Saturday morning parade and a hard-fought football game, Lumberjacks from near and far celebrated a week of Homecoming at…

CCC’s Burns takes first in Mesa

by Community Contributor • October 7, 2022 • Comments Off

Hayley Burns, runner for the Coconino Community College Cross Country Comets, nabbed first place during the Women 5K Run at the Mesa College XC Jamboree on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Respectable showings among the women’s and men’s teams positioned CCC with a third-place berth for the women’s team and a fifth-place finish for the men’s team, who bested Phoenix College, ranked 20th in the nation. Currently, CCC’s women’s team is ranked seventh in the nation among community colleges.

“The men’s and women’s teams have shown great growth over the season, and we plan on continuing that trend heading into the championship portion of our season,” said CCC Comets Head Coach Craig Hunt. “We have had some tremendous performances already this season, but I believe our best is still ahead of us.”

The NAU Review — Celebrating Indigenous excellence, Notes from the President and all things Title IX

by Community Contributor • September 1, 2022 • Comments Off

Olivia Konig is full of successes. She is an Honors Indigenous peer mentor with two majors—international affairs and Japanese. She’s heading to Japan in the fall for a year of work and study. She’ll come back to play piano in Carnegie Hall. She wants to be a lawyer after she finishes her degrees at NAU. And to top it all off, she won a Cobell Scholarship—an award that honors a pioneering Native American woman.

NAU Athletics — Fall Sports are Back in Action! (NAU vs. Arizona State Sun Devils 7 p.m. Sept. 1 in Tempe)

by Community Contributor • September 1, 2022 • Comments Off

NAU Football is back and starts their season in Tempe against the Arizona State Sun Devils tomorrow, September 1st at 7pm!
The Lumberjacks have their first game at the Findlay Toyota Field in the Skydome on September 17th against North Dakota at 1pm and you won’t want to miss it! Purchase your tickets today to be a part of the Lumberjack Football gameday!

For more information contact the Lumberjack Ticket Office at 928-523-0639.

The NAU Review — How adaptive skis provide freedom, new parking options, a world champion and more

by Community Contributor • July 20, 2022 • Comments Off

Despite a rare condition affecting her joints and muscles, Kim Kolstad was determined to participate in outdoor sports. Through her research, she discovered the Adaptive Ski and Snowboard Program, a collaboration between NAU’s Institute for Human Development and the Northern Arizona Adaptive Sports Association and one of only six programs in the world that provides its participants with TetraSkis, state-of-the-art adaptive ski equipment featuring a joystick and a breath-controlled system for turning and controlling speed, allowing individuals with complex disabilities to ski independently.

The NAU Review — One of the greatest in NAU history

by Community Contributor • May 26, 2022 • Comments Off

NAU’s track & field teams swept the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship for the second consecutive season, claiming their all-time 24th men’s title and 13th women’s title. The Lumberjacks have now swept the Big Sky cross country, indoor and outdoor team team championship titles in the same calendar year for the third time in program history. Coach Mike Smith called the weekend one that he will not forget.

The NAU Review — A record-breaking run, a new view of CO2, Flagstaff 🚲 Month and an NAU Online grad heads to law school

by Community Contributor • May 10, 2022 • Comments Off

Nur sets NCAA record in 5,000-meter run

Competing with some of the world’s fastest 5,000-meter runners, the stage was set for Abdihamid Nur and Nico Young to make history at Friday night’s Sound Running Track Meet in San Juan Capistrano, California. And make history they did—the pair of Lumberjacks quickly moved into the top five and held their spaces, eventually finishing in first and second. Nur finished with an NCAA record-breaking time of 13:06.32, and Young finished at 13:11.30, the third-fastest collegiate time in history.

The NAU Review — Another for NAU Golf, what to know about inflation and a future Yuma social worker

by Community Contributor • April 26, 2022 • Comments Off

It’s been seven years since NAU Golf’s last Big Sky Conference championship, but the team put that history behind them last week at Talking Stick Golf Club with a decisive win against Sacramento State, taking the championship and advancing to the NCAA Regionals. The Lumberjacks captured their conference-leading ninth all-time Big Sky title after what coach Brad Bedortha called “a very good year and good semester.” The NCAA Regional will be held May 9-11, and the Lumberjacks will learn their fate at 1 p.m. April 27 on the NCAA Women’s Golf Selection Show on the Golf Channel.

The NAU Review — Celebrating Women’s History Month, what is happening in Ukraine, why you should travel solo and Lumberjack Champs (x2!)

by Community Contributor • March 1, 2022 • Comments Off

Examining the past and changing the future: Celebrating Women’s History Month

Our community is celebrating the vital role of women in American history and present for Women’s History Month in March. In addition to the Martha Portree CSW Scholarship, NAU is hosting events throughout March to celebrate Women’s History Month with the whole community.

Coconino County Parks & Recreation — Winter Activities and Safety

by Community Contributor • December 10, 2021 • Comments Off

Flagstaff is the premier destination for fun wintertime activities in Arizona. Visitors can enjoy numerous winter activities at Fort Tuthill County Park including snow shoeing, cross-country skiing, and playing in the snow. If you visit, park only in designated parking areas; do not park on roadways and be alert for snowplows and pedestrians. Read the Winter Parking Ordinance.

The NAU Review — Native American Heritage Month, the XC teams bring home the gold and a new institute focuses on ethics

by Community Contributor • November 2, 2021 • Comments Off

Every November, the NACC joins with the Office of Indigenous Student Success to celebrate Native American Heritage Month alongside Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, First Nation and Aboriginal students who have found a new home at NAU. Located near the Navajo and Hopi reservations, NAU offers a variety of events to help students, staff and faculty celebrate and foster awareness of Indigenous cultures and contributions during the month of November and throughout the year.

NAU Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Hispanic Heritage Game on Oct. 16

by Community Contributor • October 15, 2021 • Comments Off

Coconino Hispanic Advisory Council (CHAC), which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, will be honored during the game

Northern Arizona University is excited to celebrate its Hispanic Heritage Game as Lumberjack Football takes on Southern Utah.

When: October 16th, 2021

Game Time: 1 P.M.

Where: Walkup Skydome

During the game, NAU will honor the Coconino Hispanic Advisory Council (CHAC) for its 20 years of service to the local community. Stop by the CHAC tent for more information on the organization during the tailgate party from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Speaker Series Supporting CCC Cross Country to be held at 6 p.m. May 20

by Community Contributor • May 20, 2021 • Comments Off

Celebrate running in Coconino County and take part in the conversation with Craig Hunt, the new coach of the Coconino Community College Cross Country Program.

“I’m incredibly excited about the energy that has built up to this point in our speaker series,” said Meghan Remington, CCC Community Education Coordinator. “Coach Hunt has been so engaged with our previous five presenters, and it’s fitting that his public introduction is our finale. Prospective athletes and community members alike will want to join us tonight to learn more about his plans and get caught up with the hype.”

CCC selects cross country coach

by Community Contributor • May 6, 2021 • Comments Off

Coconino Community College has hired Flagstaff resident Craig Hunt to be the first coach for the college’s cross country running program, which is slated to begin its first season this fall.

“I’d like to thank Tony Williams and everyone who has helped create the cross country programs at CCC,” Hunt said. “This is an exciting time for CCC and the Flagstaff community, and I am thrilled to lead the way as the inaugural cross country coach.”

Coconino Parks & Recreation announces amenity closures

by Community Contributor • April 6, 2020 • Comments Off

Effective Saturday, April 4 at 5 p.m., all playgrounds, basketball courts, ramadas (including picnic tables and barbecue grills), and restroom facilities managed by Coconino County Parks and Recreation will close until further notice.

Puente de Hózhó awarded $11,650 from U.S. Soccer Foundation

by Community Contributor • January 9, 2020 • Comments Off

Puente de Hozho Receives Grant to Fund Improvements on School Campus FLAGSTAFF — Puente de Hózhó Elementary today announced it has been awarded a $11,650 grant from the U.S. Soccer Foundation, whose programs serve as the national model for sports-based youth…

Feb. 20 — Coconino Community College Cross-Country Comets Kickoff

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2020 • Comments Off

FLAGSTAFF — Coconino Community College Cross-Country Comets Kickoff Save-the-date for this historic event. 6 – 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 20, 2020, Coconino Community College, Lone Tree Campus Commons, 2800 S. Lone Tree Road, Flagstaff Join us at the “Starting Line”! Learn how you can make…

Grant funds Bike Park construction

by Community Contributor • August 31, 2018 • Comments Off

COCONINO COUNTY — Coconino County Parks and Recreation was awarded a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant from the Arizona State Parks and Trails for infrastructure improvements and visitor amenities, including a restroom, at Fort Tuthill County Park. The grant award…

KNAU update for Feb. 9

by Community Contributor • February 9, 2018 • Comments Off

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