College Sports https://www.the-journal.com/feeds/college/ 2026-05-26 03:50:33 -0700 en-us https://www.the-journal.com/articles/skyhawks-mens-basketballs-top-player-transfers-to-division-i-school/ Fort Lewis College men’s basketball will have another former player at the Division I level next season. Guard Stewart Erhart has committed to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for the 2026-2027 ... 2026-04-23 08:00:10 -0700 0c8a5443-25af-4b48-8c19-e5f122a68a26 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/skyhawks-mens-basketball-holding-golf-scramble-fundraiser/ In today’s era of college basketball players coming and going through the transfer portal, fundraising matters more than ever, and Fort Lewis College men’s basketball head coach Jordan Mast knows that... 2026-04-13 10:00:00 -0700 565fac99-e3e0-4082-889e-d72b9f6aad9b https://www.the-journal.com/articles/durangos-willis-getting-ready-for-pro-football-with-nfl-draft-approaching/ It’s been a long time since former Durango High School football star Carver Willis has been one of the young guys in the room, but it’s very likely that changes soon. Willis wrapped up his college ca... 2026-04-02 05:05:14 -0700 d6869ea6-4ab7-443b-a981-6df89eb7d793 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/fort-lewis-college-dominates-inaugural-collegiate-gravel-national-championships/ Durango is home to a lot of the top gravel racers in the country, and now it’s home to some of the best collegiate gravel racers after the inaugural USA Cycling Collegiate Gravel National Championship... 2026-03-14 08:00:00 -0700 31365a47-10dd-4860-9949-52687dbc9d7a https://www.the-journal.com/articles/former-durango-star-part-of-historically-great-rmac-womens-basketball-team/ Mason Rowland showed that she was a winning player at Durango High School, and she’s shown it again as part of the Colorado Mesa University women’s basketball team. Rowland, a 2023 graduate of Durango... 2026-03-13 07:00:00 -0700 a9cf76c1-3e0d-4ae8-afa1-e243bc39d1a2 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/fort-lewis-college-names-shawn-jakubowski-as-director-of-athletics/ Fort Lewis College started a national search when director of athletics Travis Whipple stepped down in August, but it turns out the person the Skyhawks were looking for was already on campus. Shawn J... 2025-11-15 08:00:00 -0700 92c3607e-3d43-44b3-9619-170843a91411 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/skyhawks-mens-basketball-looks-to-host-regional-in-year-2-under-mast/ Last season, the Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team outperformed preseason expectations and the Skyhawks hope to do the same for the 2025-2026 season. There were a lot of unknowns for the FLC m... 2025-11-09 05:30:00 -0700 e94213c9-0de5-44bf-9956-23d819f062e6 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/fort-lewis-college-football-wins-first-rmac-game-of-2025/ One of Fort Lewis College football’s best chances of getting an Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference win was against Adams State on Saturday and the Skyhawks took advantage. The Skyhawks cruised to a 44... 2025-11-01 07:35:06 -0700 25d59922-da71-4e53-8be3-07f9571e3efe https://www.the-journal.com/articles/skyhawks-soccer-men-force-tie-with-three-second-half-goals-women-dominate/ The Fort Lewis College men’s soccer team has been a second-half squad so far this year. Thursday’s game against St. Edward’s University was another example of that. FLC’s offensive hit its stride in t... 2025-09-13 11:54:26 -0700 ee3d0608-cd71-4072-8bd7-65e95f147969 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/fort-lewis-college-womens-soccer-looks-to-return-to-ncaa-tournament/ The Fort Lewis College women’s soccer team was one game away from the NCAA tournament last season. This season, FLC looks to return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015 with a great mi... 2025-09-04 02:14:22 -0700 53a816f6-7c23-480e-a270-fffbde62d15f https://www.the-journal.com/articles/fort-lewis-college-athletics-put-on-probation-by-ncaa/ An uncertain period for Fort Lewis College Athletics continues. Less than two weeks after Director of Athletics Travis Whipple resigned from his position to take a new job in collegiate athletics, FL... 2025-08-27 09:00:00 -0700 994951a1-e697-4b6d-a807-b90872837fa1 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/elke-brutsaert-retires-as-womens-cycling-coach-at-fort-lewis-college/ Fort Lewis College announces the retirement of Elke Brutsaert, the longtime women’s cycling coach whose leadership and mentorship have been instrumental in shaping the Skyhawks into a powerhouse in co... 2025-05-23 06:48:53 -0700 39abb0d4-99b0-4cd3-83a7-26faff1156b7 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/fkt-fort-lewis-college-students-create-documentary-on-fastest-durango-death-ride/ Not only did Fort Lewis College sophomore Isaac Allred complete the infamous 224-mile Durango Death Ride loop. He crushed the FKT (fastest known time) with the help of his friends and now his feat has... 2025-02-13 08:00:00 -0700 59b2318b-d02a-494e-bea6-2ca03535ef08 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/former-durango-football-players-reflect-on-colorado-football-experience/ When Durango’s Ben Finneseth committed to play football in Boulder at Colorado, there’s no way he could’ve predicted what the Buffaloes’ program would become. Colorado combined to go 5-19 in Finneset... 2024-11-23 04:57:07 -0700 8904c931-45a2-4628-bf81-5b3680847528 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/scrappy-skyhawks-win-opener-against-western-new-mexico-due-to-strong-defense/ Any basketball player or coach will tell you an ugly win is better than a pretty loss. Especially in FLC women’s basketball head coach Lauren Zuniga’s case when it was her first game as the Skyhawks h... 2024-11-09 12:17:32 -0700 ea2a6adf-3a1d-437a-a96f-d44df89c4c5d https://www.the-journal.com/articles/skyhawks-womens-golfs-dimery-plewe-wins-nick-turner-invitational/ It’s a short fall season for the Fort Lewis women’s golf team. The team started its season on Sept. 9 in Broomfield and, on Tuesday, finished its fall season with the Nick Turner Invitational at Hillc... 2024-10-17 03:14:33 -0700 d57fa8f3-188d-4d96-aa60-625fdf9bdeb5 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/fort-lewis-hires-jordan-mast-as-next-mens-basketball-coach/ The Fort Lewis Department of Athletics has moved on from Bob Pietrack quickly and announced on Monday that Jordan Mast will be the new men’s basketball coach. Mast, age 37, comes to Durango after lead... 2024-05-09 05:59:30 -0700 9ea1f8ef-b5b6-42ac-8ec8-4cef2c6d895f https://www.the-journal.com/articles/fort-lewis-hires-lauren-davis-as-womens-basketball-head-coach/ Fort Lewis has quickly found a replacement after Taylor Harris’ departure from the women’s basketball program. On Tuesday, Lauren Davis was announced as the new head coach of Fort Lewis women’s baske... 2024-04-02 10:04:39 -0700 d483974d-99b4-4737-8e02-e4419aaa2657 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/skyhawks-samier-kinsler-and-chris-schlesinger-enter-the-transfer-portal/ Skyhawks men’s basketball players junior guard Samier Kinsler and redshirt freshman guard Chris Schlesinger have entered the transfer portal. Kinsler and Schlesinger are the second and third players f... 2024-03-30 05:00:00 -0700 1a5a7fa7-175c-431c-be8a-c0b24334d463 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/heartbreak-fort-lewis-loses-85-80-to-colorado-mesa-in-ncaa-tournament/ CANYON, TEXAS- For the second straight season, the Fort Lewis men’s basketball team lost in the second round of the South Central region of the NCAA Division II tournament to a Rocky Mountain Athletic... 2024-03-17 08:09:01 -0700 16a88d89-7e69-4a87-a6f6-eb3ba185b5cb https://www.the-journal.com/articles/photos-fort-lewis-skyhawks-season-ends-in-south-central-region-basketball-tournament-semifinals/ ... 2024-03-17 07:16:00 -0700 f7e705ae-5bbf-4b52-844c-4062163d9686 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/live-updates-fort-lewis-taking-on-colorado-mesa-in-south-central-region-basketball-tournament/ Colorado Mesa’s Isaac Jessup drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 35 seconds left to make it 81-80 CMU, and Owen Koonce hit back-to-back free throws after a Fort Lewis miss. Obi Agbim missed a 3-point a... 2024-03-17 03:30:00 -0700 ed2dbc91-ef18-45e9-809a-5635239fe106 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/dominant-paint-presence-powers-fort-lewis-past-lubbock-christian-in-ncaa-tournament/ CANYON, TEXAS-The Fort Lewis men’s basketball team loves the comeback. First halves haven’t been its specialty and the Skyhawks have faced large deficits in their last four games. Saturday afternoon a... 2024-03-16 04:51:01 -0700 3dc2f230-6618-4231-b8e9-f466047aa5c9 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/photos-fort-lewis-defeats-lubbock-christian-86-72-in-south-central-region-basketball-tournament-ope/ ... 2024-03-16 03:36:00 -0700 e3dc39b6-8c03-4530-8e6e-a5ca984a1e9a https://www.the-journal.com/articles/live-updates-fort-lewis-and-lubbock-christian-face-off-in-south-central-region-ncaa-tournament/ The Fort Lewis Skyhawks missed nine of their first 11 field goal attempts in the opening round of the South Central Region tournament in Canyon, Texas, but they clawed their way back and pulled ahead ... 2024-03-16 01:00:00 -0700 047557b7-0b37-47df-a773-218f4684003e https://www.the-journal.com/articles/heres-a-look-at-why-fort-lewis-didnt-get-top-seed-in-south-central-region/ For the second year in a row, the Fort Lewis men’s basketball team won’t host its regional tournament after having great seasons to the chagrin of the Skyhawks fan base. The Skyhawks finished 28-3 ove... 2024-03-15 07:00:00 -0700 bccbe80e-7488-47b3-bdf2-051d6cc62baa https://www.the-journal.com/articles/fort-lewis-gets-no-2-seed-in-south-central-region-of-ncaa-tournament/ For the second straight year, Fort Lewis men’s basketball fans are angry. The reason? The Skyhawks are going to Canyon, Texas for the NCAA South Central region of the NCAA Division II tournament for t... 2024-03-10 10:45:07 -0700 0bd19058-48bf-44b7-9395-05d7235c01be https://www.the-journal.com/articles/agbims-33-points-propel-skyhawks-to-rmac-tournament-championship-over-colorado-mesa/ Fort Lewis wins back-to-back RMAC tournament titles GRAND JUNCTION – For the first time in Fort Lewis men’s basketball history, the Skyhawks are back-to-back Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournam... 2024-03-09 10:44:25 -0700 3d49f946-86a9-4035-9adf-e21bfa1c76bc https://www.the-journal.com/articles/skyhawks-dominant-in-paint-beat-colorado-school-of-mines-87-73/ The Fort Lewis men’s basketball team has shown its depth in numerous ways throughout the season. In the biggest game of the season, the Skyhawks bigs dominated and led Fort Lewis to an 87-73 win again... 2024-03-08 11:21:57 -0700 a1c17000-721a-49cd-b99b-fc3f1424139f https://www.the-journal.com/articles/skyhawks-win-rmac-tournament/ The Fort Lewis College Men’s basketball team won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament title on Saturday in Grand Junction, and got a little revenge in the process. FLC’s opponent in the c... 2023-03-04 08:48:03 -0700 39997bfe-27d9-41f7-9a15-cecc12ddd470