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Dan Bronson’ 18, starting quarterback for the Yellowjackets, chased and captured a man who had robbed an elderly woman outside a Lockport, NY restaurant.

As winner of the national State Farm Assist of the Year Award, Sam Borst-Smith will fly to Houston on Thursday morning, and his unlikely play will be shown to the crowd at NRG Stadium that evening.

Long before he was leading the Villanova Wildcats back to the Final Four, coach Jay Wright was cutting his basketball teeth on the River Campus, serving as a Yellowjackets assistant coach under Mike Neer from 1984 to 1986.

Sam Borst-Smith’s intentionally missed free throw and assist along with the shot made by teammate Mack Montague at the end of UR’s February 7th overtime victory over the University of Chicago earned Borst-Smith the title.

As the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament begins today, take a look back to the Yellowjackets’ 1990 Division III national championship and see where some of the players are today.

Assistant track coach Jay Petsch is doused by football players Jordan Golinowski ’15, left and Farid Adenuga ’16. Fifteen members of the Athletic Department took part in the Ice Bucket Challenge on Aug. 19, and supported research into ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Adam Pacheck has been elected to the Capital One Academic All-America Second Team for Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field in Division III. To qualify for the team, athletes must be of sophomore standing or higher and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or higher on a 4.00 scale.

In terms of individual success, Rochester enjoyed one of its finest seasons this year. A total of 16 student-athletes earned All-America honors for their achievements, representing soccer, squash, swimming, diving, golf, rowing, and softball.

For more than four decades, Jane Possee has served as a role model to female athletes at the University.

The Brian F. Prince Athletic Complex will encompass and improve Fauver Stadium, the baseball field area, the Lyman Outdoor Tennis Center, and the north field practice area.