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  • Your vote counts: Academy cadet in running for 'senior class' award

    A senior at the Air Force Academy and native of Plano, Texas, is one of 10 finalists for the Senior Class Award for lacrosse.Fans can vote once per day until May 17 for Cadet 1st Class Ridge Flick to win the award by going to www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/lacrosse_2010.Fan balloting counts for one

  • Seven Air Force baseball players suspended

    Seven Air Force baseball players have been suspended indefinitely from the team for a violation of Academy standards. The suspensions begin immediately, prohibiting the student athletes from representing the Academy in any outside activities. Suspended were seniors Addison Gentry and Michael Ruvolo,

  • Academy receives $5 million for indoor athletics facility

    The Air Force Academy received a $5-million contribution March 15 through the USAFA Endowment from 1965 graduate Bart Holaday and his wife, Lynn, toward the construction of a new indoor athletic training facility.The contribution marks the largest gift from a graduate to the Academy in the

  • Air Force football schedule announced for 2010

    Ten nationally televised games and visits to Falcon Stadium by league rivals BYU, CSU, Utah and New Mexico and a service academy rival highlight the 2010 Air Force football schedule released today by the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons will play five games on CBS College, three games on The

  • 44 Falcons named to all-MWC team

    Forty-four Air Force athletes were among 384 student-athletes named to the fall 2009 Academic All-Mountain West Conference team, the MWC's communication division announced Feb. 11.Fall sports include men's and women's cross-country, football, women's soccer and women's volleyball. Student athletes

  • Volleyball: Former Cal coach accepts position at Academy

    Matt McShane has agreed to become the head volleyball coach at the Air Force Academy, athletic department officials announced Jan. 26.McShane, recently selected as one of Volleyball Magazine's 10 Best Assistant Coaches, joins the Falcon program after a five-year stint as an assistant coach at Cal.

  • Calhoun to remain at Air Force

    Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun released a statement today in response to rumors that he would accept a job with the Tennessee Volunteers. "We are more than grateful and proud to be closely involved with the character building of our cadets and the mission of the United States Air Force

  • Basketball: Falcons rein in Broncos, 72-65

    Air Force defeated Texas-Pan American 72-65 at Clune Arena Jan. 2 on a career-high 25 points by center Mike McLain.McLain, a native of Portland, Ore., also led Air Force in rebounds with seven. Other high scorers for the Falcons were junior forward Derek Brooks, with 16, and junior guard Evan

  • Basketball: Women Falcons rally to 74-66 win over Western State

    Shooting a season-best 54.5 percent from the field, Air Force erased a halftime deficit to rally to a 74-66 win over Western State Jan. 2 at Clune Arena. The win improves the Falcons to 3-10 on the season and drops the Mountaineers to 4-10. The trio of junior guard Raimee Beck, freshman guard Alicia

  • Football: 3rd try a charm for Falcons in 47-20 victory over Houston

    Six interceptions powered the Air Force Academy to a 47-20 win over the University of Houston Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl here Dec. 31.This was the third time the Air Force Academy and University of Houston met on the gridiron in two years. The Academy defeated the Cougars 31-28 during the 2008