September 25, 2020

Air Force Academy releases statement on Mountain West Conference decision to play football

U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, Sept. 25, 2020 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Following the Mountain West Conference’s decision to play football, the Air Force Academy is providing the following statement. Anything further on the decision should go to the conference, and any questions on schedules, fan attendance, etc. should go to the Athletic Department website. “I support the Mountain West Conference’s commitment to keep medical guidance, standards and testing at the forefront of their decision to begin playing football next month," said Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent. "Everyone should know that my number...

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April 15, 2020

Grad Week Feature: Senior fencer finds home on Academy fencing team

  Editors Note: This feature was written earlier this year. NCAA and international fencing competitions were put on hold to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Story by Jennifer Spradlin, April 15, 2020 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Sabre fencing is the fastest combat sport in the world. Sabre is offense-driven. A typical scoring pass unfolds in a matter of seconds. Attacks are allowed above the waist, including the head, and it’s common for sabre fencers to use aggressive screams to intimidate their opponents. It’s fair to say sabre fencing is not for the faint of heart....

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April 14, 2020

Grad Week Feature: Two Minnesota natives create Academy’s first women’s hockey team

Editors Note: This article was written earlier this year. Club athletics at the Academy are currently on hiatus due to COVID-19. Story and photos by Jennifer Spradlin, April 14, 2020 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Sarah Warner and Katelyn Miller grew up on skates. The two Academy seniors played hockey almost as soon as they could walk on makeshift ice rinks in their backyards and neighborhood ponds. “I developed [such a] love of the game. It’s almost like eating -- an essential part of the day. Your body is telling you to get to the rink,” Warner said. Women’s...

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February 16, 2020

Academy, NHL release statement on NHL Stadium Series game

A near-capacity crowd takes their seats prior to the ceremonial puck drop during the NHL Stadium Series game Feb. 15, 2020, at the Air Force Academy, Colo. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, Feb. 16, 2020 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo.-- Multiple efforts were made by the NHL and Air Force Academy to warn attendees about potential traffic delays getting to the sold out Stadium Series game yesterday. In addition to website and social media posts, and signage along the I-25 corridor in the week leading up to the game, the NHL alerted the more than 43,000 fans who had purchased...

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November 7, 2019

5 Air Force Academy Athletes to Watch Right Now

U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs, November 07, 2019 Lavelle Scottie Senior Lavelle Scottie enters the 2019-20 season for Air Force men’s basketball as a Preseason All Mountain West First-Team selection, the first Falcon to do so since 2006. Scottie is also Air Force’s leading scorer each of the past two seasons. Scottie earned Third-Team All-Mountain West honors last year as a junior, when he averaged 15.3 points per game. Scottie set program records with 324 points and an 18.0 points per game average in Mountain West play. The Fort Worth, Texas, native comes into his senior season with 1,045...

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October 29, 2019

Rifle team goes 3-1 in home matches, Cadet Fiori is Falcons’ top finisher

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Peter Fiori. (Photo/Trevor Cokley) Athletic communications, Oct. 29, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE  ACADEMY, Colo. -- Finishing 3-1, Air Force started the season in fine fashion with home matches against the Universities of Kentucky and Nebraska and UTEP,  Oct. 26-27. Following a weekend of matches, the Air Force rifle team will travel to West Point, N.Y., for the annual President’s Trophy Matches against Army, Navy and the Coast Guard, Nov. 2. Saturday, in a quad match, the Falcons beat Nebraska, 4674-4636, and UTEP, 4560 (Air Force won the smallbore match 2315-2309 versus UK).  Kentucky won the...

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October 6, 2016

Boxing Instills Warrior Mindset at Academy

By Ray Bowden, U.S.Air Force Academy Public Affairs U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. --  Boxing has a different ring to it at the Air Force Academy now that all female cadets must step through the ropes. Previously, women took the Academy’s mandatory Combatives I and II courses, but only male cadets were required to put on boxing gloves. The change follows Defense Department guidelines published in January opening combat roles to women. Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson said getting women into the ring is a logical step. "The Secretary of Defense opened all military occupations and positions to women...

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August 27, 2019

Air Force pilot trainee accepts tennis award, life’s challenges

Story by 2nd Lt. Robert Guest, Aug. 23, 2019 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Second Lt. Isaac Perez, a former tennis player at the U.S. Air Force Academy, has been named a 2019 Arthur Ashe Jr. Leadership and Sportsmanship Award recipient by the National Collegiate Athletics Association. Perez will be presented with the award during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York Aug. 24, 2019. "Isaac was a role-model for my team the day he stepped on our courts and has always displayed the utmost respect and sportsmanship while representing the Academy," said Dan Oosterhous, head men’s tennis coach...

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May 30, 2019

Grad Week Commentary: Athletic director encourages Class of 2019 to look back on an ‘incredible journey’

(U.S. Air Force photo/Darcie Ibidapo) Nathan Pine, U.S. Air Force Academy director of athletics, May 30, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Force athletics would like to congratulate the class of 2019 on the impressive accomplishment of graduating from the Academy. This long four-year journey started when you committed to be different, to selflessly serve your country and become part of something bigger than yourselves. As you prepare to join the Long Blue Line, take a few minutes to look back at your incredible journey. From Basic Cadet Training through your commissioning ceremonies, think of how you have...

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January 24, 2019

AF grad, fencer Tim Cullen among NCAA 2019 Silver Anniversary Award recipients

Tim Cullen, former fencing student-athlete at the U.S. Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force Academy photo) By Air Force Academy Athletics Communications, Jan. 24, 2019 Class of 1994 Air Force Academy graduate Col. Tim Cullen is one of six former student-athletes who will receive the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award this month, recognizing their collegiate and professional achievements. The Silver Anniversary Award annually recognizes distinguished individuals on the 25th anniversary of the conclusion of their college athletics careers. Representatives of NCAA member schools, conferences and past awardees select the recipients each year. Joining Cullen as 2019 Silver Anniversary honorees are Mia...

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