Download 2005-06 UConn Athletics Year In Review

All-American Rudy Gay led the UConn
men’s basketball team to the NCAA Elite
Eight last year and the BIG EAST regular
season championship. The
men’s basketball team
won the NCAA
Championship in
1999 and 2004
and are perennial
title contenders.
All-American Laura Puddle
helped lead the UConn field
hockey team to the NCAA
quarterfinals in 2005 and the
BIG EAST regular season
and tournament
championship. The field
hockey team at UConn
has won two national
championships in its
history.
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Men’s track and field standout Joel Legare
was named the BIG EAST Outdoor Track
Performer of the Year and was an AllAmerican in the indoor season in the 800
meters. He also helped lead UConn to the
indoor BIG EAST title.
he University of Connecticut Division of Athletics
sponsors 24 sports that compete at the NCAA Division IA level and is a member of the prestigious BIG EAST
Conference. UConn has won eight NCAA
Championships since 1990 and has won 72 BIG EAST
regular season or tournament championships. UConn
student-athletes bring great pride to the University and the
entire state of Connecticut.
Barbara Turner concluded an
outstanding career for the
UConn women’s basketball
team as the Huskies
advanced to the NCAA
Elite Eight and won the
BIG EAST tournament.
UConn is a five-time
national champion in
women’s basketball.
James Hargrave was a firstteam All-BIG EAST selection
for the Husky football team as
UConn played its second season
as a BIG EAST and BCS member
in 2005.
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Meghan Schnur was an AllConference selection for the
women’s soccer team as the
Huskies won the BIG
EAST regular season title
and again played in the
NCAAs. UConn is just
one of two schools that
have played in every
NCAA Championship
since it began in
1982.
Julius James was an
All-American pick for
the UConn men’s
soccer team, which
won the BIG EAST
tournament title in
2005 and advanced to
the NCAA
Championship for the
eighth-straight year. The
Huskies have won three
national championships in
that sport.
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All-American Rudy Gay led the UConn
men’s basketball team to the NCAA Elite
Eight last year and the BIG EAST regular
season championship. The
men’s basketball team
won the NCAA
Championship in
1999 and 2004
and are perennial
title contenders.
All-American Laura Puddle
helped lead the UConn field
hockey team to the NCAA
quarterfinals in 2005 and the
BIG EAST regular season
and tournament
championship. The field
hockey team at UConn
has won two national
championships in its
history.
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Men’s track and field standout Joel Legare
was named the BIG EAST Outdoor Track
Performer of the Year and was an AllAmerican in the indoor season in the 800
meters. He also helped lead UConn to the
indoor BIG EAST title.
he University of Connecticut Division of Athletics
sponsors 24 sports that compete at the NCAA Division IA level and is a member of the prestigious BIG EAST
Conference. UConn has won eight NCAA
Championships since 1990 and has won 72 BIG EAST
regular season or tournament championships. UConn
student-athletes bring great pride to the University and the
entire state of Connecticut.
Barbara Turner concluded an
outstanding career for the
UConn women’s basketball
team as the Huskies
advanced to the NCAA
Elite Eight and won the
BIG EAST tournament.
UConn is a five-time
national champion in
women’s basketball.
James Hargrave was a firstteam All-BIG EAST selection
for the Husky football team as
UConn played its second season
as a BIG EAST and BCS member
in 2005.
2006 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
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Meghan Schnur was an AllConference selection for the
women’s soccer team as the
Huskies won the BIG
EAST regular season title
and again played in the
NCAAs. UConn is just
one of two schools that
have played in every
NCAA Championship
since it began in
1982.
Julius James was an
All-American pick for
the UConn men’s
soccer team, which
won the BIG EAST
tournament title in
2005 and advanced to
the NCAA
Championship for the
eighth-straight year. The
Huskies have won three
national championships in
that sport.
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