CU Athletic History

Varsity sports represented in the Heritage Center Athletics Room include:

• Baseball*
• Men’s Basketball
• Women’s Basketball
• Football
• Golf
• Gymnastics*
• Skiing
• Soccer**
• Tennis**
• Track and Field and Cross Country
• Volleyball
• Wrestling*

* No longer a varsity sport
** Currently a varsity sport for women, no longer for men

CU Olympians

The University of Colorado has a long tradition of sending students, alumni and coaches to the Olympics. CU’s first Olympian, David Bolen, attended the 1948 games in London, and since then 68 others have competed at this international athletic event. Below is a list of CU Olympians, as of the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.

List of CU Olympians

Other helpful websites include:

Official University of Colorado Athletics Website

Many photos of teams and individual athletes may be found on the Classic CU Website