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This Buff’s for you: Richard Rokos always put his athletes first
When Richard Rokos officially steps down as CU’s head ski coach he does so as a legend. There are the stats: eight team national championships in his 31 NCAA appearances; 44 individual champions and 14 RMISA championships; and scores of coach-of-the year honors he has steadfastly declined, preferring to reserve acclaim for the athletes. The stats go on, and are impressive, but are only minor markers compared to 200-or-so contacts in his phone. Those numbers, belonging to the athletes he coached and keeps in touch with regularly and the stories behind them are his true legacy.
Forejtek, Fleckenstein Shine As Buffs Close Gap At NCAAs - University of Colorado Athletics cubuffs.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cubuffs.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tefre, Smart take NCAA slalom crowns
March 13, 2021
Day 3 of the 2021 NCAA Championships was slalom day, or, what CU coach Richard Rokos calls, “the great equalizer.” The script can rewrite itself in an eye blink, with a hooked tip, a straddle, a rogue rut. Anything can happen to anyone, even in perfect conditions, and the reverse 30 second running order can foster huge moves up the rankings from athletes deep inside the flip.
Add in: the pressure each athlete feels to finish and thereby earn team points; an event with a high attrition rate even on a good day; and a challenging sun-cupped surface brought to you by Mother Nature, and you’ve got yourself an icy roulette wheel. At the NCAA champs, “that’s 12 times a day my heart rate goes to 200,” explains Rokos. For one team to complete its full 12 runs of slalom without a major incident requires a minor miracle.
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