Women’s tennis signs four-star recruit
Idaho women’s tennis coach Daniel Pollock inked a big-time recruit Thursday on the National Letter of Intent day, signing No. 71 ranked women’s tennis recruit Rita Bermudez. Bermudez is a senior at Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson, Ariz., where she won the Arizona Division II State Singles Championship as a junior last year.
“We’re extremely excited that Rita has chosen to become a Vandal,” Pollock said. “She is an excellent player with a record of top quality results against highly ranked opponents that speak for themselves. I expect her to have an immediate positive impact on our lineup next year.”
Bermudez is ranked the No. 17 player in the southwest and the No. 3 player from Arizona.
Digby and Levkiv awarded with WAC honor
The Verizon WAC Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week calls Moscow home for the second consecutive week, as Idaho’s Erica Digby and Andrey Levkiv were each honored for their performances during the week of April 2 to 8.
Digby made noise at the highly competitive Stanford Invitational meet last weekend in Palo Alto, Calif., when the British Columbia born senior recorded Idaho’s third-fastest time in the 1,500-meter with a WAC-best finish of 4:22.18. It was a 13-second career best for Digby, who is No. 25 in the NCAA. Digby’s time in the 800-meter Saturday was a 7-second career best and No. 8 in the WAC this season. Levkiv, a sophomore, was victorious at the WAR V Regional meet in Spokane, clinching the shot put title with a throw of 55-3.5 (16.85 meters). For the third consecutive weekend, Levkiv has posted a career-best in the shot put and his mark is a WAC-best this season by 2 feet.
2012 Hall of Fame class announced
The Vandal Athletic Hall of Fame announced its six inductees to the 2012 Hall of Fame class. The inductees will be honored this fall at a special induction ceremony.
The 2012 inductees are as follows: Longtime supporter Jim Anderson in the lifetime contributions category; baseball and football standout Dick Mooney, who also is recognized for his lifetime contributions; tennis standouts Patty Shanander and Cathy Shanander-Law; basketball standout Riley Smith; and the 1966 baseball team.
The 2012 class is Idaho’s fourth, since the Hall of Fame was introduced in 2007.
“These new members have contributed to the successes of the University of Idaho Department of Athletics through competitive excellence and charitable giving. I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to them,” Athletic Director Rob Spear said.
Track and Field to host free youth camp
The Idaho track and field team is set to host its third annual “We Are Runners, Jumpers, Throwers” youth camp May 2 at the newly-renovated Dan O’Brien Track and Field Complex. The event is free and open to all Moscow-area elementary school students in grades one to six.
Headed by Vandal athletes and track and field coaches, the camp’s goal is to become familiar with the sport and teach young children the basics of specific events. Campers who pre-register are eligible to receive a free T-shirt but must register by, or prior to April 23 to guarantee a t-shirt. Go to govandals.com to register for the event.