Sports Writer

Pat Rooney

Pat Rooney has worked for Prairie Mountain Publishing since 2011 and has covered the Colorado Buffaloes since 2015.

Late scoring change pushes CU Buffs men’s relay squad into NCAA championship meet

May 27, 2022 at 8:49 p.m.

Eduardo Herrera has set records and earned All-American honors during his running career at Colorado. Yet his final race will be remembered as a disappointing one. CU’s decorated sixth-year senior,...

NCAA West Preliminaries begin for CU Buffs

May 25, 2022 at 9:37 p.m.

With athletes like Abby Nichols, Micaela DeGenero and Madie Boreman set to begin their respective quests for NCAA outdoor track national championships this week, it is the Colorado women’s team...

Addition of Yale transfer Jalen Gabbidon puts writing on wall for Jabari Walker with CU Buffs

May 24, 2022 at 4:35 p.m.

For Colorado basketball fans still holding a candle for the hope of a return to Boulder by Jabari Walker, it is time to blow out that flame.

Two-time Pac-12 champ Madie Boreman aims for another chapter in CU Buffs steeplechase history

May 24, 2022 at 1:51 p.m.

Madie Boreman already had put her name alongside some of Colorado’s all-time track athletes in the same event that made her predecessors famous.

For Eduardo Herrera, it was his vast experience that led to a sense of calm despite what could have been an ominous start to his final run through the Pac-12 Conference championships last week.

Eduardo Herrera ready to lead CU Buffs men’s track at NCAA West prelims

May 22, 2022 at 12:22 p.m.

For Eduardo Herrera, it was his vast experience that led to a sense of calm despite what could have been an ominous start to his final run through the Pac-12...

Shared journey of Abby Nichols, Micaela DeGenero culminates on national stage for CU Buffs

May 21, 2022 at 12:03 p.m.

It seems somewhat fitting that, at the very end of their scholastic running careers, Abby Nichols and Micaela DeGenero are hitting the finish line as teammates at Colorado. The paths...

Newcomer J’Vonne Hadley eager to get running with CU Buffs men’s basketball

May 20, 2022 at 3:16 p.m.

J’Vonne Hadley’s distinctive basketball journey gave him a couple of knowledgeable references to call upon while mulling an offer from the University of Colorado.

BuffZone beat writer Pat Rooney takes questions and leads a discussion on CU Buffs athletics.

Chat replay: Pat Rooney discusses CU Buffs athletics (May 20, 2022)

May 20, 2022 at 11:53 a.m.

BuffZone beat writer Pat Rooney takes questions and leads a discussion on CU Buffs athletics.

CU Buffs’ Abby Nichols named Pac-12 Women’s Track Athlete of the Year

May 19, 2022 at 2:09 p.m.

There remains much work to be done for Abby Nichols. Yet her historic distance sweep at the Pac-12 Conference championships has landed the Colorado senior an impressive honor.

As Jabari Walker began getting measured and evaluated at the NBA Draft Combine on Wednesday, it probably was not a stretch to wonder if it also was the future of the Colorado program under the microscope somewhat in Chicago.

CU Buffs men’s basketball notes: Tad Boyle confident in ’22-23 outlook, regardless of Jabari Walker

May 18, 2022 at 4:25 p.m.

As Jabari Walker began getting measured and evaluated at the NBA Draft Combine on Wednesday, it probably was not a stretch to wonder if it also was the future of...