Sports recap: Falcon pole vaulter named All-American

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SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) --  Air Force Academy pole vaulter Paul Gensic earned All-American honors following a third-place performance at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 11 in Fayetteville, Ark.

Gensic cleared a height of 18 feet 1/2 inch and tied with the University of Nebraska’s Ray Scotten and the University of Oklahoma's Scott Martin for the second-best height of the night, finishing only second to the University of Oregon's Tommy Skipper whose winning vault was 18-4 1/2. A tie-breaking procedure was used to determine final placement with Scotten placing second and Martin fourth.

In men's tennis action, the Falcons won a pair of home matches March 12, defeating Oral Roberts University and Colorado School of Mines, each by a 6-1 score. They have won five consecutive matches and are 13-3 this season. They are now idle until March 21 when they meet Stetson University in Deland, Fla.

In College Hockey America tournament play, the Falcon hockey team advanced to the semifinals for the first time in three years after edging Wayne State University in overtime, 4-3. In the semifinal round, however, the Falcon season ended when they ran into top-seeded Bemidji State, getting shut out 6-0. Air Force finished the year with a 14-19-3 overall record.

The academy baseball team was swept in a doubleheader at the University of Northern Colorado on March 8, losing game one, 8-4, and game two, 9-3. The Falcons drop to 4-13 on the season. They will take a week off from competition until March 18 when they open Mountain West Conference play at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

With its continuing offensive woes, the Air Force women’s basketball team ended their season by losing in the opening round of the Mountain West Conference Championships to second-seed University of Utah, 63-42. The Falcons wrap up their season with a 7-21 ledger.

In lacrosse, the Falcons dropped to 2-2 on the season after being bested by the University of Pennsylvania Quakers on March 10, 6-3. Despite outshooting the Quakers, the Falcons had trouble finding the net. The Falcons have 13 days off before embarking upon a five-game road swing. Their next match will be with Great Western Lacrosse League opponent Fairfield University on March 23.