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NAU Quarterback Case Cookus Named A Finalist For The Walter Payton Award
NAU quarterback Case Cookus has been named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award for the best player in FCS Football. He was named one of four finalists for the award Monday. He will travel to Frisco, Texas for the awards banquet on Friday, January 10th. The Thousand Oaks, California-native won the STATS Freshman ofFull Story
NAU Men Win, Women Lose In A Double Header In Prescott Valley Sunday
The NAU men’s basketball team was victorious, but the women’s team wasn’t after a double header in the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley Sunday. The Lumberjacks men’s team led Nebraska-Omaha 45-20 at halftime and held off the Mavericks, winning 73-65. Cameron Shelton led the Jacks with 20 points in the win. Ted McRee addedFull Story
Flagstaff Beats Seton Catholic 59-55
The Flagstaff Eagles boys basketball held off a late surge by Seton Catholic to beat the Sentinals, 59-55 at War Memorial Gymnasium. Both teams committed a lot of fouls in the game with three Sentinals fouling out in the fourth quarter. Nick Sneezy led the Eagles with 25 points, with four three-pointers all in theFull Story
NAU Flat As They Fall To UC-Davis Wednesday Night At Home
The NAU Lumberjacks men’s basketball team encountered a determined UC-Davis Aggie basketball team that was on a six-game losing streak Wednesday night. The Lumberjacks shooting went cold in the second half as they fell to the Aggies, 85-66, at the Rolle Activity Center. Luke Avdalovic led the Jacks with 17 points. NAU went 2-for-13 fromFull Story
NAU Beats South Dakota In A Thriller At Rolle Saturday
The NAU Lumberjacks made a statement Saturday by rallying from eight points down late in the game to beat the South Dakota Coyotes, 76-72, at the Rolle Activity Center. Bernie Andre and Luke Avdalovic each scored 17 points to lead the Jacks, who improve to 3-1 on the season. Brooks DeBisschop added 13 points andFull Story
Seven NAU Football Players Garner All-Conference Honors
Seven Lumberjacks football players we named all-Big Sky Tuesday. Senior offensive lineman Cole Habib, junior kicker Luis Aguilar, junior punter D.J. Arnson and senior defensive back Khalil Dorsey were all named to the first team. Senior quarterback Case Cookus was named to the second team, as was sophomore wide receiver Brandon Porter and senior runningFull Story
NAU Falls To Idaho In A Wild Game Saturday In The Skydome
The NAU Lumberjacks ended the 2019 football season on a tough note after they fell to the Idaho Vandals in overtime Saturday, 60-53, in overtime in the Skydome. Senior quarterback Case Cookus ends his college career with 29-of-51 with a career-high 450 yards and three touchdowns. In the game Cookus passed the 12-thousand yard markFull Story
NAU’s National Title Streak In Men’s Cross Country Ends At Three
The NAU men’s cross country team competed for its fourth straight NCAA Championship Saturday morning in Terre Haute, Indiana, but fell short. The Jacks finished second to BYU, 109-163 to finish runner-up to the Cougars. The highest finishing Lumberjack was freshman Drew Bosley and he finished 22nd, finishing over 30-seconds behind meet winner Edwin KurgatFull Story
NAU Beats Benedictine Mesa, Prepares For A Stiff Test Next Saturday At Home Against South Dakota
The NAU men’s basketball team improves to 2-1 on the season after beating the Redhawks of Benedictine University at Mesa, 93-56, Wednesday at the Rolle Activity Center. Luke Avdalovic had 16 points and Cameron Shelton chipped in with 14 points in the win for the Jacks. Tre Carolina and Austin Denham each had 12 pointsFull Story
NAU Falls To Southern Utah In The Grand Canyon Trophy Game On The Road
NAU was stopped on fourth and goal from the one yard line with eight minutes left in the fourth quarter as Southern Utah beat the Lumberjacks 31-30 in the Grand Canyon Trophy game in Cedar City, Utah Saturday. Case Cookus was 32-for-44 for 325 yards and a touchdown in his last road game as aFull Story