University of Wyoming Cowgirl outside hitter Mikaela Ryshytylo has been selected to represent the province of Manitoba in the upcoming Canada games and the USAV HP Championships.

Original artwork honoring the University of Wyoming’s 1943 NCAA Basketball Championship are currently available for purchase at NCAA.com/Art. The artwork depicts Wyoming basketball legends Kenny Sailors and Everett Shelton and was commissioned by the NCAA for this past year’s 75th Anniversary Celebration of March Madness.

Ten Wyoming senior athletes have been selected as finalists for the 2013 Milward Simpson Athlete of the Year Award. Madison Legerski of Laramie is among the female candidates who could receive this rather distinctive honor. The two winners of the award will be announced Saturday, June 22, in Casper.

Chad Callihan has been hired as the new head coach of the University of Wyoming women’s volleyball program. Callihan becomes the 13th head volleyball coach in Cowgirl history. He replaces Carrie Yerty, who resigned on May 3.

The renovation of the University of Wyoming’s Arena-Auditorium has received a great deal of support from a special group of individuals over the past several weeks. That special group is made up of former Cowboy basketball players who have offered their financial support through generous donations.

The University of Wyoming has announced that most UW offices will be closed and summer classes dismissed for Memorial Day.

DIRECTV Sports Networks and the Mountain West Conference have entered into a multi-year agreement, making DIRECTV Sports, and its ROOT SPORTS-branded regional sports network, the regional TV home of Mountain West football and men's basketball.

Three more prep student-athletes will join the Cowboy Wrestling program, the University of Wyoming coaching staff announced Tuesday. The newcomers include Archibald Colgan of Westminster, Colorado, Eric Hoffman of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, and Luke Paine of Billings, Montana.