- Dad: Expelled AFA running back thought he was smoking tobacco
- Dad says academy booted him as example
- FRANK SCHWAB
- On Jan. 12, Asher Clark was pulled out of class to be questioned as part of the Air Force Academy’s investigation into drug use.
Clark didn’t think to ask for a lawyer at that time because it never crossed his mind he was in trouble, acc... Full story
- RAMSEY: A loving father stands beside Asher Clark
- Mark Clark talks about a long ride home
- DAVID RAMSEY
- I spent a fair amount of time in the vice principal’s office during my junior high years in south Denver. I almost always deserved these visits.
But on one of those disciplinary excursions, I had been falsely accused. The vice principal kept s... Full story
- Asher Clark removed from Air Force as part of drug investigation, sources say
- Senior running back no longer enrolled
- FRANK SCHWAB
- Asher Clark, the second-leading rusher in Air Force football history, has been removed from the academy less than a week before he was scheduled to graduate, and sources indicated he was removed as part of the academy’s investigation into illeg... Full story
- AFA safety Scott Thomas elected to College Football Hall
- Was tough on field, ejecting in Gulf War
- FRANK SCHWAB
- The tough guy wasn’t fazed when his F-16 fighter jet malfunctioned and he had to parachute out into Iraq during the height of the Gulf War.
In one of the most dangerous moments imaginable, former Air Force football safety Scott Thomas spoke in... Full story
- Air Force men win MW outdoor track and field meet
- It's second conference title of the year for Falcons
- FRANK SCHWAB
- All of Air Force’s sports have combined for four Mountain West team championships since the academy joined the league in 1999. Half of those titles have been earned by the Falcons men’s track team over the past three months.
Just like th... Full story
- Led by high jumpers, Air Force men lead MW championship meet after third day
- FRANK SCHWAB
- The men's high jump finals at the Mountain West outdoor track and field championships didn’t look much different than a typical practice day for Air Force.
The Falcons have many talented high jumpers, and the competition among teammates intens... Full story
- Six months after being told his career was over, Drye wins MW hammer throw title
- FRANK SCHWAB
- In December, Robert Drye ripped his right pectoral tendon off the bone. Drye’s surgeon told the senior his throwing career for the Air Force track team was done.
“Of course, I proved him wrong,” Drye said Thursday as he wore a meda... Full story
- During conference championships, Air Force athletes balance track, field, exams
- FRANK SCHWAB
- When Evan McDowell was supposed to be concentrating on equations for his physics final at Air Force, he found himself calculating how he could improve his mark in the discus.
Michael Tibbs understands. The Air Force junior had four final exams betwe... Full story
- Mountain West officially adds Utah State, San Jose State
- FRANK SCHWAB
- The Mountain West’s announcement that Utah State and San Jose State were officially joining the conference didn’t completely clear up the league’s future.
There are many unresolved issues for the conference. Adding Utah State and S... Full story
- Air Force football getting national exposure in 2012
- FRANK SCHWAB
- Air Force will have six nationally televised football games – which is better than most of its Mountain West brethren - including a pair of high-profile appearances.
The Falcons will host Navy on CBS on Oct. 6, with an early start of 9:30 a.m.... Full story
- Air Force's Popovich wins NBA coach of the year again
- FRANK SCHWAB
- San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has had unquestionably the greatest career in basketball of anyone associated with the Air Force hoops program, and he added to his resume today. Popovich was named NBA Coach of the Year for the second time.
&l... Full story
- AFA diver Hern proud of her organization to help teenage girls
- FRANK SCHWAB
- What struck Kaylei Deakin about Moranda Hern wasn’t the determination to start an organization for teenage girls who had a parent deployed overseas, though that was impressive, considering they were both in high school.
What Deakin remembers i... Full story
- Fullam gives up SEC football career to pursue Air Force dream
- FRANK SCHWAB
- In between playing football in the Southeastern Conference, Jay Fullam would sit in his dorm room at Vanderbilt and wonder why he wasn’t in Colorado Springs.
Fullam admits he was in a good situation. He was at a prestigious university, playing... Full story
- Calhoun hopes resolution on Mountain West's future happens soon
- FRANK SCHWAB
- While most football coaches in the Mountain West seem content as they wait for the conference’s next step, Air Force coach Troy Calhoun would like a resolution.
“It really needs to get pinpointed, and I think there’s some immediacy... Full story
- Air Force leading rusher Clark punished for not meeting standards
- FRANK SCHWAB
- When Air Force visited the White House on Monday, President Barack Obama singled out four Air Force players for their on-field accomplishments including senior running back Asher Clark. The president seemed unaware Clark was not there, having been le... Full story
