Dram茅 Apparel
Jaida Drame (IntPhys, Soc鈥22), a track-and-field walk-on who didn鈥檛 run in high school, is departing CU as a world-recognized sprinter 鈥 and entrepreneur.
Drame tried out for track her sophomore year. She practiced 200- and 400-meters, trained solo and set personal records. She made the team in fall 2019, but then the pandemic struck. Eager to challenge herself and also bored during quarantine, she began altering and then designing clothes.
鈥淢y mom had bought me a sewing machine. I alter my clothes 鈥 I have long legs,鈥 said Drame.
Drame modified athleisure styles before shifting to performance wear. She named her operation . Then, Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) changes in 2021 allowed her to become a profiting business owner.
鈥淏efore NIL, it was Dram茅 Apparel or track. No crossover,鈥 said Drame. 鈥淣ow, I can push my own company.鈥
Drame will be in Boulder next year training with her running coach.
鈥淚鈥檓 running for Senegal professionally,鈥 said Drame. 鈥淎nd I hope to be wearing my uniforms.鈥
Buffs Bits
Jana Weinberger (IntlAf鈥06) was named CU鈥檚 director of skiing and Ian Lochhead as head alpine coach. 鈥 After women鈥檚 basketball鈥檚 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance, Quay Miller (Soc鈥23) and Jaylyn Sherrod (Soc鈥22, MSOL鈥23) announced they will return for their fifth and final seasons of eligibility. Head coach JR Payne signed a contract extension through 2028. 鈥 Lacrosse (11-8, 7-3 Pac-12) concluded 2023 with a run in the Pac-12 Tournament, ultimately falling 12-6 to USC in the championship on May 6. Charlie Rudy (StComm鈥22, MBus鈥23) and Sam McGee (MSOL鈥23) were named First Team All-Conference. 鈥 Buffs tennis (12-12, 3-9 Pac-12) advanced to the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament and earned a trip to the inaugural National Invitational Championship (NIT). 鈥 In April CU began a $12.3 million Athletics improvement project. The upgrades include lighting for soccer night games, a new training center for the ski team and track-and-field updates before CU hosts the 2024 Pac-12 Track & Field Championships.
Coach Talk
"We鈥檝e got an extremely resilient group who genuinely love one another. It鈥檚 really gratifying to see them enjoy the fruits of their labor. This group does the work.鈥
鈥 Tennis head coach Anthony Pham after CU defeated Oregon on April 26 to win its first Pac-12 Tournament Match in program history.
