Alumni Update: Phinney to be inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame

Art Phinney, a 1978 Burlington-Edison High School grad who headed successful softball programs at Skagit Valley College and Western Washington University, will be inducted into Western's Athletics Hall of Fame on May 21, according to a news release from the school's sports information department.

Phinney coached Western from 1995 to 2001, compiling a record of 186-110-1, including the school's first national team championship in 1998. Western won 30 or more games in each of his last four years.

In 1998, the Vikings made a remarkable run to win the NAIA title after receiving the seventh and final at-large berth to nationals. Phinney was named NAIA National Coach of the Year.