11-12: Intercollegiate Athletics

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Bellingham gives WWU Division II champs heroes homecoming

The Western Washington University men’s basketball team was greeted with a victory rally as they returned to campus in Bellingham Sunday afternoon. The team won their first Division II National Championship Saturday, beating Montevallo 72-65 in a match-up at Northern Kentucky University.

2012-03-26
Family, friends, fans and school officials welcome home Western's national title team

When five-year senior Rory Blanche began his Western Washington University basketball career as a freshman, he was simply trying to make a strong impression on coach Brad Jackson. Little did he know he'd be one of the key components in giving Western its first NCAA Division II basketball…

2012-03-26
WWU Comes Home With Division II Title

Hundreds of cheering Vikings fans welcomed the National Champion Western Washington University Men’s Basketball home yesterday afternoon.

After taking a chartered flight into Bellingham, the team got a police escort from Bellingham International Airport to Western’s campus and an awaiting…

2012-03-26
Western wins national basketball title 2012-03-24
Track and field: Grandy 14th in high jump

Western Washington University freshman Brittany Grandy placed 14th in the women's high jump at the NCAA Division II National Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Mankato, Minn.
Grandy cleared 5-4 1/2 on her second attempt.

2012-03-12
Track and field: Warman named GNAC female athlete of the week

Western Washington University's Emily Warman has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Female of the Week for Feb. 19-25.
A junior, Warman improved her NCAA Division II provisional national qualifying mark in winning the women's long jump at the…

2012-02-28
Men's basketball: Brad Jackson named GNAC coach of the year

Western Washington University's Brad Jackson was voted Coach of the Year on the 2011-12 Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball all-star team announced on Monday, Feb. 27.
Vikings forward Rory Blanche was a unanimous first-team pick. Guard John Allen earned second-…

2012-02-28
Schramm named co-GNAC player of the week

Western Washington University women's basketball forward Kristin Schramm has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference co-Player of the Week for Feb. 19-25.
A 5-foot-9 senior, Schramm helped the Vikings to road wins over Seattle Pacific, 72-62, and Montana State Billings, 74-68.…

2012-02-28
Men's basketball: Vikings win GNAC title

No. 24 ranked Seattle Pacific University may own the top defense in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in terms of points allowed per game, but the No. 14 ranked Western Washington University men's basketball team showed Thursday night it has no problem playing a defensive game if need…

2012-02-24
Men's basketball: Blanche selected as an Academic All-American

Western Washington University men's basketball player Rory Blanche has been selected to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America NCAA Division II first team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Blanche is a manufacturing engineering technology…

2012-02-24
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