Athletics
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| Lexie Bland signs to play basketball at Western Washington | Ellensburg High School senior Lexie Bland took her next step in her basketball career. On Friday afternoon Bland signed her National Letter of Intent to play at Western Washington University. “Western is a program I feel like I fit in with the best,” Bland said. “Even with the… |
2016-04-20 | |
| WWU alum Crouch second-fastest U.S. woman in Boston Marathon | Former Western Washington University cross country and track and field standout Sarah Crouch (formerly Porter) was the 11th female to cross the finish line on Monday, April 18, at the 2016 Boston Marathon. Crouch, who now calls Blowing Rock, N.C., home, completed the historic 26.2-mile… |
2016-04-19 | |
| Boston Marathon: Early encounter with rooster keeps Sarah Crouch on the run | Every distance runner has a story about what prompted them to take to the road, track or trail for the first time. |
2016-04-18 | |
| WWU men hire David Dunham as assistant coach | David Dunham has been named the assistant coach for men’s basketball at Western Washington University, announced head coach Tony Dominguez on Monday. Dunham, 45, has spent the last three seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham. He was… |
2016-04-12 | |
| Three Vikings named GNAC Athletes of the Week | Western Washington University student athletes Kali Patterson (Softball), Bethany Drake (Track & Field – Javelin) and Alex Donigian (Track & Field – 100m) have been selected as Great Northwest Athletic Conference Athletes of the Week in their respective sports for the period of March 28-… |
2016-04-05 | |
| Three Vikings Named GNAC Players of the Week | Western Washington first baseman Emily Benson (So., West Richland, WA/Kamiakin) made the most of the extra games last week. Making up three rained out games from earlier in the season, the Vikings’ softball team played seven games, with Benson taking full advantage of the extra at-bats.… |
2016-03-29 | |
| WWU Softball splits road double-header at St. Martin's | The Western Washington University softball team split a doubleheader Thursday afternoon in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action at the SMU Softball Field. The Vikings defeated the Saints 2-1 in 10 innings in Game 1 and dropped the second game 3-1. The games were makeups for the… |
2016-03-18 | |
| Nicholl, Doyal, Wefer-Clinton and Kemper to be inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame | Four student-athletes, who all made exceptional contributions to their respective sports, make up the Western Washington University Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2016. The formal induction ceremony, free to the public, takes place Saturday, May 14, at 1 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the… |
2016-03-17 | |
| Legendary Western Washington basketball coach Chuck Randall dies at 89 | Chuck Randall, who attended Central Valley then coached several area high schools before becoming Western Washington University’s Coach of the Century, died Wednesday. He was 89. Born in 1926, Randall’s family raised him in Veradale and he became a three-year letterman in football,… |
2016-03-15 | |
| Bellingham alum Jenn Paul wins GNAC Golfer of the Week honors | For the third time this season and the seventh time in two years, former Bellingham High golfer Jenn Paul has been selected the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week for March 7-13. |
2016-03-15 |