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Former WWU cross country, track and field coach dies

Richard "Dick" Bowman, who coached men's cross country and track & field and was an assistant professor of physical education at Western Washington University from 1969 to 1973, died June 27.

Bowman, 82, coached two Viking athletes who were later inducted into the…

2013-07-02
Bjornsson, Myers, Warman and Watson named team MOPs

Tanya Bjornsson, Logan Myers, Emily Warman and Brett Watson were named Most Outstanding Performers at the annual Western Washington University track and field awards gathering Friday.

Bjornsson set three school records in the outdoor long jump (19-2 3/4), indoor 60 meters (7.84) and 60…

2013-06-10
Drake places 13th in women's javelin at NCAA II National Championships

Western Washington University walk-on freshman Bethany Drake placed 13th in the women's javelin Saturday, May 25, at the NCAA Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships held on the University of Colorado Pueblo campus.

2013-05-28
Vikings claim 16th straight men's title

Western Washington University won the men's team championship for the 16th consecutive year while also winning the women's title for the seventh time in eight years at the 32nd WWU Ralph Vernacchia Team Track and Field Meet, which concluded Saturday, April 13, at Civic Stadium.

2013-04-15
Donigan named GNAC Male Newcomer of the Year

Western Washington University sprinter Alex Donigian was named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Male Newcomer of the Year and Viking jumper Kevin Yates earned Male Freshman of the Year accolades in an announcement of the league's indoor track and field awards Thursday.

WWU's…

2013-03-15
Warman eighth at nationals in long jump

Western Washington University's Emily Warman broke her own school record set five years ago and placed eighth in the women's long jump Friday, March 8, at the 2013 NCAA Division II National Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala.

Warman leaped 19-2 3/4, 4 3/4…

2013-03-11
15 Vikings selected West Region all-stars

Fifteen Western Washington University indoor track and field athletes were named West Region all-stars by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Monday.

WWU's Kevin Yates qualified in two events, the men's high jump and long jump.

2013-02-26
WWU's Warman named GNAC female athlete of the week in track and field

Western Washington University's Emily Warman has been named the Red Lion/Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Female Field Athlete of the Week for Jan. 20-26.

Warman, a senior from Sedro-Woolley, improved her NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark in the…

2013-01-31
WWU men's relay sets school record

The Western Washington University men's 4x400 meter relay bettered the NCAA Division II provisional national qualifying standard, placing fifth with a school record time of 3:17.01 and Emily Warman bettered her provisional mark in the women's long jump in final-day action Saturday at…

2013-01-28
WWU's Donigian named GNAC athlete of the week

Western Washington University's Alex Donigian has been named the Red Lion/Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track-and-Field Athlete of the Week for Jan. 6-12.

2013-01-15
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