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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 names 2012 fall-quarter graduates

Western Washington University announced its 2012 fall-quarter graduates:

2013-01-30
Five WWU volleyball players named GNAC Academic All-Stars

Middle blocker Bailey Jones and setter Laurie Yearout were both named for the third straight year, heading five members of the Western Washington University volleyball team picked to the 2012 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic all-star team released today.

WWU middle blocker…

2012-11-16
Five from volleyball team names GNAC academic all-stars 2012-11-15
Five WWU cross country runners named to GNAC academic all-star team

Five Western Washington University runners were named to the 2012 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Cross Country academic all-star team.

Leading the Vikings were senior Mary Rogers, a three-time selection, and junior Chip Jackson, who was named for the second straight year.

2012-11-09
WWU does well in NCAA graduation rate report

The latest NCAA report on graduation rates shows Western Washington University student-athletes maintaining their consistent standards and once again graduating at rates well above the national average for NCAA Division II.

Data released by the NCAA shows that based on both the federally…

2012-10-30
Athlete grad rates 14 points higher than national average 2012-10-30
WWU 10th nationally among DII schools in NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings 2012-10-08
Western lands on Forbes Magazine list of top undergraduate colleges

Western Washington University has landed on Forbes Magazine’s annual list of the top colleges in the U.S.
Forbes ranked Western 353rd overall — out of 650 — on its list of the best undergraduate institutions based on post-graduate success, student satisfaction, student debt load, four-year…

2012-08-08
WWU places five on USTFCCCA academic all-star team

Five Western Washington University student-athletes were named to the 2012 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches academic all-star team.

Decathlete Alex Harrison, sprinters Chip Jackson and Jon Poolman, javelin thrower Katie Reichert and sprinter Eleanor Siler were…

2012-07-26
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