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WCU Women’s Soccer: SoCon champions

The championship win  After a historic regular season, WCU women’s soccer capped off their season in winning fashion, defeating the Samford Bulldogs 1-0 to win the Southern Conference Championship.   The win gives the Catamounts their first SoCon Championship since 2008. The team won from a Naya Marcil goal in the […]

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WCU men’s golf searching for consistency to begin the season

The men’s golf team has started their season with the Golfweek Fall Challenge, the JT Poston Invitational, and the Badger Invitational in Wisconsin.  The team has a packed schedule throughout the season, traveling to Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee and returning to Wisconsin.  Head Coach Tim Eckberg sees potential with […]

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WCU competes internationally for the first time ever

The Women’s Golf team attended Catamount Athletics’ first-ever international event last week in Kita Hiroshima, Japan. The team finished fourth overall at the Pan Pacific Collegiate Golf Super League event played at the Sapporo Regent Golf Club.   During their stay, outside of golf, the team immersed themselves in Japanese culture, […]

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WCU announces hall of fame inductees Ayers, Johnson & Williamson

Catamount Athletics announced the newest members to be conducted into the Western Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame. The 34th class of inductees are Gary Ayers, Brenda Johnson Hamilton and Danny Williamson.  The class will be officially introduced into the hall on Nov. 11 at WCU’s Athletics Hall of Fame weekend. […]

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WCU spring football scrimmage sets tone for fall season

For the first time since November, the PA system could be heard throughout campus as the spring football game of the 2023 season kicked off. The game was played on Saturday April 15 with wonderful weather that called for an even better match up between the purple and white teams. […]

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Throwing in the right direction

Disc Golf is continuously growing in popularity among colleges and universities. Here at Western Carolina University, there is a Disc Golf club that continues to showcase amazing talent! The club Disc Golf team is playing in the national tournament right outside of Asheville this April.   The Western Carolinian interviewed Hunter […]

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Four Catamounts Named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society – Press Release

Release from Daniel Hooker, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations (828) 227.2339 | dhooker@email.wcu.edu Marlon Alexander, Clayton Bardall, Brandon Dickerson, and Richard McCollum named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society. Four Western Carolina Catamount football players were today selected as members of the 2023 NFF Hampshire Honor Society as announced by […]