Screeching shoes on court floors, clapping and shouting can be heard within the Wade King Student Recreation Center from the office of the new Intramural Coordinator, Western alumna Kirsten Schumacher.
Western’s men’s soccer team fell to Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, Oct. 1, at Robert S. Harrington Field with a final score of 2-1.
A sea of Viking blue filled the bleachers at the Whatcom Community College Pavilion on Tuesday, Sept. 29 for the women’s volleyball match against Simon Fraser Clan. Cheers echoed throughout the gym as the Western Vikings defeated Simon Fraser 3-1.
Senior Erica Chapman hopes that her newly designed weight room at the Wade King Student Recreation Center will lead to safer lifting, less waiting and be less intimidating for students.
She was just 14 years old when Jason Jablonski discovered the Wenatchee native at the local swim club team. Jablonski knew her parents and took on the role of trainer when they asked him to train their daughter. At age 17, she decided to pursue her sport with Jablonski as her endurance coach. He would prepare her to take on the world.
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Western Athletics isn't all about varsity sports. With 23 active sport clubs, students get a taste of collegiate competitions.
Paul Madison will be working his last day as sports information director on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Viking men's soccer team relished the underdog role on Saturday, Sept. 26, beating the University of Mary 1-3 in Bismarck, North Dakota.
A five-goal first half lead to a 0-5 win for Western's women's soccer team Saturday, Sept. 26, at Simon Fraser University.
Western’s cross-country team dominated the competition at the Saint Martin’s University Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 26. The invitational took place at the SMU campus in Lacey, Washington on a course measuring 8 kilometers for the men and 5-kilometer-long run for the women.
Last year, the Vikings started the 2014-15 season with a 13-10 record while looking from the outside into a potential playoff run. They then rallied together to win eight games in the row to end the regular season and won the first two games of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference to reach the conference championship. During that streak it won its games by an average of 19 points per game, head coach Tony Dominguez said.
The Associated Students Outdoor Center will now be providing Weekend WOOT!, Western Outdoor Orientation Trips, for freshmen during the 2015 winter quarter.
Couples, friends and families from around town come to this course to toss a disc at a chained target, with players of all experience levels gathering together for the love of the game.
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