Western Washington University’s track & field team broke 11 school records on the way to its second consecutive Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Championship.
From playing on a team with his brother as a child to competing in a professional indoor league to coaching at Western Washington University, Travis Connell has dedicated his life to soccer.
The Western Washington University women’s basketball team fell 72-40 to the No. 20 nationally-ranked University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves on Thursday, Feb. 13, at Sam Carver Gymnasium in Bellingham, Wash. This was their second meeting of the season after losing 67-59 in their first meeting in Alaska on Jan. 18, 2025.
The Western Washington University women's rowing team is preparing for the 2025 season after winning its ninth NCAA national championship in 2024. This win marked Western’s first national title since 2017 and was their 20th appearance in the championship.
Maleah Andrews put together a stellar freshman season for the Vikings’ softball team in 2024. She started in all 64 of the Vikings’ games, batted .354/.456/.593 with 18 doubles and 34 RBIs and belted a walk-off eighth-inning home run to defeat California State University Dominguez Hills, sending the team to the NCAA DII Softball World Series.
The Vikings celebrated senior night by defeating Western Oregon University 1-0 in their final match of the season on Thursday, Nov. 14., at Robert S. Harrington Field.
The Western Washington University women’s basketball team defeated California State University East Bay 84-59 on Tuesday, Nov. 12 in their first home game of the season.
Western Washington University's women’s basketball team is ready to defend their back-to-back Great Northwest Athletic Conference titles in the 2024-2025 season.
The active Vikings softball roster, the 33rd in program history – called Team 33 for short – faced off with players that had come through the program before them on Saturday, Oct. 26 at Viking Field in Bellingham Wash.
The Western Washington University women’s volleyball team defeated the Western Oregon University Wolves 3-1 on Thursday, Oct. 31 at Sam Carver Gymnasium.
A spooky and fun-filled volleyball match will take place at Sam Carver Gymnasium this Halloween, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. Western Washington University's volleyball home match against Western Oregon University will be an event Viking fans won’t want to miss.
The Western Washington University men's soccer team prevailed in a 2-1 victory over Montana State University Billings on a windy, wet, and cold Saturday afternoon at Robert S. Harrington Field. Western boosted its record to 4-4-3 overall and 2-2-1 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference play with back-to-back victories last week. The Vikings are now tied for fourth place in GNAC with MSUB.
The Western Washington University’s women’s soccer team battled the wind and rain en route to a 1-0 victory over Great Northwest Athletic Conference rival Simon Fraser University on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Vikings sit atop the GNAC table with a 6-0-2 record in conference play and a 7-2-4 record overall.
The Western Washington University’s women’s soccer team defeated Montana State University Billings by a score of 2-1. With this victory, the Vikings have won three straight matches, remain undefeated in conference play and defend their first-place standing atop the Great Northwest Athletic Conference table.
Western Washington University’s men’s soccer team conceded a 2-1 loss to the Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks on a cold Thursday night, Oct. 10, at Robert S. Harrington Field.
The landscape of collegiate sports has seen many changes in recent history. Allowing student athletes to make money off their name, image and likeness might be the biggest change. It’s a policy that was written in 2021, but pushed through legislation in January.
The Vikings fought their way through the College Rugby Association of America D1AA 7s national championship, winning all six games over the weekend while outscoring opponents 200-34. Learn more about this season's triumphs for the players, and what comes next for the team.
After an injury in January, Drew Weber has returned with breakthrough performances at Portland Twilight and the GNAC Championships.
After suffering a season-ending knee injury in 2023, Libby Stump brings her talents back to Washington for a team that has its eyes set on a championship.
WWU overcame 6-0 deficit to shock Cal State Dominguez Hills and advance to nationals.
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