athletics

Pac-10 releases new logo

The Pac-10 has released it new logo, but says an update to the Pac-12 will follow. To read the story go to the Seattle Times.   The announcement of the new logo was part of the Pac-10/ bicoastal media tour, including WSU Football Head Coach Paul Wulff and eight other conference football coaches (photo of coaches and wives […]

Cougars guarding Bohler removed for repair

    Photos by Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services and (those with dates) by Richard Kizer, Capital Planning and Development     PULLMAN – The familiar majestic cougars guarding the west entrance to Bohler Gymnasium were lowered from their perch on a cornice above the entry this morning so contractors could restore them to original […]

NCAA rules two Cougar student-athletes ineligible

PULLMAN – The NCAA has ruled WSU student-athlete Dan Spitz ineligible for the first nine games of the 2010 season for violating the NCAA’s banned substance use policy.   Spitz, a redshirt sophomore defensive tackle on the Cougar football team, will be allowed to practice with the team throughout the season. Under the NCAA’s program, […]

Messing about in boats

    Photography by Tim Marsh, WSU University Relations   PULLMAN – “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” That’s a line from the classic children’s book, “The Wind in the Willows.” I’m sure it was in the back […]

Cougars, FSN announce TV selections football

PULLMAN – WSU and FSN Northwest have announced that FSN will broadcast the Cougars’ football games against both USC and UCLA this season.   The announcement results in four of the Cougars’ first five games of the 2010 season being televised. Previously, WSU announced its opener at Oklahoma State will be televised by FSN with […]

WSU athlete, alum playing in Women’s Rugby World Cup

Ashley Kmiecik ’05. Courtesy USA Women’s Rugby.   PULLMAN – The USA Women’s National Rugby Team chose Ashley Kmiecik (’05, BA Liberal Arts) to start in the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup in England this August.   Kmiecik will play as a fullback with the USA Women Eagles beginning with a match versus Kazakhstan on […]

Anderson nabs NACAC Track Championship gold

MIRAMAR, Fla. – WSU athlete Jeshua Anderson won the gold medal in the intermediate hurdles July 11 at the North American, Central American, Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Championships at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Fla.   Anderson, a junior from Woodland Hills, Calif., won the men’s 400m hurdles with a time of 49.33 seconds after having the fastest semifinals […]

48th Annual Cougar Sports Banquet and auction

PULLMAN – The annual Cougar Sports Banquet and Auction featuring WSU Athletic Director Bill Moos and former WSU football standout Rueben Mayes is set for Aug. 19 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort and Convention Center.   Cougar head coaches and other former standout WSU student-athletes will also be at the event. Mayes played for WSU during […]

Saneholtz receives AFW leadership award

PULLMAN – Marcia Saneholtz, a retired WSU senior associate athletic director, was recently honored by the WSU Association for Faculty Women with the 2007 Samuel H. Smith Leadership Award. The award honors an AFW member whose leadership has advanced the role of women at WSU and/or who has demonstrated leadership in her profession at the […]

Shuttle service offered for basketball fans

The WSU Athletic Department in conjunction with WSU Parking Services and Wheatland Express will be providing a free shuttle from two different areas on campus to Beasley Coliseum for the basketball games on Friday, Nov. 9 and 16.  Due to the Cougar Football games the next two Saturdays, parking around Beasley Coliseum will be limited.  […]