PULLMAN – At the turn of the 20th century, football teams from the University of Washington and Washington State University met in competition for the very first time. Around that same period, William E. Boeing left Yale University engineering school to head West and, ultimately, lead the state of Washington to the forefront of the […]
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – For the second consecutive year, Washington State University has been bestowed with the Diversity in Athletics Award presented by the Laboratory for Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M University. WSU repeated its honor of being recognized in the Overall Excellence in Diversity and Title IX Compliance categories. The Diversity in Athletics […]
PULLMAN – Washington State University will induct nine new members into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 8, with a reception and dinner preceding the induction ceremonies at Bohler Gym. The new list of inductees includes basketball players James Donaldson and Steve Puidokas, football standouts Dan Lynch and Vaughan Hitchcock (who also excelled in […]
As one of the sport clubs offered at WSU, cricket provides all the expected benefits of athletics — competition, camaraderie and a way to stay in shape. But for many players, it also provides a means to stay in touch with their culture and reconnect with their childhood. “I played this game quite a bit […]
WSU students voted to help pay for the renovation of Martin Stadium Wednesday.The $25 per semester fee was approved by the student vote and will go into effect starting fall semester 2006. The final tally was 3,937 votes to support the fee, or 64.4 percent of the voting population, and 2,153 votes against the fee, […]
Moral reasoning among athletes is at a record low and declining rapidly, according to 18 years of research and statistics gathered by WSU’s Jennifer Beller, and University of Idaho’s Sharon Stoll. “When I first heard that (supposition), I thought ‘What does that say about me,’ ” said Beller, who played field hockey and tennis throughout […]
Money talks. And nowhere is it talking louder than in collegiate athletics. Granted, the rules addressing college athletes have become more stringent and rigorously enforced in the past several years, particularly in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. But that does not mean money and winning are not important issues. Washington State University will host faculty […]
Due to some unforseen circumstances, the WSU-Oregon football game kick-off time has been changed back to 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Martin Stadium. The game will not be televised. The Cougars (3-1), coming off their 20-19 win against Arizona on Sept. 25, have a bye this weekend. Oregon (1-2) faces #25 Arizona State […]
Jim Sterk, who has served as WSU athletic director since July 2000, has signed a new five-year contract with the university, with a base pay of $173,825. The Cougars are coming off another successful football campaign, becoming the first Pac-10 team since the 1930s to win 10 games in three consecutive seasons. WSU finished the […]