Jade Groen has broken the record for the most singles wins in Catamount women’s tennis program history. The history-making win came with her 10th singles victory of the season, boosting her overall win tally to 39. The record had been held by Jordan Strickland who graduated in 2020 with 38 career singles wins. The milestone […]
The Cats could surprise at Southern Conference tournament
March 5, 2025 by
With the regular season over, the men’s and women’s basketball teams are turning their eyes ahead to the Southern Conference (SOCON) tournament. The winner of the tournament gets an automatic place in the March Madness tournament. Both the men’s and women’s tournaments are being played in Asheville, North Carolina at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center. The […]
WCU Basketball in review
March 9, 2022 by
Story co-written by Emma Hodes The 2022 season of catamount basketball officially ended on Friday, March 4 as both teams had been eliminated from postseason contention. An underwhelming season for both teams found the Cats in last place in the Southern Conference heading into the Southern Conference Tournament. The men’s team, under first-year head coach, […]
WCU Baseball has new captains for the season
January 31, 2022 by
Pitchers Zebby Matthews and Jacob Corn have been elected as team captains for the 2022 baseball season. Matthews, a junior right-handed starting pitcher, and Jackson County native, started in ten games last year, before an elbow injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. In his ten games, Matthews posted a 6-2 record as […]
Western Carolina parts way with Mark Speir
April 13, 2021 by
Story co-written by Kayla Smith WCU Director of Athletics, Alex Gary, announced that football coach, Mark Speir, will not return as Head Coach. “After a thorough evaluation of the program, I feel that it is time we move in a different direction,” said Gary in an article for Catamount Sports. “We are grateful for Coach […]
Reminiscing on ’96
April 2, 2021 by
The Cullowhee community found themselves on the top of world in March of 1996, thanks to the WCU men’s basketball team. WCU Alumni Engagement celebrated the 25th anniversary of that special 1996 men’s basketball run via Zoom on March 17. The ’96 mens basketball team won the Southern Conference Tournament and are the only WCU […]
