The Catamount volleyball team may have suffered a tough three-set loss to Davidson on Homecoming Saturday, but their talented sophomore trio was on display. Statistically, Caitlin Piechota, Jordan Timmermann, and Addy George showed why they are often the talk of the Catamount squad. Timmermann led the team with 15 kills on the way to a […]
Catamount Games pump up students for Homecoming 2012
October 5, 2012 by
Laughter and music abounded on the University Center lawn as students played against one another in the Catamount Games on Wednesday evening as part of Western Carolina University’s 2012 Homecoming. The catamount games consisted of five activities: ladder golf, cornhole, darts, kan jam, and tug-o-war. Jonathan Johnston, new assistant director of intramural sports, bounced from […]
WCU Mountain Heritage Day 5k goes by in a flash
October 3, 2012 by
On a misty morning, around 170 students, faculty and visitors competed in a race across WCU’s campus in pursuit of $100. The 5k race marked the start of the 38th Mountain Heritage Day under sponsorship of WCU Event Management. The race started at 8 a.m. on the dot at Mckee, and racers were tasked with […]
Cherokee stickball on display at Mountain Heritage Day
September 30, 2012 by
Mountain Heritage Day made it’s 38th annual appearance on the campus of Western Carolina University Saturday, Sept. 29. The festival included hayrides, classic cars, live music, great food and games. One game that was showcased was Cherokee Stickball. Stickball is a mixture of American sports such as lacrosse, field hockey and football. The game is played with an animal-skin ball […]
WCU cycling team excels in Georgia
September 24, 2012 by
CONYERS, Ga.– The WCU cycling team traveled to Atlanta over the weekend for their fourth mountain bike race of the season. Georgia Tech hosted the two-day event at a historic course used during the 1996 Olympics. Nick Lacombe (Raleigh, N.C.) and Matt Schumaker (Marietta, Ohio) represented WCU Saturday in the short track men’s B race. […]
Despite strong showing by the defense, catamounts suffer third consecutive loss
September 24, 2012 by
E.J. Whitmire Stadium was a packed house Saturday, largely in part because it was family weekend in Cullowhee. However, it was not enough to propel the catamounts to a victory as they came up short against Samford, 25-21. The catamounts played host to the Samford Bulldogs in their conference home opener. The catamounts pounced on Samford quarterback Andy Summerlin on […]
