The Western Carolina Catamounts are preparing for a home-opener unlike any other on Saturday, Sept. 4, against Eastern Kentucky. The game kickoff is at 6 p.m. The audience at E.J. Whitmire Stadium will witness a new era of Catamount football, under head coach Kerwin Bell, who was hired this spring. New players will take the […]
Equestrian club members participate in scrimmage
May 3, 2021 by
Story co-written with Tessa Bradshaw. The WCU Equestrian Club competed at a college scrimmage hosted by the UNCG Equestrian Club on April 18. The club also competed against High Point University and UNCA at this scrimmage. These were some of the rare competitions that the club had in this academic year. For the past year […]
WCU names Kerwin Bell the new football coach
April 30, 2021 by
The Western Carolina University Director of Athletics, Alex Gary announced on the morning of April 27 that former NCAA Division II championship winning coach, Kerwin Bell will be the new head coach of the football program. “While we considered candidates that didn’t have head coaching experience, I did feel like it was an important characteristic […]
WCU Track & Field hosts Catamount Classic
April 30, 2021 by
Story co-written by Michael Troche. WCU Track & Field hosted their annual two-day Catamount Classic Track Meet on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17. In attendance of the Catamount Classic were Southern Conference opponents East Tennessee State and Wofford, as well as non-conference opponents Tusculum, North Georgia, and UNC-Asheville, among others. The weekend was […]
Changes in WCU basketball
April 29, 2021 by
Western Carolina University’s basketball team will look very different than 2020-21 season. Earlier in April, WCU men’s head basketball coach, Mark Prosser, announced that he is leaving to be the head coach for the men’s basketball team at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. “Thank you for 3 amazing seasons in the ‘Whee, and truly, […]
The future of club sports at WCU
April 26, 2021 by
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, club sports at WCU have faced low attendance. Students are not participating in practices and because of this many club sports presidents and leaders fear the future of their club sport. Club sports at WCU are sectioned into tiers based on things such as attendance, community service, fundraising and more. […]
