Release from Daniel Hooker, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations (828) 227.2339 | dhooker@email.wcu.edu Marlon Alexander, Clayton Bardall, Brandon Dickerson, and Richard McCollum named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society. Four Western Carolina Catamount football players were today selected as members of the 2023 NFF Hampshire Honor Society as announced by […]
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WCU volleyball looks to continue in-season success in SoCon tournament
With WCUs volleyball regular season over, the team finished with a 17-11 record overall with a 10-6 record against Southern Conference (SoCon) opponents. With the SoCon tournament quickly approaching, the team is looking to make a splash and win a championship. Out of WCU’s 10 wins in the SoCon, only […]
Bass Fishing Club encourages competition and enjoyment of nature
Nestled between the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway, Western Carolina University is privileged to be near exquisite wildlife, rushing rapids, breathtaking nature walks, and so much more. With all these features, there must be a club that boosts activity around the area. The Bass […]
13th annual 5K races to Mountain Heritage Day
On Saturday, Sept. 24, the 13th Annual Mountain Heritage Day kicked off with the 5K race around the Western Carolina University campus. Each year the festival kicks off with a race open to the general public. With seven different age categories, there was plenty of room for participants to have […]
Women’s soccer aiming to build momentum going into new season
With fall sports in full swing, Western Carolina’s Women’s soccer team is working to build momentum. With a record of 1-2-4, the Catamounts have defeated UNC Asheville. The matches against Southern Conference teams will start Sept. 23, 2022, with the Catamounts hosting Wofford College at 7 p.m. The Catamounts […]
Head coach’s expectations for Catamount Football this season: Bigger, stronger, better
Kerwin Bell, head coach of WCU football, began his “Catamount Football Weekly” by saying the team has been working hard during the offseason and we should expect big things to come from the Cats this year. Our team should be bigger, more powerful, and skillfully better with an attitude to […]
Mountain Heritage Day 5K Press Release
Press Release – John Moore Western Carolina University is hosting its annual Mountain Heritage Day 5K Walk/Run in front of the Stillwell Building on Saturday, September 24 at 8 a.m. Join alumni, students, and staff by racing through the hills and valleys of Cullowhee on a beautiful, crisp, fall morning! […]
Catamounts maul Purple Eagles
Originally published in The Western Carolina Journalist. The catamount baseball team opened up their 2022 regular season with a four-game series against the Niagara Purple Eagles on Feb. 18 through Feb. 20. See the full story: The Cats collected an astounding amount of offense during the opening series. […]
New football players sign with WCU for next season
Originally published in The Western Carolina Journalist. Western Carolina University football team is getting 30 new players hoping for an even better season than the 2021 season. The WCU Catamount Club and the Western Carolina Football coaching staff hosted a national signing day event via Zoom on Feb.3 and presented […]
WCU Baseball has new captains for the season
Originally published in The Western Carolina Journalist. 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 […]
