https://catamountsports.com/rss.aspxLatest news items for Western Carolina Universityen-us60https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/6/17/memories-of-catamount-sports-glory-days-lead-to-100k-gift-to-wcu-athletics-facilities.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/6/17/memories-of-catamount-sports-glory-days-lead-to-100k-gift-to-wcu-athletics-facilities.aspxGeneral, General Releases, Catamount Club

Memories of attending Western Carolina University during the glory days of Catamount sports inspired a retired furniture corporation executive and his wife, already longtime supporters of the institution, to take additional steps to help improve WCU's aging athletics infrastructure.]]>Kiser Donation - FTWS - FRONTWed, 17 Jun 2026 14:00:00 EST2112047https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/6/16/general-releases-six-catamount-golfers-named-csc-academic-all-district.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/6/16/general-releases-six-catamount-golfers-named-csc-academic-all-district.aspxMen's Golf, Women's Golf, General Releases

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina put a combined six golfers on the 2026 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic At-Large All-District teams, unveiled today by the organizing group from nominations solicited from each school's respective media relations or communications office.]]>2026 - CSC Academic All-District - At-LargeTue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 EST1612046https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/6/5/womens-soccer-soccer-adds-nine-freshmen-for-2026-roster.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/6/5/womens-soccer-soccer-adds-nine-freshmen-for-2026-roster.aspxWomen's Soccer

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina women's soccer and head coach Chad Miller continue to rebuild for the upcoming 2026 season, adding nine freshmen to the roster ahead of the preseason. These signees join six previously announced transfer additions, bringing the newcomer total to 15.]]>WSocc Freshmen Signees 2026Fri, 5 Jun 2026 15:00:00 EST1212045https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/6/2/baseball-puts-four-on-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/6/2/baseball-puts-four-on-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Four Catamount baseball players were selected to the 2026 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team, marking a fourth-straight season that Western Carolina has landed multiple selections on the honorary squad. Outfielders Walker Fox and Jaylen Jones, designated hitter Wyatt Stanley, and fifth-year infielder Trent Turner each earned academic all-district plaudits.]]>2026 - BASE - CSC Academic All-District - FRONTTue, 2 Jun 2026 13:30:00 EST112044https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/28/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-finalizes-2026-27-roster.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/28/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-finalizes-2026-27-roster.aspxMen's Basketball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina third-year head men's basketball coach Tim Craft finalized the next season's roster with the addition of 10 newcomers to join the Catamounts in 2026-27, including six transfers and four freshmen set to join four returners in #CatamountCountry.]]>Tim Craft vs Brevard Thu, 28 May 2026 10:30:00 EST412042https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/27/general-green-waitley-earn-socon-postgraduate-scholarship.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/27/general-green-waitley-earn-socon-postgraduate-scholarship.aspxGeneral, Cross Country, Track & Field, Softball

Spartanburg, S.C. – Two Western Carolina University student-athletes received post-graduate scholarships from the Southern Conference as the league announced its annual award winners on Wednesday. Catamount softball senior Taylor Waitley earned the David Knight Scholarship, while track and field/cross country senior Landey Green received the Ingles Presidential Scholarship.]]>2026 SoCon Postgrad Scholarship - FRONT Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:00 EST312041https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/26/softball-lands-five-on-csc-academic-all-district.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/26/softball-lands-five-on-csc-academic-all-district.aspxSoftball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Five members of the Western Carolina University softball program were selected among an elite list of NCAA Division I student-athletes on Tuesday afternoon, each named to the 2026 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.]]>Senior catcher Taylor Waitley, along with juniors in second baseman Lily Bell and outfielder Sydney Dirks, and a pair of sophomores in right-handed pitcher Amanda Fulton and outfielder Courtney Marks, each collected the academic honor. Tue, 26 May 2026 12:30:00 EST812039https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/28/2026-catamount-softball-by-the-numbers.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/28/2026-catamount-softball-by-the-numbers.aspxSoftball

Cullowhee, N.C. – The 2026 Western Carolina softball season will go down in the record books as one of the best in school history as the Catamounts claimed 34 victories, the most by a WCU softball program since 2016 with 33 wins.]]>Team Celebration during Thursday's opening round victory with ETSU at Frost Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn.Thu, 28 May 2026 15:30:00 EST812043https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/26/womens-tennis-catamount-tennis-signs-two-transfers.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/26/womens-tennis-catamount-tennis-signs-two-transfers.aspxWomen's Tennis

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina women's tennis head coach Bret Beaver continues to build the Catamount 2026-27 roster, this time hitting the transfer portal to bring in two, Thalia Smith (Gastonia, N.C.) from Marshall and Nathalie Marinovitch (Cochabamba, Bolivia) from Elon, to help bolster the squad's lineup.]]>WTenn Transfer SigneesTue, 26 May 2026 16:00:00 EST1312040https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/25/womens-soccer-catamount-soccer-brings-in-six-transfer-additions-for-2026-season.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/25/womens-soccer-catamount-soccer-brings-in-six-transfer-additions-for-2026-season.aspxWomen's Soccer

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina women's soccer and head coach Chad Miller are reloading for the 2026 season, adding six transfers out of the portal to the roster for the upcoming campaign. The transfer additions join the Catamounts by way of NC State, Western Kentucky, USC Upstate, San Diego State, Louisiana Tech, and South Alabama.]]>WSocc Transfer SigneesMon, 25 May 2026 16:00:00 EST1212038