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Bermuda Run, N.C. – Western Carolina redshirt sophomore men's golfer Tyler Jones opens his journey in the 2026 NCAA Men's Golf Winston-Salem Regional on Monday (May 18), one of five individuals to join 14 qualifying teams vying for the chance to advance to the NCAA Men's Golf National Championship.]]>Tyler Jones - NCAA Men's Golf Regional - PREVIEW - FRONTSun, 17 May 2026 15:00:00 EST612027https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/17/catamounts-seeded-second-in-socon-baseball-championship.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/17/catamounts-seeded-second-in-socon-baseball-championship.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Second in the Southern Conference standings through Saturday's conclusion of the 2026 regular season, Western Carolina baseball enters the postseason as the No. 2 seed in this week's SoCon Baseball Championship, presented by Holston Gases at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, S.C.]]>2026 - SoCon Baseball Championship - Bracket ReleaseSun, 17 May 2026 00:15:00 EST112026https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/16/baseball-three-homers-lead-catamounts-to-series-win-over-uncg.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/16/baseball-three-homers-lead-catamounts-to-series-win-over-uncg.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Jackson Lyda and Wyatt Stanley started the day with solo home runs in the first and second innings, respectively, and Cole Jones capped the Catamount scoring with a two-run blast to right in the seventh as Western Carolina closed the regular season with a series-clinching, 7-2 victory over in-state Southern Conference rival UNC Greensboro on Saturday afternoon at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium.]]>2026 Baseball Seniors Honored before first pitch of Saturday regular season finale against UNCG in a 7-2 win for WCUSat, 16 May 2026 22:00:00 EST112025https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-quarless-homers-again-catamounts-even-the-series-with-uncg.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-quarless-homers-again-catamounts-even-the-series-with-uncg.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Noah Quarless belted a three-run home run in the fourth inning as Western Carolina evened its best-of-three series on Friday evening, upending UNC Greensboro 4-1 in Southern Conference action at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium.]]>Redshirt Sophomore Noah Quarless tallied a three-run homer in WCU's 4-1 win over UNCG on Friday at Childress Field at Hennon StadiumFri, 15 May 2026 22:30:00 EST112024https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/15/track-field-jesse-norman-named-socon-outdoor-womens-coach-of-the-year.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/15/track-field-jesse-norman-named-socon-outdoor-womens-coach-of-the-year.aspxTrack & Field

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina track and field head coach Jesse Norman was today named the 2026 Southern Conference Women's Outdoor Track and Field Head Coach of the Year, as selected by his peers across the league. The award is the second SoCon honor for Norman, and his third career annual coaching honor.]]>Jesse Norman Outdoor Coach of the Year 2026Fri, 15 May 2026 15:46:00 EST712023https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/14/womens-tennis-mia-miranda-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/14/womens-tennis-mia-miranda-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxWomen's Tennis

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina women's tennis was represented on the 2026 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team as junior Mia Miranda collected her first career CSC honors.]]>Mia Miranda Tennis CSCThu, 14 May 2026 22:52:00 EST1312022https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/13/track-field-t-f-takes-womens-outdoor-championship-earn-eight-individual-socon-titles.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/13/track-field-t-f-takes-womens-outdoor-championship-earn-eight-individual-socon-titles.aspxTrack & Field

Cullowhee, N.C. – For the first time since 2018, the Western Carolina women's track and field team is the Southern Conference champion, dethroning the Samford Bulldogs as competition concluded Tuesday at the 2026 SoCon Outdoor Track & Field Championship at the Catamount Athletic Complex. WCU's seven-point, 182.5-175.5, victory is the closest title race on the women's side since the Catamounts secured a four-point, 255-251.5 win over the Bulldogs in 2016.]]>T&F Women's Team Wins 2026 SoCon Outdoor TitleWed, 13 May 2026 00:30:00 EST712017https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/14/baseball-carter-burnette-strikes-out-12-in-series-opening-loss.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/14/baseball-carter-burnette-strikes-out-12-in-series-opening-loss.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Carter Burnette struck out a career-high 12 over a career-long 9.0 innings in the complete game effort on the mound for Western Carolina on Thursday in the Southern Conference series-opener against UNC Greensboro. However, the Catamounts were unable to provide enough offense against the Spartan pitching tandem of Noah Chapman and John Horton, as UNCG upset WCU, 2-1, at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium.]]>Carter Burnette (22) struck out a career-high 12 in a career-long nine-inning effort in the complete game for the Catamounts on Thursday against UNCG.Thu, 14 May 2026 22:30:00 EST112021https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/13/baseball-catamounts-host-uncg-to-conclude-the-2026-regular-season.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/13/baseball-catamounts-host-uncg-to-conclude-the-2026-regular-season.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Tournament seeding and the Southern Conference's regular-season title hang in the balance this week as league teams conclude the conference slate ahead of next week's championship-crowning event. Tied atop the SoCon standings, Western Carolina returns home to host in-state SoCon foe UNC Greensboro for a three-game series.]]>BASE - Preview vs. UNCG - FRONTWed, 13 May 2026 23:00:00 EST112020https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/12/baseball-walker-fox-cole-jones-homer-in-7-inning-win-at-presbyterian.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/12/baseball-walker-fox-cole-jones-homer-in-7-inning-win-at-presbyterian.aspxBaseball

Clinton, S.C. – Walker Fox belted a grand slam home run to key a five-run second inning, and Cole Jones hammered a three-run shot in a four-run fourth as Western Carolina got back on track by cruising to a 14-3 road victory over Presbyterian on Tuesday evening on Elton Pollock Field at the PC Baseball Complex. WCU's win halted a three-game slide and avenged an early-season, one-run home loss to the Blue Hose.]]>Walker Fox at Wofford Tue, 12 May 2026 23:30:00 EST112019