Western Carolina University – Athletics Quick Facts:
 
Location: Cullowhee, N.C. (Pronounced "KULL - oh - whee")
Founded: 1889
Enrollment: 11,845 (Fall, 2025)
Nickname: Catamounts
Colors: Purple (PMS 267) & Gold (PMS 467)
Conference: Southern (NCAA Division I, FCS Football)
Chancellor: Dr. Kelli R. Brown (Univ. of Toledo, 1982)
Director of Athletics: Kyle Pifer (Francis Marion, 1999)
Senior Woman Administrator/Assoc. AD: Ashleigh Simmons (ULM, 2014)
Athletics Department Phone: (828) 227-7338
Athletics Department Fax: (828) 227-7688

Athletic Department Mailing Address (standard and shipping):
Western Carolina University
Ramsey Center – Athletics
92 Catamount Road
Cullowhee, NC 28723

Branding and Proper Logo Usage: WCU Athletics Brand Guide
* Please contact WCU Athletics Media Relations for the proper and high-res logo

Official Website: www.CatamountSports.com
 
Facility for football: E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field (13,970)
Facility for men's & women's basketball, volleyball: Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center (7,826)
Facility for women's soccer, track & field: Catamount Athletics Complex (1,000)
Facility for baseball: Ronnie G. Childress Field / Hennon Stadium (1,500)
Facility for softball: Catamount Softball Complex (250)

 
Media Relations Contacts:
Daniel Hooker, Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations
Phone: (828) 227-2339
Email: dhooker@email.wcu.edu
Contact for football, baseball, men's & women's golf, Catamount Sports Network, ESPN

Greg Hartlage, Director of Media Relations
Phone: (828) 227-2336
Email: ghartlage@email.wcu.edu
Contact for volleyball, men's basketball, softball, secondary football

Joshua Ragsdale, Director of Media Relations
Email: jragsdale@email.wcu.edu
Contact for women's soccer, cross country, women's basketball, track & field, women's tennis

George Brown, Director of Video Operations
Phone: (828) 227-2458
Email: gbrown@email.wcu.edu
Contact for video streaming (ESPN+), department video content

Roman Uglehus, Assistant Director of Video Operations
Email: ruglehus@email.wcu.edu
Contact for video streaming (ESPN+), department video content

Marlon Howard, Director of Creative Media
Email: howardm@email.wcu.edu
Contact for social media and department video content