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Idaho Vandals Women's Basketball Big Sky schedule released for 2024-25 season
MOSCOW, Idaho – A new era of Idaho Vandal women's basketball is underway in Moscow. New Vandal head coach Arthur Moreira has already added five transfer portal players and one international freshman signee to the 2024-25 roster. Now, Moreira and the Vandals know who they will play in their 2024-25 Big Sky Conference schedule.
Former Coug Ieva Adomaviciute Ready to Row in 2024 Summer Olympic Games
After watching her brother row in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympic games, former Washington State women's rower, Ieva Adomavičiūtė, will be fulfilling her own dream of becoming an Olympic athlete later this month in Women's Pair at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Adomavičiūtė, a Kaunas,...
Washington State Baseball 2024 Signing Class: Key Players and Coaching Staff Revealed
Washington State Baseball announced a 30-member 2024 signing class for the 2025 season, including top talent like Kyle Becker, Brock Blatter, Bryce Chambers, and more. Recruiting efforts led by Coach Joe Perez, Eric Hutting, Brandon Vial, Austin Ames, and Tommy Richards. Players from various backgrounds including junior college All-Americans, players...
Rowing Rounds out 2024-25 Signing Class
PULLMAN, Wash. (July 16, 2024) – Washington State Women's Rowing Head Coach Jane LaRiviere announced five additions to what was already the largest recruiting class in WSU Women's rowing history on Tuesday. "These five women complete an already exceptional class," said LaRiviere. "They are athletic, academic, and phenomenal people....
Countdown to WSU fall camp: Previewing the running backs
THE RUNNING BACK BATTLE at Washington State is a four-man fight featuring various levels of experience, skill sets and versatility as the Cougars look to determine the starter. WSU's fall session begins in two weeks, on July 31, and the Cougars will be searching for clarity in the backfield, although a by-committee approach certainly seems possible.
Eliza Dawson Named CSC Academic All-American
AUSTIN, Texas (July 16, 2024) – Washington State Rowing fifth year senior Eliza Dawson was named College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American on Tuesday. Dawson was an impactful member of the WSU 1V8 boat all season, and ended the year at the Pac-12 Championships where the eight placed fifth in 6:46.36. Earlier in the season, she helped the Cougar 1V8 win their event at the 2024 Wheeler Invitational in 6:53.35 over then-No. 16 ranked Duke.
Volleyball Earns 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 17, 2024) – The Washington State Volleyball team has earned the 2024 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award while also being named to the 2024 AVCA Honor Roll on Wednesday. The Cougs finished the year with a cumulative team GPA of 3.80 to not only earn the Team Academic Award, but also be named to the Honor Roll, an honor that represents only the top 20-percent of team GPAs in the nation. The award, initiated in the 1992–93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale...
Coug LB Kyle Thornton: 'Now we're little brothers for the whole world'
LAS VEGAS -- Cougar linebacker Kyle Thornton at Pac-12 Media Day last Wednesday said the events of the last 12 months have bonded the Washington State and Oregon State programs and given them more fuel to fight. "I think it's only brought us closer, talking about the chip on our shoulder," said Thornton.
The Nick Bartlett Show – Interview With Cougfan.com Writer Jamey Vinnick
In this episode of The Nick Bartlett Show, Nick sits down with Award-Winning Cougfan.com writer Jamey Vinnick. The duo discusses Washington State’s roster, the college football landscape, and the culture surrounding Cougar football amid change. Enjoy!. This interview is from SuperWest Sports, a media partner of Oregon Sports News.
Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould talks WSU and its athletics future with Cougfan.com
PAC-12 COMMISSIONER Teresa Gould is straight forward when asked if she's had recent discussions with the commissioners of the Big 12 and ACC about possible alignment with Washington State and Oregon State. While the answer is no, that doesn't tell the whole story because, she notes, the ground underneath college athletics is shifting quickly, thus putting a premium on being nimble and modeling an array of scenarios.
WSU hoops assistant Blake Fernandez traded in stethoscope for whistle
By Jamey Vinnick, CougFan: Blake Fernandez had his plan. Once he finished his college basketball career at Western Washington, he was going to become a doctor. That plan began with a gap year, and was supposed to be followed by MCATs and medical school. But as the new Washington State...
WSU's David Riley to face former team EWU and Dan Monson in Spokane this November
SPOKANE, Wash. – This November in Spokane, Washington State men's basketball head coach David Riley and the Cougars will face Riley’s former team, the Eastern Washington Eagles, now led by former Gonzaga head coach Dan Monson. The Cougars and the Eagles will meet in the Spokane Arena on...
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