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Leatherneck Volleyball Earns AVCA Academic Status
Thursday, July 18, 2024 | By: WIU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS MACOMB – The Western Illinois University volleyball program was honored for their performance in the classroom this past season, earning American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Honors. The Leathernecks posted a team average GPA of 3.617 in the spring semester and a 3.465 GPA in the fall semester. This is the fourth straight season the Western Illinois volleyball program has earned AVCA honors and the 12th time since 2006. "I am very proud of the work members of our team put into their academics," Western Illinois University volleyball coach Dale Starr...
Learning Western Illinois offense comes with examples galore, from EIU to Albany
Nathan Lamb delivers a pass during the Western Illinois spring game. Lamb, who was named a captain for the 2024 season, and the Leathernecks open the season Aug. 31 at Northern Illinois. (Photo by Barry Bottino, PrairieStatePigskin.com) . When it came to installing new head coach Joe Davis’ offense, Western Illinois...
Never them, always us: WIU football coaching staff keeps focus simple as training camp nears
MACOMB, Ill. — There’s a phrase first-year Western Illinois University football coach Joe Davis dropped during his time talking to media members during Wednesday’s Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Virtual Media Day that the Leathernecks better be prepared to hear often. Never them, always us. WIU is venturing...
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