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2024 FCS Top 25: No. 16 Western Carolina Football Preview
Western Carolina ranks No. 16 in HERO Sports’ FCS Preseason Top 25. The Catamounts finished 7-4 last year, missing the FCS playoffs. Here’s a look at the 2024 WCU football squad. Returning 2023 All-Conference Players (2) First Team. QB Cole Gonzales. Second Team. OL Blake Whitmore. D1 Transfer...
Evy Leibfarth: Kayak and canoe athlete from western North Carolina speaks out ahead of Paris Olympics
PARIS, IDF — Evy Leibfarth, from Bryson City, North Carolina, is locked in on bringing home gold as she gears up to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Born in Silva, Leibfarth will compete for Team USA for the second time, participating in both kayaking and canoeing events in Paris.
Volleyball Garners AVCA Team Academic Award
Lexington, Ky. – The Western Carolina volleyball team received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 2023-24 Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT, the organization announced on Wednesday afternoon. The Catamounts are also the lone Southern Conference school to be named to the Team Academic Honor Roll, which represents the Top 20% of team GPAs in each NCAA Division.
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