Today at WOU

Hungry Like the Wolves: Western Oregon Wolves are headed to the Division-II Elite 8 in Frisco, TX behind West Region Player of the Year Andy Avgi & 1st year head coach (WOU Class of ’85) Jim Shaw. Fox 12’s Nick Krupke reports. Watch the video by KPTV Fox 12.

Polk County Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — The Western Oregon University women’s basketball team will tune up for the start of Great Northwest Athletic Conference play by hosting the Capital City Classic on Friday and Saturday. The two-day, four-team tournament will include California Maritime Academy, as well as Salem-based universities Corban and Willamette. Cal-Maritime takes on Corban [more…]

  Polk County Itemizer-Observer Itemizer-Observer staff report October 9th, 2013 MONMOUTH – Western Oregon University recently announced the addition of two members to its athletics department staff, as Kevin Mahoney and Kenny Slough have joined the department in administrative capacities. Mahoney will serve as the director of athletic business operations, while Slough joins the Wolves [more…]

By Landon Kafka Polk County Itemizer-Observer Minor league baseball can be a grind, especially during the dog days of summer. For many minor leaguers, rookie and Single A baseball is their first taste of living out of their suitcase, traveling from town to town, calling `home’ an unfamiliar place with a host family in the [more…]

SOFIA, Bulgaria – Former Western Oregon University track and field student-athlete Janna Vander Meulen had an experience few can imagine at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics. In her first race of the week on Thursday, she established a new American deaf record in the 400-meter hurdles as she finished in a time of 1 minute, 2.35 [more…]

Polk County Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH – Seven Western Oregon University athletes were selected as recipients of the 2012-13 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Faculty Athletic Representatives Scholar-Athlete Award. Dallas High graduate and current WOU softball player Eryka Brill (3.89 grade point average in exercise science) is one of four repeat winners of the award, which goes to [more…]

Polk County Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH – The Western Oregon University football program will host its ninth annual WOU Golf Tournament at the Albany Golf and Event Center at Spring Hill Aug. 23. The event will begin with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Cost is $460 per team of four or $125 per person and includes [more…]

Statesman Journal After leading the Western Oregon baseball program to its 12th-straight Great Northwest Athletic Conference regular season title, Kellen Walker has been named head baseball coach and will lead the program on a permanent basis, Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Barbara Dearing  announced on Thursday. Walker served as the interim head coach for WOU [more…]

Polk County Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — The Western Oregon University athletic department is calling for nominations for its 2013 Athletic Hall of Fame class. Nominations for the ninth WOU Hall of Fame class will be accepted through July 10. Nominations can be made online at www.wouwolves.com. Mail-in forms are also available on the site. Any student-athlete [more…]

Polk County Itemizer-Observer The Western Oregon University track and field team placed three athletes — Carraig Colahan, Chris Olsen and Amanda Schumaker — on the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District squad. Schumaker, a senior javelin thrower, earned her first academic all-district honor after recording a 3.40 cumulative grade-point average. The four-time All-American graduates this week [more…]

Corvallis Gazette-Times Kevin Boss and Judy Lovre will highlight the Western Oregon University Athletic Hall of Fame’s class of 2012, the eighth class to be inducted. Boss, a tight end who signed with the Kansas City Chiefs this offseason after a year at Oakland, is perhaps the most recognizable name in modern WOU football history. [more…]

Reno Gazette-Journal Former Western Nevada College softball player Melanie Pfeiffer won’t let a serious illness deter her from following her dreams. After graduating in the spring with an Associate of Arts degree, she will continue her education and softball career at Western Oregon University, an NCAA Division II school in Monmouth, Ore. Pfeiffer, a Reno [more…]

  Observer & Eccentric By Tim Smith It’s probably tough to outdo shot putter Robert Barrett when it comes to multitasking. Imagine balancing a 16-pound steel ball against the side of your neck, simultaneously propelling yourself forward several feet with enough speed, power and torque to launch the heavy object some 50 feet out into [more…]

Polk County Itemizer-Observer SPOKANE, Wash. — Western Oregon University’s men’s cross country team made its second straight trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships a memorable one by placing 14th on Saturday, Nov. 19, in cold and snowy running conditions. The Wolves improved upon their 20th-place finish at the 2010 championships by collecting 374 [more…]

Polk County Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — Lindsay Bauman, a junior at Western Oregon University, has been named the 2011 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Newcomer of the Year. Bauman led Western Oregon with 10 points (three goals, four assists) during the 2011 season. She also ranked second in GNAC play with 70 shots, a 3.89 [more…]

Statesman Journal By James Day The Western Oregon University football team, which finished second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, took home a pair of top honors on the all-GNAC teams.Wolves offensive left tackle Jason Slowey, a 6-foot-4, 310-pound senior from Medford, was named offensive lineman of the year.WOU defensive lineman Gavin Drake, a 6-2, 250-pounder from Portland, shared defensive lineman of [more…]

The Register Guard By Randi Bjornstad Worries about children “vegging” in front of the TV or squandering too much free time playing video games don’t apply to the kids in Apryl Smith’s fourth-grade class at Thurston Elementary School in Springfield. Not on this day. Smith’s 31 students can hardly wait for 10 a.m. and the [more…]

Chinook Observer MONMOUTH, Ore. — “This will be a great experience for me because I will still be involved with volleyball,” Naselle and Western Oregon University’s (WOU) Sylvia Herrold said after she was named as an assistant coach for the 2011 season in July. Herrold is entering her senior year at WOU after starring for [more…]

By Rachel Finney Coos Bay’s The World COOS BAY — Pirate senior Ryan Scoville soon will be a Wolf. Marshfield football team’s quick and elusive tailback signed to play football with Western Oregon University on Wednesday afternoon, and is excited about the opportunity to extend his football career. He said Western Oregon’s program has been [more…]

By John Gunther Coos Bay’s The World COQUILLE — Joe Harris had a standout football career at Coquille High School with his speed and athleticism. He hopes to do the same thing over the next few years at Western Oregon University. Harris signed a letter of intent to join the Wolves on Wednesday, stamping his [more…]

Albany Democrat-Herald Four players who helped lead Scio to back-to-back 2A state championships will join former teammate Coulter Mastenbroek at Western Oregon University. Linebacker Justin Guest signed a national letter of intent Wednesday while linebacker Ben Sarbeck, defensive tackle Brandon Rezentes, and offensive tackle Daryn Vinton will join the program as preferred walk-ons. Guest was [more…]

New York Times By Mark Viera EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — On most days, Kevin Boss strolls around the Giants’ practice center wearing a plain blue sweatshirt that has frayed from frequent use, a dependable, indispensable part of his wardrobe. It could be a metaphor. The latest news, notes and analysis as N.F.L. teams explore off-season [more…]

Cherie Potsklan began competing in the high-jump to spend time with her daughter, Alison Wood. Despite suffering from a hernia for almost a year, former Newberg High School state champion high jumper Alison Wood (formerly Hunkins) cleared 5 feet, 5 inches on July 24 to win at the U.S. Masters Outdoor Track and Field National Championship at Sacramento State University.