Western Oregon Wolves

Western Oregon Wolves
University Western Oregon University
Conference Great Northwest Athletic Conference
NCAA Division II
Athletic director Barbara Dearing
Location Monmouth, Oregon
Varsity teams 12
Football stadium McArthur Field
Basketball arena Physical Education Building
Baseball stadium WOU Baseball Field
Nickname Wolves
Colors Red, Black, White, and Grey[1]
                   
Website www.wouwolves.com

The Western Oregon Wolves (also WOU Wolves) are the 13 varsity athletic teams that represent Western Oregon University, located in Monmouth, Oregon, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Wolves compete as members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

Varsity sports

Teams

Men's sports

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross-Country
  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Track & Field

Women's sports

  • Basketball
  • Cross-Country
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball

Softball

On April 26, 2008, Sara Tucholsky, a reserve outfielder on the Wolves softball team (2005–08), hit the first home run of her college career in a victory over Central Washington University, but injured her knee rounding first base; Central Washington's Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace carried Tucholsky around the rest of the bases to home plate. This act of sportsmanship was heavily covered by national media outlets, and resulted in Tucholsky, Holtman, and Wallace's winning the Best Moment award at the 2008 ESPY Awards.[2]

The Wolves softball team appeared in one Women's College World Series in 1975.[3]

Club sports

Pertaining to club sports on campus, not regulated by the NCAA or NAIA, the Western Oregon Men's Lacrosse Club has won the Division II PNCLL championship trophy in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Western Oregon University Graphic Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. ↑ Monaghan, Matt (May 29, 2008). "WOU's year to remember" (Free abstract). Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. p. B1. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
  4. ↑ Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
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