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  • Catamount football fans at a recent home game

    Catamount Club Day

    August 15

    Announced in conjunction with Western Carolina’s football home opener back on Labor Day weekend, the Catamount Club, the Athletics department fundraising arm, is celebrating a milestone this year with its 50th year of operation. Fifty years of supporting student-athletes; fifty years of celebrating successes both on and off the field. Fifty years of connecting and engaging with alumni and community friends; fifty years of investing in the unlimited potential of student-athletes to inspire the WCU campus community.

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    Jake Robinson

    August 15

    Current Catamount Student-Athlete Onno Steger chats with former Student-Athlete Jake Robinson about how former WCU student-athletes who are now making an impact in the professional world and giving back to their alma mater.

  • Dan Brooks with friends

    Cat Chats: Dan Brooks and Mike Murphy

    August 15

    In this edition of Cat Chats, current football student-athlete Mike Murphy talks with former player Dan Brooks '76. Dan went on to coach at Tennessee and Clemson. He is also a member of the Catamount Club Board of Directors.

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    Understanding the House v. NCAA Settlement and what it means for WCU

    July 15

    In June 2025, the House v. NCAA Settlement reshaped college athletics by allowing Division I schools to provide more financial support to student-athletes, including backpay for past NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) opportunities and a new revenue-sharing model.

  • Groundbreaking for renovations at E.J. Whitmire Stadium

    WCU holds groundbreaking for renovations to E.J. Whitmire Stadium

    June 12

    A long-awaited $37 million upgrade to renovate the west side stands of Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp’s aging E.J. Whitmire Stadium is now underway with an official groundbreaking ceremony held Thursday, June 12, in the shadows of the construction zone.

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    Kyle Pifer named WCU Director of Athletics

    May 19

    Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp Chancellor Kelli R. Brown announced today, Monday, May 19, the selection of Kyle Pifer to serve as the director of athletics following approval of his contract by the university’s Board of Trustees during a special-called meeting earlier in the day.

  • Drake Barlow at a recent WCU softball game

    A whole lot of heart: WCU softball bat boy defies odds, cheers on Catamounts

    April 28

    Drake Barlow walks up to home plate with the most swagger out of anyone on game days. He sports a sick pair of shades, some Catamount gear and a toothy grin that coaches across the Southern Conference have come to know.

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    Search underway for new athletics director

    March 18

    Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp has launched a search for a new intercollegiate athletics director following the resignation of Alex Gary earlier this month. Chancellor Kelli R. Brown has appointed a 13-member committee to assist in selecting Gary's successor.

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    Alex Gary to resign after nearly five years as Athletics Director at WCU

    March 7

    Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp announced today that Alex Gary, Catamount Athletics director since May 2020, has resigned from his position.

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    WCU grieves the loss of longtime friend, supporter, community leader Reg Moody

    February 19

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