WSU athletes find success in academics, sports
JENNA GEELAN, Evergreen reporter
June 29, 2020
It was an unusual season for WSU athletes competing in spring sports, to say the least. Regardless of COVID-19 implications, 64 athletes made the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll this spring. Marie Lund-Hansen, fifth-year senior strategic communication major, plays on the women’s golf team. Lund-Hanse...
U of I men’s basketball program fined for coaching violation
LUKE HUDSON, Evergreen reporter
June 24, 2020
The NCAA penalized the University of Idaho men’s basketball program and former head coach Don Verlin for rule violations related to coaching practices. The penalties included a $5,000 fine and two years of probation for the men’s basketball program, as well as restrictions during the 2020-21 season....
Student-athletes return for voluntary training
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter
June 19, 2020
WSU student-athletes were allowed to return to Pullman for voluntary workouts this week. In an online press conference on June 11, WSU Athletic Director Pat Chun said they expected a handful of student-athletes to report for the workouts. They also expected a majority of the football players to be ...
Football player, senior reflects on path to graduation
MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen reporter
April 28, 2020
Athletics has always come naturally for 23-year-old Hayden Schmidt, whether it’s playing club soccer, competing in nationals for roller skating or walking onto the WSU football team. The WSU senior’s passion for soccer began when he was a child, Hayden said. He attended youth camps and eventually...
Remembering Bryce Beekman
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen sports columnist
March 26, 2020
Gone too soon. That is the overwhelming feeling in the WSU community following the unfortunate and disheartening news of Bryce Beekman’s passing. Beekman’s Cougar career was just getting started. He was going into his last season of college football and second season in Pullman. It is impo...
Evergreen’s end of the year awards for WSU
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen sports columnist
March 12, 2020
Player of the Year: CJ Elleby In a surprise to absolutely no one, Elleby was the best player on the team this season. The sophomore forward and Seattle native took a big step forward in his second year in Pullman. The team underwent a lot of changes in the offseason; they lost leading scorer Robert Fran...
Cougar club wrestling on the rise
Luke Walker, Evergreen sports reporter
March 12, 2020
As the WSU wrestling club sends 12 wrestlers to compete in the 2020 National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) National Championships, the coach and many of the members reflect how far the program has come within the last decade. After the program was dropped in 1986, WSU alumnus Brett T. Johnso...
A countdown: legendary ‘Smith-isms’
RYAN ROOT, Evergreen men's basketball reporter
March 12, 2020
First-year basketball head coach Kyle Smith gave the program a breath of fresh air and high hopes for the near future. Alongside the milestones that Smith achieved this year, he gave Cougar fans a unique perspective on how to perceive WSU basketball. I learned early on this season that Smith has...
Cougars make history in Las Vegas
RYAN ROOT, Evergreen men's basketball reporter
March 12, 2020
The 11th seed WSU men’s basketball team defeated the sixth seed University of Colorado 82-68 in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. This is the first time in Pac-12 Tournament history that a 11th seed team defeated a sixth seed team and the Cougars’ (16-16, 6-12) first Pac-12 Tournament win s...
WSU takes on Colorado
RYAN ROOT, Evergreen men's basketball reporter
March 11, 2020
In the first round of the 2020 Pac-12 Tournament, the 11th seed Cougars will face the sixth seed University of Colorado Buffaloes at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 23rd annual Pac-12 Tournament hosts all teams from the conference in a four-round bracket to crown the season...
Cougars routed by Bulldogs
CARSON BROWN, Evergreen sports reporter
March 11, 2020
The WSU baseball team lost 15-3 to the Gonzaga University Bulldogs baseball team on Tuesday afternoon in Pullman. Redshirt freshman catcher Stephen Lund dominated the game for Gonzaga with four hits, six RBIs and three doubles. For the Cougars, sophomore first baseman Kyle Manzardo had two hits, a run and ...
Pac-12 tournament predictions
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen sports columnist
March 11, 2020
No. 8 Oregon State vs No. 1 Oregon at noon Thursday The Beavers and Ducks meet for the third time after a season split. Oregon State was able to steal one victory from Oregon in the regular season but may not be as lucky the third time around. If the Beavers can stop Oregon’s senior guard Payton ...
HoneyBee, a 10-year-old retired purebred Maine Coon show cat, sat comfortably in her owners’ car on June 11 with an “ICU SUPER COUG” bandana around...
