"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

This is a 37-word excerpt from Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which were added to the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Title IX is a Federal civil rights law that was passed in 1972 as part of the Education Amendments of that year. Its main aim is to prevent sex-based discrimination in education programs and activities that receive federal funding, such as higher education institutions, local school districts, museum programs, and libraries. These institutions must provide equal treatment across all areas of work, to both students and employees. Otherwise, they risk losing federal funding for not complying with federal law. 

For a long time, the law had overlooked the sex-based discrimination that educational institutions and programs were perpetuating. Though the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited "discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin", there were no legal grounds to correct the discriminatory disparities of the educational system (in terms of budget allocation, admissions, employment, and athletic programs). Most of these imbalances mainly affected women, thus, Title IX marked a before and after in Women's History.    

The implementation of Title IX led to strong institutional change. Women in sports, at both the elementary and higher education levels, benefited from greater access to team sports and resources. Prior to Title IX, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) did not host athletic championships for female teams. Women also failed to receive athletic scholarships for colleges and universities. Team doctors, insurance, and equal access to athletic facilities were lacking for collegiate women's sports teams. However, Title IX ensured larger amounts of funding were destined for such activities, which not only ensured more safety and support for female athletes, but also increased female participation in sports. The Women's Sports Foundation estimates that, as of 2016, there was a "545% increase of women playing college sports and a 990% increase of women playing high school sports" thanks to Title IX. 

In 1999, the Supreme Court ruled that an institution or program would be held accountable for not successfully addressing circumstances of sexual assault, as this also constitutes sex-based discrimination. At all levels of education, women students and employees face extremely high levels of sexual harassment, and institutions are now obliged under Title IX to have established procedures to manage complaints of discrimination and assault. These requirements enhanced the rights of survivors of sexual abuse and ensured their equal access to educational opportunities. In the past, survivors were usually discouraged from returning to their educational centers due to a lack of funding and resources to address their well-being.

Overall, Title IX addresses some of the most pressing sex-discrimination related issues and ensures nondiscrimination across a broad spectrum of activities and institutions. Given that it is estimated that 1 in 5 women will experience sexual assault in college, Title IX protections for sexual assault survivors are particularly important for continuing progress in gender equality.

Title IX Timeline for Women's Sports at WWU

1971
Basketball - Placed 2nd in NCWSA Regional Tournament, losing to Washington State in title game
Tennis - Placed first in NCWSA Regionals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Placed 15th at AIAW Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Shirley Swanson placed 2nd in 440 (59.2) at AIAW Nationals to earn All-America honors
Alum Lynda Goodrich returns as graduate student and coach volleyball, basketball and tennis

 1972
Title IX passes as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, requiring schools that receive federal funds to guarantee gender equity across campus. 

On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed the Education Amendments Act.
The law's Title IX, which recognized gender equity in education as a civil right, altered women's sports forever.

Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) formed from Division for Girls and Women's Sports (20 sports)
Dr. Margaret Aitken named chair of combined men's and women's physical education with director of athletics reporting to her (reportage later changed)
Basketball - Major rule changes instituted (five players, unlimited dribble, 30-second clock, etc.)
Basketball – Placed 2nd in NCWSA/AIAW Region 9 Tournament, losing to Washington State in title game (19-1)
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 1st at Northern-Eastern District meet
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Shirley Swanson placed 3rd in 440 (58.7), Wendy Taylor
3rd in 100-meter hurdles (14.5) and 880 medley relay (Taylor, Linda Phillips, Sue Stange, Shirley Swanson) 3rd (1:55.0) at AIAW Nationals to earn All-America honors

 
1972-73 Basketball


Wendy Taylor

1973
In a wave of renewed interest in women's sports after the passage of Title IX, tennis superstar Billie Jean King beats self-described "male chauvinist" Bobby Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in the "Battle of the Sexes," a match watched by 90 million people worldwide. It is one of several seminal moments for women's sports over the next five decades.

First women's basketball game played at Sam Carver Gymnasium (regional title contest against Washington State, Western won 48-46)
Basketball – Placed 1st in NCWSA/AIAW Region 9 Tournament, defeating Washington State in title game (24-4)
Basketball - Participated at AIAW Nationals, defeating East Carolina, 55-51, and losing to eventual national champion Immaculata PA, 66-53
Basketball – Had 24-game winning streak
Basketball – C Theresa Nafziger receives All-America honorable mention
Tennis - Margaret Aitken named head coach
Tennis - Placed 1st at NCWSA Regionals
Tennis - Trena Page and Alice Textor combined to place 1st in No.1 doubles at NCWSA Regionals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 7th at AIAW Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Wendy Taylor placed 1st in 100-meter hurdles at AIAW Nationals with meet record time (14.2), Sherry Stripling 3rd (143-4 1/2) in javelin and 880 medley relay (Taylor, Sue Stange, Marilyn Powell, Shirley Swanson) 4th (1:50.8) to earn All-America honors
 
1974
U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., who sponsored the legislation in the Senate, insists on including sports in Title IX enforcement after pushback from colleges, coaches and conferences opposed to paying for women's sports teams, too. 
Motivated by protecting football, U.S. Rep. John Tower, R-Texas, introduces the Tower Amendment to exempt revenue-producing sports from Title IX requirements. It fails, and the Javits Amendment is adopted instead. Introduced by U.S. Sen. Jacob Javits, R-N.Y., it allows for "reasonable provisions considering the nature of particular sports" – meaning that spending on teams doesn't have to be equal if there are different needs.

Basketball – AIAW, which had no divisions through 1974, goes to large/small divisions until 1979
Basketball - Placed 1st in NCWSA/AIAW Region 9 Tournament, defeating Washington State, 39-37, in title game
Basketball - Participated at AIAW Nationals, defeating East Stroudsburg PA, 69-58, and losing to Cal State-Fullerton, 58-40, and Indiana, 50-44
 
1975
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) – which would later be replaced by the Department of Education – passes final Title IX regulations, giving colleges three years to comply with the new rules. 

Evelyn Ames named Director of Women's Athletics
Tennis – Stan Bianchi named head coach
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Lynda Goodrich named head coach
Volleyball – Rich Huntoon named head coach
 
1976
The NCAA sues to challenge the legality of Title IX, but the case is dismissed two years later. 

Charmon Odle (basketball) named WWU Athlete of the Year (combined men and women) for 1975-76
Graduate Dee Dee Molner drafted and signed by San Bernardino Gems of newly formed
Women's Professional Softball League, then traded to Buffalo Breskes
Soccer – Paul Stensen named head coach
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Mike Haerling named head coach
Basketball - Placed 1st in Northern-Southern Area Tournament
Basketball – G Charmon Odle named Region All-Tournament
Basketball – Charmon Odle named Area All-Tournament
Soccer – Paul Stensen named head coach
Soccer - Placed 1st in Northwest Collegiate Soccer Conference
Tennis – Tom Gray named head coach
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Sue Stearns placed 20th in pentathlon at AIAW Nationals
Volleyball – Kathy Knutzen named head coach
Volleyball – Reached NCWSA/AIAW Region IX Tournament for fifth straight year
 
1977
Lynda Goodrich named Director of Women's Athletics
Judy Vose (badminton) and Hester Hill (badminton) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Judy Bass named head coach
Soccer – Darcy Szigety named head coach
Tennis – Lynda Goodrich named head coach
Basketball - Participated at AIAW Nationals, losing to Louisiana State, 91-53, and St. Joseph's PA, 97-51
Basketball - Placed 1st in NCWSA/AIAW Region 9 Tournament
Basketball - Placed 1st in Northern-Southern Area Tournament
Basketball - Defeated Boise State, 76-68, in regional championship game at Boise, ID
Basketball – F Joni Slagle and G Dee Dee Molner named Regional All-Tournament
Basketball – Joni Slagle named Area All-Tournament
 
1978
Graduate Joni Slagle drafted by Women's Professional Basketball League (Minnesota)
Jo Metzger selected to participate in tryout for U.S. Amateur Basketball Association all-star team
Rowing begins with Ron Okura as first coach
Basketball – Jo Metzger named to Region All-Tournament


Scarlett Kanistanaux 

1979
For the first time in the history of American higher education, female enrollment (50.9%) surpasses male enrollment. That trend continues today.

HEW establishes the three-prong test to gauge compliance with Title IX for colleges and universities. That test is still used today, as schools pick one of three ways to prove Title IX compliance with regards to athletic participation opportunities: proportionality, where gender breakdowns of schools' roster spots reflect their enrollment; or showing a history and continuing practice of increasing opportunities for the underrepresented sex, usually women; or demonstrating that the athletic interests and abilities of the underrepresented sex are being met.

Scarlett Kanistanaux (field hockey) participated in National Sports Festival and won silver medal
Graduate Shirley Swanson placed 65th in women's division at Boston Marathon
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Tony Bartlett named head coach
Basketball – Jo Metzger receives National Scouting Association All-America honorable mention
Cross Country – Placed 11th at AIAW Nationals (top runners were Jane Abbott, Marilyn Thibodeau and Lisa Reidel)
Soccer – Sport given varsity status
Soccer – Placed 1st in NCSC
Volleyball – Paul Clinton named head coach

 
Jo Metzger

1980
The newly created Department of Education takes over federal education responsibilities, granting primary Title IX oversight to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). 

Jo Metzger named as one of 30 nominees from all divisions for Wade Trophy (nation's top female basketball player)
Wendy Taylor (track) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame for 1979-80
Basketball - Placed 1st in Northwest Empire League (12-0)
Basketball - Placed 2nd in NCWSA/AIAW Region 9 Tournament, losing to Idaho, 68-56, in title game.
Basketball - Ranked 11th in final American Women's Sports Federation National Poll
Basketball – F Jo Metzger named 1st-team AIAW Division II All-American
Basketball – Jo Metzger named 1st-team AWSF Division II All-American
Basketball – C Jan Johnston and F Bonna Schibret named Region All-Tournament
Cross Country – Placed 12th at AIAW Nationals (top runners were Jane Abbott, Marilyn Thibodeau and Lisa Reidel)
Soccer – Sport returned to club status
Soccer – Jerry Curtin named head coach
Tennis – Denny Lewis named head coach
Tennis – Placed 1st at NCWSA-AIAW Region IX (Division III) Tournament
Tennis – Placed 8th at AIAW Division III Nationals
Tennis – Placing 1st in singles competition at regionals were No.1 Shelley Chronister, No.2 Sue Gallacher, No.3 Kim Nelson, No.4 Mary Tang, No.5 Michelle Pagan and No.6 Julie Sythe
Tennis – No.4 Mary Tang placed 6th in singles at AIAW National meet and led team with 19-4 record
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 4th at combined Division II & III NCWSA-AIAW Region IX meet
Volleyball – Placed 2nd at NCWSA/AIAW Region IX Tournament (3-2)
 

Lynda Goodrich and Jo Metzger

1981 
Field hockey and tennis dropped as varsity sports.
Rowing and soccer added as varsity sports
Jo Metzger (basketball) named Whatcom County Sports Personality of the Year (first woman to earn honor)
Jo Metzger (basketball) named WWU Athlete of the Year (combined men and women) for 1980-81
Basketball - Jo Metzger selected as one of 30 nominees from all divisions for Wade Trophy for second straight year
Basketball – Tied for 19th in final AWSF National Poll
Basketball- F Jo Metzger named 1st-team AWSF Division II All-American
Basketball - Metzger completed career with 15 school records, led team in scoring all four years
Basketball – Lynda Goodrich one of 20 finalists for National DII Coach of the Year
Basketball - Goodrich named Northwest Empire League Coach of the Year
Cross Country – Placed 6th at AIAW Nationals
Cross Country - Marilyn Thibodeau placed 20th and Jane Abbott 21st at AIAW Nationals to earn All-America honors
Rowing - Lightweight 8 placed first at Cascade Sprints
Soccer – Sport given varsity status
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Tied for 18th at AIAW Nationals (Division III)
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 3rd in combined Division II & III NCWSA-AIAW Region IX meet
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Western's 4x800 meter relay (Janis Swanson, Dawn Graham, Carla Randall, Bethany Ryals) placed 1st (9:14.37) at AIAW DIII Nationals to earn All-America honors
Volleyball – Placed 2nd at NCWSA/AIAW Region IX Tournament (3-2)
Volleyball – Tied for 1st place in Coast League
 
1982 
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women folds after a protracted fight in which the NCAA uses its strength with men's championships to force schools to choose between them.

WWU women's sports become affiliated with NAIA
NCWSA disbanded
Kathy Hemion (basketball/volleyball/tennis) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Marilyn Thibodeau (track & field and cross country) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1981-82
Basketball - C Cindy Pancerzewski named AIAW Region 9 all-star
Basketball – Cindy Pancerzewski named Regional All-Tournament
Basketball – Lynda Goodrich one of 20 finalists for National DII Coach of the Year
Cross Country – Lisa Riedel placed 20th at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Soccer – Placed 1st in NCWSA Regional Tournament, finishing 12-1-0
Soccer – Named second-team All-West (by All-America selection committee of the NSCAA were Paula French, Cindy Gordon, Kelley O'Reilly, Annette Duvall and
Hope Grimm
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 1st at AIAW Region IX (Division III) meet
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 6th at NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Marilyn Thibodeau placed 2nd (4:34.16) in 1500 meters, 6th in 3000 meters (10:34.19); Kristy Dees 2nd in high jump (5-6) Wendy Malich 4th in 400 hurdles (1:04.07), Susan Robinson 4th in 800 meters (2:16.28), Joan Williamson 4th in javelin (137-4), and Donna Larry 5th in long jump (18-4) at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Marilyn Thibodeau, Kristy Dees and Jane Abbott named NAIA Scholar Athletes


Annette Duvall

1983 
Ranked 47th (tie) in women's division of NAIA All-Sports standings
Wendy Malich (track & field) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1982-83
Volleyball – Mike Clark named head coach
Basketball - Placed 1st in NAIA District 1 playoffs
Basketball – F Cindy Pancerzewski received NAIA All-America honorable mention
Basketball – Lynda Goodrich named NAIA District 1 Coach of the Year
Cross Country – Placed 11th at AIAW Nationals
Cross Country – Sharon O'Dornan named NAIA Academic All-American
Soccer – 14-0-0, First undefeated Western team in any sport since 1938 Viking football team
Soccer – Annette Duvall featured in Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd
Soccer – Placed first in NCSC
Soccer – Won NAIA District 1 championship
Soccer – Dominic Garguile named NCSC Coach of the Year
Soccer – Annette Duvall had two-year string of scoring one or more goals in game snapped at 22
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 1st in NAIA District 1 meet
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 11th at NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Wendy Malich placed 3rd (61.46) in 400-meter hurdles, Jennifer Schwartz 4th (5-7) in high jump and Joan Williamson 5th (138-1 1/2) in javelin at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Kristy Dees, Deborah Ocken and Jeanna Setera named NAIA Academic All-Americans
Outdoor Track & Field – Tony Bartlett named NAIA District 1 Coach of the Year


Joan Williamson and Kristy Dees

1984
Decision made nationally to use intermediate ball in women's collegiate basketball

Ranked 31st in women's division of NAIA All-Sports standings
Joan Williamson (track & field) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1983-84
Basketball - Ranked 11th in final NAIA National poll
Basketball – Reached title game of NAIA District 1 Playoffs, losing to Gonzaga 70-58
Cross Country - Genevie Pfueller placed 9th at the NAIA Nationals
Soccer - Won NAIA District 1 championship, finishing 16-2-0
Soccer – Placed 2nd at NAIA Region I playoffs, defeating Puget Sound 4-0 and losing to St. Mary's CA 3-2 in championship game
Soccer - Extended winning streak to national record 38 games (over three years) before being beaten by Washington 2-1
Soccer – Dominic Garguile named NAIA District 1 Coach of the Year
Soccer - Ranked No.1 in final national poll
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Placed 1st in NAIA District 1 meet
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Placed 6th at NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Joan Williamson placed 1st (166-6, national meet record) in javelin, Kristy Dees 1st (5-8 1/4) in high jump, 4x400 meter relay third (3:50.55) (Janell Powers, Jeanna Setera, Lola Johnston, Kathy Miller), Setera 5th (2:14.0) in 800 meters and Rhonda Haag 6th (145-7) in javelin at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Kristy Dees, Kay Archer, Jeanna Setera and Cathy Kroll named NAIA Academic All-Americans
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Tony Bartlett named NAIA District 1 Coach of the Year
Rowing – Lightweight 8 placed first at National Collegiate Rowing Championships, a now defunct organization that was a quasi-official national championship for women's intercollegiate rowing (The LW 8 lineup included stroke Jackie Barrett, Kim Refvem, Kristi Moen, Cathy White, Karen Stewart, Debbie Callan, Betsy Bower, Jennifer Demitruk and coxswain Helen Robinson)
Rowing - During summer of 1984, Betsy Bower, Kristi Moen and Karen Stewart rowed in a lightweight 8 shell that represented the northwest region of the United States at the World Lightweight Championship Regatta
 
1985 
South campus tennis courts named after Margaret Aitken
Lynda Goodrich selected as assistant coach in women's basketball at National Sports Festival
Lynda Goodrich moves from Women's Athletic Director to Associate Athletic Director for all sports at WWU
Cindy Gordon (women's soccer) participated at National Sports Festival and won silver medal
Cindy Gordon selected to U.S. National team (one of top 17 players in the nation)
Genevie Pfueller (track & field and cross country) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1984-85
Basketball - Placed 2nd in NAIA District 1 playoffs, losing 76-64 to Gonzaga in title game
Basketball – Ranked No.11 nationally (NAIA) in scoring margin (16.9 avg.)
Cross Country - Genevie Pfueller placed 17th at NAIA nationals
Cross Country - Dolores Montgomery named NAIA Academic All-American
Soccer – Won NAIA District 1 championship
Soccer – F Kathy Ridgewell named 1st-team NAIA All-American and M Linda Bostjancic 2nd-team NAIA All-American
Track & Field (Outdoor)– Tied for 18th at NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Genevie Pfueller placed 3rd in 3000 meters (9:56.33) and 4th in 5000 meters (17:17.53) at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Lola Johnston named NAIA Academic All-American
Volleyball – Western ranked No.5 nationally in service aces (3.34 avg.)


1985-86 basketball

1986 
Lynda Goodrich named Whatcom County Sports Personality of the Year
Shirley Swanson (track) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Carmen Dolfo (basketball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1985-86
Volleyball – Ken Marshall named head coach
Basketball - Reached quarterfinal round at NAIA Nationals
Basketball - Won NAIA Bi-District 1 playoff, defeating Portland 84-55
Basketball - Placed 1st in NAIA District 1 playoffs, defeating Gonzaga in best two of three series, winning title game 70-69 on Lynda Dart 18-footer in final seconds
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo named district co-Player of the Year
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo named 2nd-team NAIA All-American
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo named Kodak NAIA All-American
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo named 2nd-team NAIA All-Tournament was Dolfo
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo named 2nd-team AWSF/NAIA All-American and F Kris Keltner 4th team
Soccer – M Debbie Carter named 1st-team NAIA All-American, and GK Trina Angehrn received honorable mention
Soccer – Trina Angehrn named NCSC Player of the Year in 1985-86
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Placed 1st in NAIA District 1 meet
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 35th at NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Janell Massey placed 6th in 400 meter hurdles (60.71) and
4x400 relay (Hollie Watson, Massey, Lola Johnston, Kathy Miller) 5th at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Tony Bartlett named NAIA District 1 Coach of the Year

 
Lynda Goodrich

1987
Lynda Goodrich inducted into NAIA Hall of Fame
Lynda Goodrich named Director of Athletics for all Western sports
Cathy Kroll (alum) wins Vancouver (B.C.) Marathon
Kathy Ridgwell (women's soccer) competes at National Sports Festival
Basketball - 3-point line comes into collegiate game
Wendy Hawley (basketball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Hollie Watson (track & field) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1986-87
Volleyball – Chris Hartmann named head coach
Basketball – C Kelli Kuiken named 3rd-team AWSF All-American
Basketball – Kelli Kuiken receives NAIA All-America honorable mention
Cross Country – Western placed 5th at NAIA Nationals
Cross Country – Sarah Williams placed 12th and Genevie Pfueller 19th at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Soccer – Ranked among NAIA Top 10 all season, two weeks No.1
Soccer – M Linda Bostjancic received honorable mention NAIA All-American
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 2nd in NAIA District 1 meet
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Tied for 9th at NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Hollie Watson placed 3rd in 100 meters (12.11) and 4th in 200 meters (24.45), Genevie Pfueller 4th in 5000 meters (17:16.4), Kristi Dunn 5th in 400 hurdles (61.86) and Jennifer Eastman 6th (10:22.51) in 3000 meters at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Named NAIA Academic All-Americans were Kristi Dunn, Jennifer Eastman, Kathy Miller, Dolores Montgomery, and Genevie Pfueller
 
1988 
In the first case tried against an athletic department for discrimination against female athletes, a judge rules in favor of the women in Haffer v. Temple University, resulting in new and stronger directions for athletic departments related to their budgets, scholarships and participation rates of male and female athletes. 

Lynda Goodrich named WWU Distinguished Alumnus
Shelly Borovich (track & field and volleyball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1987-88
Cross Country – Ranked No.19 in final NAIA National Poll
Cross Country – Genevie Pfueller named NAIA Scholar-Athlete
Soccer – Placed 1st in NCSC
Soccer – F Jenny Schurman and D Brenda Bock each named 2nd-team NAIA All-American
Soccer – M Dana Letendre named NAIA Scholar Athlete
Tennis returns as varsity sport
Tennis – David Luchtel named head coach
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Pee Wee Halsell named head coach
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Tied for 18th at NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Jennifer Eastman placed 3rd in 3000 meters (9:38.76),
Shelly Borovich 4th in triple jump (37-5 3/4) and Maureen Christman 6th in javelin (144-7) at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Named NAIA Scholar Athletes were Jennifer Eastman, Genevie Pfueller and Hollie Watson
Volleyball – Placed 1st in NAIA District 1 West Division standings

 
1989 volleyball 

1989
Washington State legislature authorized the use of tuition waivers to achieve gender equity in Athletics at four-year public institutions. Lynda Goodrich was member of state-wide committee that initially looked into this issue.
Anna Rabel (basketball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1988-89
Charmon Odle (basketball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Basketball – Reached quarterfinals at NAIA National Tournament, finishing 30-5, defeated Minnesota-Duluth 89-73 and lost to Southern Nazarene OK 92-68
Basketball - Won Bi-District I playoff, defeating Concordia OR 74-65
Basketball - Placed 1st in NAIA District 1 playoffs with two wins over Simon Fraser
Basketball - Placed 1st in District 1 standings (19-2)
Basketball – F Anna Rabel named 3rd-team NAIA All-American
Basketball – Anna Rabel named 2nd-team AWSF All-American and F Alayna Keppler 4th team
Soccer – G Trina Angehrn named 1st-team NAIA All-American, F Tami McDaniel received honorable mention
Soccer – M Dana Letendre named NAIA Scholar Athlete
Tennis – Keith Wolf named head coach
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Genevie Pfueller named NAIA Scholar Athlete
Volleyball – OH Lorrie Post received NAIA All-American honorable mention

 
Lorrie Post

1990
Goodrich steps down from basketball coaching duties to devote full time to director of athletics responsibilities
Jo Metzger (basketball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Lorrie Post (volleyball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1989-90
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo named head coach
Tennis – Jo Ann Andrews named head coach
Basketball - Ranked 6th in final NAIA National Poll
Placed 1st in District 1 standings (18-1), but lost both games of district playoffs to Simon Fraser
Basketball – F Alayna Keppler named 2nd-team NAIA All-American
Basketball – C Cim Hanson named NAIA All-America honorable mention
Basketball – G Kerri Browitt named NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Basketball – Alyna Keppler named 2nd-team AWSF All-American, Hanson received honorable mention
Cross Country – Placed 10th at NAIA Nationals
Cross Country – Lisa Waltenburg and Arlene Prather named NAIA Scholar Athletes
Soccer – D Renee Heintz and F Tami McDaniel each received honorable mention NAIA All-America recognition
Soccer – D Dana Letendre named NAIA Scholar Athlete
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Tied for 27th at NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Lisa Waltenburg placed 3rd in 3,000 meters (39:53.17) to earn NAIA All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Arlene Prather named NAIA National Scholar Athlete
Volleyball – Placed 3rd at NAIA National Tournament (5-2), finishing 34-10 and winning NAIA Region I and NAIA District 1 titles
Volleyball – Named 1st-team NAIA All-American was OH Lorrie Post, honorable mention went to S Kim Kolody
Volleyball – Named NAIA District 1 Player of the Year was Lorrie Post
Volleyball – Named NAIA District 1 Coach of the Year was Chris Hartmann
Volleyball – Western ranked No.7 nationally in assists, No.8 in aces and No.9 in kills
 
1991 
Joanie Armstrong rows for West team in lightweight pair at Olympic Sports Festival
Joanie Armstrong rows in winning lightweight 4 at Open Nationals in Camden, NJ
Nola Ayres (gymnastics) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Lorrie Post (volleyball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1990-91
Basketball – F Nancy Darrow named NAIA District 1 Transfer of the Year
Rowing – Western, coached by Paulette Bergh, dominated the Cascade Sprints (northwest collegiate championships) from 1991 to 1993
Soccer – Kevin Quinn named head coach
Soccer - Lost to eventual NAIA national champion Pacific Lutheran, 2-1, on penalty kicks in NAIA West Region final
Soccer – D Melissa Carlson and F Tami McDaniel each named 1st-team NAIA All-American
Soccer – Kevin Quinn named NCSC Coach of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) –Placed 27th in NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Lisa Waltenburg placed 2nd in 3,000 meters (17:13.01) to earn NAIA All-America honors
Volleyball – Named 3rd-team NAIA All-American was MB Tamara Locke
 
1992
Scarlett Kanistanaux (field hockey) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Joanie Armstrong (rowing) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1991-92
Basketball - Reached finals in NAIA District 1 Playoffs
Basketball – F Alissia Lumpkin named NAIA National Player of the Week
Basketball - Ranked No.8 nationally in team defense (57.8 avg.)
Cross Country – Placed 4th at NAIA Nationals
Cross Country – Kara Maraveller placed 22nd at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Soccer – D Melissa Carlson received NAIA All-America honorable mention
Volleyball – Dean Snider named head coach
Volleyball – OH Gretchen Haakenson received NAIA All-America honorable mention
 
1993
Fastpitch softball becomes varsity sport with Vicki Lesh as first coach
Kris Maraveller (track & field and cross country) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1992-93
Cross Country – Placed 10th at NAIA Nationals
Cross Country - Kara Maraveller placed 25th at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Cross Country – Kris Maraveller and Andrea Nye named NAIA National Scholar-Athletes
Rowing – Lightweight-4 and novice-4 each placed 3rd nationally and varsity-4 4th at National Collegiate Rowing Championships
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Kris Maraveller placed 3rd in 10,000 meters (37:52.11) at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors.
 
1994
The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act passes, requiring schools to report information about their athletic programs – such as sports sponsored, coaches and funding – to the federal government. 

Golf added as varsity sport with Lynda Goodrich named head coach
Annette Duvall (soccer) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Joan Williamson (track & field) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Brandi Stevenson (track & field) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1993-94
Cross Country – Placed 11th at NAIA Nationals
Rowing - Ron Goodman named head coach
Soccer – Won Pacific Northwest Athletic Conference (PNWAC) championship
Soccer – F Shonna Hall and GK Vicki Trunkey each received honorable mention NAIA All-America recognition
Tennis – Steve Chronister named head coach
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Tied for 18th in NAIA National meet
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Brandi Stevenson placed 5th (1:02.29) in 400 hurdles and Deanna Balderson 5th in discus (146-1) at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Brandi Stevenson and Andrea Nye named NAIA Scholar Athletes
Volleyball – Reached NAIA Regional Tournament
 
1995 
Lynda Goodrich named PNWAC Female Administrator of the Year
Western applies for provisional membership in NCAA Division II
Gina Sampson (basketball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1994-95
Tennis dropped as varsity sport
Soccer - Derrek Falor named head coach
Basketball - Ranked No.22 in final NAIA Division I National Poll
Basketball – C Gina Sampson named 3rd-team NAIA All-American and F Shannon Anderson received honorable mention
Basketball – Gina Sampson ranked No.19 nationally in rebounding
Basketball - Ranked No.15 nationally in rebounding percentage
Basketball – Gina Sampson scored 33 points and grabbed 25 rebounds against Puget Sound, had 25 points and 22 rebounds in second half
Basketball - F Addy Johnson had triple-double, finishing with 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds versus Rocky Mountain MT
Basketball - Carmen Dolfo named PNWAC Coach of the Year
Cross Country – Ranked No.12 in final NAIA National Poll
Soccer – F Shonna Hall received NAIA All-America honorable mention
Soccer – F Shonna Hall named PNWAC Player of the Year
Softball - Art Phinney named head coach
Tennis - Meggan Cadigan and Maggie McDonald placed second in No.1 doubles at regionals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Tied for 1st in PNWAC Championships
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Tied for 14th at NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Dee Balderson placed 2nd in discus (148-11), Jen
Campbell 3rd in 3,000 (10:08.27) and Elizabeth Springborn 6th in heptathlon (4,359)
at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Andrea Nye named NAIA Scholar Athlete
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Pee Wee Halsell named PNWAC co-Coach of the Year


1995-96 basketball national quarterfinals


Gina Sampson

1996
Carmen Dolfo (basketball) becomes first person from WWU in any sport
to go to nationals as player, assistant coach and head coach
Gina Sampson (basketball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1995-96
Rowing - Annette Collins named head coach
Volleyball – Michael DiMarco named head coach
Basketball - Ranked No.7 in final NAIA National Poll
Basketball - Reached quarterfinals at NAIA Division I Nationals, defeating Northwestern Oklahoma, 70-67 OT, and Montevallo AL, 71-67, before losing to Union TN, 92-76
Basketball - Won PNWAC championship with wins over Saint Martin's, 86-65, and Simon Fraser, 67-55
Basketball - Placed 1st (11-1) in regular-season PNWAC standings.
Basketball – C Gina Sampson named 1st-team NAIA All-American
Basketball – Gina Sampsom named Kodak College Division All-American
Basketball – Gina Sampson named PNWAC Player of the Year
Basketball – Gina Sampson named NAIA National Player of the Week
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo named PNWAC Coach of the Year
Basketball – Gina Sampson ranked No.5 nationally in rebounding (12.9 avg.)
Basketball - Ranked No.2 nationally in 3-point percentage (39.5)
Basketball – Gina Sampson scored school-record 42 points vs. Western Oregon
Cross Country - Placed 17th at NAIA Nationals
Cross Country - Ranked No.17 in final NAIA National Poll
Golf - Sherri Lockner tied for 15th at NAIA Nationals, placed 6th among 17 participants in long drive competition, and led Vikings to PNWAC title
Rowing – Varsity 8 placed first in the DII/III event at NCRC
Softball – Won PNWAC conference and tournament titles
Softball – Alison Haukaas named PNWAC Pitcher of the Year
Softball - Art Phinney named PNWAC Coach of the Year
Softball – Alison Haukaas named NAIA National Pitcher of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 1st in PNWAC Championships
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 12th at NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Sherie Schroeder placed 3rd in shot put (44 1-1/4), Kathy Law 3rd in 3000 race walk (16:04.92), Brandi Stevenson 4th in heptathlon
(4,541) and Amy Cameron 5th (14.37) in 100 hurdles at NAIA Nationals to earn All-American honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Named NAIA Scholar Athletes were Amy Cameron and Brandi Stevenson
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Amy Cameron named Female Athlete of the Meet at Pacific Northwest Region Championships
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Sheri Schroeder named Outstanding Female Athlete at PNWAC meet
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Pee Wee Halsell named PNWAC and Region Coach of the Year
Volleyball – Tied for 1st place in PNWAC standings
Volleyball – Named 2nd-team NAIA All-American was OH Chrissy Sursely
Volleyball – Named PNWAC Outside Hitter of the Year was Chrissy Sursely
Volleyball – OH Jana Freeman ranked 5th nationally in aces (76)
 
1997 
OCR issues its first guidance establishing the responsibility of schools to prevent and address sexual harassment under Title IX.

Also that year, after massive growth at the collegiate level since the passage of Title IX, the WNBA tips off for its first season. 

Kristy Dees (track & field) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Amy Cameron (track & field) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1996-97
Lynda Goodrich named NAIA Pacific Northwest Region Women's Administrator of the Year
Basketball – F April Saunders named NAIA All-America Scholar Athlete
Golf – Placed 10th nationally at NAIA Nationals
Golf – Won PNWAC and NAIA PNW Region championships
Golf - Sherri Lockner tied for 13th at NAIA Nationals,
Golf - Noreen Brown named PNWAC and region Coach of the Year
Golf – Sherri Lockner was Western medalist in each of her four seasons (1994-97)
Soccer – Bryn Davidson named PNWAC Defender of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Placed 1st in PNWAC Championships
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 2nd in NAIA PNW Region Championships
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 8th at NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Amy Cameron placed 1st in 100 hurdles (14.15) at NAIA Nationals, Teri Graves 5th in 100 hurdles (14.94), Jane Wallace 5th in triple
jump (38-2 1/4), Sarah Hiss 6th in long jump (17-8 1/4), and Sydney Green 6th in 400 (56.43), 4x100 relay (Green, Graves, Cameron, Alicia Jones) 6th (47.74)
4x400 relay (Shannon Anderson, Louise Bomars, Green, Jones) (3:47.37) 6th to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Amy Cameron named Outstanding Female Athlete at PNWAC meet.
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Allison Stevens named NAIA All-America Scholar Athlete
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Pee Wee Halsell named PNWAC Coach of the Year
Volleyball – Tanya Price named PNWAC Middle Blocker of the Year and Adrienne Sloboden named PNWAC Setter of the Year
Volleyball – Tanya Price ranked 3rd nationally in attack percentage (.428)

 
1998 National champion softball


Sonja Joseph

1998  
Hope Grimm (soccer) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Cathy Johnson (softball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1997-98
Basketball – Reached opening round of NAIA Division I National Tournament
Basketball - Reached finals of PNWAC playoffs
Basketball - Ranked No.17 in final NAIA National poll.
Basketball - C Celeste Hill named 3rd-team NAIA All-American
Basketball - F April Saunders named NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Golf - Placed 8th at NAIA Nationals
Golf – Placed 1st at PNWAC/NAIA Pacific NW Region championships
Golf - Anna Hiffman named NAIA All-American
Golf - Noreen Chrysler named PNWAC Coach of the Year
Softball - On May 22, Western (33-13) won championship game at NAIA National Tournament, school's first national title in any sport
Softball – Sonja Joseph named MVP at NAIA National Tournament
Softball – Art Phinney named NAIA National Coach of the Year
Softball - Jen Brandolini named PNWAC Hitter of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Placed 15th at NAIA Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Placed 1st at PNWAC Championships
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Laura Kruse placed second in javelin (157-8) and Sheri Schroeder 4th in shot put (44-6) and discus (142-9) at NAIA Nationals to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Pee Wee Halsell named PNWAC Coach of the Year
 
1999
In July, the U.S. Women's National Team wins the World Cup in front of 90,185 spectators at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, setting an attendance record for women's sporting events that would stand for more than 20 years. After scoring the winning penalty kick, Brandi Chastain celebrates by ripping off her jersey and falling to her knees, which becomes one of the most iconic sports images in history. The team was a direct result of Title IX, as the legislation opened the door for millions of young women to participate in sports.

Western in first year as member of NCAA Division II
WWU joins Pacific West Conference
Celeste Hill (basketball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1998-99
Sarah Hiss (track & field) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 1998-99
Lynda Goodrich (basketball/coach/administrator) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Cindy Gordon (soccer) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Genevie Pfueller (track/cross country) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Basketball - Reached semifinals at NCAA DII West Regional
Basketball – C Celeste Hill named West Region all-tourney
Basketball - Named PacWest All-Tournament were G Briana Abrahamsen and G Amanda Olsen
Basketball – G Briana Abrahamsen ranked No.1 nationally  in free throw shooting (91.4, 85-of-93) and No.14 in 3-point accuracy
Softball – Home games played at new on-campus facility
Softball – C Andie Greenen named 2nd-team Easton All-American

 
Celeste Hill

2000
New marks for Viking Athletics
Lorrie Post (volleyball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
John Fuchs named first full-time rowing coach
Celeste Hill (basketball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 1999-2000
Sarah Hiss (track & field) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 1999-2000
Basketball - Reached Final Four at NCAA II Nationals, losing to eventual
Champion Northern Kentucky, 80-74, in semifinals after defeating Slippery Rock PA, 84-67, in quarterfinals.
Basketball - Ranked No.5 in final WBCA/NCAA DII National Poll
Basketball - Won West Regional championship, defeating Cal Poly Pomona, 84-66, in title game
Basketball - Placed 1st in Pacific West Conference
Basketball - Ranked No.1 among Northwest small colleges
Basketball - F Celeste Hill named 1st-team Kodak All-American
Basketball - Celeste Hill named to national all-tournament team
Basketball - Celeste Hill named MVP of regional all-tournament team
Basketball - G Amanda Olsen and C Lisa Berendsen also regional all-tourney picks
Basketball - Ranked nationally in nine team statistical categories, being No.2 in field goal percentage (48.5)
Carmen Dolfo named Northwest small college Coach of the Year
Volleyball – Diane Flick-Williams named head coach
 
2001
Ten schools, including WWU, break away from Pacific West Conference to form Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC)
Michelle Parker (volleyball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2000-01
Kelsi Griswald (rowing) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2000-01
Anna Rabel (basketball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Hollie Watson (track) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Basketball - Reached semifinals of NCAA II West Regional, losing 91-85 to eventual national champion Cal Poly Pomona
Basketball - C Jenn McGillivray and F Pamela Lovely were regional all-tourney picks
Basketball - Western ranked No.3 nationally in 3-pt. pct. (40.9, 204-499), No.8 in 3-point makes per game (7.0), No.10 in scoring offense (79.1), and No.12 in field goal pct. (46.6, 786-1687)
Basketball – G Jodie Kaczor ranked No.7 nationally in 3-pt. pct. (42.7, 79-815) and No.9 in 3-pt. makes per game (2.7)
Cross Country - Placed 17th at NAIA Nationals
Cross Country – Ashlee Vincent named GNAC Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year
Soccer – Railene Thorson named head coach
Softball – Jessi Williams named third-team Easton All-American
Softball – Sarah Diamond named PacWest Conference Freshman of the Year
Volleyball – Placed 1st in GNAC (first outright league title in program history)
Volleyball – OH Shannon Rowland named GNAC Player of the Year
Volleyball – Shannon Rowland ranked No.8 nationally in aces and Liz Bishop No.15 in assists


2002 national runner-up rowing (Karla Landis center)
 
2002
WWU takes inaugural GNAC women's all-sports title
Shannon Rowland (volleyball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2001-02
Liz Bishop (volleyball) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2001-02
Joanie Armstrong (rowing) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Basketball – Reached championship game of NCAA II West Regional, losing 71-70 to Cal Poly Pomona
Basketball – Placed 1st in Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Basketball – Ranked No.11 in final NCAA II Top 25
Basketball – G Julie Walker named to West Regional all-tournament team
Basketball – Ranked No.2 nationally in 3-point percentage (39.9), No.8 in field goal
percentage (46.3), No.15 in scoring margin (13.7), and No.16 in scoring offense (77.0)
Basketball – Jodie Kaczor ranked No.33 nationally in 3-point makes (2.38) and 41st in 3-point pct. (37.3), and C Susan Rodgers No.40 in blocked shots (1.69)
Cross Country – Ashlee Vincent named GNAC Athlete of the Year
Cross Country – Laura Trevellyan named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Rowing – Ranked No.1 in final national DII poll and placed second in team standings as 1st and 2nd Varsity 8 each place 2nd in grand finals at inaugural NCAA II
National Rowing Championships
Rowing - Karla Landis and Katy Smith named CRCA All-Americans
Soccer – F Chela Gray named GNAC co-Freshman of the Year
Softball – Amanda Grant named GNAC Pitcher of the Year
Softball - Adrienne Moore GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Softball – Lonnie Hicks named head coach
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Danielle Juarez placed 5th in pole vault at NCAA II Nationals to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Ashlee Vincent named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Volleyball – Placed 1st in GNAC, running league winning streak to 41 matches
Volleyball – S Liz Bishop named AVCA/NCAA II 1st-team All-American
Volleyball – Liz Bishop named 2nd-team Daktronics All-America, and L/DS Nicola Parker 3rd-team
Volleyball – Liz Bishop named GNAC Player of the Year
Volleyball – Liz Bishop ranked No.5 nationally in assists (13.59) as did Nicola Parker in digs (5.44) and OH Brianna Murray No.29 in digs (4.57)
Volleyball - Ranked No.4 nationally in assists (15.35) and No.5 in both kills (16.59)and digs (21.98)
Volleyball – Diane Flick-Williams named AVCA Pacific Region and GNAC Coach of the Year
 
2003
WWU takes GNAC women's all-sports title
Kim Kolody (volleyball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Liz Bishop (volleyball) and Ashlee Vincent (track & field and cross country) named WWU Female Athletes of the Year for 2002-03
Liz Bishop (volleyball) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2002-03
Basketball - Reached first round of NCAA II West Regional
Basketball - F Stacey Miller named honorable mention Kodak All-American
Basketball - Ranked No.7 nationally in field goal pct. (47.8), No.9 in 3-point pct. (38.3), No.12 in scoring margin (14.9) and No.12 in scoring offense (78.8)
Basketball - Stacey Miller ranked No.5 nationally in 3-pt. percentage (46.3) and Rodgers No.9 in blocked shots (2.0) and No.15 in field goal pct. (58.6)
Cross Country – Laura Trevellyan placed 21st at NCAA II nationals to earn All-America honors
Cross Country – Beth Rosapepe named CCAA National Academic all-star
Golf - Kelly White placed 10th at NCAA II Nationals
Rowing - Western placed 2nd in the national team standings with varsity 8 and varsity 4 each 2nd in respective grand finals
Soccer – Travis Connell named head coach
Softball – Amanda Grant named GNAC co-Pitcher of the Year, Hadley Jensen GNAC co-Newcomer of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Placed 33rd at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Ashlee Vincent placed 3rd in 5,000 and Stacey Hopkins
7th in javelin at NCAA II Nationals to earn All-America honors
Volleyball – Nicola Parker and Liz Bishop each named 2nd-team CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Volleyball – Ranked No.9 nationally in final AVCA/NCAA II Coaches Poll
Volleyball – Placed 1st in GNAC, running league winning streak to 54 matches before losing
Volleyball - L Nicola Parker named 1st-team Daktronics All-American
Volleyball - S Liz Bishop named 2nd-team AVCA All-American and Parker honorable mention
Volleyball – Liz Bishop and Nicola Parker each named 2nd-team CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Volleyball – Liz Bishop named GNAC Player of the Year
Volleyball – Diane Flick-Williams named GNAC Coach of the Year
Volleyball – Nicola Parker ranked No.1 nationally in digs (6.16) and Liz Bishop No.9 in assists (13.54)


 Liz Bishop and Nicola Parker

2004 
WWU wins GNAC all-sports championship
Nicola Parker (volleyball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2003-04
Liz Bishop (volleyball) and Ashlee Vincent (track & field and cross country) named WWU Female Athletes of the Year for 2002-03
Liz Bishop (volleyball) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2003-04
Debbie Carter (soccer) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Marilyn Thibodeau (track/cross country) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Indoor track & field added as varsity sport
Basketball - Reached semifinals at NCAA II West Regional,
Basketball – F Tessa DeBoer named regional all-tournament
Basketball - Ranked No.25 nationally in rebound margin (6.6 avg.)
Basketball – F Tessa DeBoer ranked No.31 nationally in field goal percentage (54.9)
Cross Country – Laura Trevellyan placed 22nd at NCAA II Nationals to earn All-America honors
Golf - WWU placed 5th at NCAA II Nationals with Kelly White finishing 10th individually
Rowing - Western placed 3rd at NCAA II nationals with varsity 4 3rd and varsity 8 4th in grand finals (at the midway point in the varsity 8 final, Western was well on its way to program's first national title when a V8 rower caught a crab and the boat had to come to complete stop)
Rowing - WWU ranked No.1 nationally in final poll.
Track & field (Indoor) – Danielle Juarez placed 5th (12-0) in pole vault at NCAA II nationals to earn All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 60th at NCAA II Nationals
Track & field (Outdoor) – Danielle Juarez tied for 8th in pole vault at NCAA II nationals to earn All-America honors
Rowing – Laurel Kaminski named 2nd-team CoSIDA Academic All-American
Volleyball – Ran GNAC winning streak to 57 matches before losing, fourth longest in NCAA II history
Volleyball – L Courtney Schneider named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Volleyball - S Kristen Urdahl ranked No.8 nationally in assists (13.39), Schneider No.13 in digs (5.91), Brianna Murray No.22 in digs (5.72), and Meghan Evoy No.39 in hitting percentage (.351)
Volleyball - Ranked No.9 nationally in digs (21.74), No.17 in assists (14.64), and No.23 in kills (16.09)

 
2005 national champion rowing

2005 
In Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, the Supreme Court rules that individuals, including coaches and teachers, have a "right of action" under Title IX if they're retaliated against for protesting sex discrimination. 

WWU wins GNAC all-sports championship
Julia Gamache (rowing) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2004-05
Jodi Gerald (basketball) and Meghan Evoy (volleyball) named WWU Female Scholar Athletes of the Year for 2004-05
Paula French (soccer) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Basketball – Reached semifinals at NCAA II West Regional
Basketball – Ranked No.19 in final ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll
Basketball – F Tina Donahue named Kodak/WBCA All-America honorable mention
Basketball – C Courtney Clapp named regional all-tournament
Basketball – Ranked No.6 nationally in rebound margin (9.4), No.22 in free throw percentage (75.1), No.24 in scoring margin (11.8), No.30 in field-goal percentage defense (36.3), and No.33 in scoring offense (73.6)
Basketball – C Krystal Robinson ranked No.14 nationally in blocked shots (2.5) and Donahue No.13 in free throw percentage (86.7)
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo named Division II Bulletin Coach of the Month for December
Cross Country – Laura Trevellyan and Erin Deasy named USTFCCCA All-Academic
Golf - Placed 5th at NCAA Golf II nationals and 1st at regionals
Golf - Katja Trygg named 1st team NGCA All-American,
Golf – Katja Trygg tied for 15th at NCAA II Nationals
Golf - Kate Menlove named NGCA National Scholar-Athlete
Golf - Dean Russell named NGCA Region Co-Coach of the Year
Rowing - WWU won first of seven straight NCAA II national titles with varsity 8 and varsity 4 each winning respective grand finals
Rowing - Julia Gamache and Lindsay Mann-King named CRCA All-Americans
Rowing – John Fuchs named CRCA National Coach of the Year
Soccer – F Rosie Zadra named GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Volleyball – L Courtney Schneider named 3rd-team Daktronics All-American, received AVCA All-America honorable mention
Volleyball – MB Tiana Roma named GNAC Co-Freshman of the Year
Volleyball – L Courtney Schneider ranked No.4 nationally in digs with school and conference record 646 (6.59)

 
2006 national champion rowing


Katja Trygg

2006 
Katja Trygg (golf) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2005-06
Jessica Telleria named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2005-06
Basketball – Reached semifinals of NCAA II West Regional,
Basketball – Placed 1st in Great Northwest Athletic Conference (18-0)
Basketball – Ranked No.4 in final regular-season WBCA Poll and No.15 in final poll
Basketball – F Tina Donahue named 4th-team Division II Bulletin All-America
Basketball – Tina Donahue received WBCA All-America honorable mention
Basketball – Tina Donahue named GNAC Player of the Year
Basketball – G Mollie Stelmack named GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Basketball – G Samantha Hubbard named GNAC academic all-star
Basketball – Courtney Clapp ranked No.46 nationally in field goal percentage.
Basketball - Ranked No.4 nationally in scoring margin (21.7), No.5 in field goal percentage (47.1), and No.13 in both scoring offense (78.4) and rebound margin (8.3)
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo named GNAC Coach of the Year
Golf - WWU placed 5th at NCAA II Nationals
Golf - Katja Trygg named 1st-team NGCA All-American
Golf – Katja Trygg placed 5th at NAIA DII Nationals
Golf - Bo Stephan named West Region Coach of the Year
Golf - Katja Trygg posted school-record 75.44 scoring average
Rowing – Won NCAA II National title (2nd straight)
Rowing - Julia Gamache and Lindsay Mann-King named CRCA All-Americans
Soccer – D Mehan Woodman named GNAC co-Freshman of the Year
Soccer – Travis Connell named GNAC Coach of the Year
Soccer – WWU made program's first trip to NCAA DII West Regional (14 wins were second highest total in school history and most since 1984) and first post-season appearance since 1996
Soccer – D Meghan Woodman named GNAC co-Freshman of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Tied for 49th at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Clara Cook placed 6th in high jump (5-7) at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Clara Cook named USTFCCCA All-American
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Clara Cook named co-GNAC Female Freshman of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Clara Cook and Jessica Telleria named USTFCCCA All-Academic
Volleyball – L Courtney Schneider named 1st-team Daktronics All-American and 3rd-team AVCA All-American
Volleyball – L Courtney Schneider led nation in digs per game (7.66) and MB Angie Alvord ranked No.18 in blocks per game (1.34)
Volleyball – OH Emily Castro named GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Volleyball – Diane Flick-Williams named GNAC co-Coach of the Year

 
2007 national runner-up volleyball


Diane Flick-Williams


2007 national champion rowing

2007
Courtney Schneider (volleyball) and Lindsay Mann-King (rowing) named WWU Female Athletes of the Year for 2006-07
Audrey Coon (rowing) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2006-07
Basketball - Reached first round at NCAA II West Regional
Basketball - G Mollie Stelmack named WBCA All-America honorable mention
Basketball - Mollie Stelmack named Women's Division II Bulletin All-America honorable mention
Basketball - Krystal Robinson ranked No.4 nationally in blocked shots
Basketball - Ranked No.5 nationally in blocked shots (5.3)
Cross Country – Keely Kaligis named USTFCCCA All-Academic
Cross Country – Sarah Porter named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Rowing – Won NCAA II National title (3rd straight)
Rowing – Lindsay Mann-King and Staci Reynolds named CRCA All-Americans
Rowing – John Fuchs named CRCA National Coach of the Year
Rowing – Lindsay Mann-King featured in Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd
Soccer- F Claire Morgan named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Softball – Won program's first GNAC championship
Softball – Liza Teichler named GNAC Player of the Year
Softball - Jackie Quint named GNAC Pitcher of the Year
Softball - Lonnie Hicks named GNAC Coach of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Tied for 24th place at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Monika Gruszecki placed 1st in javelin (145-8) at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Monika Gruszecki named USTFCCCA All-American
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Named USTFCCCA academic all-stars were Clara Cook, Heidi Dimmitt and Christy Miller
Volleyball - Ranked No.2 in final AVCA Top 25 Poll
Volleyball - Reached national title match at NCAA Division II Elite Eight, losing to Concordia St. Paul (3-1) after sweeping Dowling NY (3-0) in quarterfinals and
defeating Washburn KS (3-1) in semifinals
Volleyball - Won NCAA II Pacific Regional with wins over Chico State (3-0), UC San Diego (3-2) and Cal State San Bernardino (3-0)
Volleyball - Placed 1st (17-1) in GNAC
Volleyball – L Courtney Schneider named 1st-team AVCA All-American, OH Jaime Anderson and MB Tiana Roma received honorable mention
Volleyball – L Courtney Schneider named 2nd-team Daktronics All-American
Volleyball - Named NCAA II Elite Eight all-tournament were MB Angie Alvord, Jaime Anderson, S Katie Robinson and Courtney Schneider
Volleyball – L Courtney Schneider named GNAC Player of the Year
Volleyball – Diane Flick-Williams named AVCA Pacific Region Coach of the Year
Volleyball – Diane Flick-Williams named GNAC Coach of the Year
Volleyball – Courtney Schneider led nation in digs per game (7.74) for second straight year and MB Angie Alvord ranked No.12 in blocks per game (1.38)


2008 national champion rowing
 
2008 
Courtney Schneider (volleyball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2007-08
Audrey Coon (rowing) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2007-08
Basketball - G Amanda Dunbar named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Cross Country – Placed 10th at NCAA II Nationals
Cross Country – Ranked No.24 in final USTFCCCA Top 25
Cross Country – Sarah Porter placed 13th at NCAA II Nationals to earn All-America honors
Golf - Placed 6th at NCAA II National Tournament
Rowing – Won NCAA II National title (4th straight)
Rowing - Metta Gilbert, Samantha Marikis and Staci Reynolds named CRCA All-Americans
Rowing – John Fuchs named CRCA National Coach of the Year
Rowing – Audrey Coon featured in Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd
Soccer - Ranked No.10 in final NSCAA Top 25 (17-3-2)
Soccer - Placed 1st in GNAC
Soccer – D Katie Warner named 1st-team NSCAA All-American
Soccer – Travis Connell named GNAC Coach of the Year and NSCAA Far West Region Coach of the Year
Soccer – GK Kylie Broadbent ranked No.24 nationally in goals against (0.70) and No.26 in save percentage (.857)
Rowing – Audrey Coon (2nd-team) and Gina Auriemma (3rd-team) named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Monika Gruszecki placed 2nd (152-3) in javelin, Heidi Dimmitt 4th (1:00.52) in 400-meter hurdles, Sarah Porter 9th (36:11.17) in 10,000 a NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 21st at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Gruszecki and Dimmitt named USTFCCCA All-Americans
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 3rd at GNAC Championships
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Named USTFCCCA academic all-stars were Heidi Dimmitt, Monika Gruszecki and Christy Miller
Volleyball – MB Angie Alvord named 1st-team AVCA All-American and L Allison Gotz received honorable mention
Volleyball – MB Angie Alvord named GNAC Player of the Year
Volleyball – Allison Gotz ranked No.2 nationally in digs per set (6.10) and S Kari Rice No.8 in assists per set (11.62)


2009 national champion rowing


Emily Warman
 
2009 
WWU places 10th nationally in DII All-Sports standings
Sarah Porter (track & field and cross country) and Audrey Coon (rowing) named WWU Female Athletes of the Year for 2008-09
Audrey Coon (rowing) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2008-09
WWU takes GNAC women's all-sports title
Basketball - Reached first round at NCAA II West Regional
Basketball - F Jessica Summers named GNAC co-Newcomer of the Year
Basketball – Ranked No.10 nationally in 3-point pct. (38.5), No.17 in field-goal percentage defense (35.8), and No.19 in blocked shots (4.5)
Cross Country – Placed 8th at NCAA II Nationals
Cross Country - Ranked No.11 in final USTFCCCA Top 25
Cross Country – Sarah Porter placed 2nd and Lauren Breihof 31st at NCAA II Nationals to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors
Rowing – Won NCAA II National title (5th straight)
Rowing - Audrey Coon named CRCA All-American
Rowing – Audrey Coon named 1st-team CoSIDA Academic All-American
Track & field (Indoor) – Placed 9th at NCAA II National Championships
Track & field (Indoor) - Emily Warman placed 1st in triple jump (39-3) at NCAA II nationals to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors. Also receiving All-America
honors were Christy Miller, 4th in pole vault (12-5 3/4); Sarah Porter, 6th in 5,000 (17:00.14), and Rachael Johnson, 7th in 800 (2:11.82)
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 17th at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Sarah Porter placed 5th in 10,000 (36:02.72) and 7th in 5,000 (17:02.19), Heidi Dimmitt 5th in 400 hurdles (1:00.83) and Eleanor Siler 5th in 400 (55.46) at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Heidi Dimmitt, Sarah Porter and Eleanor Siler named USTFCCCA All-Americans
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 4th nationally in USTFCCCA team standings
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Siler named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Named USTFCCCA academic all-stars were Lauren Breihof, Clara Cook, Heidi Dimmitt, Rachael Johnson and Christy Miller
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Pee Wee Halsell named GNAC Coach of the Year
Volleyball – WWU received AVCA Team Academic Award
Volleyball – OH Marlayna Geary named AVCA West Region Freshman of the Year
Volleyball – Marlayna Geary named GNAC Freshman of the Year


2010 national champion rowing


Audrey Coon 


Sarah Porter

2010 
WWU places 6th nationally in DII All-Sports standings
Audrey Coon (rowing) one of 30 finalists for 2010 NCAA Woman of the Year
Sarah Porter (track & field and cross country) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2009-10
Casey Mapes (rowing) named WWU Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2009-10
Gina Sampson (basketball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Basketball - Reached first round at NCAA II West Regional
Basketball - Ranked No.18 in final regular-season WBCA Coaches Poll and No.25 in final poll
Basketball - G Amanda Dunbar and C Jessica Summers receive WBCA and DII Bulletin All-America honorable mention
Basketball - Amanda Dunbar ranked No.6 nationally in 3-point FG Pct. (46.7) and No.9 in 3-point field goals (3.3)
Basketball - Ranked No.2 nationally in field-goal pct. (47.9), No.3 in 3-point FG pct. (40.6), No.4 in scoring margin (18.9), No.11 in free-throw pct. (77.3) and No.13 in assists per game (17.6)
Basketball - Carmen Dolfo named WBCA West Region Coach of the Year
Cross Country – Placed 10th at NCAA II Nationals
Cross Country - Ranked No.12 in final USTFCCCA Top 25
Cross Country – Sarah Porter placed 2nd at NCAA II Nationals to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors
Cross Country – Sarah Porter placed 1st at NCAA II West Regional
Cross Country – Sarah Porter named USTFCCCA West Region Athlete of the Year
Cross Country – Sarah Porter named GNAC Athlete of the Year
Cross Country - Named USTFCCCA National Scholar Athletes were Laura Breihof, Sierra Brisky, Phoebe Hartnett and Rachael Johnson
Rowing – Won NCAA II National title (6th straight)
Rowing – Heather Kelly named CRCA All-American
Soccer – GK Jamie Arthurs ranked No.13 nationally in save percentage (.886) and No.16 in goals against average (0.52)
Soccer - WWU ranked No.8 nationally in save percentage (.889), and No.11 in both goals against (0.52) and shutout percentage (.611)
Track & field (Indoor) - Tied for 14th at NCAA II Nationals
Track & field (Indoor) - Sarah Porter placed 4th at nationals in 5,000 (17:26.05) and ran final leg on distance medley relay with Megan O'Connell, Courtney Olsen and Rachael Johnson that finished 7th (12:02.32), and O'Connell, Eleanor Siler, Michelle Howe and Sarah Brownell ran on 4x400 relay that placed 4th (3:48.67), all earning USTFCCCA All-America honors
Track & Field (Indoor) – Emily Warman named USTFCCCA West Region Female Field Athlete of the Year
Track & Field (Indoor) -  Emily Warman  10th in triple jump (38-6 1/4) and 11th in long jump (18-2 1/2) at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Tied for 18th at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Sarah Porter placed 2nd in 10,000 (34:49.60) and 3rd in 5,000 (16:23.52) at NCAA II Nationals to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Named USTFCCCA academic all-stars were Rachael Johnson, Olsen, Lauren Breihof, and Monika Gruzsecki
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Sarah Porter qualified for USA Championships by placing 15th at Stanford Invitational with 33:36.83 clocking
Volleyball – Earned AVCA Team Academic Award
Volleyball – Tied for 1st (16-2) place in GNAC
Volleyball – L Allison Gotz named AVCA 1st-team All-American and MB Emily Jepsen received honorable mention
Volleyball – MB Emily Jepsen named GNAC Player of the Year
Volleyball – Kari Rice ranked No.16 nationally in assists per set (10.89), Allison Gotz No.17 in digs per set (5.52) and Emily Jepsen No.24 in service aces (0.55)
and No. 29 in points (4.40)
Volleyball - WWU ranked No.23 nationally in assists (12.63) and No.30 in service aces (2.05)
Volleyball – Diane Flick-Williams named GNAC co-Coach of the Year
 

Sarah Porter


2011 national champion rowing


Monika Gruszecki

2011 
Cathy Johnson (softball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Sarah Porter named GNAC co-Female Athlete of the Year
Sarah Porter (track & field and cross country) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2010-11
Katie Sharpe (golf) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2010-11
WWU takes GNAC women's all-sports title
Amy Suitor named softball coach
Basketball - Reached first round at NCAA II West Regional,
Basketball - Ranked No.18 in final WBCA Coaches Poll
Basketball - Reached final at GNAC Tournament
Basketball - Placed 1st (17-1) in GNAC regular-season standings
Basketball - G Amanda Dunbar named 2nd-team DII Bulletin All-American
Basketball - Amanda Dunbar receives WBCA All-America honorable mention
Basketball - Amanda Dunbar named GNAC Player of the Year
Basketball - Carmen Dolfo named WBCA West Region Coach of the Year
Basketball - Carmen Dolfo named GNAC Coach of the Year
Basketball - C Lauren Hefflin ranked No.17 nationally in field-goal percentage (55.0)
Basketball - Ranked No.10 nationally in scoring defense (55.1), No.14 in scoring margin (14.3) and No.20 in 3-point percentage defense (27.3)
Cross Country – Placed 12th at NCAA II Nationals
Cross Country - Ranked No.12 in final USTFCCCA Top 25
Cross Country - Named USTFCCCA National Scholar Athletes were Lauren Breihof, Sierra Brisky, Rachael Johnson, Haley O'Connor and Mary Rogers
Golf - Placed 11th at NCAA II Nationals
Golf – Won GNAC championship
Golf – Bo Stephan named GNAC Coach of the Year
Golf - Sophie Elstrott took GNAC medalist honors
Rowing – Won NCAA II National title (7th straight)
Rowing - Samantha Oberholzer and Siri Carlson named 1st-team CRCA All-
Americans and Casey Mapes 2nd-team All-American
Rowing – Samantha Oberholzer featured in Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd
Soccer – GK Jamie Arthurs ranked No.13 in goals against average (0.55)
Softball – Erika Quint named GNAC Pitcher of the Year
Softball – Amy Suitor named GNAC Coach of the Year
Track & field (Indoor) – Placed 31st at NCAA II Nationals
Track & field (Indoor) - Sarah Porter placed 3rd in 5,000 (16:44.04) at NCAA DII Nationals to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors
Track & field (Indoor) – Sarah Porter named USTFCCCA Female West Region Track Athlete of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Tied for 6th (29-1/2 points) at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Sarah Porter placed 1st in 10,000 (33:17.39) and 2nd in 5,000 (16:23.08), Monika Gruszecki placed 1st in javelin (163-6), and Karis Anderson tied for 7th in pole vault (12-1/2) at NCAA II Nationals to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Sarah Porter named USTFCCCA Female West Region Track Athlete of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Sarah Porter named GNAC co-Athlete of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Named USTFCCCA Academic all-stars were Lauren Breihof, Monika Gruszecki, Rachael Johnson and Eleanor Siler
Volleyball – OH Marlayna Geary ranked No.15 nationally in kills per set (4.24), L Samantha Hutchinson No.15 in digs per set (5.78) and S Laurie Yearout No.17
in assists per set (11.24)


Lynda Goodrich


Jamie Arthurs
 
2012 
American women dominate at the London Olympics, winning 58 medals compared to 45 for the men, the first time U.S. women won more medals than their male counterparts. Had the American women been their own country, they would have finished fourth in the medal count. At every Olympics since, save for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, American women have won more medals than American men. 

Lynda Goodrich retires after 26 years as Director of Athletics
Liz Bishop (volleyball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Celeste Hill (basketball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Emily Warman (track & field) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2011-12
Megan Northey (rowing) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2011-12
WWU takes GNAC women's all-sports title
Basketball - Reached semifinal round at NCAA II West Regional
Basketball - Reached final at GNAC Tournament
Cross Country - Named USTFCCCA National Scholar Athlete was Taylor Guenther
Golf – Won GNAC title
Golf - Claire Rachor named GNAC Player of the Year
Golf - Bo Stephan named GNAC Coach of the Year
Golf - Claire Rachor took GNAC medalist honors
Rowing – Megan Northey named 2nd-team CoSIDA Academic All-American
Soccer - Ranked No.13 in final NSCAA Top 25 (19-4-0)
Soccer - Won GNAC Tournament Championship
Soccer – Won GNAC regular-season championship (12-2-0)
Soccer – GK Jamie Arthurs and D Brina Sych named 2nd-team NSCAA All-Americans
Soccer – GK Jamie Arthurs named second-team Daktronics All-American, F Kristin Maris received honorable mention
Soccer – F Kristin Maris named GNAC tourney MVP
Soccer – Jamie Arthurs named GNAC Player of the Year
Soccer – Brina Sych named GNAC Defender of the Year
Soccer – Catherine Miles named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Soccer – Jamie Arthurs ranked No.1 nationally in GAA (0.39) and No.7 in save percentage (.882) and Kristin Maris was No.19 in game-winning goals (5)
Soccer - WWU ranked No.1 nationally in GAA (0.39), No.2 in save percentage (89.2) and No.3 in shutout percentage (69.6)
Soccer – Travis Connell named NSCAA West Region Coach of the Year
Softball – Viking Field fully renovated
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Placed 39th at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Emily Warman placed 6th in triple jump (40-7), Katie Reichert 7th in javelin (152-5) and Karis Anderson 8th (12-3 1/2) in pole vault at NCAA II Nationals to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) - Named USTFCCCA Academic all-stars were Katie Reichert and Eleanor Siler
Volleyball - Placed 1st (16-2) in GNAC
Volleyball - OH Marlayna Geary named AVCA 1st-team All-American and L Samantha Hutchinson was 2nd-team pick
Volleyball - Marlayna Geary received Daktronics honorable mention All-America recognition
Volleyball - Marlayna Geary named GNAC Player of the Year
Volleyball - L Samantha Hutchinson named GNAC Defensive Player of the Year
Volleyball – Samantha Hutchinson ranked No.5 nationally in digs per set, Yearout No.6 in assists and Geary No.15 in both kills and points (4.72)
Volleyball – WWU ranked No.14 nationally in hitting percentage (.254) and No.17 in assists (12.96)
Volleyball - Diane Flick-Williams named GNAC Coach of the Year


Britt Harris 

2013
Building off the nearly two-decade success of the dominant U.S. Women's National Team, and in a nod to the NCAA essentially being a feeder program, the National Women's Soccer League kicks off. It is the third women's professional soccer league in America since 2001; the other two previously folded. 

Lori deKubber (basketball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Brandi Stevenson (track & field) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Marlayna Geary (volleyball) and Jamie Arthurs (soccer) named WWU Female Athletes of  the Year for 2012-13
Kristin Maris (soccer) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2012-13
WWU takes GNAC women's all-sports title
Basketball – Reached semifinals at NCAA II Nationals, defeating Nova Southeastern, 80-76, in quarterfinal, and losing to Ashland OH, 66-54, in semifinal
Basketball – Won West Regional championship, defeating Simon Fraser 75-58 in final
Basketball – Won GNAC Tournament, defeating Simon Fraser, 60-40, in title game
Basketball – Took GNAC regular-season title with 17-1 record
Basketball – Ranked No.3 in final USA Today Top 25 Poll
Basketball – C Britt Harris named 3rd-team Daktronics All-American
Basketball – Britt Harris receives Division II Bulletin All-America honorable mention
Basketball – C Britt Harris named Daktronics West Region Player of the Year
Basketball – Corinn Waltrip named Most Outstanding Player in West Regional, Britt Harris all-tournament
Basketball –Named GNAC Tournament MVP was F Trishi Williams
Basketball - Carmen Dolfo named CaptainU DII National Coach of the Year
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo named WBCA West Region Coach of the Year
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo named GNAC Coach of the Year
Basketball – Britt Harris ranked No.4 nationally in field-goal percentage (58.7) and Waltrip No.9 in 3-point percentage (42.0)
Basketball – Ranked No.4 nationally in assists (17.7), No.6 in field-goal percentage (45.1) and No.15 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.07)
Cross Country – Placed 18th at NCAA II Nationals
Cross Country - Ranked No.25 in final USTFCCCA Top 25
Cross Country – Katelyn Steen placed 34th at NCAA II Nationals to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors
Cross Country - Named USTFCCCA National Scholar Athlete was Taylor Guenther
Golf - Won GNAC title
Golf - Claire Rachor named GNAC Player of the Year
Golf - Kristen Hansen named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Golf - Kara Zitzman took GNAC medalist honors
Indoor track & field - Emily Warman placed 8th in long jump (19-2 3/4) at NCAA II Nationals to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors
Indoor Track & Field - Tanya Bjornsson named GNAC Female Outstanding Performer
Soccer - Ranked No.3 in final NSCAA Top 25 (20-2-1)
Soccer - Reached NCAA II semifinals, losing 2-1 in OT to defending national champion West Florida
Soccer - Won West Regional title
Soccer - Won GNAC regular-season championship (13-1-0)
Soccer - M Kim Cooper and M Caitlyn Jobanek named NCAA II Final Four all-tournament
Soccer – F Kristin Maris named 2nd-team NSCAA All-American
Soccer - D Brianna Jones named 1st-team Daktronics All-American, receiving honorable mention were Kristin Maris and Catherine Miles
Soccer – Ashton Griffen (3rd team), Kristin Maris (2nd team) and Catherine Miles (3rd team) named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Soccer – Kristin Maris named GNAC Player of the Year
Soccer – Brianna Jones named GNAC Defensive Player of the Year
Soccer – Kristin Maris named 2nd-team NSCAA Scholar All-American
Soccer – Travis Connell named GNAC Coach of the Year
Soccer – Ashton Griffen ranked No.7 nationally in total assists (11), Alyssa Beauchamp No.11 in goals against average (0.47), Catherine Miles No.17 in total goals (15), Ashton Griffin No.20 in assists per game (0.48) and Miles No.23 in total points (33)
Soccer - WWU ranked No.9 nationally in in goals against average (0.43), No.10 in assists (2.4), No.13 in shutout percentage (.609), and No.21 in both scoring offense (2.48) and save percentage (.853)
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Bethany Drake named USTFCCCA Academic all-star
Volleyball - Placed 1st (16-2) in GNAC
Volleyball - L Samantha Hutchinson named 1st-team AVCA All-American and MB Kayla Erickson received honorable mention
Volleyball – Samantha Hutchinson and Kayla Erickson each named 2nd-team Daktronics All-Americans
Volleyball – MB Kayla Erickson named GNAC Player of the Year
Volleyball – MB Kayla Erickson Named GNAC Defensive Player of the Year
Volleyball - Diane Flick-Williams named GNAC Co-Coach of the Year


 Katie Reichert and Bethany Drake

2014
Jen Brandolini (softball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Bethany Drake (track & field) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2013-14
Kristin Maris (soccer) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2013-14
WWU takes GNAC women's all-sports title
Basketball - Reached first round at NCAA II West Regional
Basketball - Won GNAC Tournament, defeating Simon Fraser, 78-74, final
Basketball - G Jenni White named GNAC Tournament MVP
Basketball - Ranked No.11 nationally in blocked shots (5.1), No.12 in field-goal percentage (46.3), and No.19 in 3-point percentage (36.8)
Basketball - G Katie Colard ranked No.21 nationally in 3-point field goals per game (2.8)
Cross Country – Placed 12th at NCAA II Nationals
Cross Country - Ranked No.18 in final USTFCCCA Top 25
Cross Country – Katelyn Steen placed 5th at NCAA II Nationals to earn USTFCCCA All-America Honors
Cross Country – Katelyn Steen placed 1st at NCAA II West Regional
Cross Country – Katelyn Steen named USTFCCCA West Region Athlete of the Year
Cross Country – Katelyn Steen named GNAC Athlete of the Year
Cross Country – Katelyn Steen named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
Cross Country - Named USTFCCCA National Scholar Athlete was Taylor Guenther and Sofia Marakis
Golf - Won GNAC title
Golf - Kristen Hansen named GNAC Player of the Year
Golf - Bo Stephan named GNAC Coach of the Year
Golf - Anna Bourland took GNAC medalist honors
Soccer – Reached second round at NCAA II Nationals
Soccer - Ranked No.17 in final NSCAA Top 25 (16-1-4)
Soccer - Won GNAC regular-season championship
Soccer- D Brianna Jones named 2nd-team BennettRank All-American, 3rd-team Daktronics All-American and 3rd-team NSCAA All-American
Soccer – Kim Cooper named GNAC Defensive Player of the Year
Soccer – Brianna Jones runner-up in GNAC Player of the Year voting
Soccer – Travis Connell named GNAC co-Coach of the Year
Soccer - WWU ranked No.2 nationally in save percentage (.913), No.3 in goals against average (0.32), and No.5 in shutout percentage (.667)
Soccer – GK Ashley Haden ranked No.3 nationally in both goals against average (0.32) and save percentage (.908)
Softball – Alexie Levin named GNAC Player of the Year
Softball - Autumn Isaacson named GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Placed 11th at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Bethany Drake placed 1st (165-3) and Katie Reichert 2nd (165-2) in javelin (one inch separated), and Katelyn Steen fourth (10:20.66) in 3,000-meter steeplechase at NCAA II Nationals to earn USTFCCCA All-America honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Ranked No.17 in final USTFCCCA Top 25 poll
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Ranked No.6 in final USTFCCCA West Region Top 10 poll
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Bethany Drake named USTFCCCA Outdoor Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Bethany Drake named USTFCCCA West Region Field Athlete of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Katelyn Steen named Outstanding Female Performer at GNAC meet
Volleyball – L Samantha Hutchinson named 1st-team Daktronics All-American
Volleyball – Samantha Hutchinson named 2nd-team AVCA All-American, MB Kayla Erickson received honorable mention
Volleyball – Samantha Hutchinson named GNAC Defensive Player of the Year
Volleyball – Samantha Hutchinson ranked No.1 nationally in digs per set at 7.17 and No.2 in total digs at 767
Volleyball - WWU ranked No.6 nationally in digs per set at 19.64 and No.7 in team attacks per set at 39.79
 
2015
Katelyn Steen (track & field) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2014-15
Catherine Miles (soccer) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2014-15
Kerri Browitt (basketball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
WWU takes GNAC women's all-sports title
Basketball - Ranked No.6 nationally in field-goal percentage (46.3)
Basketball - G Taylor Peacocke ranked No.29 nationally in free throw percentage (86.9)
Cross Country – Placed 6th at NCAA II Nationals
Cross Country – Ranked No.8 in final USTFCCCA Top 25
Cross Country – Taylor Guenther placed 26th at NCAA II Nationals to earn All-America honors
Cross Country – Pee Wee Halsell named GNAC Coach of the Year
Cross Country – Taylor Guenther, Alexandra Lablin and Shawna Troupe named USTFCCCA All-Academic
Golf - WWU wins GNAC title (fifth straight)
Golf - Jenn Paul named GNAC Co-Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year,
Golf - Bo Stephan named GNAC Coach of the Year
Golf - Kristen Hansen took GNAC medalist honors
Rowing – Western did not reach nationals for first time since inaugural event in 2002
Soccer – Ranked No.3 in final NSCAA Top 25
Soccer – Advanced to NCAA Division II Final Four, losing to eventual national champion Grand Valley State and finishing 21-2-1
Soccer – Won NCAA II West Region championship
Soccer – Won both GNAC regular season and tournament titles
Soccer – Had eighth-highest home attendance average (404) in NCAA II
Soccer – D Delanee Nilles named 1st-team NSCAA All-American and 3rd-team D2CAA All-American, Savanna Morehouse received D2CAA All-America honorable mention
Soccer – F Gabriela Pelogi and Delanee Nilles named NCAA II National all-tournament
Soccer – Delanee Nilles named GNAC Defender of the Year
Soccer – Savanna Moorehouse ranked No.12 nationally in assists (10)
Soccer – Travis Connell named GNAC Coach of the Year
Softball – Alicia Fine named GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Softball - Makinlee Sellevold named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Track & field (Indoor) - Katelyn Steen placed 4th in 5,000 meters (16:54.31) and 10th in 3,000 (9:42.68) at NCAA II Nationals to earn 1st team and 2nd team USTFCCCA All-America honors, respectively
Track & field (Indoor) - Placed 36th at nationals
Track & field (Indoor) – Katelyn Steen named USTFCCCA West Region Track Athlete of the Year
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Tied for 12th at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Katelyn Steen placed 2nd in 3,000-meter steeplecase (10:13.93) and 3rd in 5,000 (16:46.36), and Katie Reichert 5th (161-8) in javelin at NCAA II Nationals to earn 1st-team USTFCCCA All-America honors and Haley O'Connor, 10th in 5,000 (4:35.66), was 2nd-team
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Named USTFCCCA Academic all-stars were Jasmine McMullin, Megan Mortensen, Anna Paradee and Katie Reichert
Volleyball - Ranked No.6 in final AVCA Top 25 Poll
Volleyball – Advanced to NCAA II Final Four before losing to eventual champion Wheeling Jesuit after defeating Rockhurst
Volleyball – Won NCAA II West Region title, defeating CSU San Bernardino in title match
Volleyball – Home games played off-campus at Whatcom Pavilion due to Carver Gym remodel
Volleyball – OH Rachel Roeder was honorable mention AVCA All-American
Volleyball – MB Kayleigh Harper named HERO Sports Division II Rookie of  the Year
Volleyball – Kayleigh Harper and OPP Jennica McPherson named NCAA II National All-Tournament
Volleyball – OH Abby Phelps named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Volleyball – WWU ranked No.14 nationally in blocks per set (2.51) and No.16 in hitting percentage (.251)
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2016 national champion soccer


Sierra Shugarts

2016
Bethany Drake (track & field), Delanee Nilles (soccer) and Katie Reichert (track & field) named WWU Female Athletes of the Year for 2015-16
Taylor Guenther (track & field and cross country) and Karisa Stapp (rowing) named WWU Female Scholar Athletes of the Year for 2015-16
WWU takes sixth straight GNAC women's all-sports title
Sierra Shugarts (soccer) named GNAC Female Athlete of the Year
Bethany Drake (track & field) named GNAC Female Athlete of the Year
Wendy Wefer (volleyball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Home games for basketball and volleyball played off-campus at Whatcom Pavilion due to Carver Gym renovation
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo recorded career win 519 on Dec. 3 vs. Alaska Fairbanks becoming winningest head coach (all sports) in school history
Basketball - Ranked No.5 nationally in field goal percentage (.417)
Basketball - Kayla Bernsen named GNAC Defensive Player of the Year
Basketball – Kayla Bernsen ranked No.4 nationally in blocks per game (3.03)
Cross Country – Brittany Grant and Maddy Hutchison named USTFCCCA All-Academic
Golf - Jenn Paul (75.47) named GNAC co-Player of the Year
Golf - Kristen Hansen named 1st-team all-league for fourth time
Soccer – Won NCAA II National Championship, finished undefeated at 24-0-1, defeating three-time defending national champion Grand Valley State 3-2 in title game
Soccer - Ranked No.1 in final NSCAA Top 25
Soccer – Won NCAA II West Region championship
Soccer – Won GNAC regular season championship (12-0-0)
Soccer – Won GNAC tournament title
Soccer – Earned first No.1 ranking in program history on Oct. 11 and remained there rest of season
Soccer – D Sierra Shugarts named NCSAA NCAA II National Player of the Year
Soccer – Sierra Shugarts named 1st-team NCSAA All-American, M Emily Webster 2nd-team and GK Ashley Homer 3rd-team
Soccer – Sierra Shugarts named 1st-team D2CAA All-American, Emily Webster 2nd-team and M Caitlyn Jobanek received honorable mention
Soccer – Sierra Shugarts named finalist for Seattle Sports Female Star of the Year
Soccer – Sierra Shugarts was women's soccer nominee for DII Honda Athlete of the Year
Soccer – Sierra Shugarts named HERO Sports Fan Choice Award
Soccer – Elise Aylward named 3rd-team CoSIDA Academic All-American and 2nd-team NSCAA Scholar All-American
Soccer – Sierra Shugarts named GNAC Player of the Year
Soccer – Emily Webster named GNAC Defender of the Year
Soccer – Ashley Homer named GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Soccer – Sierra Shugarts named NCAA II all-tournament Defensive MVP
Soccer – Caitlyn Jobanek named NCAA II all-tournament Offensive MVP
Soccer – Also named national all-tournament were Gabriela Pelogi, Emily Webster and F Liv Larson
Soccer – Travis Connell named GNAC Coach of the Year
Soccer – Travis Connell and assistants named NCSAA Staff of the Year
Soccer – Beat nationally ranked Bridgeport 5-1 on Sept.22 at Harrington Field in game broadcast nationally on WatchESPNESPN3
Soccer – Elise Aylward named 3rd-team CoSIDA Academic All-American
Softball – Emily Benson named NFCA DII National Player of the Week
Track & field (Indoor) - Jasmine McMullin and Miranda Osadchey earned 2nd-team All-America honors, placing 11th in triple jump and tying for 11th in high jump, respectively, at the NCAA II Nationals
Track & field (Outdoor) – Taylor Guenther named 3rd-team CoSIDA Academic All-American
Track & field (Outdoor) – Placed 20th at NCAA II Nationals
Track & field (Outdoor) – Bethany Drake placed 2nd in javelin and Katie Reichert 4th at NCAA II Nationals to earn 1st team USTFCCCA All-American honors and
Anosi Laupola was 12th to earn 2nd team recognition
Track & field (Outdoor) – Named USTFCCCA Academic all-stars were Bethany Drake, Brittany Grant, Taylor Guenther, Jasmine McMullin, Megan Mortensen,
Miranda Osadchey, Anna Paradee and Katie Reichert
Volleyball – MB Kayleigh Harper and OH Abby Phelps each received AVCA DII All-America honorable mention
Volleyball – WWU ranked No.7 nationally in kills per set (14.38), No.12 in in digs per set (19.16), and No.14 in hitting percentage (.253)


Taylor Peacocke 


Bethany Drake


2017 national champion rowing


Anna Kasner


Gabriela Pelogi

2017
Bethany Drake (track & field), Sierra Shugarts (soccer) and Taylor Peacocke (basketball) named WWU Female Athletes of the Year for 2016-17
Bethany Drake (track & Field) and Karisa Stapp (rowing) named WWU Female Scholar Athletes of the Year for 2016-17
Bethany Drake (track & field) named GNAC Female Athlete of the Year
Nicola Parker (volleyball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Home games for basketball and volleyball played off-campus at Whatcom Pavilion due to Carver Gym renovation
Basketball – Reached semifinals at NCAA II West Regional,
Basketball – Ranked No.18 in final WBCA Top 25 Poll
Basketball – G Taylor Peacocke named 1st-team WBCA All-American
Basketball – Taylor Peacocke named 1st-team Division II Bulletin All-American
Basketball – Taylor Peacocke named 2nd-team D2CCA All-American
Basketball – Taylor Peacocke named GNAC Player of the Year
Basketball – Taylor Peacocke regional all-tournament
Basketball – Taylor Peacocke named USBWA National Player of the Week
Basketball – Taylor Peacocke led NCAA II nationally in scoring, averaging GNAC and school record 23.3 points per game (745)
Basketball – Taylor Peacocke ended career with 1,940 points to rank 2nd in GNAC and school history – scored 41 points in one game, one shy of school record, with school record 27 in one half
Basketball - Ranked No.4 nationally in free throw percentage (80.0), No.8 in field goal percentage (45.9), No.21 in 3-point field goal percentage (36.5) and No.39 in points per game (74.2)
Cross Country – Maddy Hutchison, Alexandria Laiblin and Tracy Melville named USTFCCCA All-Academic
Rowing – Won program's eighth NCAA II national title with one-point victory
Rowing – Chloe Burns and Karisa Stapp named CRCA All-Americans
Rowing – John Fuchs named CRCA National Coach of the Year
Soccer - Ranked No.8 in final USC Top 25 (18-2-0)
Soccer – Won GNAC Tournament championship
Soccer – Had program record 39-game winning streak, 4th longest in NCAA II history – also had 40-game unbeaten string end
Soccer – F Gabriela Pelogi named 3rd-team USC All-American
Soccer – Gabriela Pelogi featured in Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd
Soccer – M Emily Webster and D Sierra Shugarts each named 3rd-team D2CCA All-Americans, and Gabriela Pelogi received honorable mention
Soccer – Emily Webster named 1st-team United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American and Sierra Shugarts 2nd team
Soccer – F Kari White named GNAC Newcomer of the Year and GNAC Tournament MVP
Soccer – Gabriela Pelogi led GNAC with 15 goals and 36 points
Soccer – Ranked No.3 nationally in won-loss percentage (.900), No.9 in scoring offense (2.75), and tied for No.5 in shutouts
Soccer – Gabriela Pelogi appears in Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd
Soccer – Travis Connell and assistants named United Soccer Coaches West Region Staff of the Year
Softball – Won GNAC Tournament title
Softball – Anna Kasner twice named NFCA DII National Player of the Week
Softball – Anna Kasner named GNAC Pitcher and Freshman of the Year
Softball – Anna Kasner named GNAC Tournament MVP
Track & field (indoor) - Anna Paradee placed 7th in pole vault at NCAA Division II Nationals to earn 1st-team All-American honors
Track & field (Outdoor) – Bethany Drake named 1st-team CoSIDA Academic All-American
Track & field (Outdoor) – Tied for 27th at NCAA II Nationals
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Bethany Drake placed 1st in javelin at NCAA II Nationals to earn 1st-team USTFCCCA All-American honors and Anna Paradee was 11th in pole vault for 2nd team recognition  
Volleyball - Placed 1st (19-1) in GNAC
Volleyball - Ranked No.7 in final AVCA Top 25 Poll
Volleyball – Earned AVCA Team Academic Award
Volleyball – OH Abby Phelps named 1st-team AVCA All-American and S Brette Boesel and OH Joellee Buckner each received honorable mention
Volleyball – Abby Phelps received D2CCA All-America honorable mention
Volleyball – Abby Phelps named GNAC Player of the Year
Volleyball - Joslyn Bopray ranked No.2 nationally in blocks per set (1.45), Brette Boesel No.11 in assists per set (11.72) and Abby Phelps No.14 in kills per set (4.31)
Volleyball – Ranked No.3 nationally in blocks per set (2.75), No.4 in digs per set (20.39), No.14 in kills per set (14.25), No.17 in assists per set (13.39) and No.18 in hitting percentage (.249)   


2018 national runner-up volleyball


Diane Flick-Williams

2018
Abby Phelps (volleyball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2017-18
Jasmine McMullin (track & field) and Angie Dexter (rowing) named WWU Female Scholar Athletes of the Year for 2017-18
Anne Cooper (basketball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Joni Slagle (basketball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Alison Haukaas (softball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Katja Trygg (golf) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Bethany Drake (track & Field) earned a silver medal representing Team USA (javelin) at NACAC Championships in Toronto
Basketball – Recorded 1,000th victory in program history with 69-58 win over Saint Martin's on Jan. 13, becoming just 15th women's collegiate program (all divisions) to reach that milestone
Basketball – G Dani Iwami named GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Cross Country – Placed 20th at NCAA II Nationals
Golf - Jenn Paul named 1st-team GNAC all-star for fourth time, posted program's lowest career scoring average of 77.04
Golf - Bo Stephan (14 years) steps down as coach following season, replaced by Luke Bennett
Soccer - Ranked No.11 in final USC Top 25 (18-3-2)
Soccer – Placed 1st in GNAC
Soccer – F Gabriela Pelogi and GK Natalie Dierickx each named 2nd-team USC All-Americans
Soccer – D Taylor Hallquist named 3rd-team D2CCA All-American
Soccer – GK Natalie Dierickx named GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Soccer – F Dayana Diaz named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Soccer – Gabriela Pelogi named all-GNAC for fourth season
Soccer – WWU ranked No.13 nationally in goals against average (.546) and tied for No.13 (12) in shutouts
Track & Field (Indoor) - Jasmine McMullin placed 4th in triple jump at NCAA DII Nationals (41-11/2) to earn 1st-team USTFCCCA All-America honors
Track & Field (Indoor) – Jasmine McMullin became first three-time indoor triple jump champion in GNAC history
Track & Field (Indoor) – Jasmine McMullin named GNAC Field Athlete of the Meet and had Performance of the Meet at GNAC Championships
Track & field (Outdoor) – Tied for 55th at NCAA II Nationals
Track & field (Outdoor) – Raquel Pellecer placed 6th in javelin at NCAA II Nationals to earn 1st-team USTFCCCA All-America honors
Track & field (Outdoor) – Raquel Pellecer named GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Track & field (Outdoor) – Named USTFCCCA Academic all-stars were Jasmine McMullin, Hannah Nienaber, Anna Paradee, Raquel Pellecer, Maddie Taylor and Natalie Vetto
Track & field (Outdoor) – Jasmine McMullin named 1st-team CoSIDA Academic All-American
Volleyball – Earned AVCA Team Academic Award
Volleyball - Ranked No.2 in final AVCA Top 25 Poll
Volleyball - Reached national title match at NCAA Division II Elite Eight, losing to Tampa (3-2) after defeating Tarleton State (3-0) in quarterfinals and Lewis (3-1) in semifinals
Volleyball - Won NCAA II Pacific Regional with wins over Cal State East Bay (3-0), Cal Poly Pomona (3-0) and Cal State San Bernardino (3-2)
Volleyball - No.1 seed and served as NCAA II regional host for first time in program history
Volleyball - Placed 1st (20-0) in GNAC
Volleyball – Had program-record 30-match winning streak
Volleyball – OH Abby Phelps named 1st-team AVCA All-American, MB Kayleigh Harper 2nd team, S Brette Boesel 3rd team and OH Aubrey Buckner-Stephens received honorable mention
Volleyball – Kayleigh Harper named 2nd-team D2CCA All-American and Abby Phelps 3rd-team
Volleyball - Named NCAA II Elite Eight all-tournament were Abby Phelps, Brette Boesel and Kayleigh Harper
Volleyball – Abby Phelps named GNAC Player of the Year for second straight year and became just second player in GNAC history to be four-time 1st-team GNAC pick
Volleyball – Diane Flick-Williams named AVCA West Region Coach of the Year
Volleyball – Diane Flick-Williams named GNAC Coach of the Year
Volleyball – Kayleigh Harper placed No.3 nationally in hitting percentage (.410) and No.8 in blocks per set (1.36), Brette Boesel No.8 in assists per set (12.02) and Abby Phelps No.7 in attacks per set (13.17) and No.27 in kills per set (3.94)
Volleyball – Ranked No.4 nationally in blocks per set (2.65), No.14 in kills per set (14.24), No.15 in hitting percentage (.254), No.21 in assists per set (13.24) and No.22 in digs per set (19.23)
Volleyball – Averaged 752 fans in 13 home matches (9,777 total) to rank 7th nationally, program-record crowd of 1,641 attended West Regional final
 

Emily Benson

2019
Lindsay Mann-King (rowing) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Courtney Schneider (volleyball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Abby Phelps (volleyball) and Emily Benson (softball) named WWU Female Athletes of the Year for 2018-19
Maddie Bangasser (rowing) named WWU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2018-19
Cross Country – Placed 17th at NCAA II Nationals
Cross Country – Won GNAC title for first time in program history
Cross Country – Pee Wee Halsell named GNAC Coach of the Year
Cross Country – Sophia Galvez, Aundrea Koger, Rebecca Lehman, and Tracy Melville named USTFCCCA All-Academic
Golf - Lacy Sheldon named co-GNAC Player of the Year, took GNAC medalist honors
Indoor track & field – Anna Paradee and Maddie Taylor competed at NCAA Division II Nationals, both earning 2nd-team USTFCCCA All-American honors, placing 12th in pole vault and 11th in high jump, respectively.
Soccer - Ranked No.2 in final USC Top 25 (23-3-0)
Soccer – NCAA Division II national runner-up, falling to Grand Valley State 1-0 in double overtime to snap 19-game win streak, third longest in program history
Soccer – NCAA II West Regional champion with 1-0 win over Point Loma
Soccer – Placed 1st in GNAC (12-0-0)
Soccer – Won GNAC Tournament championship
Soccer – Peyton Chick named National Tournament Defensive MVP
Soccer – GK Natalie Dierickx and F Karli White each named 1st-team USC All-Americans, and D Emily Nelson 2nd-team
Soccer – D Emily Nelson named 1st team D2CCA All-American, D Peyton Chick 2nd team and M Grace Eversaul and Karli White 3rd team
Soccer – Karli White named GNAC Player of the Year
Soccer – Emily Nelson named GNAC Defensive Player of the Year
Soccer – Karli White named GNAC Tournament MVP
Soccer – Emily Nelson and Karli White named 1st-team USC Scholar All-Americans, Grace Eversaul 2nd team and Annaliese Laurila 3rd team 
Soccer – Karli White, M Jordyn Bartelson, Grace Eversaul and Peyton Chick named to NCAA DII All-Tournament team
Soccer – WWU led nation in goals against average (.341), No.2 in shutouts (18), and No.27 in goals per game (2.42)
Soccer – GK Natalie Dierickx ranked No.3 nationally in goals against average] (.373) and No.4 in shutouts (13), Karli White and Peyton Chick tied for No.21 in assists
Softball – Sheryl Gilmore named head coach
Softball – Emily Benson named first NFCA All-American in program history (top 10 finalist for NFCA National Player of the Year)
Softball – Emily Benson named D2CCA West Region Player of the Year and GNAC Player of the Year
Softball – On March 2, Emily Benson became first player in program history to hit for cycle
Track & Field – WWU earns USTFCCCA Academic Award
Track & field (Outdoor) – Amanda Short placed 9th at NCAA II Nationals to earn 2nd-team USTFCCCA All-America honors
Track & field (Outdoor) – Named USTFCCCA Academic all-stars were Talia Dreicer, Sophia Galvez, Hannah Nienaber, Raquel Pellecer, Paige Shimkus, Amanda Short, Maddie Taylor and Natalie Vetto
Volleyball – Earned AVCA Team Academic Award
Volleyball - Placed 1st (18-2) in GNAC
Volleyball - Ranked No.9 in final AVCA Top 25 Poll
Volleyball – MB Kayleigh Harper named 1st-team AVCA and D2CCA All-American
Volleyball – OH Calley Heilborn and OH Gabby Gunterman named 3rd-team AVCA All-Americans
Volleyball – S Malia Aleaga named 3rd team D2CCA All-American
Volleyball – Kayleigh Harper named GNAC Player of the Year
Volleyball – Calley Heilborn named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Volleyball – Averaged 657 fans in 10 home matches, the fifth-best mark in NCAA II

2020
Karli White (soccer) and Kayleigh Harper (volleyball) named WWU Athlete of the Year for 2019-20
Aliyah Dawkins (track & field) named WWU Scholar Athlete of the Year for 2019-20
Basketball – Reached first round at NCAA II West Regional, but it was cancelled by COVID 19 pandemic
Basketball – F Anna Schwecke receives WBCA All-America honorable mention
Basketball – Ranked No.11 nationally in assists per game (17.4), No.13 in blocked shots per game (5.0), No.14 in field goals pct. (.467), No.18 in rebound margin (8.3)
Soccer – Limited to seven games (4-1-2, all played in spring of 2021) by COVID-19 pandemic
Track & field (Indoor) – WWU earned USTFCCCA Team Academic Award
Track & field – Aliyah Dawkins named 3rd-team CoSIDA Academic All-American
Track & Field – WWU earns USTFCCCA Academic Award
Track & Field (Indoor) – Aliyah Dawkins named USTFCCCA All-American by qualifying for nationals which were not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
Volleyball – WWU earns AVCA Team Academic Award
 
2021
In response to outcry over the disparate weight room facilities provided to players during the 2021 NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, the NCAA commissions an independent investigation and shares the findings. The first report, released in August, concludes that the NCAA "prioritizes men's basketball, contributing to gender inequity" and specifically that the organization is "significantly undervaluing women's basketball." The second report, released in October, comes to the overall conclusion that the NCAA has neglected women's sports.

Lynda Goodrich inducted into National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame  
Anna Kasner (softball) and Tatum Dow (softball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2020-21
Aliyah Dawkins (track & field) and Hannah Nienaber (track & field) named WWU Female Scholar Athletes of the Year for 2020-21
Katie Reichert (track & field) competed in javelin at U.S. Olympic Trials
Cross Country – Mia Crocker named USTFCCCA All-Academic
Golf – Won GNAC Tournament title
Golf - Elise Sumner named GNAC Player of the Year
Golf - Dani Bailey named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Golf - Kolby Heggenes named GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Golf - Luke Bennett named GNAC Coach of the Year
Soccer - Ranked No.10 in final USC Top 25
Soccer – Reached NCAA II West Regional final (15-5-3)
Soccer – M Tera Ziemer named 2nd-team USC All-American
Soccer – Natalie Dierickx and Jenna Killman each named to USC Scholar All-Americans
Soccer -Tera Ziemer named GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Softball – GNAC Tournament champion
Softball – Tatum Dow named 2nd-team NFCA All-American
Softball – Tatum Dow named GNAC Newcomer of the Year
Softball – Anna Kasner named GNAC Tournament MVP
Softball – Anna Kasner named D2CCA West Region Pitcher of the Year
Softball – Anna Kasner and Tatum Dow were both Top 30 finalists for NFCA Pitcher and Player of the Year awards, respectively
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Hannah Nienaber placed 9th in javelin and Aliyah Dawkins 12th in high jump to earn 2nd-team USTFCCCA All-America honors
Track & Field – Earns USTFCCCA Team Academic Award
Track & Field - Named USTFCCCA Academic all-stars were Aliyah Dawkins, Karlie Hurley, Hannah Neinaber, Amanda Short and Natalie Vetto
Volleyball – Placed 1st in GNAC (17-1)
Volleyball - Ranked No.6 in final AVCA Top 25 Poll
Volleyball – Won NCAA II West Region title
Volleyball – Reached NCAA II Elite Eight
Volleyball – Gabby Gunterman named 1st-team AVCA All-American, MB Olivia Fairchild and OH Calley Heilborn received honorable mention
Volleyball – OH Gabby Gunterman named GNAC Player of the Year
Volleyball – Diane Flick-Williams named GNAC Coach of the Year
Volleyball – S Malia Aleaga named NCAA II Elite Eight all-tournament
Volleyball – MB Olivia Fairchild ranked No.7 nationally in blocks per set (1.36) and Malia Aleaga No.16 in assists per set (10.96)
Volleyball – WWU ranked No.2 nationally in blocks per set (2.75), No.23 in hitting percentage (.246), No.30 in kills per set (13.61), and No.32 in assists per set (12.56)
Volleyball – Diane Flick-Williams named GNAC Coach of the Year


Carmen Dolfo


2021-22 national runner-up basketball

2022
On June 23, Title IX turns 50. In the past five decades, participation in girls' and women's sports has exploded, with 3.4 million high school girls playing sports and 219,000 women playing in the NCAA. But reporting shows female athletes are still being significantly shortchanged by their schools.

Emma Duff (basketball) named WWU Female Athlete of the Year for 2021-22
Aliyah Dawkins (track & field) and Clarice Ruhlin-Hicks (rowing) named WWU Female Scholar Athletes of the Year for 2021-22
WWU takes GNAC women's all-sports title
Jodie Kaczor (basketball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Terri McMahan (volleyball) inducted into WWU Athletics Hall of Fame
Basketball – Reached title game at NCAA II Nationals (best placing in program history); losing to Glenville State,85-72 (led 46-44 at halftime), to finish 25-6.
Defeated No.1 North Georgia, 74-68, in national semifinal and Valdosta State in quarterfinals
Basketball – Both national semifinal and final games broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network
Basketball – Ranked No.2 nationally in final WBCA NCAA II National Poll
Basketball – Won West Regional title, defeating Cal State East Bay, 73-59 in final
Basketball - Took GNAC regular-season title
Basketball – F Brooke Walling and G Emma Duff named Elite Eight All-Tournament
Basketball – Emma Duff received WBCA All-America honorable mention
Basketball- Brooke Walling named West Regional tournament MVP
Basketball – Emma Duff named West Regional all-tournament
Basketball – Avery Dykstra named GNAC Defensive Player of the Year
Basketball – Riley Dykstra named GNAC Freshman of the Year
Basketball – Carmen Dolfo named GNAC Coach of the Year
Basketball – Ranked No.4 nationally in 3-point pct. defense (.243) and No.15 in field-goal pct. defense (.348)
Rowing - Clarice Ruhlin-Hicks named 1st-team Pocock Racing Shells All-American with Lindsey Froelich, Maddie Bangasser and coxswain Adele Houston each earning 2nd-team honors
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Amanda Short placed 8th at NCAA II Nationals to earn 1st-team USTFCCCA All-American honors
Track & field (Outdoor) – Amanda Short named 3rd-team CoSIDA Academic All-American
Track & Field (Outdoor) – Amanda Short takes bronze medal competing for Honduras at Central American Championships held in Managua, Nicaragua
Track & Field – Named USTFCCCA Academic all-stars were Mia Crocker, Aliyah Dawkins and Amanda Short
Track & Field – WWU earns USTFCCCA Academic Award
 
Produced by Paul Madison who served 48 years as sports information director at WWU from 1966 to 2015. He is now in his seventh year as the school's Athletics Historian.