Western Carolina Athletics

This week’s special edition of Fan of the Week presented by Prospect Cullowhee! Congratulations to our 2026 Catamount Softball Seniors!

Final round of the 2026 @SoConSports Men’s Golf Championship is off and running at the @solinagolfclub. @CatamountMGolf enters the day in third place, looking to #FinishStrong! #CatsAreComing

A few highlights from @CatamountMGolf in round two of the 2026 @SoConSports Men's Golf Championship at the @solinagolfclub in West Columbia, S.C. Tournament action concludes Wednesday - it's time to make our move! ⬆️ #CatamountCountry | #FinishStrong | #ItsAllHere

‘Whee are still in the hunt heading into Wednesday’s final round of the 2026 @SoConSports Men’s Golf Championship, hosted at the par-71 @solinagolfclub. @CatamountMGolf fought weather and tough pin placements to sit third with TJ Jones (t-6th) and Jace Butcher (t-10th) in the individual Top 10. Gotta #FinishStrong tomorrow! #CatamountCountry | #CatsAreComing

Our WCU Player of the Week presented by @localforddealer is Shaniya Shirley of @catamountxctf Shirley took first in the 4x100 meters in the home Catamount Classic with a SoCon-best 45.5 second finish in the race. She continued her strong work on the track with a runner-up finish in the 200 meters with a 24.10 second and is ranking second for all SoCon runners in 2026. She added a third-place finish in the 4x400 meters with a 4:03.56 and capped the weekend taking fourth in the 100 meters with a time of 11.88 seconds. Western Carolina is back on the track for the Southern Conference 2026 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 11-12 at the Catamount Athletic Complex.

Highlighting @CatamountMGolf on Day One at the 2026 @SoConSports Men's Golf Championship at the @solinagolfclub. Catamounts enter Tuesday's second round in second place! #CatamountCountry | #CatsAreComing

.@CatamountMGolf had a strong first round, second after 18 holes at the @SoConSports Men’s Golf Championship, with Jace Butcher and Andrew Korytoski among the individual top 10… but The Cats left some birds on the @solinagolfclub course today. Gotta get after ‘em on Tuesday in Round 2! #CatamountCountry | #CatsAreComing

This week in #CatamountCounty began this morning with @CatamountMGolf in the SoCon Championship. @CatamountSB & @CatamountBSB head to Spartanburg for pivotal late-season three-game series in each team's respective seasons.

Just a few scenes from Monday’s opening round of the 2026 @SoConSports Men’s Golf Championship at the @solinagolfclub in West Columbia, SC. Follow with LIVE scoring: scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/23… #CatamountCountry | #CatsAreComing

Just a little sunny reminder on this rainy Saturday evening… everything continuing to take shape in #CatamountCountry! Thankful for the much-needed rain… thankful for views like this… thankful for our student-athletes… and thankful for our Catamount Nation! Let’s go…!

Catamount Nation... here is a complete listing of the schedule changes here in #CatamountCountry for this weekend, for @catamountxctf, @CatamountSB, and @CatamountBSB. READ MORE: tinyurl.com/5aue43ck

Due to incoming weather, there have been a few changes made to our schedule! We look forward to seeing Catamount Country loud and packed this weekend! For Baseball ticket information contact the WCU Ticket Office at 828-227-2401. Admission on Softball and Track is FREE!

Allow us to shine a little light on the subject... and, Catamount Nation, this is only the beginning of the lighting project as many improvements continue at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field! Have you gotten your season tickets yet...? Avoid the FOMO, get yours today!

Wishing our very own Kim Jamison and Kim Cherry-Beck a very Happy Administrative Professionals Day! Thank you for your dedication, organizational skills, support, and love for our Catamounts! Thanks for ALL that you do! #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay | #WheeThankYou

Saturday is quickly approaching as we hold our second annual Nashville Songwriters in Concert presented by Ingles. Be sure to get your tickets today as they are selling fast! Visit the link below to purchase tickets and for more information call the WCU Ticket Office at 828-227-2401. 🔗 bit.ly/41NWoGS

Our WCU Player of the Week presented by @localforddealer is Becka Wonsick of @CatamountSB Wonsick capped an incredible weekend at the dish, batting .700 (7-for-10) with two doubles, one triple, and three homers. She drove in a team-high eight runs and scored six. She blasted a pair of three-run homers during Saturday afternoon's 11-3 series clincher over Chattanooga. WCU earned it's first three-game sweep of the Mocs in the program's history which included a pair of run-rule victories to move to 18-8 in Cullowhee. WCU also set history in the midweek with a 21-run shutout victory setting four school records in the process. Western Carolina is back on the diamond THIS AFTERNOON with a doubleheader on the road against N.C. Central beginning at 2 p.m. before hosting Mercer for the final HOME series of the season.

#WheeAreReady for Day Two at the 2026 @SoConSports Women's Golf Championships at the Columbia Country Club. Tee times start at 9 am. LIVE SCORING: tinyurl.com/26SoConWGolfCh… #CatamountCountry | #MovingDay

A little Monday Progress from #CatamountCountry! 😤 In with the new look, refreshing Waters Field!🔁

@cfbcampustour Thanks for the mention -- a little slice of heaven in "God's Country" in the mountains of North Carolina! Worthy of a visit in the Fall of 2026 - new press facilities, "bite one" of at least three coming to #CatamountCountry!

Underrated FCS stadium backdrops: 1) Goodman Stadium - Lehigh 2) Wien Stadium - Columbia 3) E.J. Whitmire Stadium - Western Carolina 4) Eccles Coliseum - Southern Utah