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The 2017-2018 track and field team at the beginning of the season. At the Outdoor Championships, the men grabbed fourth place while the women finished sixth | Photo courtesy of EWU Athletics

Season in review: EWU’s outdoor track transformation

By Taylor Newquist, Reporter May 23, 2018

At this time last year, the EWU track and field team sent five athletes to compete in the NCAA West Preliminary Championships – with only one Eagle surpassing the top 40 of qualifying rankings. The...

Senior Rebecca Tarbert (center) posing with her 100-meter first place medal at the Big Sky Championships on May 11. Tarbert, who is the first Eagle to win the event since 1994, secured the title in 11.64 seconds | Photo courtesy of EWU Athletics

EWU sprinters shine at outdoor championships

By Taylor Newquist, Reporter May 16, 2018

The EWU track and field team traveled to Moscow, Idaho on May 11 to compete in the Big Sky Conference Championships. The men finished fourth overall at the meet, their best team finish since 2013. Senior...

Sophomore Keshun McGee competes in the long jump at the Whitworth Buc Scoring Meet on March 17. At the Big Sky Championships on May 11, McGee won the long jump and placed second in the triple jump | Photo courtesy of EWU Athletics

Keshun McGee jumps to top of Big Sky

By Taylor Newquist, Reporter May 16, 2018

Sophomore Keshun McGee became the first Eagle ever to win the Big Sky Conference outdoor long jump title on May 10, while also opening the gates to the best EWU men’s team finish since 2013. McGee added...

Michael King, former EWU head volleyball coach, addresses the team at a home match last season. King, along with assistant coach Nathan Fristed, was dismissed on March 27 following a university investigation | Bailey Monteith for The Easterner

New details emerge in EWU volleyball coaches firing

By Michael Brock, Sports Editor May 16, 2018

On March 27, EWU volleyball coaches Michael King and Nathan Fristed were relieved of their duties by then-interim athletic director Lynn Hickey. Hickey, who has since been promoted to the permanent director...

EWU basketball alumna Ashli Payne prepares for the layup against an Atomeromu KSC Szekszard defender while she played for GDESSA of Portugal. Payne is currently  playing professionally in Australia after spending the winter playing in Portugal. | Photo courtesy of Ashli Payne

EWU basketball alumna Ashli Payne continues hoops career abroad

By Taylor Newquist, Reporter May 11, 2018

Former EWU basketball player Ashli Payne is headed back to Australia to play out her third professional contract, this time in Perth with the Willetton Tigers in the Australia-State Basketball League. Payne...

Senior quarterback Gage Gubrud waits to call for the ball at the Red-White game on April 28. Gubrud is entering his third season under center for the Eagles. | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Gage Gubrud, EWU offense primed for productive 2018

By Michael Brock, Sports Editor May 10, 2018

After being snubbed from the FCS playoffs in November, the EWU football team has a new motto for the upcoming season: Leave No Doubt. In 2017, the Eagles went 7–4 overall (6–2 in Big Sky Conference)...

Junior Parker Bowden participates in the 110-meter hurdles at the Pelluer Invitational on April 14. Bowden enters the Big
Sky Conference Outdoor Championships ranked tied for third in the event. | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

EWU track sets sights on Big Sky medals

By Taylor Newquist, Reporter May 9, 2018

The EWU track and field team travels to Moscow, Idaho this week to compete in The Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Idaho. The meet is held from April 8-11,...

Freshman Jacob Christner (left) and senior Mason Nicol compete in the 1,500-meter at the Pelluer Invitational on April 14. Last weekend, the Eagles had seven first-place finishes at the OSU High Performance meet in Corvallis | Bailey Monteith for The Easterner

EWU track and field excels at OSU as outdoor season winds down

By Taylor Newquist, Reporter May 2, 2018

The EWU track and field team traveled to Corvallis to compete in the OSU High Performance last weekend, continuing its end-of-season push up the Big Sky Conference rankings. In their second to last regular...

EWU athletic director Lynn Hickey at her introductory address on April 25 at Reese Court. Hickey was named the permanent AD after serving as the interim for over two months | Photo courtesy of Eastern Washington University

New EWU athletic director Lynn Hickey’s busy first week

By Taylor Newquist, Reporter May 2, 2018

Newly hired EWU athletic director Lynn Hickey had a busy first week in her permanent position, addressing personnel vacancies and filling the final spot on the football team’s schedule. The Eagles...

Redshirt freshman wide receiver Andrew Boston catches a touchdown pass at EWU's annual Red-White spring game on April 28. Boston's White team won the friendly matchup 17–0 | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Defense shines in EWU’s Red-White spring game

By Michael Brock, Sports Editor May 2, 2018

For the first time in a handful of months, the Eagles finally strapped up for four quarters of action on The Inferno on April 28. In the EWU football team’s annual Red-White game, which comes at the...

Sophomore forward Sariah Keister pursues the ball in EWU soccer's 4–0 win over Central Washington on April 28. Keister scored the Eagles' second goal of the game. | Bailey Monteith for The Easterner

EWU women’s soccer downs Central Washington in spring friendly

By Jeremy Burnham, Copy Editor April 30, 2018

The EWU women’s soccer team defeated Central Washington University 4–0 in its only home game of the spring schedule on April 28. “Anytime we get to play [in Cheney] on a nice field is great,”...

Sophomore Keshun McGee competes in the triple jump at Pelter Invitational on April 14. On April 21 at the Beach Invitational, McGee triple jumped 51-4 1/4 feet, placing him first overall in the Big Sky Conference and No. 20 in the nation | Mckenzie Ford for The Easterner

Eagles continue to climb up Big Sky ranks

By Taylor Newquist, Reporter April 25, 2018

The EWU track and field team flew to California last week to compete in three different meets. The Pacific Coast Intercollegiate on April 19, and the Beach Invitational on April 20-21, were hosted in Long...

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