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Men’s golf team finishes in a disappointing third place at the MWSU invitational last week at Fairview golf course.
The Griffons played an excellent first round shooting a team total of 288, day two was not as good as the team shot a 295.  Only two strokes behind Missouri Southern, the second place finisher, the [...]

The long road has came to an end for the athletic director search committee.  President Scanlon announced David Williams as Western’s new AD on March 7.  Scanlon offered  Western’s sixth AD position in history to Williams on Thursday morning and he accepted the position later that day. 
Williams will start May 1 at the latest and [...]

Most college students have a hard time juggling between school, work and playtime.
Western’s own Caleb Carter is a full time student, plays for the men’s golf team, is married and has a kid all the prime age of 21.
Born, raised and now raising a family in St. Joseph, Carter could not be happier with the [...]

Reggie Bunch, a Western Men’s basketball player, is concluding a great season.
Bunch is a sophomore and has a lot of potential for his future years here at Western. He led the team in per game minutes with 32.9, with that much time on the court it was hard for him not to lead the team [...]

 Western’s search for new director of athletics was narrowed by almost half in the second round of their search.      Western spent much of last year looking for a new athletic director but was not happy with the results. Although, it was not a success Dan Nicoson, Westernís vice president for the university advancement and screening [...]

Jill Johnson, Western’s forward for the women’s basketball team, is headed to Atlanta for her nomination of the prestigious Coach Wooden Cup.
The Wooden Cup is given to athletes who have made a great difference throughout the community and who demonstrate outstanding leadership on and off the court.  It is one of the most important [...]