Coug Soccer
Adds Madison Carter, transfer from University of Portland
From WSU
Sports Info 1/8/2019
PULLMAN –
Washington State soccer and Head Coach Todd Shulenberger officially announced
the addition of transfer Madison Carter for the spring semester. Carter, a
freshman from Boise, spent her fall season at the University of Portland as a
member of the Pilots soccer team.
"We
are very excited to add Madison Carter to our team," said Shulenberger.
"Madison was a very talented youth player with a ton of athleticism who
will grow and develop in our program. She will be a nice fit and a bonus to add
her this spring."
In 2018,
Carter appeared in 15 games for the Pilots while starting four games. The 5-11
forward scored her first collegiate goal on Oct. 5, adding the finisher to a
3-0 win over Saint Mary's. The Pilots finished the year 11-9 over all while
competing in the West Coast Conference.
Prior to
Portland, Carter graduated from Boise’s Timberline High School where she was a soccer
two-time Offensive MVP. A first-team all-league selection as a senior, Carter
posted 17 goals and five assists in her final high school season. Playing for
FC Nova, the same club as Grace Hancock, in the ECNL, she helped lead the team
to three-straight (2014, 2015, 2016) state cup titles from 2014-16.
In
addition to Carter joining the Cougars for the spring WSU also brings in
freshman Liz Weis as an early admit. Weiss is part of WSU's nine-player signing
class from November She graduated early from Pennsylvania’s Carlisle High
School where she put her name in the record books as a member of the 100-point
club with 102 points on 38 goals and 26 assists in four seasons. She led the
Thundering Herd in scoring as both a sophomore and junior while earning three
league all-star selections including two-straight first team awards.
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WSU wants 3.6 million dollars for medical school
expansion
From Pullman Radio News 1/8/2019
Washington
State University is asking state lawmakers for millions in additional funding
to expand its medical school in Spokane.
WSU’s top priority for the Washington Legislature is 3.6 million dollars
in new money for the Elson Floyd College of Medicine. Officials want to expand the first and second
year medical school classes by 20 students to 80.
WSU is
also requesting over 38 million dollars for 8% pay increases for employees over
the next 2 years.
The
institution’s top capital spending request is over 36 million dollars to
complete construction of the Global Animal Health Phase II building on the
Pullman campus.
The
Washington legislative session begins Monday in Olympia. Lawmakers will be crafting a new 2 year state
budget.
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A Night
With Cougar Football 2019
It’s a
Cougar Athletic Fund event
Join us
for Dinner Auction Gala Events
A Night
with Cougar Football
Cougar Fans,
come get your first look at the 2019 Football recruiting class at our annual
Night with Cougar Football events. Join Director of Athletics Pat Chun, Coach
Mike Leach and your fellow Cougs at these statewide events. Celebrate the historic 2018 season and learn
about the 2019 recruiting class as Coach Leach will share video highlights and
insight on the newest members of the team. Enjoy delicious food and drinks with
your friends and family as we look ahead to the 2019 season. These are can't
miss events and will sell out fast. Reserve your spot today!
SPOKANE
Wednesday,
Feb. 6, 2019
Northern
Quest Resort
SCHEDULE
5:00 p.m.
- Social Hour
5:30 p.m.
- Heavy Hors d'Ouevres
6:00 p.m. –
Program
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VANCOUVER
Saturday,
Feb. 9, 2019
Hilton
Vancouver
SCHEDULE
5:00 p.m.
- Social Hour
6:00 p.m.
- Dinner
6:30 p.m. –
Program
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TRI-CITIES
Friday,
Feb. 15, 2019
Three
Rivers Convention Center
SCHEDULE
6:00 p.m.
- Social Hour
7:00 p.m.
- Dinner
7:30 p.m. –
Program
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SEATTLE
Saturday,
March 9, 2019
Hyatt
Regency Bellevue
SCHEDULE
5:00 p.m.
- Social Hour
6:30 p.m.
- Dinner
7:00 p.m. –
Program
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FEATURING
--Pat Chun,
Director of Athletics
--Coach Mike
Leach and Staff
--Special
Guest
TICKETS
Prices
vary by region - CAF members receive a $50 discount per ticket
PARTNERSHIP
TABLE
Please see
registration site for pricing.
Register
for a Partner Table online or call the CAF at 509-335-0220. Partner Tables are
guaranteed reserved seating and placement with a football coach, former athlete
or WSU senior staff member.
Limited
VIP tables available for sale. VIP
tables include a hosted pre-event reception with WSU administration, coaches
and former athletes.
Please
include each of your guests names in the space provided. If any names are
unknown, please write "GUEST"
Info here:
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WOMEN
BASKETBALL COUGS PLAY AT HOME FRIDAY vs. UTAH at 7 IN EVENING AND SUNDAY AT
NOON vs. COLORADO
On the
road since a home game Dec. 1, the WSU women’s basketball Cougars are home to
take on the Utes of Utah on Friday evening, Jan. 11, and the Colorado Buffs on
Sunday afternoon, Jan. 13.
MEN
BASKETBALL COUGARS REMAIN ON ROAD FOR FIFTH-STRAIGHT GAME:
Washington
State men’s basketball looks to notch its first Pac-12 win of the season as it
heads to Boulder, Colo., to take on Colorado on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. Pacific.
Colorado also seeks its initial conference victory.
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FOOTBALL
Washington
State finishes season No. 10 in Associated Press Top 25 poll, Washington comes
in at No. 13
UPDATED:
Tue., Jan. 8, 2019, 11:52 a.m.
By Theo
Lawson Spokane S-R
Associated
Press Top 25 (final)
1. Clemson
(15-0)
2. Alabama
(14-1)
3. Ohio
State (13-1)
4.
Oklahoma (12-2)
5. Notre
Dame (12-1)
6. LSU
(10-3)
T7.
Georgia (11-3)
T7.
Florida (10-3)
9. Texas
(10-4)
10.
Washington State (11-2)
11. UCF
(12-1)
12.
Kentucky (10-3)
13.
Washington (10-4)
14.
Michigan (10-3)
15.
Syracuse (10-3)
16. Texas
A&M (9-4)
17. Penn
State (9-4)
18. Fresno
State (12-2)
19. Army
(11-2)
20. West
Virginia (8-4)
21.
Northwestern (9-5)
22. Utah
State (11-2)
23. Boise
State (10-3)
24.
Cincinnati (11-2)
25. Iowa
(9-4)
PULLMAN –
The winningest season in Washington State history was capped by a top-10 finish
in the last edition of the Associated Press Top 25 poll.
Hours
after Clemson beat Alabama in the national championship, the Cougars, who
closed out the season with a 28-26 win over Iowa State in the Alamo Bowl, moved
up two spots and checked in at No. 10 in the final Top 25 rankings. WSU and No.
7 Florida were the only teams to open the season unranked and finish inside the
top-10 of the AP poll.
Cross-state
rival Washington fell to No. 13 in the poll after suffering a 28-23 loss to
Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
The two
Evergreen State teams both finished inside the top-15, but they were also the
only Pac-12 representatives in the poll. Other Pac-12 teams that received votes
in the poll included Stanford (52), Utah (43) and Oregon (11).
It’s the
first time in history WSU finished as the poll’s top-ranked team, according to
the AP’s Josh Dubow, and not since 2010 have there been just two Pac-12 teams
ranked in the final edition of the Top 25.
By
comparison, the Mountain West Conference had three teams ranked in the poll:
No. 18 Fresno State, No. 22 Utah State and No. 23 Boise State.
Clemson
topped the final AP poll after routing Alabama 44-16 in Thursday’s title game
at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Rounding out the top-10 were the
No. 2 Crimson Tide, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 6
LSU, No. 7 Georgia, No. 7 Florida, No. 9 Texas and No. 10 WSU.
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Football: Jack
Thompson weighs in on James Williams' early NFL choice
From
Cougfan.com 1/6/2019
FORTY
YEARS AGO, Jack Thompson was in the same place as James Williams: deciding
whether to forego his fifth and final year of eligibility at Washington State
and head to the NFL. The process was a little more complicated back in the day,
as players had to plead “hardship” or jump through other hoops, but the bottom
line was the same.
Thompson
decided to come back to WSU, graduate and break all kinds of records while
playing for his fourth head coach in four years. He was then taken No. 3
overall in the 1979 draft by the Bengals.
The
decision to return is one Thompson never regretted but not one he would impose
on others because it’s truly an individual choice, he says.
Three
other Cougar QBs took a different path than Thompson. Timm Rosenbach, Drew
Bledsoe and Ryan Leaf all left for the NFL with one year of eligibility remaining.
“I have a
lot of admiration for James. I'm a real fan,” Thompson told Cougfan.com
Saturday after Williams announced his decision to declare for the NFL draft and
forego his final year. “He’s devoted his body and heart to Washington State,
and I would never begrudge anyone from making the decision to go early —
particularly a running back. They’re a different breed (in desire and ability
to stand in harm’s way). He was out there against Iowa State hurdling people —
he gave his all to WSU, and he conducted himself in a first-class way. He’s a
great Cougar football success story.”
Williams
racked up more than 3,000 all-purpose yards for WSU over the last three seasons
and earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 plaudits in 2018 after leading the
Cougars in rushing and receiving and setting a conference record for catches by
a running back (83). Sources in Pullman say NFL scouts who graded Williams'
tape project him to be a fifth- to seventh-round draft pick but a handful see
him going as high as the third round.
Asked what
advice he might give Williams, Thompson offered up two pieces:
“Get that
college degree — that will be the capper to your WSU legacy.”
“Once
you’ve made the decision to go, put on the blinders and go for it. Don’t listen
to anyone who is negative. Stay classy and tune out those with bad agendas.”
Williams
said Saturday he is two semesters shy of his bachelor’s in humanities and
promised in all-cap letters that he would complete his degree. He has signed
with an agent and will be training this winter in California.
“A year
from now I want to see James making a living in the NFL. He’s a Cougar through
and through and we’ll all be rooting for him,” Thompson said.
QUICK TAKE
FROM FACEBOOK: Former Cougar offensive lineman Josh Duin writes of Williams'
decision: "Running backs have a short shelf life and with the new rookie
pay scale it’s all about getting to that second contract while you still have
time and the hits left on your body to make the money."
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