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Building New Memories
From snow to sunburn, the EOU Men’s Baseball season plays through any and all weather conditions. From early mornings to late evenings for both practice and games, the team sees it all. Except the backdrop of the EOU campus. “I love being part of a baseball program being built from the ground up. It’s taken...
Life Lessons on and off The Court.
Ryan Looney’s, ’98, skill at building teams has proven successful—and those successes culminated into an opportunity to be the head coach of an NCAA Division 1 basketball team. There were a lot of stops along the road to the Division 1 job, but that was never the plan. “Each time we moved, there was an...
Wrestling: More Than A Sport
A student-athlete utilizes the sense of community that team sports allows as he continues his passion for wrestling, all while completing his MAT.
Return to the diamond
Mountaineer baseball resumes and EOU Foundation is offering scholarship opportunities to the student-athletes.
Donor Spotlight: The Haddocks
Becoming like sisters--and teammates--who give together, stay together.
Pod and basketball
A sports podcast re-emerged this summer with a focus on how EOU alumni have experienced racism. The conversations strengthened friendships and spread awareness during the peak of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Student-athletes speak out
Four EOU student-athletes share their ideas about how the university can contribute to conversations about race and equity.
The first, not the last
Ed Smith, '83, was the first student body president of color, and many have followed in the path he paved.
The trust in care
Building relationships with people in need is the first step toward holistic healthcare, alumnus Mitchel Ornelas found.
Dancing in a new language
From traditional Pacific Island dance to the stomping moves of cheerleading, junior Brittney Hamilton has translated movement into a new context.
Baseball: Back at EOU
Nearly 50 years after he set a record for home runs, Steve Carter, '60 is leading his teammates once again. This time, he's scoring scholarships for a new generation of Mountaineers student-athletes.
Lacrosse: The first recruit
Sydney Shaughnessy of Meridian became EOU's first-ever lacrosse recruit this spring. The team enters its first season in 2020-21.
