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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...
A winning team
Anji Weissenfluh, ’94, hates to lose. But it’s all right because the long-time women’s basketball coach and athletic director rarely does it. EOU’s all-time winningest coach and the CCC’s 2017-18 Athletic Director of the Year said she’s driven by a fear of failure more than a love for trophies. That humility grounds Weissenfluh, who said...
EOU Men’s Basketball Season Comes to a Close
For the first time since 2011, the No. 17 EOU men’s basketball team earned a win in the NAIA Division II National Championship. The Mountaineers finished 24-9 and 15-5 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) for a second place finish in the regular season. It was only one year ago when EOU finished a combined...
Carlito Labarda Jr. — Men’s Basketball
Carlito Labarda Jr., became the 16th men’s basketball head coach in program history this June. “Carlito comes to us after a long and successful stint as an assistant coach under Dr. Carson Cunningham at Carroll College,” Athletic Director Anji Weissenfluh said. “Carlito has helped established a tradition of excellence at Carroll and shares the core...
Eastern Oregon University Gears Up for Homecoming 2024
Eastern Oregon University Gears Up for Homecoming 2024 LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) invites all alumni, students, faculty, staff, and community members to celebrate the 2024 Homecoming. The festivities will kick off on Thursday, October 10, and continue through Saturday, October 12, with a lineup of events designed to engage, entertain, and...
