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Dec 18, 2025Women's Basketball
Riley Walden and Alexis Dockter led the Bearcats to victory
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Dec 18, 2025Men's Basketball
Tanner Overby put up 28 points, and the team shot 57.8% from the field.
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Dec 16, 2025Women's Volleyball
Leina Chu, Katey Cramer, Dream Takemoto, and Chelsea Velez all earned Academic All-District
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Dec 15, 2025Men's Basketball
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Dec 5, 2025Women's Basketball
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Dec 5, 2025Men's Basketball
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Dec 3, 2025General
Lisa Ljubicic, Maris Pinheiro, and Myles Crandall represented Willamette.
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Dec 1, 2025General
Franz was the Head Women's Triathlon coach since the program's inception.
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Freeby won the Jean Williams Award in 2015 and competed in eight consecutive NCAA Championships (four in cross country and four in track & field)—the only Willamette athlete to do so. In cross country, she placed 8th at the NCAA Championships and won the NWC Individual Championship in 2013 while helping her team secure conference titles in 2013 and 2014. She was the 2013 West Regional Champion and was named West Region Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year. She earned First Team All-NWC and All-West Region honors multiple times. In track & field, she was a three-time NWC Champion in the 3,000m steeplechase (2012, 2013, 2015) and won the 1,500m NWC title in 2014. She competed in four NCAA Championships for the steeplechase, finishing 4th in 2013 and 2015.