Oregon State University and Washington State University will be joining the West Coast Conference as affiliate members for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 fiscal years, the WCC announced Dec. 22. Each school will compete in 10 sports with the two competing in 12 different sports combined. The WCC currently has four affiliate members, but OSU and WSU will become the only schools … [Read more...] about OSU and WSU to Join WCC as Affiliate Members Next Year
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Student Managers Wrestle With Volunteering Without Pay at Pepperdine
Junior Nolan Wang cheers on the Pepperdine Swim and Dive Team at the PCSC Championship on Feb. 11, at Monterey Park, Calif. Wang said student managers are there as volunteers. Photo courtesy of Nolan Wang Behind the scenes of every athletic event and practice, the student managers of Pepperdine said they are hard at work, serving their team and their communities. Student … [Read more...] about Student Managers Wrestle With Volunteering Without Pay at Pepperdine
Pepperdine Student-Athletes Can Now Market Their Name, Image and Likeness
Art by Samantha MillerThe glass ceiling of NCAA amateurism rules is broken.Collegiate student-athletes are now free to profit off their own names, images and likenesses (NIL) and market their own brands, after the NCAA bent under legal pressure from eight states June 30.Name, image and likeness are three elements that make up a legal concept known as the “right of … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Student-Athletes Can Now Market Their Name, Image and Likeness
On Track to Make History: Karl Winter Runs at the NCAA West Regional Preliminary
Junior Karl Winter, digital editor for the Graphic, is the first Pepperdine track athlete to run in the NCAA West Regional Preliminary on May 26. Winter ran the men's 1500m, with a time of 3:48.71. Photo Courtesy of Kyle Cajero For the first time in Pepperdine history, a Pepperdine athlete has run at the NCAA track West Regional Preliminary. Junior Karl Winter, digital … [Read more...] about On Track to Make History: Karl Winter Runs at the NCAA West Regional Preliminary
Track Shines, Winter Runs Into Top-20
Junior Karl Winter, a Pepperdine Graphic Staff Writer, zooms toward the finish in the 1500-meter April 17 at Azusa Pacific. He broke the school record yet again this season with a 3:40.58. Photos Courtesy of Kyle Cajero Many of Pepperdine Track’s sprinters, mid-distance and distance runners benefited from a weekend full of personal and school records at the Bryan Clay … [Read more...] about Track Shines, Winter Runs Into Top-20