On Oct. 7, Judge Claudia Wilken granted preliminary approval to the House v. NCAA case settlement, which looks to settle three different antitrust cases against the NCAA, according to the Athletic. The three biggest components of the House Settlement are: back paying roughly $2.8 billion to NCAA student-athletes from 2016 to Sept. 15, 2024, who weren’t able to profit off … [Read more...] about House Settlement Moves Forward After Objection Deadline
Tanner Gardner
The New Look Waves: Baseball Season Preview
Spring sports are finally here!Coming along with the spring season, Pepperdine Baseball gears up to get its 2025 season started. With 23 lower level students, 18 upper level students and an all new coaching staff, Waves Baseball has seen much change but is looking to get back on track to Pepperdine Waves' winning past."The vision is to get back to what Pepperdine Baseball was … [Read more...] about The New Look Waves: Baseball Season Preview
Different Visions, Same Purpose Reflected Across Pepperdine Athletics
Three new head coaches joined the Pepperdine family this past summer, each coming from a multifaceted journey across the country as they bring their past successes and experience to the Malibu campus, eager to unleash their vision upon Pepperdine.At a Division I level collegiate athletic program, pressures and stakes are high as each new season brings forth new challenges and … [Read more...] about Different Visions, Same Purpose Reflected Across Pepperdine Athletics
‘Setting the Standard’: The Mountain’s Athletic Arena to Improve Athletics, Pepperdine as a Whole
Correction: The original version of this story included an incorrect date for the first interscholastic athletic game held in Firestone Fieldhouse. The first game was played in 1973. Firestone Fieldhouse has been the home arena for the Waves since it opened Nov. 30, 1973, with their first interscholastic game being a Men’s Basketball game against Pacific. Though, after over … [Read more...] about ‘Setting the Standard’: The Mountain’s Athletic Arena to Improve Athletics, Pepperdine as a Whole
Pepperdine’s New Track Wins Praise from Students, Athletes and Faculty
Students returning from summer break may notice the new look to the Stotsenberg Track. With the recent renovations going on, students may be wondering what the benefits could be of having a new track.Over the summer, the Pepperdine Athletics Department was hard at work planning for the upcoming seasons for both Track and Field and Cross Country. With the new blue synthetic … [Read more...] about Pepperdine’s New Track Wins Praise from Students, Athletes and Faculty
