COLUMBUS, Miss. – The W Athletics Department is now accepting nominations for its class of 2025 Hall of Fame induction, to be held at Homecoming in April of 2025. This will be the second HOF induction class for W Athletics, with ceremonies taking place every other year. Nominations must be…
Brian Merkel is returning to the Mississippi University for Women Athletics Department as its assistant athletics director. Merkel, who started the Owls’ men’s basketball program in 2018 and served as its head coach until 2021, began his new duties at The W on June 3, 2024, after spending the past…
Mississippi University for Women’s basketball has had four players – three women’s and one men’s team member – selected to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) 2023-24 Academic All-District® team. Honored from the Owls’ women’s basketball team were Conley Langford (Calhoun City, Mississippi), Jas Patrick (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida), and Claire…
Mississippi University for Women’s sports teams once again showed out as true student-athletes for the Fall of 2023, posting a departmental grade point average (GPA) of 3.10 for the term. Additionally, 137 of the 215 individuals – 64 percent – spread over the department’s 17 intercollegiate teams were recognized on…
Mississippi University for Women’s basketball teams will be hosting a “Halloween Hoot & Hoops” event for fans of all ages on Monday, Oct. 30 in Pohl Gym from 5:15-7 p.m. The event will be a great opportunity for youth in 8th grade and younger to test out their Halloween costumes…
Located in historic Columbus, Mississippi, The W was founded in 1884 as the first state-supported college for women in the United States. Today, the university is home to 2,227 students in more than 70 majors and concentrations and has educated men for 40 years. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt, diversity and social mobility which empowers students to BE BOLD.
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