Summer 2002
The pull of rowing
Because rowing is more timing and rhythm than just strength, top athletes sometimes become frustrated. They must learn to be patient and accountable to their teammates. » More ...
Pat Caraher
Spring 2002
Alumni president Ed Little: “I always wanted to work with children”
It’s been almost 30 years now, but Ed Little, president of the Washington State University Alumni Association, remembers it like yesterday.
A sophomore and a member of the Cougar Yell Team, he was in Eugene, Oregon, for WSU’s 1974 football game with Oregon in Autzen Stadium. Before the Cougars secured their 21-16 victory, Little received an urgent message on the sideline.
His father, Gerald, had been seriously injured in an industrial accident. Little was needed in Seattle. Athletic director Sam Jankovich immediately had his wife, Patty, drive Little to the Eugene airport. When they arrived, a ticket was waiting for the next flight north. The … » More …
Spring 2002
Mooney banking on improved pitching
Good pitching is like money in the bank. It’s there when you need it, and it can carry you over the rough spots.
That’s the philosophy of Washington State University baseball coach Tim Mooney.
Last season, Mooney’s first at WSU, quality pitching was thin, particularly in the tough Pacific-10 Conference where teams typically play three games in three days. Too often, he was forced to remove his starting pitcher as early as the second, third, or fourth inning of a game and bring in a succession of other arms. That’s no way to succeed, he says. If a starting pitcher can go seven innings “that’s … » More …
Spring 2002
Opening Day…a great way to reunite Cougars
Cougars batten their hatches and hoist their mainsails. » More ...
Spring 2002
Catherine Mathews Friel is thankful for…Life in a Small College Town
Catherine Friel has lived in Pullman nearly 100 years, and she has some stories to tell. » More ...