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Post by The Cats on Aug 14, 2014 19:52:51 GMT -5
Steve White ’67, retired sports information director and official Catamount athletics historian, compiled a list of the top 20 moments in WCU athletics for the Magazine of Western Carolina.
In this thread, we'll print Steve's top 20 moments in reverse order, starting with #20
#20 – Sometime in 1932: On-campus Contest Held to Pick New Athletics Team Name – Thanks to the preference of C.C. Poindexter, football coach and organizer of Western’s first department of athletics, the moniker “Catamounts” is selected over another finalist, the Mountain Boomers. And Catamount fans everywhere breathe a sigh of relief that they are not reading a list of the top moments in Mountain Boomer athletics history.
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Post by wcatradio75 on Aug 14, 2014 22:04:44 GMT -5
I got the magazine earlier this week. Whitey nailed it!
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Post by The Cats on Aug 15, 2014 18:22:05 GMT -5
#19 – April 24, 1999: WCU Completes Sweep of All Four SoCon Track and Field Championships – The men and women win both outdoor titles after bringing home both indoor trophies in February, among the 21 combined titles under Coach Danny Williamson ’84 MAEd ’86.
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Post by The Cats on Aug 16, 2014 7:28:09 GMT -5
#18 – Nov. 19, 1983: Volleyball Team Beats East Tennessee State to Win SoCon’s First Ever Championship Trophy – WCU goes unbeaten in conference play and posts a 29-8 record.
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Post by The Cats on Aug 17, 2014 16:47:01 GMT -5
#17 – April 30, 2006: WCU’s Inaugural Softball Team Wins Southern Conference Regular Season Title – The Catamounts sweep College of Charleston to clinch the title in the softball program’s first season of existence, ending with a 41-20 record.
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Post by The Cats on Aug 18, 2014 7:27:15 GMT -5
#16 – Nov. 6, 2005: Women’s Soccer Upsets Furman for Southern Conference Tournament Championship and First NCAA Postseason Appearance – WCU’s seventh-year program goes on to fall to second-ranked North Carolina in the NCAA College Cup.
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Post by The Cats on Aug 19, 2014 8:45:30 GMT -5
#15 – Nov. 15, 1975: Catamounts Pull off Shocking Upset of Appalachian State – A 2-7 WCU football squad stuns the 8-2 Mountaineers for the Catamounts’ fifth straight win in this storied rivalry.
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Post by wcatradio75 on Aug 19, 2014 10:43:44 GMT -5
"Fifth Straight." That's what I'm talking about. And I was blessed to be there for every one of those! Went to Boone twice and froze both times. Go Cats!
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Post by The Cats on Aug 21, 2014 7:31:19 GMT -5
#14 – Oct. 25, 1969: Western Football Becomes Nationally Ranked for First Time – The Catamounts stay unbeaten at 6-0 with a 41-25 upset of top 10-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne on Homecoming Day in Cullowhee.
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Post by The Cats on Aug 22, 2014 9:55:11 GMT -5
#13 – March 5, 2005: WCU Women Win First SoCon Basketball Title and Bid to NCAA Tournament – Kelli Harper’s team beats Georgia Southern in two overtimes to cap a four-wins-in-four-days championship run.
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