DETROIT -- The 2023-24 Wayne State University men's basketball team has been honored with a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award. Individually, redshirt sophomore guard Justin Ross and senior guard Kaimen Lennox were named to the NABC Honors Court.
Several former and current fencers, along with incoming student-athletes, recently participated in the USA Fencing Summer Nationals held in Columbus, Ohio. The event took place from June 29 to July 8 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, drawing over 6,200 fencers from across 45 states and 10 countries. It featured a total of 83 individual events and 12 team events.
Wayne State University head cross country coach Grant Lofdahl has announced the addition of two transfers for the 2024 women's cross country season. Joining the Warrior program are Jessica Denver from Imlay City, Michigan, and Taylor Hopkins from Sanford, Michigan.
DETROIT -- Over the next six weeks, each position on the 2024 Wayne State University football team will be previewed with input from respective position coaches. This segment provides an overview of the season with head coach Tyrone Wheatley.
DETROIT -- Ransom Allen of the Wayne State University men's cross country team was named a College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) First Team Academic All-American on Wednesday afternoon. After a Second Team selection for the 2021 season and a First Team nod in 2022, Allen joins Elly Maleski (swimming) as the school's only three-time honorees in the 72-year history of the Academic All-America program.
DETROIT -- Both Wayne State University swimming and diving teams were recently recognized by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as Scholar All-America Teams for the Winter/Spring semester.
The Wayne State University baseball team had 23 student-athletes receive GLIAC All-Academic Team honors for the 2024 season. The 23 recipients represent the third-most in program history. Over the last seven years, Wayne State baseball has had 153 GLIAC All-Academic honorees.
Wayne State University head cross country coach Grant Lofdahl has announced the addition of two new signees, Tyler Brothers and Ian Lewis, to complete his six-member signing class. The incoming athletes will join the Warriors next month.
Wayne State University’s women's outdoor track and field program has achieved a new milestone with 29 student-athletes named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team for the 2024 season. This surpasses the previous record of 18 set last year, marking significant progress for the team. Over the past eight years, Wayne State has seen 156 athletes receive this recognition.
Wayne State University head softball coach Nicole Tines, entering her fourth season this fall, has added two transfers from Notre Dame College to bolster the Warrior roster for 2025.
Wayne State University has officially appointed Yahsha Moore as the head coach of its women's tennis program, removing her interim title. The announcement was made by Erika Wallace, the university's Director of Athletics.
Wayne State University softball program recognized 10 student-athletes on the GLIAC All-Academic Team for the 2024 season. This marks the 11th consecutive year that at least 10 Warriors have received All-Academic accolades. The eight All-Academic Excellence honorees bring the total number of Excellence Team certificates to 69 over the past seven years. Wayne State has had a total of 130 GLIAC All-Academic honorees in the last 11 years.
Karter Fitzpatrick, a redshirt senior pitcher from Wayne State University (WSU), has been named a College Sports Communicators (CSC) First Team Academic All-American. This recognition comes after he received a Second Team nod in 2023, making him the fourth player in WSU's baseball program history to be honored multiple times and the first since 1979.
Six student-athletes on the 2023-24 Wayne State University men's tennis squad garnered GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team honors. The six Excellence Team selections (cumulative GPA of 3.5+) were the most of any conference school. The men's tennis team has had 51 GLIAC All-Academic honorees over the last eight years.
Five members of the Wayne State University women's tennis team have received Academic All-GLIAC recognition, with four named to the All-Academic Excellence Team for maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5. The women's tennis program has produced 32 Academic All-GLIAC honorees over the past six years.
The Wayne State University cross country and track & field programs, led by head coach Grant Lofdahl, will host their Fifth Annual Run-A-Thon on Sunday, August 4.
Ten members of the 2023-24 Wayne State University men's golf program have received GLIAC All-Academic honors. This marks the second consecutive year that Wayne State has led the GLIAC in this category. The team placed five student-athletes on both the All-Academic Excellence Team, for those with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, and the All-Academic Team, for those with a cumulative GPA between 3.0 and 3.49. Over the past eight years, the men's golf squad has had 81 GLIAC All-Academic honorees.