Jordan Bilyeu returns to the field after suffering ACL injury
No athlete wants a serious injury to end their season early. Senior Jordan Bilyeu experienced this during her final year with the Webster Women’s Soccer team, as she suffered an ACL injury only seven...
View ArticleLauren Borik celebrates sweet victory with 1,000 volleyball kills
From candy to the court, volleyball player Lauren Borik has made an impact on her friends, family and team. Photo from Webster Athletics. Volleyball team pictured on Senior Night in 2022. Lauren Borik...
View ArticleDarian Winkelbauer’s career rebounds after cancer diagnosis
Photo by Prep Girl Hoops. Darian Winkelbauer moves with the ball. Basketball is the only thing that helps freshmen Darian Winkelbauer get her mind off of things. Whether it is hitting a three pointer...
View ArticleMen’s Basketball aims high for latest season
After losing in the 2022 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) final, the Webster Men’s Basketball team is ready to come back for another season with one common goal: Do whatever it...
View ArticleWebster University offering rare, new chess minor
Chess in Education, one of Webster University’s newest degrees, gives students yet another way to learn about the world of chess. Introduced in fall 2022, Chess in Education is an 18-credit minor in...
View ArticleWebster Volleyball player Cassie Gray comes out as gay, slays
Cassie Gray, sophomore volleyball player. Photo from Webster University Athletics. Webster volleyball player Cassie Gray recalls a recent conversation with her parents. Gray was trying to explain to...
View ArticleSoftball player travels 4,420 miles, finds home away from home
German Anna Muecke has not seen her family in almost two years but her softball teammates have helped her create a new one at Webster. Before coming to America, Webster softball player Anna Muecke...
View ArticleIs your caffeine dependence worth it?
As you wake up, you pour yourself a hot, delicious cup of coffee. However, you may not realize that caffeine is an insecticide created by the coffee bean plant, tea leaves and cocoa beans millions of...
View ArticleWebster University Athletics: 100 conference championships in the making
Webster University is the first school in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) to win 100 conference championships. On Feb. 12, the Women’s Basketball team won Webster’s 100th...
View ArticleWinter Gorlok Roundup
Graphic by Vanessa Jones Men’s Basketball Karl Moore Jr. playing in Webster’s Grant Gymnasium. Contributed photo from Inocencio Boc. The Gorloks had a successful season, as they finished with over a...
View ArticleStudents come first for mentor & athletics coach Matt Saitz
For more than a decade, strength and conditioning coach Matt Saitz has been a mentor for student athletes at Webster University. Matt Saitz talks with the women’s soccer team at the end of a lifting...
View ArticleFormer D1 athlete discusses mental health with student athletes
On April 10, Darryll Stinson kicked off Division III week with a mental health brief for Webster’s student athletes. Photo by Vanessa Jones. Darryll Stinson is a former D1 athlete and mental health...
View ArticleCatching up with new Webster Cricket Club
Cricket has been around since the 16th century and has traversed from the rich, historic fields in London and India to the quaint Kopplin Field here in Webster Groves. In spring 2023, cricket was...
View ArticleFall Preseason Gorlok Roundup
Men’s Soccer After coming off an exceptional 14-3-3 record in 2022, the Gorloks look to continue their six-season winning streak. Unfortunately, they go into the season without their top two scorers...
View ArticleSLIAC adds two more schools
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has added two schools to their conference starting this school year: Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas, and Mississippi University for Women...
View ArticleWebster to co-host inaugural Gorlok-Griffin Invitational
On Sept. 23 at 10:30 a.m., the Gorloks will take off in the first annual Gorlok-Griffin Invitational at Buder Park. The cross-country meet hosted by Webster University and Fontbonne University will be...
View ArticleOpinion: Birds fell off the bat
The Cardinals’ record is below .500 for the first time since 2007. This season, they finished last in the division for the first time since 1990. Fans predicted the demise of the season before it even...
View ArticleGorloks Honored at Gorlok-Griffin Invitational
The Gorloks faced off against nine colleges in the first cross country home meet in Webster University’s history. Co-hosted by Fontbonne University, the Gorlok-Griffin Invitational took place Sept. 26...
View ArticleCardinals Connections: Webster student and professor share insider access to...
Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, is a mere 15-minute drive from Webster University’s main campus. But two members of the Cardinals organization have brought the team even closer,...
View ArticlePickleball, America’s fastest-growing sport, is now at Webster
Freshman Aiden Clayburn started developing the idea for a pickleball club before he decided to come to Webster. When the university informed him that there was no pickleball league on campus, but that...
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