Athletes win baseball, softball postseason awards
Several Webster University students won national awards for athletic excellence over the summer. Last year, then-senior infielder Karissa Cardenas showed her consistency and reliability at the plate by...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer enters season atop preseason poll
Webster University’s women’s soccer team ranks number one in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll. The Gorloks then began the season by...
View ArticleUPDATED: Josh Fleming, first Webster athlete drafted by MLB
Left handed pitcher Josh Fleming became the first player in Webster University history to be drafted by a Major League Baseball team June 14. The Tampa Bay Rays selected him in the fifth round as the...
View ArticlePagan strives to win fourth NSCAA All-Region Award
The women’s soccer team was ranked first in the SLIAC preseason poll. Read the story here Midfielder Brianna Pagan was named All-Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis earns ITA awards
Webster University’s women’s tennis team earned the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) 2016-17 All-Academic Team award. Eight players were also recognized as ITA scholar athletes. The full team...
View ArticleFamiliar face returns as assistant basketball coach
Kaliann Rikard-Henke first made her mark at Webster University when she scored 19 points filling in for an injured starter on a California road trip. Almost seven years after her first start, she...
View ArticleTyler Kendrick kicks game winner in home opener
In May of 2016, sophomore midfielder Tyler Kendrick graduated from Parkway Central high school with high hopes of playing soccer for Webster. He was just about to play his first game for Webster...
View ArticleWebster basketball donates to hurricane relief
University of Houston men’s basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson has led an effort to raise donations for people who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey, which caused record flooding in southeast...
View ArticleJosh Fleming lives his dream as a professional baseball pitcher
In a span of a year, Josh Fleming went from rehabbing his elbow to pitching professional baseball with the Tampa Bay organization. On his way to becoming the first player in Webster University history...
View ArticleWomen’s soccer off to 10-1 start
Gorloks women’s soccer has won nine out of their first ten games and rank first in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) standings. After suffering their first loss to defending...
View ArticleHurricane Irma affects Webster athletic family
As track and field athlete Jakara Davidson-Brooks was starting her sophomore year at Webster University, Hurricane Irma ravaged her hometown of Sanford, Florida. Davidson-Brooks said Hurricane Irma...
View ArticleFreshman Kruse ‘kills’ the competition
When freshman outside hitter Samantha Kruse decided to come to Webster University to play volleyball, she had her mind set on making an immediate impact for the team. She is in the top five on the team...
View ArticleOde to Joi
Joi Wilson was first recruited by Webster University during her sophomore year in high school. Now in her freshman season in college, she leads the women’s soccer team with seven goals. Wilson’s...
View ArticleGreenville downs Gorloks for first conference loss
The Gorloks had a 9-0 record in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) going into their home match against Greenville. Webster could not keep that streak alive despite a tough...
View ArticleFormer Gorloks return as assistant baseball coaches
After competing in their final NCAA Regional Tournament in May, three former Webster University baseball players return for the 2017-18 year to serve as assistant coaches. The trio of assistants...
View ArticleWill Hocker sets school record at Rhodes Invitational
Sophomore golfer Will Hocker went into the Rhodes Collegiate Invitational tournament as just another golfer on the team, but he left with his name cemented in Webster University greatness. He set...
View ArticleSPICE Cup previews growing rivalry
The Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) will host its eleventh annual SPICE Cup during fall break. While players from Webster University have dominated in recent years, they will face a...
View ArticlePolitics and sports collide on anthem protests
Ever since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem, culture war politics have entered the sports world. Since then, national anthem protests have...
View ArticleCuban grandmaster wins SPICE Cup
Make sure to read “SPICE Cup previews growing rivalry” (here) The eleventh annual SPICE Cup ended in a three way tie, in which a tiebreaker was used to determine the champion. Cuban grandmaster (GM)...
View ArticleCuban grandmasters upstage rivals at SPICE Cup
The rivalry between Webster University and St. Louis University (SLU) was front and center during the eleventh annual SPICE Cup, but two Cuban national chess players stole the show. Cuban grandmaster...
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