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The Catamount Club Blog is designed as a place to share stories about our incredible student-athletes, alumni and donors who are making a difference in their lives. We also update members on the details of our upcoming events through our blog.

蘑菇短视频Alumni Mike Wade

Former Football Academic All-American Honors Mother, Stepmom with Gifts to Athletics, the Arts

Mike Wade, a former two-time Academic All-American at 蘑菇短视频, will tell you that football is the greatest metaphor for life: to survive you have to get back up every time you get knocked down 鈥� and you will get knocked down, he insists, many, many times. Wade did excel, so much so that he recently made a $1 million planned gift to support WCU鈥檚 athletics and arts scholarships and programs 鈥� one of the largest gifts given to the Catamount athletics program and one of the largest gifts ever by a former student-athlete.  

Soccer Alumni

Soccer Lovers Keep Kickin鈥� Long After Game is Over

It鈥檚 for the love of the game that former members of WCU鈥檚 men鈥檚 soccer team keep coming back to campus to see former teammates, play a little soccer and raise money for the 蘑菇短视频soccer program.   

Sigma Kappa Greek Challenge

Love for Cats keep Greeks coming back

It鈥檚 a family affair during WCU鈥檚 Greek Challenge each fall, when fraternities and sororities past and present compete to raise money for Catamount athletics. While the competition is a win for all student-athletes, only one fraternity and one sorority get to claim bragging rights when the fundraising totals are announced during Homecoming.  

Cat Club Logo

2019-2020 Benefits Restructure

On the heels of the most successful fundraising year in its history, a by-product of success and continued growth of the Catamount Club is a need to change and alter operations to manage expectations. Numerous changes were proposed through on-going discussions and were approved by the Board to take effect in the 2019-2020 membership benefit year.  

Jordan Strickland

Jordan Strickland: Ruling the Court

On the tennis court, Jordan Strickland is a focused, intense, yet level-headed player for 蘑菇短视频. Perhaps it鈥檚 because of the way Strickland approaches her life. At three days old, she was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis 鈥� a progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time.  

Brinkley Weight Facility

Catamount Student-Athletes Benefit from Generosity of Alumni

David and Marie Brinkley believe in the Catamounts so much they donated $400,000 to improve the weight-lifting facility at 蘑菇短视频, their alma mater, which benefits all 蘑菇短视频athletes. Yes, they鈥檝e been blessed with money, they say, but the joy is in helping others.  

Endye Wells

Soccer player finders her place on and off the field

During her four years on the soccer field at 蘑菇短视频, Endye Frazier showed the kind of growth coaches love to see. Off the field, her work with the Special Olympics displayed the type of compassion everyone should seek to have.  

Student-Athletes

Catamount Club Achieves & Succeeds '17-18 Scholarship Goal

The Catamount Club, Western Carolina Athletics鈥� fundraising arm, not only achieved but also exceeded its 2017-18 annual fund scholarship fundraising goal of $1.55 million to benefit Catamount student-athletes scholarships, finishing the fiscal year at $1.57 million.