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Volleyball: Bears headed to Final Four
The Washington University women’s volleyball team reached the NCAA Final Four on Thursday afternoon with a win over Colorado College (25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 25-14) at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio.
Volleyball makes Elite Eight
In a weekend full of individual successes and milestones, there was one true winner in the Washington University women’s volleyball team: the team itself.
Lady Bears poised for an NCAA title run
From 1998 to 2001, Washington University took control of Division III women’s basketball, stringing together four consecutive national championships in the process.
Athlete of the Week: Taryn Surtees
Taryn Surtees finished first with a 21:07 as the women’s cross country team won the 2009 UAA championship. Surtees earned the UAA Most Valuable Athlete title for the second year in a row and is the Student Life Athlete of the week.
Women’s soccer fall in NCAA tourney
Washington University women’s soccer lost to the defending national champions and No. 22 Wheaton College (Ill.) 3-0 in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
Cross country teams both place in top 10
The Washington University cross country team continued its season on Saturday at the 2008 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships in Rock Island, Ill. The women continued their success, placing third in a field of 43, while the men placed 10th out of 39.
Volleyball falls in NCAA Regionals
Bruised and battered, sweaty and tired, Washington University’s volleyball team gave everything they had but were unable to overcome No. 8 Ohio Northern University in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship.
Students push for new sport
Freshman Juan Manfredi and sophomore Jerry Porter are leading an initiative to make men’s volleyball the 20th varsity sport at Washington University. A member of the club team, Manfredi started the Facebook group “Washington University Varsity Men’s Volleyball,” which at this point has 57 members.
Swimmers places fourth at Show Me Showdown
The Washington University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams finished fourth of five schools at the Show Me Showdown Saturday. The meet, hosted by the University of Missouri-Columbia, featured schools from all three NCAA divisions and the NAIA.
STL named ‘NCAA Championship City’
The NCAA announced that St. Louis, an NCAA Championship City, will host the 2010 and 2011 Division III Women’s Volleyball National Championships.

