The No. 9 WashU women’s tennis team hosted Grinnell College and Kenyon College in the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament on May 10 and 11. With two dominant wins, the Bears advanced to the Elite 8 and the NCAA Division III championship weekend for the second consecutive season. 

The No. 10 WashU softball team are University Athletic Association (UAA) champions for the first time since 2017 after sweeping Emory University on May 9 and 10. The Bears comfortably won their first conference title since 2017 with a record of 17-1 against UAA teams. WashU was also the only UAA team with a win percentage over .750.

The WashU baseball team finished up the regular season this past week, April 22-27, with a home victory against No. 16 Webster University followed by a four-game-series split on the road against University Athletic Association (UAA) rival Emory University.

The No. 11 WashU softball team swept Carnegie Mellon University in a three game series. The Bears now have an impressive 14-1 record and rank first in the University Athletic Association (UAA). WashU has now secured a share of the UAA title and one more win next weekend would secure a solo conference victory, which would be its first since 2017. This helps the Bears’ position going into regionals, which begin May 15, and super regionals, starting on May 22. Finals will take place the next week, beginning on May 29, and will be held in Bloomington, Illinois.

For the eighth year in a row, the No. 1 women’s track and field team returned home victorious after the University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Championships in New York City on April 26 and 27. The No. 19 men’s squad fell short of the podium, placing fourth behind Emory University, The University of Chicago, and Carnegie Mellon University.

The No. 10 women’s and No. 32 men’s team took on the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships in Altamonte Springs, Florida, seeking to bring conference glories to WashU. The men last won in 2014, and the women’s program is still seeking its first win.

On March 30, sophomore Amy Beanblossom won her first collegiate golf tournament. She posted a round of 5 over par, good enough for third place at the Cardinal Classic in Chicago, Illinois on Monday, April 21. One day later, she teed off, moving up two spots to secure her second collegiate win with a second round score of 72 (E), the only even round for any golfer in the tournament.

The No. 1 women’s and No. 12 men’s track and field teams competed at the Culver-Stockton College Wildcat Invite in Canton, Missouri on April 18. Both teams brought home several wins with the University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Championships just about a week away. 

Student-athlete mental health is an issue at college campuses across the nation. WashU’s Athletics Department and student-athletes, including WashU’s chapter of The Hidden Opponent, have taken action to support their community. 

Coming off a road series split against University Athletic Association (UAA) opponent New York University, the Bears faced a busy five-game week at home.