As we enter the second weekend of March Madness, it’s impossible to not think of the college basketball legends of the past few decades. So many undersized scoring guards, guys like Carsen Edwards, Melo Trimble, and Markus Howard, would seemingly drop multiple 30-point masterclasses every March. And then there are the old-school big men, Perry Ellis, Udoka Azubuike, and Brice Johnson, who could dominate your favorite team in the paint. There’s one thing that all six of those guys have in common: they played their entire college career with one single team.

The WashU men’s and women’s swim and dive teams competed at the NCAA Division III Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina from March 19–22. The men’s team finished in eighth place, headlined by fifth-year Kyle Wolford’s individual national championship in the 200-yard backstroke, and the women’s team finished in 20th.

The WashU track and field teams wrapped up a hard-fought weekend at the 2025 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships in Rochester, New York, on March 14-15, with the women finishing as national runners-up with 45.5 points and the men securing All-American performances. Across two days of competition, the two teams delivered standout field event performances, key sprint finishes, and a national title — capping off an indoor season filled with record-breaking efforts.

In 2020 and 2021, many NCAA athletes’ seasons were disrupted, if not completely canceled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the NCAA announced that all student-athletes would receive an extra year of eligibility. Five years later, the last class of student-athletes with this extra “COVID year” are graduating from their respective institutions, including many Division III schools like WashU.

With winter sports nearing the post season, Student Life broke down each team’s seasons so far by the numbers to fill you in on what to expected as the Bears enter championship season.

There’s only one way to properly describe the No. 9 Washington University volleyball team: on fire. The Bears walked into the weekend with an eight-game win streak, and left with their undefeated streak extended to eleven.

In their first game of the season against Coe’s Kohawks, on Aug. 30, the Bears came up on top in a five-set thriller. However, the day following the win, they lost to Hope in five sets and fell 0-3 against Northwestern.

While Henderson’s departure left questions about the program, the hire of a proven winner — Stone — sets the Bears up for an intriguing 2024-25 season.

Following the weekend, the Bears move to 9-7 on the season with four more matches to go before the University Athletic Association (UAA) and NCAA championships.

On Jan. 23, just three days after the meet, the women’s team clocked in as Division III’s best team in the first national rankings of the indoor season. The men’s team was also honored in their respective top 25, slotting in at No. 22.