Athletics & Recreation

Small spaces, great outdoors

One of the most popular programs on campus operates in a space no larger than a family food storage area.Located in the basement of the Health, Wellness, and Athletics Center (HWAC), Westminster Colle...Read More

Women’s golf: A force to be reckoned with

For the past few years, Westminster’s women’s golf team has been improving quietly, garnering little attention from the campus community. This year, the team is gearing up for the most successful seas...Read More

Westminster athletics’ head trainer talks transition to DII

Rick Hackford traded in his breakfast of eggs, bacon, and potatoes for two packs of instant oatmeal the day practices started for Westminster athletes. Hackford has worked as an athletic trainer in ma...Read More

Meet the muscle behind the Bishop Climbing Wall

Behind the scenes of the rock wall is muscle: one person who goes above and beyond to make every climbing experience worthwhile.Josh Schmidt, a senior biology major from Salt Lake City, is the wall st...Read More

Short-term punishments, long-term gains: Westminster’s second year of probation in NCAA

Last year, the NCAA Division II Management Council approved Westminster College’s bid to join the RMAC (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) and begin the three year membership process.NCAA Division II...Read More

Student athletes learn to juggle more than a ball

Many student athletes at Westminster agree that had they not played sports in college or growing up, they would not be where they are today.The likelihood of high school athletes playing in college at...Read More

The rewards and challenges of being a Westminster student athlete

Balancing school and sports can be overwhelming, but Westminster athletes aren’t complaining. Many people use college as a time for self-exploration, and student athletes are no different, although ba...Read More

Method to March Madness and bracketology

To most people, March is just another month. But for students like Ryzen Benson, March is meant for college basketball and worshipping the holy bracket.Benson is a Utah native, sophomore and a biomedi...Read More

Women’s lacrosse recognized in first NCAA season

Westminster women’s lacrosse team is making sure to get on the radar in its first year of NCAA Division II play.Westminster’s women’s lacrosse players were named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RM...Read More

Jordan Pryor wraps up season with two major achievements

Jordan Pryor, business management senior, has seen a lot of changes over his last few years on Westminster’s men’s basketball team. Although postseason was out of the question for Pryor and the rest o...Read More