A Decade of Excellence

• The Cougars record a 52nd place finish with 345 points, the best in school history, out of 261 scoring institutions in the Sears Directors' Cup.

• Football defeats Purdue 33-27 in the Sun Bowl to earn first bowl win since 1994; finishes season 10-2.

• For the eighth time in the past 11 years, volleyball earns an NCAA Tournament berth.

• Oscar Franco-Parra and Everlyne Lagat represent Cougars at NCAA Cross Country Championships; Lagat finishes 30th and Franco-Parra 61st. Lagat becomes 2nd WSU woman to earn All-America honors in cross-country.

• Rachel Dong and Andree-Anne LeRoy compete at NCAA Swim Championships.

• Varsity eight crew earns an at-large berth to the NCAA Championships, marking the first time in six years the rowing program was represented at the national championships.

• Women's golf earns team berth to NCAA West Regional.

• For the first time in program history, men's golf competes in NCAA postseason play at the NCAA West Regional. Walt Williams named Pac-10 Coach of the Year.

• Tennis earns second straight at-large NCAA Championships bid and fourth in the last five years; Erica Perkins earns third straight singles championships bid.

• Anson Henry named Pac-10 Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

• Led by second place finishes of Whitney Evans (high jump) and Ellannee Richardson (heptathlon) women's track finishes 15th at NCAA Championships.