A Decade of Excellence

• Department earns the Diversity in Athletics Award presented by the Laboratory for Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M University (recognized in the "Overall Excellence in Diversity" and "Title IX Compliance" categories). The Diversity in Athletics Award recognizes the NCAA Division I-A athletic departments that excel in the area of diversity.

• Jerome Harrison earns seven All-America First Team selections; rushed for a school-record 1,900 yards, and rushed for 100-plus yards in all 11 games in 2005.

• Haley Paul runs at NCAA Championships, finishing 14th, the highest NCAA finish ever for a women's cross-country student-athlete.

• Jane Copland and Erin McCleave compete at NCAA Swim Championships; McCleave finishes 11th in 1650 freestyle.

• Kate Benz named Pac-10 Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the first such honor for the program since 1997.

• Rowing finishes fourth at NCAA Championships, the highest finish ever by a WSU women's team in NCAA postseason competition; finishes second at Pac-10 Championships. Jane LaRiviere name Pac-10 Coach of the Year.

• For the fifth straight year, women's golf earns a bid to the NCAA West Regional; Anastasia Kostina named All-American for the second straight year.

• Ekaterina Burduli competes at NCAA Championships, becoming only the second Cougar to qualify for singles championships.

• Diana Pickler (heptathlon) and Matt Lamb (discus) finish third in their events at NCAA Championships; Cougars send a combined 14 student-athletes to NCAAs, fielding the largest group to compete at the NCAAs since 1991.

• Julie Pickler runner-up in the women's pentathlon with a school record at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.