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A Step Closer to the Big Dance | By Jason Behenna Seattle University accepts invite to join the Western Athletic Conference PHOTO BY CHRIS JOSEPH TAYLOR
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President Stephen Sundborg, S.J., women’s basketball coach Joan Bonvicini and men’s coach Cameron Dollar celebrate SU joining the WAC.
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he Redhawks will soon be eligible to compete for conference championships and automatic bids to NCAA post-season competition. Beginning in the 2012–13 season, Seattle University will officially be a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The university was invited to join and accepted in early June. “We are honored by the invitation as it reflects the strides and achievements we have made in Division I intercollegiate athletics,” President Stephen Sundborg, S.J., says. “The WAC has provided some of the nation’s best intercollegiate competition for nearly a half-century.” With the university’s membership in
the WAC, athletics moves closer to the goal of building championship-caliber programs, especially with basketball. “By taking this step, we are providing our fans outstanding rivalries and we give our teams a direct path to conference championships and NCAA Division I postseason competition,” Father Sundborg says. SU will begin competing in the WAC in sports including: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, women’s soccer, softball, women’s swimming, tennis and volleyball. It’s a move that was heralded in a Seattle Times editorial, where it was written, “Seattle University’s move to
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