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The Western Washington Vikings represent Western Washington University in intercollegiate sports in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference of the NCAA Division II with the exception of the women's rowing team which is a member of the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference. WWU has been an official member of NCAA Division II since September 1998.
The Western Washington Vikings program represented Western Washington University in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Vikings were members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference until the program was eliminated in January 2009 due to budget cuts. Western Washington first fielded a football team in 1903; the team played 797 ...
Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington, United States. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States, WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, succeeding a private school of teaching for women founded in 1886. The university adopted its present ...
Many sports team mascots are named for an ethnic group or similar category of people. Though these names typically refer to a group native to the area in which the sports team is based, many teams take their names from groups which are known for their strength (such as Spartans or Vikings), despite not being located near the historic homes of these groups.
The Western Washington University women's rowing team has won nine total titles since the NCAA Division II rowing championship began back in 2002. Between 2005 and 2011 they won 7 consecutive titles, becoming the first NCAA rowing team to do so since the NCAA began recognizing women's rowing in 1997. [1]
The 1946 Western Washington Vikings football team represented Western Washington University of Bellingham, Washington. Led by head coach Charles Lappenbusch , the Lutes compiled a 4–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents), were outscored by a total of 96 to 92, and finished in fourth place in the WINCO.
The Vikings revealed their all-white "Winter Warrior" uniforms on Thursday, which the team will wear for its Week 15 Monday night matchup with the Chicago Bears on Dec. 16.
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