Viking Voices WWU Athletic Communications

Hear from WWU Men's Basketball Head Coach Tony Dominguez following the Blue-White Scrimmage held October 17, 2021 inside Carver Gym. The preseason opener marked the first time WWU has played a game in a real setting since February 2020. WWU opens the 2021-22 season November 12-13 in Carson, California with the CCAA/GNAC Challenge. 

Hear from WWU Men's Soccer junior captain Teagan Eldridge as he talks about the Vikings 2020/21 season opener on Saturday, March 27 hosting the University of Puget Sound on Harrington Field (7 pm kickoff). Eldridge talks about the rapid rise of the Western program, which has resulted in a pair of NCAA championships appearances over the last four seasons (2016 & 2019) and the 2019 GNAC championship. 

Hear from WWU Track & Field senior javelin thrower Hannah Nienaber talking about her season-opening performance at the Doris Heritage Track Festival that resulted in an NCAA II provisional qualifying mark and earned her Great Northwest Athletic Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week honors.

Senior WWU Track & Field distance runner Calahan Warren is interviewed after making his Viking debut and recording the 2nd-fastest time in program history winning the 5000m at the Doris Heritage Track Festival in 14:16.17. The mark was also the 6th-fastest in GNAC history. The Auburndale, Florida native is a transfer from Embry-Riddle University.

In Episode 20 of Viking Voices, we continue the month of content celebrating Black History Month in February. We got the chance to interview current Track & Field student-athlete (and school record-holder) Myles Smith, touching on a number of topics in the hour-long interview. Myles is a passionate leader on campus and in the community as an advocate for diversity and equity and supporting BIPOC students.



Myles is also a writer and poet, and share with us a passionate poem about Black Lives Matter and discusses what Black History Month means to him and his family. Enjoy the podcast with a very special WWU student-athlete!



Video interview with Myles Smith on YouTube (with closed captions)

In Episode 19 of Viking Voices, we continue the month of content celebrating Black History Month in February. Former WWU women's basketball player Kiana Gandy joins the podcast to talk about her career with the Vikings (which included over 1,000 points), what valuable life skills she learned under coaches Carmen Dolfo and Stacey Turrell, and talks about what Black History Month means to her and how her family plays a valuable role in that history. Kiana recently completed her Master's in Clinical Mental Health and works to support children experiencing adjustment disorders and trauma. She also owns her own company - Headscarves & Healing - a mental wellness community centered on Black millennial's self-directed healing and growth. Enjoy the podcast with this Viking legend!



Video interview with Kiana Gandy on YouTube