Western Colorado Mountaineers

Facilities

Facilities include the 65,000-square-foot Mountaineer Field House, completed in 2014; Mountaineer Bowl (elevation 7771 ft), which was originally completed in 1949 and saw a major renovation as part of the development of The Rady Family Sports Complex in 2024; and Paul Wright Gym (elevation 7723 ft).

Media

KEJJ 98.3 FM and KWSB 91.1 FM broadcasts many of Western's football, basketball and wrestling contests and all broadcasts can be heard online through KWSB.org.

Varsity sports

The Mountaineers have collected 98 RMAC team conference championships in all sports as of 2023.

Western Colorado has won 20 RMAC conference championships in football as of 2023. They were named conference champions in 1954, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2021.

Individual National Championships since 1986 include Men's Indoor Track & Field (13 National Champions); since 1996, Women's Indoor Track & Field (8 National Champions); since 1985, Men's Outdoor Track & Field (20 National Champions); since 1987, Women's Outdoor Track & Field (25 National Champions); since 1993, Women's Cross Country (5 National Champions); since 1999, Men's Cross Country (3 National Champions); since 1963, Wrestling (16 National Champions); in 1968, Men's Swimming & Diving (1 National Champion); since 1957, Men's Skiing (7 National Champions); and since 1997, Women's Skiing (2 National Champions). Since 1963 there have been 15 national championships between the NCAA College Division, NCAA Division II, and NAIA classifications in Wrestling (2 National Championships); Women's Cross Country (4 National Championships); and Men's Cross Country (9 National Championships). Western's first conference championship in 1954 began a tradition of success that has led to 88 more Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles. Everett Brown earned the college's first All-America honor in 1934.

The Mountaineers have a combined 15 national team championships, 117 individual national NAIA or NCAA Division II championships, and 1,038 All-America honors since 1911.

Sports Illustrated's weekly "Faces in the Crowd" section has featured seven student-athletes, coaches, and administrators since 1959.

Teams

Men's sports

• Basketball
• Cross country
• Football
• Track & field (indoor and outdoor)
• Wrestling

Women's sports

• Basketball
• Cross country
• Soccer
• Swimming & diving
• Track & field (indoor and outdoor)
• Volleyball
• Wrestling (2026–27)

Track & field

The men's and women's indoor/outdoor track and field program in addition to the cross country program has been particularly successful, producing numerous team national championships including many individual national champions and All-Americans.

In 2016–17, Alicja Konieczek became the first Mountaineer to win four national track and field titles. She has since won four more national titles—the most by any female in Western's history.

National championships

Team

Mountain Sports and Club Sports

[https://wcumountainsports.com/ Mountain Sports]

• Alpine Skiing
• Nordic Skiing
• Freeride Skiing and Snowboarding
• Mountain Biking
• Road Cycling
• Trail Running

[https://www.western.edu/campus-recreation/club-sports Club Sports]

• Men's Baseball
• Men's and Women's Boxing
• Figure Skating (co-rec)
• Men's and Women's Ice Hockey
• Men’s Lacrosse
• Men's and Women's Rugby
• Men's and Women's Soccer
• Women's Volleyball

References

References

1. "Conference Team Championships".
2. "National Team Championships".
3. "Individual National Champions".
4. "RMAC Team Championships".
5. "Mountaineer All-Americans".
6. "Mountaineers in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd".
7. (May 13, 2025). "Women’s Wrestling Ready to Take to the Mat at Western Colorado". Western Colorado Mountaineers.
8. "Alicja Konieczek - 2016-17 Track & Field".
9. "Alicja Konieczek". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS).
10. ''The Western 2017-18 Administration Annual Report''. p. 20, ''The Western 2017-18 Administration Annual Report''.