Campus & Community

WashU will celebrate its first Learfield Directors’ Cup with a festival and a women’s soccer game on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Athletic Director Anthony Azama says the honor reflects the competitive spirit of WashU student athletes.

WashU has built an athletic program that prioritizes development of the student first, and the athlete second.

How a bit of moxie and a whole lot of heart jump-started the WashU women’s soccer program.

Anthony J. Azama, associate vice chancellor for student success and the John M. Schael Director of Athletics at WashU, has been elected to serve as third vice president of the National Association of Division III Athletics Administrators.

For the first time in program history, the WashU Bears have won the Learfield Directors’ Cup, presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the organization announced June 9. The Directors’ Cup is widely considered the ultimate measurement of overall athletic program success in collegiate sports.

The conclusion of the NCAA season brought success to a number WashU student athletes, including the women’s tennis team and track-and-field athlete Peter Lichtenberger.

The No. 2 WashU women’s track & field team scored 44 points on Day Two to win the 2026 NCAA Indoor national championship March 14 at the Birmingham CrossPlex. It is the second indoor national championship for head coach Jeff Stiles.

Third baseman Caleb Durbin mapped out his path to becoming a Major League Baseball player – by way of WashU.

WashU women’s soccer players and coaches have received numerous honors after the team won its second-straight NCAA championship in December.

The No. 1 WashU women’s soccer team won its second-straight national championship Dec. 6 with a 2-1 win over rival Emory University at Roanoke College in Salem, Va.