Viking Voices

WWU women's soccer standout Emily Webster (2014-17) joined Viking Voices to talk about her career as a Viking, including lots about the 2016 national championship season and her free kick game-winning goal in the title game. Webster is a Bellingham native and Sehome High School graduate that never left town, and is now a PE teacher at Columbia Elementary. You'll learn about what a perfect Sunday for Webster would look like, in addition to her favorite quote and how much the WWU coaching staff meant to her development as a student-athlete.

Longtime Western Washington University Track & Field and Cross Country head coach Pee Wee Halsell visited with Viking Voices talking about his 34 years as head coach of the Vikings, sharing many stories about top performances and all the great student-athletes and coaches has has been associated.

You'll want to give this interview a listen to hear from one of the legends of Carver Gym, who has impacted so many student-athletes both on the course, track and throughout life.

Episode 12 of the Viking Voices Podcast features a roundtable discussion with players over the last 20 years of the WWU Volleyball program. Head Coach Diane Flick-Williams is joined by seven players from various eras of her 21-year coaching career that started in 2000. Former Vikings that share stories and great memories as players include Donja Walker, Katie (Robinson) Emmons, Angie (Alvord) Thorpe, Rachel Roeder, Bryce Larson, Laurie (Yearout) Quigley and Liz (Bishop) Quitiquit.

Hear from WWU senior rower Jessica Smithlin in Episode 11 of Viking Voices. Jessica talks about how she came about joining the rowing program as a walk-on, her ambitions to become a Washington State Patrol trooper and what it is like to row a 2K at the national championships. The Orting native also tells us about her favorite movie and quote, both from a Rocky movie!

Get to know women's basketball senior guard Gracie Castaneda in Episode 10 of Viking Voices.

Castaneda is a graduate of Arlington High School and is in her fifth year in the program in 2020/21. Hear from the senior guard talking about her time at WWU, the adventures she loves to take and what it means to be part of the tradition-rich women's basketball program.

Gracie's Favorite Quote: "In the end we only regret the chances we do not take."

Tune in to listen to an interview with WWU Athletics Director of Marketing and Special Events Nicole Ebersole.

Nicole talks about her role in Viking Athletics, which includes marketing, in-game promotions, community engagement, campus collaboration, manages the marketing intern team and oversees special events including the annual Viking Night fundraiser (to name just a few of her job roles). Enjoy getting to know Nicole as she enters her fourth year in the department!

Hear from the WWU Men's Basketball Head Coach Tony Dominguez as he takes a trip down memory lane with his over 25 years associated with the Viking Basketball program.

Tony talks about a wide range of topics, from players moving on to play professionally overseas, to his noon-ball skills and even what positions he played high school football. He of also talks about his coaching mentors - Brad Jackson and Coach Kingsbury - as well as his association with the University of North Carolina Basketball Camps.

Hear from Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and Academics Butch Kamena, who has been associated with WWU for over the last 30 years in various capacities. Also a professor on the Western campus in political science and Canadian-American Studies, Butch is a friend to many and passionate about the Vikings, his Sunderland Soccer Team and his family. Enjoy the listen!

Hear from WWU Men's and Women's Golf Coach Luke Bennett as he talks about the pride he takes in coaching at his alma mater, the alumni group that he considers to be some of his best friends and what it was like to play golf under legendary head coach Steve Card.

Hear from WWU Men's Soccer Head Coach Greg Brisbon as he talks about his 20 years involved with Western Washington University Soccer, including the last seven as the men's head coach. Brisbon was the 2019 GNAC Coach of the Year after leading the Vikings to the conference title and the program's second appearance in the NCAA Division II Championships. Greg talks about all things Viking soccer, his favorite moments as a coach and even a little about his favorite recent books he has read and his favorite soccer team.