More than a coach
Junior Garrett Steed laces up his spikes in between sets of a workout on Western Kentucky University’s track in Bowling Green, Ky. Photo by Adin Parks.
Jake McMahon | Sports Editor
Senior Track and Field Captain Rachel Payne was preparing to step on the track when her teammate told her the news.
Her coach, 55-year-old Brent Chumbley, had died unexpectedly the night prior. While most of the team was with each other in Bowling Green on Jan. 31, Payne and three of her teammates were in Louisville preparing for a meet that day. The coaches who traveled to the meet offered to let the crew sit out – but they refused
VIDEO: HRL hosts Biannual Goat Yoga
On Monday, March 10, HRL and Westbrook Farms joined together on the First Year Village Lawn to host the Biannual Goat Yoga event for students. Goats, alpacas, and llamas were on the lawn for students to pet and interact with while relaxing with yoga intermittent sessions.
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their picks for the CUSA tournament and also discussed NFL Free Agency. Women’s Basketball Beat Reporters Austin Rice and Peyton Reid talk about the Lady Topper’s CUSA tournament chances as well as the state of the NBA
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SPORTS ROUNDUP
WKU Softball looks to stop 2-game skid against Ole Miss
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4 Hilltoppers honored with CUSA post-season awards
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3 Lady Toppers honored with CUSA post-season awards
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WKU Baseball to host Southern Illinois in battle of 10-game win streaks
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Photos: The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention WKU chapter hosts ‘Out of the Darkness Walk’
Jakob Briggs, a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., participates in the Walk for Suicide Prevention on Western Kentucky University’s campus, March 8, 2025. Photo by Gabriel Milby.
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