CHENEY, Wash. — The spring seasons are nearing the end for Eastern Washington athletics but the effort continues. Women's golf will compete in the Big Sky Championships from Monday to Wednesday to close out its season. Football completes spring practice on Friday with the annual Red-White game. Men's tennis plays its final match at home on Thursday and will celebrate its seniors. Women's tennis heads to Montana for its final two regular season matches. The majority of Track and field will compete in California this week, with one group staying close to home to compete in Spokane. Volleyball concluded its spring schedule at home this Saturday.
Women's Golf – Big Sky Championships (Monday-Wednesday, April 14-16, All Day)
The Eagles are in Litchfield Park, Ariz. for the Big Sky Championships, playing at the Wigwam Golf Course for the next three days. EWU's lineup for the championship includes Gabriella Ilardi, Kami Twining, Spencer Cerenzia, Brooke Mahler and Berkley Ledesma.
Ilardi was named Big Sky honorable mention on Sunday by the conference, marking the sophomore's first postseason award at Eastern. The Ripon, Calif. Native has posted three rounds under par in the spring, while recording two top 10 finishes during the fall. Ilardi's average score for the spring is 226.4 in five competitions.
Eastern closed out its regular season last week at the Bobcat Desert Classic, finishing sixth on the team leaderboard after shooting 895. Ilardi earned a 12th place finish with a 219 (+3) score and Ledesma was right behind at 16th, shooting 221 (+5).
Football - Red-White Game (Friday, April 18 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time) - Free Admission
The spring practice schedule concludes for EWU on Friday night, as the team prepares for the Red-White game. The game follows a 14-practice spring that has helped the team develop on the field in preparation for the 2025 regular season.
Eastern held its second scrimmage this past Friday (April 11), with the defense showing improvement. They limited the offense to one touchdown and picked off the quarterbacks one time. Despite the defensive effort,
Jared Taylor continued to show poise, completing 15-of-22 passes for 166 yards and throwing one touchdown to
Nolan Ulm. Ulm finished the scrimmage with five catches for 79 yards and the score.
Prior to the Red-White game, Eastern Equipment will host a Spring Sale, where fans can purchase Eagle gear from the favorite team. The sale begins at 12 p.m. on Friday and ends right before kickoff at 6 p.m. Fans also have the opportunity to get exclusive access to the equipment inventory the night before on Thursday (April 17) by purchasing a VIP Access Pass. The exclusive sale begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m. Purchase the pass online at
goeags.co/eqsale.
Men's Tennis – vs Idaho State (Thursday, April 17 at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time) - Free Admission
Men's tennis plays its final game of the 2024-25 season on Thursday, hosting Idaho State at the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse at 9:30 a.m. The team will also celebrate senior day against the Bengals, honoring Caden Kammerer, Drew Dillon, Brady Thomas and Jess Weaver.
This past week, EWU traveled for its final road trip of the season, playing two matches in Montana. The Eagles fell to Montana State, 5-2, on Thursday and
7-0 to Montana on Saturday. Against the Bobcats, Eastern won the doubles point, with Kammerer and Thomas winning at No. 3, followed by
Arshjot Bhatti and Dillon winning at No. 2. Bhatti followed up the doubles win with a two-set (7-5, 6-3) win over the Bobcats' Harrison Janes.
During Big Sky play this season, Tyler Waddock leads the Eagles with a 3-2 record in singles matches. Waddock has played all of his matches at the No. 1 spot this season, carrying a 7-11 overall record.
In doubles, Kammerer and Thomas have combined for a 2-2 record in conference for the year, with Bhatti and Dillon matching the wins with a 2-4 mark.
Kammerer is tied with Waddock for overall singles wins this season, holding a 7-11 overall record as well.
Women's Tennis – at Montana State (Friday, April 18 at 9 a.m. Pacific Time), at Montana (Sunday, April 20 at 9:30 a.m.)
Eastern is on the road for the final matches of the 2024-25 season this weekend. The Eagles open against Montana State on Friday at 9 a.m., followed by the matchup against Montana on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
EWU looks to secure a spot in the Big Sky championships on April 24. The team is currently seventh in the conference standings with a 2-4 record. Eastern is behind Portland State and Idaho State, both with a 3-5 record. The Vikings and Bengals have both finished their regular seasons, allowing the Eagles can punch their ticket to the postseason with a weekend sweep.
Eastern closed out its regular season at home this past weekend, beginning with a 6-1 loss to Idaho State on Saturday.
Isabella Foshee curried to a win at the No. 1 singles match, defeating Asem Shoybek in two sets (6-4, 6-0).
The Eagles then celebrated Senior Day yesterday against Portland St., defeating the Vikings 5-2. EWU won the doubles point after
Zoe Pradel and
Olivia Marais won at No. 2 (6-1) over Ayra Salim and Nene Uemura. PSU was unable to field a team at the No. 3 spot, giving Eastern the point. The Vikings also had to forfeit at No. 6 singles, allowing the Eagles to go up 2-0 in the match.
Anait Arutiunian had a commanding 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 and
Kenzington Mann clinched the victory for EWU at the No. 3 with a 7-5, 7-5 win. Marais added another singles win at No. 5, going to a three-set battle against Salim (6-7 (10-12), 6-3, 10-8).
Foshee picked up her fifth win in singles against the Bengals to lead the team. She is 3-3 in Big Sky matches. Marais and Pradel have a 2-2 record together against conference opponents, the top mark on the Eagles.
Foshee was one of three seniors honored on Sunday for senior day, along with Mann and Kelly Arends.
Track and Field – at Bryan Clay Invitational, Azusa, Calif. (Wednesday, April 16 – Thursday, April 17, All Day), Pacific Coast Invite, Long Beach, Calif. (Thursday, April 17, All Day), Beach Invitational, Long Beach, Calif. (Friday, April 18 – Saturday, April 19, All Day, Whitworth Twilight, Spokane, Wash. (Thursday, April 17, All Day)
The Eastern Washington Eagles are set for a jam-packed weekend of high-level competition across California and Washington. From April 16–19, the team will divide its talent among three elite meets in California—the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 16–17), the Pacific Coast Invite (April 17), and the Beach Invite (April 18–19). Meanwhile, the rest of the squad will stay closer to home to compete at the Whitworth Twilight in Spokane on Thursday, April 17.
The Eagles are coming off a strong showing last week, highlighted by 16 new personal records—10 from the women and six from the men. One standout performance came from Zoe Dunn, whose triple jump mark of 11.83m tied her for seventh all-time in Eastern history.
At the Jeff Rahn Classic, the Fonoti twins, Dyvhon and Dyvhine, both posted PRs in the hammer throw, with Dyvhine securing a second-place finish. Javen Livas and Cort Gebbers also set PRs in the hammer, and Livas added a third-place finish in the shot put. In the jumps, Kimberly Smith claimed victory in the long jump with a leap of 6.01m, while Nic Cunningham and Blake Garza placed second and third in the high jump, respectively. Dunn also notched a fifth-place finish in the long jump and took second in the triple jump.
In the pole vault, Breauna Erickson reached a personal best of 3.73m, finishing fourth. On the track, Sydney Thweatt placed sixth in the 400m hurdles, and distance runners Emma Tomlinson, Adrienne Root, Evan Cheney, and Noah Holden all ran PRs in the 1500m. The women's 4x400m relay squad—Nygard, Terry, Martinez, and Tomlinson—took first place with a time of 4:07.68.
Meanwhile, at the Bryan Clay Multis, Ella Seelhoff wrapped up the heptathlon in 12th place with 3,597 points, notching personal bests in the 100m hurdles, 200m, long jump, and javelin.
With momentum building and multiple meets ahead, the Eagles are poised to make an impact on both coasts this week.
Volleyball – vs Western Washington (Saturday, April 19 at 10:00 a.m.), vs. Washington State (Saturday, April 19 at 2 p.m.)
The Eagles are finishing off their spring season against Western Washington and Washington State on Saturday, April 19, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., at home in Reese Court.
Last weekend, Eastern took on Gonzaga as well as Central Washington.
2025 Spring Schedule
· 4/19 vs. WWU – 10:00 a.m.
· 4/19 vs. WSU – 2:00 p.m.
Season ticket renewals and deposits for the 2025 football season are now open! The deadline to renew season tickets and tailgate packages is April 18th. For questions, contact the EWU Ticket Office at 509-359-6059 or tickets@ewu.edu.
Join the Eagle Athletic Fund for as low as $50 per year! Support Eagle student-athletes on and off the field while enjoying exclusive EAF perks such as season ticket and tailgating priority, invitations to special events, exclusive access and more. Visit goeags.com/eaf for more information.
ABOUT EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Eastern Washington University Athletics sponsors 14 intercollegiate sports, six for men and eight for women, both as learning opportunities for its most athletically talented students and as an enhancement to student and community life. Eastern is affiliated with Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a member of the Big Sky Conference, an association of 10 regional schools with comparable enrollments and academic goals.
FOLLOW THE EAGLES
SOCIAL: Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram
