The Official Newsletter for Washington State Athletics, presented by BECU
Good Morning, Cougar Nation. You won’t need your morning coffee after watching this!
FIRE US UP!
What all do we have in today’s Brew? Check it out below.
🏊 Leading The Pack
🏈 Meet The Cougs
🎙️ All New Episode
🙌 And much more!
🎙️ ALL NEW EPISODE: INSIDE WSU ATHLETICS
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Leading The Pack. This week, Wazzu Swimming Head Coach Russell Whitaker was named the 2026 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year.
Whitaker guided the Cougars to their best season in program history in just his second year as head coach, becoming the first Cougar swimming coach to earn conference coach of the year honors.
This past season, Washington State finished second at the Mountain West Conference Championships, posted its second straight undefeated season after going 7-0 in dual meets and produced 12 all-conference selections, four all-conference relay teams, and two All-Americans for the first time in program history.
🏊 The Full Story
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🔼 Meet The Cougs. After appearing in 29 games over the past four seasons at UCLA, redshirt senior tight end Jack Pedersen joined the Cougars football program this spring.
A native of Murrieta, Calif., Pedersen hauled in 23 catches for 198 yards in his final two seasons with the Bruins.
Meet one of the newest Cougs to join the Wazzu family.
Calling all Cougs: You could earn $150 when you join BECU. Offer ends April 30.
🔼 We’ll Take Two. Earlier this week at The Silicon Valley Showcase, sophomore Agnes Brink and senior Hannah Harrison each posted Top-25 finishes to lead the WSU golf squad at the event.
Brink posted a final-round 78 to tie for 19th at nine-over and Harrison posted a final-round two-over 73 to finish tied for 24th.
🤔 COUGAR TRIVIA
Former WSU baseball standout Ryan Walker has three scoreless outings out of four appearances in 2026, while picking up his first save of the season last week for the Giants.
How many saves has Walker racked up during his three-plus seasons with San Francisco?
Got a guess?
Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!
*all times PT
Friday, April 3rd
⚾️ Baseball at San Jose State @ 4:05pm
👟 Track & Field at Stanford lnvitational
👟 Track & Field at Mike Fanelli Invitational (San Francisco, Calif.)
Saturday, April 4th
🎾 Tennis vs. Gonzaga @ 11 am
⚾️ Baseball at San Jose State @ 12:05pm
👟 Track & Field at Stanford lnvitational
👟 Track & Field at Mike Fanelli Invitational (San Francisco, Calif.)
Monday, April 6th
⚾️ Baseball vs. Oregon State @ 4:05pm
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Chevron Silverado Showdown (Napa, Calif.)
Tuesday, April 7th
⚾️ Baseball vs. Oregon State @ 1:05pm
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Chevron Silverado Showdown (Napa, Calif.)
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 29
👏 Have a great weekend!
