Maggie Dapp
Articles
Pilots cross country races in NCAA DI West Regional
Pilots men’s and women’s cross country teams raced in the 2024 NCAA DI West Regional Nov. 15. Both teams placed fifth overall, one short of a top-four team result to qualify for the NCAA DI National Championship.
Alum Christine Sinclair plays last professional game as Thorns lose to Gotham in the postseason
UP alum and Portland Thorns FC forward Christine Sinclair played her last professional game as the Thorns lost to NY/NJ Gotham FC 2-1 Nov. 10 at Red Bull Arena.
Christine Sinclair, record-breaking UP alum, retires from professional soccer
Christine Sinclair (‘05), Portland Thorns FC forward and former Pilot, played her last regular season professional club match against Angel City FC Nov. 1 at Providence Park.
Inspirational alums return to campus for UP Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony
A room full of energy. A room full of emotion. A room draped head to toe in Pilot purple. That was the room the 2024 University of Portland Athletics Hall of Fame class stepped into Friday night. On Sept. 27, nine former Pilots were inducted into the 2024 UP Athletics Hall of Fame for their athletic achievements. These individuals — Angie Woznuk Kerr (‘07), Michelle Enyeart (‘10), Megan Rapinoe (‘08), Tansey Lystad Hensley (‘15), Kory Casto (‘03), Eugene “Pooh” Jeter (‘06), David Kinsella (‘08), Lucia Butkovska (‘16) and Professor Robert Duff — were honored during halftime at the men’s soccer vs Sacramento State game before their induction at a formal ceremony at Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center conducted by trailblazing broadcaster Ann Schatz.
UP to host the NCAA women’s basketball regional in 2028
For the first time in Pilot athletic history, the University of Portland will serve as the host institution for the 2028 Division I NCAA Women's Basketball Regional Championships, the NCAA announced Oct. 2.
Gonzaga University to leave WCC
Gonzaga University will leave the West Coast Conference (WCC) at the end of the 2025-26 academic year for the rebuilt Pac-12, the latest shift in conference realignment with impact on the University of Portland.
From the classroom to the court: UP adds sports business minor and graduate certificate
Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter pleading guilty to fraud charges, Glossier becoming the WNBA’s first beauty partner, the NWSL’s new collective bargaining agreement. What do these events have in common? They all involve sports business professionals — the kind of people the University hopes to provide the industry through the new sports business minor and graduate certificate.
