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Visit from North Carolina highlights Arizona soccer’s 2026 nonconference schedule
The Arizona Wildcats have several interesting twists to the schedule released on Thursday afternoon. One is a visit by powerhouse North Carolina as part of the three-game Cactus Classic. The other is a neutral-site game against LSU to be held at Arizona State. The matches against the Tar Heels and Tigers are two of eight […]
Top 5 Arizona men’s student-athletes from 2025-26 season
The end of the 2025-26 athletic calendar year has arrived and there’s never a bad time to look back on the Arizona athletic department’s success. Many student-athletes had stellar seasons. Record breaking performances, game winning plays, and lifting programs to new heights. Here are the top five men’s student-athletes from the 2025-26 season: 1. Jaden […]
Arizona volleyball to face road-heavy schedule in 2026
Two years ago, Arizona volleyball head coach Rita Stubbs scheduled an easy nonconference slate thinking her team needed confidence going into its first Big 12 season. Her team won all 11 matches before Big 12 play, but the weak schedule kept the Wildcats out of the NCAA Tournament. Last year, she went with a much […]
Arizona baseball notebook: Former Wildcat Dave Stegman selected for College Baseball Hall of Fame
It was 50 years ago this week that Arizona won the first of its four NCAA titles in baseball, winning the 1976 College World Series. And one of the most integral members of that championship team is finally getting his flowers. Dave Stegman, an outfielder who played for the UA from 1973-76 and is among […]
2028 setter Olivia Ambeau commits to Arizona volleyball
Getting a setter in every class is important. Arizona volleyball found that out this year when sophomore Avery Scoggins transferred and there was no setter in the 2026 class. That won’t be the case in the coming years. Tinsley Welker-Brown will sign in November. The next year, it will be Olivia Ambeau’s turn. Ambeau announced […]
Tracking ex-Arizona men’s basketball players in the pros
Next week’s NBA Draft will mark another chapter of former Arizona men’s basketball players joining the professional ranks. Freshmen Brayden Burries and Koa Peat are locks to be drafted both will enter the NBA with aspirations of a long career playing in the United States. For ex-teammates Tobe Awaka, Jaden Bradley, and Anthony Dell’Orso, making […]
Local 2028 libero Reagan Burgle commits to Arizona volleyball
Arizona volleyball typically has several in-state players on its roster. That will be the case again in 2028 after the commitment of libero/defensive specialist Reagan Burgle on Wednesday. She becomes the Wildcats’ second 2028 commit. Both are from the state of Arizona. “It’s an honor to be able to wear a Wildcat jersey and play […]
Former Liberty LHP Kaylan Yoder commits to Arizona softball
The Arizona Wildcats are loading up on mid-major talent in the softball transfer portal. Head coach Caitlin Lowe and her staff have already signed three top mid-major players. Former Liberty left-handed pitcher Kaylan Yoder will be the fourth former mid-major player to land in Tucson. Yoder will come to Arizona as a senior. Under current […]
Top 10 moments for Arizona Athletics from 2025-26 season
The end of the 2025-26 athletic calendar year has arrived and there’s never a bad time to look back on the Arizona athletic department’s success. Wildcat fans saw major wins and record-breaking performances over the past year. There were many memorable moments for the Wildcats across all programs, but certainly some stand out more. Here […]
2028 OH Nikolina Djordjevich commits to Arizona volleyball
College coaches could start contacting players from the class of 2028 on June 15. In volleyball, that means players start announcing their commitments almost immediately. Arizona head coach Rita Stubbs and her staff didn’t have to go far for their first pledge. In-state outside hitter Nikolina Djordjevich announced her commitment to Arizona on Tuesday evening. […]
Arizona soccer adds assistant coach Steve Voltz
Arizona soccer is still making changes as the 2026 season quickly approaches. Head coach Becca Moros announced the hiring of assistant coach Steve Voltz on Tuesday. Voltz is the second assistant coach hired this spring, joining Nils Roth, whose addition was announced in March. The pair replace former assistants Sebastian Pineda Gordillo and Philip Congleton. […]
Arizona lands Utah 3-star edge Dieter Lotulelei
The Arizona Wildcats have had a busy weekend, securing two commitments on Saturday and hosting official visitors who made the trek to Tucson to check the program out up close. News is starting to trickle out about those visits and it’s good for Brent Brennan. Dieter Lotulelei, a 3-star edge from Utah, announced his decision […]
Taking Stock 2026: How Arizona track & field is looking under Andrew Dubs
The offseason is here for most Arizona sports, with the 2025-26 season in the books and the 2026-27 seasons still a few months away. What better time than now to press pause and check the pulse of each Wildcat program? Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s […]
Former Arizona infielder Garen Caulfield added to coaching staff
Since getting hired at his alma mater five years ago, Chip Hale has never coached a game without Garen Caulfield around. And that trend will continue in 2027. The former UA second baseman has been hired as the UA’s Director of Player Development and Recruiting, his first full-time coaching position. Caulfield was a graduate assistant […]
Brendan Sorsby or not, Arizona should want to play Texas Tech
Arizona has been the villain before. It wasn’t all that long ago when the men’s basketball program and its leader, Sean Miller, was the target of national scorn and anger. Rumors and reports of Miller and the program paying players led to people looking at the Wildcats and their coach differently, and road games had […]
Taking Stock 2026: How Arizona softball is looking under Caitlin Lowe
The offseason is here for most Arizona sports, with the 2025-26 season in the books and the 2026-27 seasons still a few months away. What better time than now to press pause and check the pulse of each Wildcat program? Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s […]
Tayler Biehl becomes latest Arizona Wildcat to make AUSL roster
Tayler Biehl has long-term plans of becoming a nurse. That doesn’t mean the former Arizona softball shortstop can’t spend some time this summer playing in the AUSL. Biehl was announced as the latest addition to the Utah Talons out of the reserve pool on Sunday afternoon. Biehl spent four years at Arizona, primarily patrolling shortstop. […]
Taking Stock 2026: How Arizona men’s golf is looking under Jim Anderson
The offseason is here for most Arizona sports, with the 2025-26 season in the books and the 2026-27 seasons still a few months away. What better time than now to press pause and check the pulse of each Wildcat program? Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s […]
NCAA Outdoor Track Championships: Arizona places 3 in top 10 of women’s high jump
The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships concluded Saturday in Eugene, Oregon, where three Arizona Wildcats finished in the top 10 of the women’s high jump. Freshman Kya Crooke finished third in the event, clearing a personal-best of 1.90m. Junior Paris Mikinski finished placed with a clearance of 1.87m, tying her personal best, while junior […]
Arizona softball adds North Texas catcher Elizabeth Moffitt
Top catchers were flying off the board. Samantha Swan went to Texas. Kennedy Proctor went to Oklahoma State. Karlee Ford gave her pledge to Alabama. Arizona has finally joined them by adding former North Texas catcher Elizabeth Moffitt. Moffitt joins fellow former Mean Green Madison Conley as future Wildcats. The pair and fellow transfer Ryley […]
Arizona flips 3-star LB Rome Ewell from Houston
Brent Brennan and the Arizona Wildcats continue to strike heavy into Texas this recruiting cycle. Earlier on Saturday, they received the commitment of Katy (TX) Paetow RB Curtis Zeno Jr. A couple hours later, more good news came out of the Lone Star State. Rome Ewell, a 3-star linebacker from the northeast Dallas-Fort Worth area, […]
Arizona lands second RB of 2027 class with 3-star Curtis Zeno Jr.
The Arizona Wildcats have had a string of commitments come in the past 3 weeks, with six of the now 10 members of the 2027 class hopping on board since June 1. One of those was added Saturday afternoon. Curtis Zeno Jr., a 3-star running back from Texas, announced his decision to commit to the […]
Taking Stock 2026: How Arizona baseball is looking under Chip Hale
The offseason is here for most Arizona sports, with the 2025-26 season in the books and the 2026-27 seasons still a few months away. What better time than now to press pause and check the pulse of each Wildcat program? Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each of the UA’s men’s […]
Multiple Arizona athletes earn All-American honors through day 3 of NCAA Outdoors
Through three days of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the theme for Arizona has been close but not quite. Wildcats sprinter Mason Lawyer gave the Wildcats their only points of the meet to date with a seventh place finish in the 100m dash final on Friday evening. Lawyer ran a time of 10.04, […]
6 Arizona players earn Phil Steele preseason Big 12 honors
Six players from the Arizona football squad have earned All-Big 12 honors from Phil Steele Magazine heading into the 2026 season. The group is highlighted by senior Heisman contender quarterback Noah Fifita who earned first team honors. Redshirt junior offensive lineman Alexander Doost, senior linebacker Taye Brown, and redshirt senior defensive back Jay’Vion Cole were […]
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