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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 […]
Arizona softball adds outfield power, experienced pitching from transfer portal
The Arizona Wildcats are reaching into the top mid-major softball programs to shore up the 2026-27 roster. On Friday, former South Alabama pitcher Ryley Harrison and former North Texas outfielder Madison Conley announced their commitments to head coach Caitlin Lowe’s team. Both will be seniors during the 2027 season. Harrison comes from a program that […]
Taking Stock 2026: How Arizona men’s tennis is looking under Clancy Shields
The offseason is here for most Arizona sports, 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 and […]
Arizona women’s basketball: Big 12 releases pairings for 2026-27 conference season
The start of basketball season is still almost five months in the future, but it’s never too early to get excited about the future. Arizona women’s basketball fans have something concrete to look forward to with the release of the Big 12 conference pairings for the 2026-27 season. The home and away slate is kind […]
Big 12 announces men’s basketball conference pairings for 2026-27
The two best teams in the Big 12 the previous two years will meet at least twice more this coming season. Arizona and Houston will play a home-and-home series as part of the Big 12’s 18-game conference schedule, which had its pairings announced on Thursday. The Wildcats will also play home and away against ASU […]
NCAA Softball: Arizona Wildcats in hunt for battery
The two players who are involved in every defensive pitch are bound to be the two positions in highest demand when the NCAA portal season rolls around. Like most teams around the country, the Arizona Wildcats are in the hunt for pitchers. Unlike most teams, the Wildcats are also in dire need of multiple catchers. […]
NCAA Outdoor Championships: Once dual-sport athletes, Arizona’s Tack and Vanek are all in on track and field
For Arizona track and field’s Erin Tack and Sydnie Vanek, the journey to competing at NCAA Championships Thursday in Eugene, Oregon came with a type of sacrifice that most college athletes will never encounter. Tack and Vanek both competed in other sports at Arizona before going all in on their current disciplines. Tack, a javelin […]
Taking Stock 2026: How Arizona women’s tennis is looking under Ryan Stotland
The offseason is here for most Arizona sports, 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 and […]
NCAA Track and Field Championshps: Arizona’s Mason Lawyer advances to finals of 100m and 200m
In track and field, a couple thousands of a second can be the difference between moving on and going home. Arizona sprinter Mason Lawyer came out on the right side of the sport’s ultra thin margins Wednesday in the preliminary rounds at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Lawyer, a senior, advanced […]
Arizona gets commitment from 3-star Texas LB Davon Smith
The Arizona Wildcats continue to reap the fruits of their labor during the Official Visit Season. After receiving a commitment on Sunday, Brent Brennan added another member to their 2027 class on Wednesday. Davon Smith, a 3-star linebacker from Texas, announced his decision to commit to the ‘Cats. Smith, who plays at Westfield High School […]
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