Gonzaga University Athletics

Gonzaga University is a private, four-year comprehensive university. It is owned and operated by the Society of Jesus, the Jesuit order of the Catholic Church. Gonzaga's educational philosophy is based on the 450-year Ignatian model that aims to educate the whole person -- mind, body and spirit -- an integration of science and art, faith and reason, action and contemplation. At Gonzaga, "cura personalis," or care for the individual, is the guiding theme.

Gonzaga was founded in 1887, and enrolls about 5,400 students in 92 undergraduate and 21 graduate programs. The Gonzaga School of Law is one of three in the state of Washington. Located in Spokane, Washington, Gonzaga's campus is situated on 108 acres along the beautiful Spokane River, within a 10-minute walk of downtown Spokane. Spokane enjoys a population of 190,000 within city limits, and more than 400,000 in the greater Spokane area.

Programs of study offered at Gonzaga include Art, Bachelor of General Studies, Biology, Business, Catholic Studies, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Classical Languages, Communication Arts, Counselor Education, Criminal Justice, Economics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, English, Exercise Science, History, International Studies, Literary Studies, Math and Computer Science, Modern Languages and Literature, Nursing, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Sport and Physical Education, Teacher Education and Women’s Studies.

The athletic teams at Gonzaga University compete in the NCAA Division I West Coast Conference.

Recent Highlights:

• During 2001—02 the Wildcats had one Big Ten championship team, five All-American athletes, 30 All—Big Ten athletes, five Academic All-District selections, 127 Academic All—Big Ten athletes, the Big Ten Player of the Year in women’s tennis, the top men’s swimmer at the Big Ten Championships, and the Big Ten Coach of the Year in men’s swimming. Five teams advanced to NCAA national championship postseason competition, including the women’s tennis team, which advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 for the third straight year.
  
  
• USA Swimming staged its annual 10-kilometer Open Water National Championships on Sunday, June 1, in Fort Myers, Fla. and Northwestern senior-to-be Erica Rose defended her crown with a winning time of 2:10:17.24 -- nearly two minutes ahead of her nearest competitor.
  
  
• The Big Ten announced its Academic All-Big Ten teams for the spring and at-large sports, and a total of 49 Northwestern athletes were honored. To earn Academic All-Big Ten, you must be a second-year student at NU and a letterwinner in your sport while carrying a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
  
  
• Junior Courtney Koester was named to the Warrior/Inside Lacrosse All-America Third Team. The All-America teams were named by the leading publication in the sport of lacrosse.

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