Campus has been busy the past month as winter and spring sports are in full swing. The Terriers have already competed in the SoCon Championships for rifle and indoor track and field, with the basketball teams heading to Asheville later this week for the 2025 SoCon Tournament.
A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to induct the Class of 2024 into the Wofford Athletics Hall of Fame. This outstanding group represented what makes being a student-athlete here unique – being able to earn a degree from a top-tier liberal arts institution while competing at the highest levels in athletics in a supportive community.
We look forward to what our coaches and student-athletes can achieve during the spring semester!
BASKETBALL SEEDINGS SET
Seedings for the 2025 SoCon Basketball Tournament came down to the final regular season game for both the men and the women. The men finished with a 10-8 mark in league play, the fourth time in the last five years they have posted a winning SoCon record. They will be the #6 seed and face the #3 seed ETSU on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. The women were 8-6 in the conference, giving them a .500 or better record for a seventh straight season. They will be the #4 seed against the #5 seed Samford at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. For tickets to the games, please call the Wofford ticket office at 864-597-4091.
ASHEVILLE FAN HEADQUARTERS
Join us at this year's fan headquarters, Twisted Laurel, at 130 College Street. Stop by and see fellow Terriers before making your way to the arena. Register for the Saturday, March 8 gathering that will officially begin at 3:30 p.m. here:
https://advance-wofford-edu.cdn.slate.app/register/24SonCon
INGLES SOCON MASCOT CHALLENGE
Once again, our partners at Ingles are sponsoring the SoCon Mascot Challenge. Show your support for Boss and vote daily. The winning school will be announced at the SoCon Basketball Championship. Vote here -
https://soconchallenge.wpengine.com/mascot-challenge/
HOOPS AGAINST HUNGER
The Southern Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committees are supporting a "SAAC Gives Back" initiative to coincide with the basketball championships. Hotels hosting teams participating in the SoCon Tournament are competing to collect food for Eblen Charities in Asheville. Donations can be dropped off at the Wofford team hotels or at the Eblen table at the SoCon Tournament.
NEW MEN'S SOCCER HEAD COACH
Ryan Osborne has been named the new head coach of the men's soccer program. Osborne spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin and previously was the head coach at Mercyhurst. In 2024 at Wisconsin, the team was 7-5-3 overall, which included top-25 wins over Kentucky and UCLA. Forward Dean Boltz was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. The native of Wakefield, England, Osborne was 37-5-3 in three-plus seasons at Mercyhurst and was named conference Coach of the Year twice.
SOCON INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
The men's and women's track and field teams continue to excel under the leadership of head coach Johnny Bomar. At the 2025 SoCon Indoor Championships that wrapped up over the weekend, the women were second overall for the fourth time in the last five years and the men were sixth. Southern Conference titles were won by Sherika Christie (long jump and triple jump) and Olivia Bagg (pentathlon). Christie was named the Women's Most Outstanding Athlete for the second consecutive year and a total of eleven All-SoCon honors were garnered by the teams. We look forward to seeing what they can do during the outdoor season.
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL UNDERWAY
The baseball and softball teams have both gotten off to strong starts to open the season. Baseball has an 11-1 record, which includes series wins over Ohio University and Army West Point. Softball has hosted three tournaments and has posted a 14-6 overall record, with three SoCon Players of the Week honors so far! Hope Field will be the host of the 2025 Southern Conference Tournament in May.
BASEBALL AT FIFTH THIRD PARK
On April 1, Wofford baseball will face USC Upstate in the first game in the new Fifth Third Park in downtown Spartanburg. The home of the Hub City Spartanburgers is part of a $425 million dollar development spearheaded by The Johnson Group. Over 1,500 tickets have already been sold for the game. Wofford fans can purchase tickets here:
https://mlb.tickets.com/?agency=MILB_MPV&orgid=57729&pid=9508286#. Wofford will be in the first base dugout.
FOOTBALL COACHING CHANGES
Shawn Watson has announced that Brandon Napoleon and Dustin Royston have joined the coaching staff. Napoleon will work with the cornerbacks, while Royston will work with the outside linebackers and serve as special teams coordinator. Napoleon was on the staff of Rich Rodriguez at Jacksonville State in 2024. Royston was the linebackers coach and defensive run game coordinator at Murray State University last season. He was previously on the staff at Middle Tennessee for seven seasons, competing in four different bowl games. Spring practice for the Terriers will begin on March 4, with fifteen practices scheduled.
NEW TO THE TERRIER CLUB
We are excited to welcome
Alex Storako as the assistant director of the Terrier Club. A former softball student-athlete at Michigan and Oklahoma, she won a national championship in 2023 with the Sooners. Alex will be working with
Patrick Wheeler in organizing all aspects of Terrier Club fundraising events. Visit
https://advance.wofford.edu/portal/TerrierClubGiving to make your gift for 2025.
QUICK HITS
We would like to thank Sam Keenan, associate athletic director for compliance and administration for his hard work over the past six years. Keenan will be moving on to a position at Founders Federal Credit Union in his hometown of Lancaster, S.C. Andrew Novak '17 has played in seven PGA Tour events so far this season with three top 25 finishes. He was third at the Farmers Insurance Open and is currently 24
th in the FedEx Cup standings.
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Be sure to follow us on social media (Instagram, X, and Facebook) to stay updated. New episodes of "Inside Wofford Basketball" with Jimmy Garrity and Dwight Perry are being released each week. A new edition of "From the Athletics Director's Desk" is now available with Marga Van Der Linde and Robbie Young joining
Scott Kull.
We look forward to seeing you in Asheville this weekend to support our men's and women's basketball teams. Go Terriers!
Conquer and Prevail,
Scott
