WKU Sports & Athletics
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers are the athletic teams that represent Western Kentucky University. WKU is an intercollegiate sports member of the NCAA Division I ranks, competing in Conference USA (C-USA) since 2014-2015 academic year. Since joining C-USA, WKU Athletics has won 37 championships in ten different sports; which is five more total championships than the next closest school. WKU competes in 16 varsity sports including basketball, football, baseball, cross country, golf, track & field, soccer, softball, and volleyball.
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium and Jimmy Feix Field has been home to the Hilltoppers for over 50 years. The facility has seen several phases of improvements since WKU played its first game there on September 21, 1968. WKU’s E.A. Diddle Arena, serves as the competition home of WKU Hilltopper Basketball, WKU Lady Topper Basketball and WKU Hilltopper Volleyball. The arena is named after E.A. Diddle, legendary Hilltopper coach & member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, who served as the men's basketball coach from 1922 to 1964.
All information regarding WKU Sports can be found here, including season schedules, rosters, links to purchase tickets, and recent game scores. View some of the upcoming WKU sporting events below, or see a full list of sports events in Bowling Green here.