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Cougar Baseball and Swimming Join Mountain West Conference as Affiliate Members

PULLMAN, Wash. (April 16, 2024) -- Washington State University Athletics has entered into a conference affiliation agreement to have their baseball and women's swimming programs participate in the Mountain West Conference, it was announced Tuesday. The agreement will begin July 1, 2024.

"Finding a home for our baseball and women's swimming programs has been a top priority for our athletic department and we appreciate the efforts of so many to get to this point," said WSU Interim Director of Athletics Anne McCoy. "This agreement offers both programs a competitive schedule in a west coast-based conference while providing a championship path for coming seasons.