July 31, 2024 By the numbers: 12 things to know about Arizona's move to the Big 12 On Friday, the U of A will officially become a member of the Big 12 athletic conference. The transition means new competitors, new fan bases, new traditions and new destinations for Wildcats sports teams and their fans.
July 17, 2024 Going for gold: U of A's Delaney Schnell among several Wildcats heading to Paris Olympics Wildcat student-athletes, alumni and coaches will represent at least eight different countries in six different sports at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Among them is diver Delaney Schnell, a U of A graduate student who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
July 12, 2024 Coach Brennan touts Arizona Football's 'tremendous momentum' at team's first Big 12 Media Day Arizona Football head coach Brent Brennan and players discussed the upcoming season at the team's first Big 12 Media Day, held in Las Vegas.
June 20, 2024 Arizona Athletics announces plan to strengthen operational and financial accountability An independent financial and operational assessment of Arizona Athletics, conducted by a global services firm, was presented to the Arizona Board of Regents today.
June 18, 2024 Arizona Athletics names Sofia Read to first fully endowed position in department history Read will support student-athletes' success on and off the field as the Tyler Family Endowed Assistant Athletics Director for C.A.T.S. Student-Athlete Development.
June 7, 2024 Arizona AD, Big 12 commissioner meet with Arizona Board of Regents Athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois and Big-12 Commissioner Brett Yormark talked about the future of college athletics as the University of Arizona joins the Big 12.
May 31, 2024 Arizona athletes post banner spring semester in classroom Arizona student-athletes had an average GPA of 3.252 in the spring 2024 semester, marking the second highest spring semester GPA in athletic department history.
April 23, 2024 $1M gift helps build equity for UArizona adaptive athletes Cole and Jeannie Davis have committed $1 million to the university's Adaptive Athletics program to help ensure equity for disabled student-athletes and expand access to resources for student support and career readiness.
March 11, 2024 Arizona Athletics generates millions for local and state economies Athletics events generated approximately $265 million in economic output for the state during 2023 fiscal year. Men's basketball led the Pac-12 Conference in attendance in 2023-24 for a 40th consecutive season and ended their final regular season in the Pac-12 as conference champions.
Dec. 18, 2023 Asteroids, athletics and 'America the Beautiful': The top stories of 2023 From delivering a historic asteroid sample to setting a university record in Fulbright Scholars, the University of Arizona celebrated several newsmaking events in 2023.
