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Big Red is the mascot of Western Kentucky University's sports teams, the "Hilltoppers" and "Lady Toppers". It is a red, furry blob created by Ralph Carey in 1979. Big Red is meant to symbolize the spirit of WKU students and alumni as well as the sports teams' nickname, the "Hilltoppers," a name chosen because the school's campus sits atop a hill 232 feet above the Barren River flowing through ...
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The Hilltopper Sports Network is the regional sports radio network for the Western Kentucky University's Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers. Headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the network provides coverage of WKU's athletic teams football, men's and women's basketball. Some select affiliates also clears WKU Men's Baseball games.
Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a few decades earlier. It operates regional campuses in Glasgow, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, and Owensboro.
The Hilltoppers represent the Western Kentucky University (WKU) in Conference USA. WKU plays its home games at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green , Kentucky . [ 1 ]
The shako is red, white and black with silver accents and a mirror-like WKU cupola on the front. College marching band in Bowling Green, Kentucky The Big Red Marching Band (also known as The Pride of the Hilltoppers ) is the name of the marching band organized by Western Kentucky University .
[2] [3] WKU won the SBC championship and received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. [4] This team was one of the most talented in school history with three players being drafted in the early rounds of the NBA draft : Frank in the 1st round, Kannard Johnson in the 2nd, and Clarence Martin in the 3rd. [ 5 ]
Western Kentucky University-Owensboro is a regional campus of Western Kentucky University offering public, post-secondary education. It offers 23 undergraduate degrees, partnering with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System in a +2 program wherein students can transfer to WKU in Owensboro to complete an undergraduate degree after earning their associate degree.