La Salle swimmers Felix Jedbratt, ‘26, and Carter Perkins, ‘27, concluded their season competing at the NCAA Championships.
Three men’s Varsity 8+ boats entered into the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta, taking them to their fourth IRA National Championship in as many years, with the 1v earning a 20th place finish in the nation after finishing 2nd in the D-Final. The second and third eights both finished 21st with third place finishes in their respective D-Finals.
Along with debuting new athletic teams during the 2025-26 academic year, La Salle welcomed back Baseball to DeVincent Field.
The Acrobatics and Tumbling team concluded its inaugural season 4-2 with the only two losses coming on the road against multi-year established programs in Missouri State and Duquesne.
Denise “Dei” Lynam was named the fifth head coach of La Salle University’s women’s golf team in May 2026.
The Explorer women’s basketball team had a historic 2025-26 season, participating in the tournament’s postseason play for the first time since the early 90s.
Paul Westhead, head coach of the La Salle Men’s Basketball from 1970 to 1979, was awarded the Chuck Daly Award for Lifetime Achievement by the NBA at the NBA Finals game in June.
In April, La Salle University entered a multi-year partnership with Univest Financial Corporation, designating Univest as the University’s Official Banking Partner. This partnership also secured naming rights for the University’s primary athletics facility, which will now be known as the Univest Financial Fieldhouse.
At La Salle University’s School of Business, preparing Explorer’s for a successful career after graduation is a priority. As well as AACSB International Accreditation and faculty with a widespread knowledge base, business students at 20th and Olney have access to several resources in Founders’ Hall where they can start learning the skills they’ll need in their careers.
La Salle University’s Speech-Language-Hearing Community Clinics provide a space on campus for speech pathology graduate students to put what they learn in the classroom into practice, building their confidence and professional skills.