And when Herbert L. “Butch” Meeker was a Washington State senior, the governor of the state, Roland Hartley, presented the WSU student body its first live cougar mascot. The students promptly ...

including the former Pac-12 neighboring state rival Washington Huskies, which keeps the tension between the two schools alive. Lately, the Duck has been quacking on X at Washington's mascot ...

He's the winner of 2024's Best of Western Washington Best Mascot category. Congratulations, Blitz!