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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
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Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Runners Clash with Administration Over Varsity Track

Runners Clash with Administration Over Varsity Track

Jesse Sindelar, Staff Reporter April 13, 2017

Frustrations have risen among Whitman’s top runners as the push to return the track team to varsity status has met strong resistance from administration. The track program currently functions as a...

Cyber Security

Andrew Schwartz, Feature Writer December 10, 2015
Phishing attacks – fishing is an apt analogy, as the hackers essentially just throw lines out there, hoping people will bite and reveal their passwords – are common.
Photo Nikki Antenucci.

Early Season National Ranking Ups Women’s Cross-Country Confidence

Cole Anderson October 3, 2014

For the first time in four years, the Whitman women's cross country team broke into national rankings for DIII schools, ranking 34th nationally and fourth regionally. Though it is still early in the season,...

Cross country team harbors high expectations for coming year

Cross country team harbors high expectations for coming year

Mitchell Smith September 18, 2014
The Missionaries held their own and then some in their match-up with Eastern Oregon University of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA).
Cross Country Team Unites Community for Cause

Cross Country Team Unites Community for Cause

Mitchell Smith December 12, 2013
On the night of Thursday December 6, temperatures in Walla Walla reached 11 degrees Fahrenheit, and with the six mile per hour wind blowing, it felt like one degree. Instead of curling up in their rooms like most people would, the Whitman cross-country team was outside, running lap after lap after lap around Ankeny Field.

Strong Results Build Confidence for Cross Country

Kelsey Peck September 19, 2013
After already displaying great performances both as a team and individually, it’s safe to say that the cross-country team is off to the races.

Waivers give injured athletes an extra year of play

Pamela London April 12, 2012
For many Division III student-athletes, the four years of college represent the end of an era: the end of long road trips and the day-to-day grind of being a serious athlete. But what happens when injury strikes and takes one of those years away? How would you feel about the end?
Credit: Marie von Hafften

XC kicks off season with twin sweep, deep roster

Libby Arnosti September 8, 2011
Whitman women took eight of the top ten spots at the finish of the women's race at the annual Whitman Invitational last Saturday, September 3rd.

Track and Field Club a training resource for variety of Whitman athletes

Matt Manley February 10, 2011
Track and Field Club provides a training and practice resource for a variety of Whitman athletes, not just runners.
Whitman women's soccer season ends with win

Whitman women’s soccer season ends with win

Noah Mogey November 10, 2009
Senior forward Corina Gabbert caps her Whitman career with her third hat-trick of the season. She now stands as Whitman' all-time leading goal scorer.
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