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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
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Whitman Wire

Illustration by Elie Flanagan

Navigating defeat as an athlete: Finding perspective in losing

Lennae Starr, Staff Reporter February 27, 2020

Athletes deal with defeat in different ways. While for some it is devastating, others just brush it off. According to Patrick O'Rourke, who compiles statistics from various athletic sources, only around...

Women’s soccer seniors pose with their framed Whitman jerseys. From left to right: Allie Seracuse, Sophie Brussell, Emily Rigsby, Sofia Ellington, Jessie Mano, Tate Kautzky, Kenz Tierney, Pagan Hetherington and Bryanna Schreiber. Contributed photos by Bryanna Schreiber

Whitman soccer celebrates seniors at last home game 

Emily Solomon, Sports Editor November 14, 2019

On Sunday, Nov. 3, both men’s and women’s soccer teams honored their respective classes of 2020 with a pregame celebration on the Whitman Athletic Fields. The women’s team capped off Senior Day with...

Youth Movement: Men's Soccer Takes on New Look

Youth Movement: Men’s Soccer Takes on New Look

Wil Kotnik, Sports Reporter September 7, 2017

Ever since Whitman men’s soccer coach Jose Cedeno took over the reigns of the program in 2015, there have been monumental alterations in team cadence and culture. Entering the 2017 season, the team...

Men’s Soccer Off to a Fast Start

Arie Knops, Sport's Reporter October 5, 2016

A year ago this week, Whitman’s men’s soccer team was preparing for a rivalry game against Whitworth while sitting bottom of the Northwest Conference with a 1-1-4 record, and a 1-1-7 overall record....

Jose Cedeno adds fresh perspective for men’s soccer

Jose Coronado, Staff Reporter November 16, 2015

Born in Manta, a city on the coast of Ecuador, Coach Jose Cedeno left the warm shores of the Pacific when he was 11 years old and moved with his family to Queens, New York. Jose and his family moved to...

Men's soccer kicks season into full gear

Men’s soccer kicks season into full gear

Cole Anderson September 18, 2014
with five games down, the Missionaries are riding a three-game winning streak into conference play. They will open their conference season this weekend.

Men’s Soccer Splits Weekend Games, Beats PLU in OT Thriller

Marah Alindogan October 20, 2013
The Whitman men's soccer team split their weekend games, defeating PLU 1-0 in an overtime thriller and losing 2-0 to UPS the next day.

Men’s Soccer Bounces Back After Rough Preseason

Kelsey Peck October 3, 2013
With continued determination, the Missionaries men's soccer team has fought their way past a tough preseason to go undefeated in their first two weeks of conference play.

Men’s Season Finale

Tristan Gavin November 8, 2012

Two months ago, Whitman's men's soccer team traveled to California and beat a nationally ranked Redlands University team on their home field. In the next two days they lost in overtime to a solid Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...

Men’s, women’s soccer honor seniors

Peter Clark October 25, 2012
As the soccer season winds down for the Whitman women’s and men’s soccer teams, both women's head coach Heather Cato and men's head coach Mike Washington waved goodbye to two groups of seniors that played their final home weekend of matches this past Saturday and Sunday.

Coach Washington amasses 100th career win

Peter Clark October 4, 2012
This past Saturday, men's soccer head coach Mike Washington earned his 100th career win when Whitman defeated the University of Puget Sound 2-1 in overtime.
Medina is hopeful for the season ahead.

First-Year Profile: Marcos Medina

Tristan Gavin September 20, 2012
Marcos Medina grew up in the local area and has already asserted himself as a contributor to the 2012 Whitman men's soccer team, providing a pair of assists in his first two weekends of collegiate soccer.
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