For varsity team members looking to pursue extra-athletic interests and find a supportive community, the IHC can offer a great option. But athletes should carefully consider their commitments before deciding to apply.
With varsity athletes comprising around 20 percent of the student body, bringing topflight scholar-athletes to campus is a definite priority, according to Athletic Director Dean Snider.
Recruiting future...
While many Whitman students spend the holidays at home catching up on sleep, the long academic breaks provide winter sports teams the opportunity to improve individually and as a team as they gear up for the start of the Northwest Conference season.
Talk to a swimmer about their team's nascent 2010-11 season, and one word is bound to come up.
"The team is focused on dedication this season: dedication to each other as teammates, dedication to...
On Nov. 9, Whitman swimmers joined thousands of other athletes worldwide in the annual Hour of Power, raising money for the Ted Mullin Fund for Pediatric Sarcoma Research.
Several Whitman varsity teams boast a Whitman alum as a member of the coaching staff, providing a unique avenue for communication between athletes and coaches, and serving as an example to the student-athletes for fostering excellence during and outside of competition.
For President George Osborne and AD Dean Snider, the W Club provides an outlet for supporting Whitman student-athletes in attaining excellence on the field on a national scale, matching the excellence that has already been achieved in the classroom.
Last week, Whitman was represented on the national stage by four varsity tennis players, who competed at the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships in Mobile, AL - it was an experience that none of them will forget any time soon.
