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Whitworth’s Amblessed Okemgbo wins shot put national championship | Track and field
Whitworth tops Endicott to force rematch, but falls to Gulls in Montclair Regional final
Montclair State’s O’Brien thwarts Whitworth rally in NCAA Division III Regional opener | College baseball roundup
Record-setting Whitworth women claim NWC track and field title, ending George Fox’s dynastic run
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Whitworth’s Amblessed Okemgbo wins shot put national championship | Track and field

UPDATED: Fri., May 22, 2026

Amblessed Okemgbo became Whitworth’s first female track and field national champion in 11 years by winning the shot put throw Friday at the NCAA Division III finals in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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Whitworth tops Endicott to force rematch, but falls to Gulls in Montclair Regional final

UPDATED: Sun., May 17, 2026

MONTCLAIR, N.J. – Three consecutive wins, including a rout of the top seed Sunday morning, sent Whitworth’s baseball team into the NCAA Division III Montclair Regional final, but the Pirates ran out of steam in a rematch with Endicott College, and one of their best seasons in program history came to a close.

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Whitworth wins twice, advances to Montclair Regional final round | College baseball roundup

UPDATED: Sat., May 16, 2026

MONTCLAIR, N.J. – Whitworth's baseball team hadn't won multiple games at an NCAA Division III Regional in 14 years. The Pirates snapped that streak in one day.

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Montclair State’s O’Brien thwarts Whitworth rally in NCAA Division III Regional opener | College baseball roundup

UPDATED: Fri., May 15, 2026

MONTCLAIR, N.J. – Whitworth fell into a four-run hole, then rallied to cut its deficit to one run late in its NCAA Division III Regional opener. But the comeback bid was thwarted by a Montclair State freshman who had frustrated the Pirates all day.

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Whitworth set for D-III Regional opener at Montclair State

UPDATED: Thu., May 14, 2026

Whitworth’s baseball team, making its fifth appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament, opens Regional play across the country against a historically successful program.

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Record-setting Whitworth women claim NWC track and field title, ending George Fox’s dynastic run

UPDATED: Sun., April 26, 2026

Spent from four hard races and a detour to throw the javelin, Emily Brown was asked in jest if another event might be heaped upon her shoulders.

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Whitworth multisport stars Madison Carr, Amblessed Okemgbo push each other to record lengths ahead of NWC championship

UPDATED: Thu., April 23, 2026

Nearly 90 members of Whitworth University’s teeming track squad have qualified for this weekend’s Northwest Conference championships. So you wouldn’t think Coach Toby Schwarz would need to go scavenging spares from the Pirates’ other teams.

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Whitworth falls to Trinity in NCAA D-III Tournament opener 71-63

UPDATED: Fri., March 6, 2026

A last-minute comeback attempt was not enough to offset a tough shooting night as the Whitworth men’s basketball team fell to Trinity in the first round of the NCAA DIII Tournament.

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Whitworth ready to ‘enjoy the moment’ in NCAA Tournament opener against Trinity

UPDATED: Thu., March 5, 2026

It will be a showdown of two well-balanced teams in Friday’s matchup between Whitworth and Trinity (Texas) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.

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Whitworth basketball to face Trinity on Friday in NCAA Division III Tournament opener

UPDATED: Mon., March 2, 2026

The Whitworth men’s basketball team will travel to Houston in its return to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

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Whitworth turns back Willamette 97-87 to win NWC Tournament, qualify for D-III Tournament

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 28, 2026

The Northwest Conference crown is back in familiar hands.

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Whitworth pulls away from Lewis & Clark in second half to reach NWC tournament final 76-60

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 27, 2026

Nearly a year to the day after an upset loss at home to Lewis & Clark ended Whitworth’s season, the men’s basketball team got its retribution on Friday night.

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Whitworth’s Amblessed Okemgbo wins shot put national championship | Track and field

Whitworth tops Endicott to force rematch, but falls to Gulls in Montclair Regional final

Whitworth wins twice, advances to Montclair Regional final round | College baseball roundup

Montclair State’s O’Brien thwarts Whitworth rally in NCAA Division III Regional opener | College baseball roundup

Whitworth set for D-III Regional opener at Montclair State

Record-setting Whitworth women claim NWC track and field title, ending George Fox’s dynastic run

Whitworth multisport stars Madison Carr, Amblessed Okemgbo push each other to record lengths ahead of NWC championship

Whitworth falls to Trinity in NCAA D-III Tournament opener 71-63

Whitworth ready to ‘enjoy the moment’ in NCAA Tournament opener against Trinity

Whitworth basketball to face Trinity on Friday in NCAA Division III Tournament opener

Whitworth turns back Willamette 97-87 to win NWC Tournament, qualify for D-III Tournament

Whitworth pulls away from Lewis & Clark in second half to reach NWC tournament final 76-60