In an ever-more competitive Northwest Conference, Whitworth’s football team fell short of its own on-field expectations last year, finishing 6-4 overall and in fourth place (4-3) in the eight-team conference.

Putting maximum effort into her academics and athletics resulted in Whitworth University swimmer Carly Hoff being named the Northwest Conference Athlete of the Year and nominated as an NCAA Woman of the Year.

The first Whitworth University softball player to earn Academic All-American honors since 2017, Mattea Nelson has been nothing short of impressive.

SWARTHMORE, Penn. – For a moment, it appeared the Whitworth Pirates might pull off a huge comeback Friday in their NCAA Division III Tournament men’s basketball opener.

After playing his first three Division III NCAA Tournament games in Texas, Jerry Twenge said he’s happy that the Whitworth Pirates are finally getting a taste of the East Coast.

The Division III NCAA Tournament selection committee either has a sense of irony or history – or perhaps both. That’s because on Monday it opted to send the Whitworth men’s basketball team to a pod with Swarthmore College, the team the Pirates were slated to face in the Round of 16 three years ago, when the sports world shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From staff reports

From staff reports

From staff reports

For Whitworth’s JT McDermott, getting the chance to play one more season of college basketball postgraduation has proven special.

From staff reports