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Whitworth track and field head coach Toby Schwarz motivates passing pirate runners, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 at the Podium in Spokane, Wash. | Photo by Caleb Flegel, courtesy of Whitworth Athletics

Toby Schwarz: Building champions with purpose and discipline

Esperanza Jiaqi Gui May 27, 2025

Toby Schwarz has served as the head coach of Whitworth University’s track and field and cross-country programs for nearly 30 years, making him the longest tenured coach in the university’s athletics...

Emily Brown flies through the air while competing in the long jump event of the Heptathlon, Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Northwest Conference Track and Field Championships in Portland, Ore. | Photo by Steven Gibbons, courtesy of Whitworth Athletics

Soaking up the atmosphere at Northwest Conference Combined Events Championships

Nathan Owens May 20, 2025

The Northwest Conference Combined Events Championships may not pack stadiums, but it’s a defining moment in the track and field season for athletes like Emily Brown. “It was really busy,” Brown...

Cody Wheeler is carried by the momentum of his javelin throw, Friday, April 11, 2025, at the Whitworth Track in Spokane, Wash. | Photo by Caleb Flegel, courtesy of Whitworth Athletics

Whitworth’s 2025 Peace Meet: Confidence for conference

Finn Anderson May 14, 2025

On Friday, April 4, students may have noticed that most parking lots were packed, and buses lined the curbs of the Pine Bowl. Students from schools across the greater Spokane area were grouped together...

From left to right, Whitworth track and field runners Ashlyn Dary, Marlee Paget, Lulu Brady and Lily Jones, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, at the Whitworth track in Spokane, Wash. | Jack Tenold/The Whitworthian

Closing in on history: Whitworth Track and field inching closer to breaking records

Finn Anderson April 10, 2025

On Friday, Feb. 8, Lulu Brady, Marlee Paget, Lily Jones and Ashlyn Dary posted the second fastest time ever in the distance medley relay with a time of 12:53:97. This time is currently the 17th...

TEAM: Track and Field fosters team mentality

May 11, 2018

Whitworth’s track and field team has a special emphasis when it comes to their TEAM. TEAM is not an acronym nor a code, but a reference to the special bond between the athletes.  “Capital...

Track and Field placed second and third at NWC Championships

May 3, 2018

The Whitworth Track and Field team competed in the Northwest Conference championships on Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20. The women's team took second place, and the men took third. The...

Pirate Profile: Krystal Roberts

April 20, 2018

Krystal Roberts, a freshman from Walla Walla, is a distance runner on this year’s track team. Roberts is majoring in elementary education, and when she is not practicing or competing you can find...

Track hosts the 13th annual Sam Adams Invitational

March 27, 2018

This Thursday and Friday Whitworth track and field hosted the 13th annual Sam Adams Invitational. Central Washington, College of Idaho, Gonzaga University, Eastern Washington University, Lewis-Clark...

Track and Field gets eight team wins at home meet

Track and Field gets eight team wins at home meet

March 22, 2018

Domenica Cook-Tassone | Photo Editor Sophomore Nathaneal Drotts pole vaulting This weekend, track and field was home hosting five other teams. The Pirates came out with six individual event wins...

Male Athlete of the Year: Andrew Bloom

May 13, 2016

Senior Andrew Bloom has been selected as the Whitworthian’s male athlete of the year. From placing second in the 2016 Northwest Conference Championship to holding the best Division III mark in...

Pirates race to make final cut at Twilight

April 20, 2016

The Whitworth men’s and women’s track and field team competed in the Twilight Invite last Thursday in the Pine Bowl where both teams took first place victories. With 124 and 120 total points...

Pirates enter World War meet

April 17, 2016

by Jordanne Perry The Whitworth men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Northwest Scoring Clash (World War 9) meet this past weekend hosted by Spokane Falls Community College where...

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