Dakota Kliamovich and Trent Alsin have been named to the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III Men’s and Women’s Track & Field/Cross Count Teams.
Andrew Bloom was crowned the national champion in the men's javelin as one of three All-American performances on Saturday for Whitworth at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Trent Alsin, Andrew Bloom, Dakota Kliamovich, and Katie McKay have been named to the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams for track and field and cross country.
Senior Corey Burt was named the 2016 USTFCCCA West Region Field Athlete of the Year and a total of 23 Pirates earned All-West Region honors from the USTFCCCA for the outdoor season.
Whitworth track and field will have five women and seven men competing at the 2016 NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships Thursday through Saturday in Waverly, Iowa.
Several Pirates produced personal-best efforts at the Whitworth NCAA Final Qualifying Meet on Thursday. The meet was the last prior to the national championships to be held next week in Waverly, Iowa.
Sophomore Kayla Brase, sophomore Sarah Martinez and senior Kolton Carlson each produced personal-best efforts for Whitworth at the Frank Haskins Invitational, hosted at George Fox University Thursday through Saturday.
Sophomore Kayla Brase broke her own school record in the women's triple jump as several Pirates produced personal-best efforts for Whitworth at the Sasquatch Carnival on Tuesday, hosted at SFCC.
Whitworth track and field will compete Tuesday at the Sasquatch Carnival, held at Spokane Falls Community College, before traveling to George Fox University for the Frank Haskins Invitational Thursday through Saturday.
Senior Katie McKay set a school record in the 800-meter run by breaking her own school record and Whitworth earned six first-place finishes on Saturday at the Linfield Open, hosted by Linfield College.
Whitworth produced several personal-best performances competing in two locations on Friday. The Pirates had competitors at the Oregon Twilight and CWU GNAC Qualifier on Friday.
Senior Katie McKay broke the school record in the 800-meter run as the Pirates posted numerous personal-best performances at the Cougar Invitational on Saturday, hosted by Washington State University.
Following a sweep of the NWC Championships, the Whitworth track and field team travels to the Cougar Invitational on Saturday at Washington State University.
The Whitworth men won a seventh consecutive conference title while the women repeated as NWC champions for a second straight year at the NWC Championships, hosted by Lewis & Clark on Friday and Saturday.
Four Pirates claimed NWC event titles and 20 Pirates scored points on the first day of the NWC Championships at Lewis & Clark on Friday. The women lead while the men are in second after the first day of action.
Whitworth track and field will compete at the NWC Championships on Friday and Saturday, hosted by Lewis & Clark College. The men will look to claim a seventh consecutive title while the women will look to earn a second straight title.
Senior Katie McKay broke her own school record in the 400-meter dash and both Whitworth teams picked up team wins while posting numerous personal-best and season-best marks at the Whitworth Twilight Invite on Thursday.
The Whitworth track and field team will compete in its fourth home meet of the season on Thursday, hosting the 5th Annual Whitworth Twilight Invite in the Pine Bowl.
Sophomore Kayla Brase placed second in the heptathlon while junior Lucas McGill finished fifth in the decathlon to lead the Pirates at the NWC Multi-Event Championships, hosted by George Fox University on Monday and Tuesday.
Sophomore thrower Andrew Bloom won NWC Men's Field Student-Athlete of the Week honors for the third week in the row while freshman infielder Desi Graham became the fourth consecutive Pirate to collect NWC Softball Position Student-Athlete of the Week accolades.
Sophomore Andrew Bloom set the school record in the javelin throw as Whitworth claimed four event wins and 15 top-five finishes overall at WAR 9, hosted by the Community Colleges of Spokane on Friday and Saturday.
The Pirates will compete at World War 9 on Friday and Saturday, hosted by the Community Colleges of Spokane. Whitworth will also send competitors to the NWC Multi-Event Championships next Monday and Tuesday.
Sophomore Andrew Bloom, freshman Jalen Robinson-McClure, sophomore Chelsey Hayes and senior Oliver Rudnicki were each recognized by the NWC with student-athlete of the week accolades.
Whitworth track and field collected five event wins and earned 20 top-three finishes during the 11th Annual Sam Adams Classic on Saturday in the Whitworth Pine Bowl.
Kliamovich, Adams Tabbed for NWC List
July 15, 2016Whitworth's AD and FAR selected Dakota Kliamovich and Ryan Adams as the Pirate representatives on the 2015-16 NWC First Team Scholar-Athlete list.
