Athletics Forecast

The miles of terrain ran by the Whitworth women’s cross-country team now leads them to the Division III Championships. Last weekend the women blew away the competition, scoring 57 points lower than second-place Whitman College. Led by sophomore Dana Misterek, the Bucs will compete in Cleveland, Ohio for a chance to claim a championship.

For the men, their hopes to reclaim their regional title fell short. The men finished fourth overall, but both sophomore Aaron Jenkins and junior Nick Gallagher secured spots to run at the national meet next weekend. The team must wait for the announcement on whether they will receive an at-large bid to the championships.

This weekend will mark the return of both men’s and women’s basketball. The Whitworth men enter the 2009-2010 season ranked 16th in the nation. However, their claim to remain ranked among the nation’s best will be continually tested in the coming weeks. On Friday, the Pirates open up with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at the University of Puget Sound. Look for junior forward David Riley and senior point guard Nate Montgomery to lead the charge.

The women enter the season looking to finish at the top of the Northwest Conference standings. An early preseason victory over Big Bend Community College gives the women momentum as they travel to Walla Walla to take on NAIA powerhouse Lewis-Clark State College and Macalester.

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