Elise Page is a senior English major from Lake Stevens, Wash. She is a team captain and four-year letter winner for the Whitworth track and field team. Listed as a distance runner, Page has been a Northwest Conference competitor in the 800m run and 4x400m relay.
Junior Kelly Bradley is an athletic training major from Dillon, Mont. She is a team captain and four-year letter winner for the Whitworth track and field team. Bradley is a Northwest Conference competitor in the discus and hammer throws, and was the 2009 NWC Champion in the discus. She also placed fifth in this years conference championships in the same event. Her hammer throw of 119’6.5” is the 20th furthest throw in team history.
Emily Morehouse is a senior kinesiology major from Grants Pass, Ore. She is a team captain and four-year letter winner for the Whitworth track and field team. As a distance runner, Morehouse is the only competitor in Northwest Conference history to score in both the 3,000m Steeplechase and 10,000m run in the same NWC meet. The two events are only 30 minutes apart, and add up to over eight miles of running. “I have run… all four years here at Whitworth and have had a blast!” Morehouse said. “I love the team and love that the team loves Jesus… I faced a lot of challenges along the way trying to balance school and being an athlete, but it was way worth the stress. I will miss the team so very much and thank each of them, [coach] Toby, and Jeff Rahn for all their support. I love running.”
Ron Whitley is a senior elementary education major from Marysville, Wash. He is a two-year letter winner for the Whitworth track and field team. As a thrower, he is a two-time Outdoor National qualifier in both the discus and hammer events, and is currently ranked in the top 15 nationally in both of them. He is also a two-time Northwest Conference Champion in the discus.
Mike Nahl is a senior kinesiology major from Seattle, Wash. He is a three-year letter winner for the Whitworth track and field team. As a thrower, Nahl competes in the shot put and discus events, and is a three-time National Qualifier in the shot put (once indoor and twice outdoor). He is also a two-time Northwest Conference runner-up in the same event, and is currently ranked seventh in the nation.
Danjuma Quarless is a senior math major from Seattle, Wash. He is a three-year letter winner for the Whitworth track and field team. Nicknamed “Dan Dan”, Quarless is a thrower who is a national competitor in the shot put. He placed third in the Northwest Conference Championships twice behind teammates Nahl and senior Jeff Kintner.
Curtis Powell is a senior peace studies major from Lynden, Wash. He is a four-year letter winner for the Whitworth track and field team. Powell is a Decathlete, and as such competes in 10 events every time he competes. But he also has experience in individual events such as the 4x100m relay, 100m dash, 400m hurdles, high jump and long jump.
Dusty Caseria is a senior physics major from Bellingham, Wash. He is a four-year letter winner for the Whitworth track and field team. As a distance runner, Caseria has found the most success in the 800m run, in which he is a national qualifier and was the Northwest Conference champion in 2009. He was also part of the NWC All-Conference team in both the 1500m run and 4x400m relay all four years.
Kintner is a biochemistry major from Wenatchee, Wash. He is a team captain and four-year letter winner for the Whitworth track and field team. The most decorated thrower on the team, Kintner competes in the shot put, hammer and discus events, and is currently ranked second in the nation for shot put, an event he is a four-time Outdoor National competitor in, placing third in 2009. He is also a four-time Northwest Conference Champion in that event, and won the NWC Championship in the hammer throw this year and placed in the discuss. Kintner was awarded the 2010 NWC Male Athlete of the Year award, and was the NWC Championship Outstanding Male Athlete of the meet.
Cody Stelzer is a senior biology major from The Dalles, Ore. He is a team captain and four-year letter winner for the Whitworth track and field team. Stelzer is primarily a jumper, who has found an incredible amount of success in the high jump. He is a four-time Indoor National All-American in that event, including a national championship in 2009. He is also a three-time Outdoor National All-American, where he won the national championship in 2008. That’s a total of seven All-American awards, with an impending eighth award in the coming weeks. He has won the Northwest Conference Championship in the high jump all four years he’s competed in it. In addition, he has scored in the long jump, triple jump, 110m high hurdles and decathalon. He is tied with Whitworth alum Ben Spaun for the most points scored in a single NWC meet by a Whitworth competitor with 29.
Emmanuel Bofa is a senior speech communications major from Puyallup, Wash. He is a two-time team captain and four-year letter winner for the Whitworth track and field team. Listed as a distance runner, Bofa (nicknamed “Eman”) is best known for his success in the 800m run. He is a three-time Indoor National competitor in that event, and was the national runner-up in 2009. He is also a four-time Outdoor National competitor, and two-time National Champion (2008 and 2009). Currently ranked first nationally, he also holds the school record and won the Northwest Conference Championship this year. Perhaps most impressive among all of this is that his personal record of 1:48.69 is the seventh fastest time in the history of NCAA Division III Track and Field. Bofa also is a member of Whitworth’s 4x400m relay team that took second at the NWC Championships.
Stories compiled by Peter Landgren and Alex Blade. Contact Peter Landgren at peter.landgren@whitworthian.com and Alex Blade at alex.blade@whitworthian.com.
Seniors ship out: Track and Field
Published: Monday, May 3, 2010
Updated: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 16:05
 "Photo: Brandon Hemming/Whitworthian")
Brandon Hemming/Whitworthian
Senior Emmanuel Bofa led the pack once again this year.
Be the first to comment on this article!