Peter McClure

Assistant Coach, Men's Golf
Sherwood Center, Whitman College
Walla Walla, Wash. 99362

Telephone: (509) 522-0385

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News release date: September 20, 1996

Golf Coach Travels Round-About Road Back to Whitman

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Peter McClure has served as assistant coach of the men's golf team since 1993, the year he completed a round-about journey on the road to his Whitman College degree.

Born and raised in Walla Walla, McClure graduated from its high school in 1962 and then spent two years in the Navy, serving on a destroyer off the coast of Vietnam as the United States slipped into a long, agonizing war.

After returning to the U.S., McClure attended Yakima (Wash.) Community College for two years before enrolling at Whitman in 1969. After completing two semesters as a sociology major at Whitman, he left campus to work full-time at Union Pacific Railroad and raise a family.

McClure, 52, still works for the railroad as a conductor. In 1989 he took advantage of Union Pacific's educational assistance program to resume his pursuit of a Whitman degree. Switching his major to English and attending classes part-time, he completed his degree during the 1992-93 academic year.

McClure plays golf regularly and has competed in the championship flight of Walla Walla's All-City golf tournament for several years, placing as high as fourth. He also has a match-play club championship to his credit at the local Veterans Memorial Golf Course.

McClure is married to Cindy Stephenson McClure, a Whitman graduate who teaches psychology at Walla Walla Community College. The couple has two children.

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Coaching Staff

Cross Country Coach: Chris Hinderman Director of Skiing/Alpine Coach: Tom Olson
Trainer: Juli Dunn Athletic Director: Max Seachris

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In joining the Whitman athletic department, Houston was reunited with longtime friend Scott Shields, who coaches the women's soccer team at the college.

"We basically grew up together (in Richland, Wash.)," Houston said. "We lived in the same neighborhood and played on a lot of the same teams, whether it was in youth leagues or on select teams. Scott is one of my best friends, so the opportunity to coach with him is a great situation for me."

Houston and Shields were soccer pioneers of sorts in Richland. "They didn't have varsity soccer at Richland High School until 1987, the year we were seniors. Scott and I and a few others had to lobby hard to get soccer into the high school."

The summer following his high school graduation, Houston and two friends started a youth soccer camp in Richland. "We ran the camp every summer while we were in college, and it turned out to be very successful," he said. "Many of the kids who came to camp had problems in other parts of their lives, so I'd take an interest and try to help them out. That's what sparked my interest in counseling."

Once he completes his master's degree in counseling, Houston hopes to combine coaching and counseling at the college level as a long-term professional career.

"Coaching is something I enjoy very much," he said. "It's almost as rewarding as playing, and the same holds true for counseling. As early as high school, friends started bringing their problems to me. I guess I'm a good listener, and I like to help."

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