Sports at their best encourage qualities of discipline, leadership, confidence, and team play. These attributes have lifelong importance.

If you’re hard working and talented enough, you can earn a place on a Whitman varsity squad. Our men and women compete in NCAA Division III in the Northwest Conference. The nine colleges and universities in our conference all place the highest priority on the overall experience and none offer athletic scholarships.

Each year, one in five Whitman men and women competes on our varsity teams:

• Alpine Skiing
• Baseball (men)
• Basketball (men/women)
• Cross Country Running
• Golf
• Nordic Skiing
• Soccer (men/women)
• Swimming
• Tennis (men/women)
• Volleyball (women)

These teams face clubs from other colleges and universities:

• Fencing (coed)
• Lacrosse (men/women)
• Rugby (men/women)
• Snowboarding (men/women)
• Tae Kwon Do (coed)
• Ultimate Frisbee (men/women/coed)
• Volleyball (coed)
• Water Polo (coed)

More than 70 percent of our students play one or more of these intramural sports:

• Basketball (men/women)
• Flag Football (men/women)
• Frisbee Golf (coed)
• Golf (coed)
• Indoor & Outdoor Soccer (coed)
• Racquetball (men/women)
• Softball (coed)
• Ultimate Frisbee (coed)
• Volleyball (coed)

For skills improvement, fitness training or fun, sign up for credited classes like these:

• Coaching Methods
• Cross Country & Telemark Skiing
• Golf
• Ice Skating
• Jogging
• Kayaking
• Lifeguard Training
• Racquetball
• Rock Climbing
• Self-defense Fitness
• Snowboarding
• Soccer
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Triathlon
• Weight Training