For the first time in Whittier College's history, Poet Athletics earned three conference championships in one school year. The men's and women's water polo teams dominated the pool in the 2014-2015 season, bringing home two conference trophies. The third SCIAC championship of the year for the Purple and Gold came from the softball team led by head coach Dee Dee Kingsbury.
The Poet softball team earned the title following a 4-0 victory against Pomona-Pitzer at Palmer Field on the Whittier campus. The title marks the second in the program's history dating back to 1987.
The women's water polo team captured the program's first SCIAC title with an 8-7 victory over Pomona-Pitzer during the SCIAC contest in April.
The men's water polo victory came in late fall as they earned a big 11-5 win over Claremont-McKenna-Scripps. With the win, the Poets also finish the regular season No. 1 in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III polls for the fourth time in the program’s history.
The honors for the Poets continued as head water polo coach Justin Pudwill was named ACWPC Division III Coach of the Year by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches and Kingsbury was recognized as SCIAC Coach of the Year in her inaugural season with the Purple and Gold.
