Throughout the spring semester, we are honoring our senior student-athletes with a "Senior Salute" series. Today's featured senior is Jack Whitehouse, an environmental geoscience major from Asheville, North Carolina. Whitehouse is a member of the baseball and men's soccer teams.
Q: Why did you choose to attend The College of Wooster?
A: The people made me feel at home and welcomed into the community.
Q: What does being a Fighting Scot student-athlete mean to you?
A: It means having high character and integrity off the field while also embracing competitiveness on the field to achieve the most out of the four years on campus.
Q: What are some of your favorite memories as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: My favorite memories are my walk-off single against Kenyon Collegein the 11th inning to help us clinch a spot in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament, our golden-goal winner against DePauw University in overtime, and I will be turning in my Independent Study soon.
Q: What is the best part about being a student-athlete at The College of Wooster?
A: To find your new best friends. Hello, Langston (Hood), Jack (Giloth), Vas (Zestos), and Bennett (Anderson)!
Q: What else were you involved with on campus besides your sport?
A: I am a lab assistant in Scovel Hall.
Q: Which College of Wooster faculty or staff member has made the greatest impact on you and why?
A: Dr. Greg Wiles call me his son by accident. He cares about my future and my interest in geology. He helped me find my love for STEM.
Q: What other people or resources impacted your Wooster experience in a positive way and how did these people and resources set you up to be successful at Wooster?
A: Coach Andy Zidron because he is a caring man who was there for me at my lowest points during my time at Wooster. I will never take his love for granted and appreciate how much he believed in me.
Q: Tell us a bit about your Independent Study project?
A: I am working with tree ring dated glacial history for the first millennium at Lower Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay, Alaska. I collected tree cores on a National Science Foundation funded trip and am dating them to strengthen a master series of other tree cores.
Q: Tell us a bit about something cool you did as a student at The College of Wooster?
A: We took a team trip to the Netherlands. It was an incredible trip where we were able to play soccer and be with friends while having no stress in the world.
Q: Reflecting back on your time at Wooster, what advice would you give your first-year self?
A: Work-life balance is important. Don't put too much pressure on yourself about school. It will all work out. Tell someone you love them or how much they mean to you each day. You never know how much it will help.
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