The Hometown Treasure June 2012 | Page 53

Westview Grad Mandy Jones Signs To Play Track daughter of for the last four years. Adam Whitmer and Mandy Jones, Topeka, will Matt Westviewof Mandy’s high school The Amy Jones of conhighlight track tinue her academic and athletic careers and field career, so far, has been finishGarners Horizon at Indiana State University in Terre ing second in the IHSAA State finals Haute. Mandy has excelled in track at meet last year at Indianapolis. League Honor by Harold Gingerich Adam Whitmer, a senior tennis player at Valparaiso University (Westview H.S. Class of 2008), was recently named the Herb Foster Sportsmanship Award recipient by the Horizon League. Whitmer is the first Westview tennis player to compete at the Division I level. In his senior season, Adam played number four singles for most of the season, winning thirteen singles matches. He also earned wins in twelve doubles matches in 2011-2012. Over his college career, Adam won forty singles matches and forty-two doubles contests which ranks him in the top ten of both categories in the school’s history. He is the Crusader’s first Horizon League post-season award winner since the university joined the conference prior to the 2007-2008 season. Over his high school tennis career, Adam earned four varsity letters at Westview with an outstanding record of ninety wins and only twelve losses. As a senior he was named to the AllState second team. Adam is the son of Jeff and Kathy Whitmer of Shipshewana. Having completed his deg