Amherst College Athletics

Stover E. "Pete" Withers '75
Men's Basketball (1971-75)

Pete Withers ’75 is a three-time All-Dixie Athletic Conference honoree and NAIA All-American honorable mention. He scored 1,293 points becoming Virginia Wesleyan’s first 1,000 point scorer. Pete still holds Virginia Wesleyan’s single-game, single-season, and career records for free throws made. He served as Team Captain all four years, was a three-time DIAC All-Star game participant, and was named MVP three times.

Pete has spent 33 years in the field of Juvenile Justice. He was Superintendent of Norfolk Juvenile Detention Center for 15 years and is now Superintendent of Virginia Beach Juvenile Detention Center, a position he’s held for the past 5 years. Pete serves as president of the Virginia Council of Juvenile Detention, has previously served as president of the Virginia Wesleyan College Alumni Association and membership chairman of Virginia Wesleyan’s Blue Marlin Club.