LINFIELD UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL VERSUS GEORGE FOX • OCTOBER 30, 2021

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george fox at no. 7 Linfield wildcat spotlight

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With his involvement in the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and as academic chair of the Theta Chi fraternity, two-sport athlete Matt Metcalf’s leadership roles don’t end when he leaves Maxwell Field

series lore

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Linfield’s series versus George Fox dates back to the first game of Linfield’s football history, played in Newberg on October 31, 1896. Of the 17 previous meetings, only five games have seen both teams score.

athletics hall of fame

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Seven former athletes and one longtime staff member are scheduled for induction into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame on November 13. Tickets to the annual banquet are on sale now and should be purchased prior to Saturday, October 30.

SACK HAPPY defensive end travis swanson has been a menace to opposing quarterbacks, ranking third nationally in sacks in ncaa division iii this season

your hosts | game day staff ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Garry Killgore STADIUM MANAGEMENT Doug Hire Brian Valentine Linfield Baseball Team CONCESSIONS Casey Bunn-Wilson Emily Allen Women’s Basketball Team Softball Team COMMUNICATIONS Kelly Bird, Kaho Akau Joe Stuart, Kip Carlson STATISTICS Brad Hill, Grant Jackson, Kip Carlson CLOCK, SCOREBOARD Richard Dredge, David Dredge Zack Goodell

VIDEO DISPLAY BOARDS Kelly Bird, Jeremy Nettrouer, Ka’i Hawkins, Vern Johnson CAMERAS Colton Meyer, Braden Thorn, Gage Mack, Grant Knox PUBLIC ADDRESS, SPOTTER Steve Oleson, Reed Aylett TICKETS Mary Jo Nichols PRESSBOX HOST Jackson Bensel GAME PROGRAM Kelly Bird, Chris Miles, Jasmine Williams, Kip Carlson

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WELCOME TO LINFIELD UNIVERSITY

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STAYING SAFE DURING COVID Masking is required by all visitors, vendors and participants during home athletic events through at least Sept. 30

Linfield Director of Athletics Dr. Garry Killgore announced on August 20 new safety protocols that have been implemented to protect participants and spectators from further spread of the COVID-19 virus. These protocols will remain in effect until further notice.

•All individuals (age 12 and over) entering any athletics venue must provide proof of vaccination along with photo identification.

•Since all Linfield faculty, staff, and students have completed this task in order to be on campus this fall, the Linfield individual must simply show their current Linfield ID.

•Masks must be worn by all spectators at all times.

Participants, including players, coaches, support staff and media on the sidelines, must wear masks throughout the duration of all athletic events, both indoor and outdoor, and during pregame and postgame activities.

•Linfield’s fan festival, known as Streak Street, will go on as planned along Lever Street, directly behind Memorial Stadium.

Streak Street will continue to feature food and beverage vendors, local merchant displays, the Linfield Cheer & Stunt team the Linfield Dance Squad and the Linfield Marching Band.

•Masks must be worn by all individuals/spectators at all times, except while actively eating or drinking while on Streak Street.

•Masks are also expected to be worn by all vendors and employees while working Streak Street. All children 5 and over participating in Young Cat Club activities need to wear masks as well.

WOMEN’S SPORTS HISTORY SOUGHT

Did you participate in women’s sports while at Linfield? Dr. Laura Kenow, professor in Health, Human Performance, and Athletics, is heading efforts to create a more complete historical record of women’s sports at Linfield. Help is needed from those who participated prior to 1990, but all stories are welcome. Please complete this short survey to share your Linfield women’s sport experiences and help build our historical knowledge.

Throughout the spring and fall of ’22 there will be a variety of events celebrating Linfield Women’s Athletics as part of the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. If you have questions about the survey, sharing your story, or the upcoming events, please contact alumni@linfield.edu.

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HEAD COACH JOSEPH SMITH

LEADER OF THE ’CATS Former All-American and national championship-winning coordinator Joseph Smith is a winner by any measure

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ITH MORE THAN 25 YEARS INVESTED at Linfield University as head coach, assistant coach and former AllAmerica defensive back, Joseph Smith is among the college’s longest tenured coaches in any sport. Since becoming head coach in 2006, he has assembled a 133-26 win-loss record that includes 11 Northwest Conference championships and NCAA playoff berths with the Wildcats advancing as far as the NCAA semifinals (2014 and ‘15) and quarterfinals (2012 and ’13).

A popular but demanding coach, Smith served as an assistant at Linfield for 13 years, including seven seasons as defensive coordinator from 1999 to 2005. During his first season in charge, the Wildcats finished 6-3. Two of the Wildcats’ losses came at the hands of Top 10 teams and the other was to a NCAA Division II program which enjoyed its best season in many years.

With Smith as defensive coordinator, Linfield finished No. 1 in the Northwest Conference in total defense and scoring defense four times.

During that time, the Wildcats went 60-6 and made five NCAA Division III playoff appearances.

Linfield captured the 2004 Division III national championship with a 28-21 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor, a victory that was clinched by a defensive sack in the waning seconds. The Wildcats have won or shared the six NWC titles from 2000 to 2005.

Smith served first as linebackers and defensive line coach before taking over as secondary coach and defensive coordinator.

A second team NAIA All-American in 1992, Smith was a fouryear starter at cornerback and a two-time first team all-conference selection. He earned national distinction as NAIA Division II Defensive Player of the Week in the opening game of 1992, helping

Joseph smith

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LINFIELD COACHING CHRONOLOGY COACH A. M. Brumback Dave Waddell John McBride Herbert Toney W.L. Thompson Maurice Pettit Lawrence Wolfe Henry Sielk Henry Lever Wayne Harn Paul Durham Ad Rutschman Ed Langsdorf Jay Locey Joseph Smith TOTALS

YEARS NO. W-L-T PCT. 1896-1900 1901, 1905 1902 1903 1904 1922-25 1926-27 1928-29 1930-38, ’40-42 1939, ’46-47 1948-67 1968-91 1992-95 1996-2005 2006-

5 2 1 1 1 4 2 2 12 3 20 24 4 10 15

4-5-0 3-1-3 2-1-1 3-3-0 3-1-1 7-11-2 8-7-2 1-13-0 30-54-7 12-14-1 122-51-10 183-48-3 32-9-1 84-18-0 133-26-0

.444 .643 .625 .500 .700 .400 .529 .071 .368 .462 .694 .788 .774 .824 .835

1896-2021 106 618-261-31 .697

Linfield upset second-ranked Pacific Lutheran. He finished his career with 16 interceptions, third-most in program history, and 168 tackles.

Smith was a senior on Linfield’s 1992 team that went 12-1 with its only blemish coming in a 26-13 loss to Findlay (Ohio) in the NAIA Division II national championship game. As a player, he helped the Wildcats capture consecutive Columbia Football Association-Mt. Hood League championships in 1991 and 1992.

Smith graduated from Linfield with honors in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. As a senior, he earned distinction as Linfield’s 1992-93 male athlete of the year. He went on to earn a master’s degree in sports psychology from Oregon State in 1996.

Smith and his wife, Darla, have three children. Daughter Josie is a recent graduate of Carroll College. Eldest son Wyatt is a senior at Linfield while younger son Colton is a junior at Linfield.

COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF

JACKSON VAUGHAN

aaron boehme

Defensive Coordinator Defensive Line

Co-Offensive Coordinator Receivers

greg mcanally

ad rutschman

Running Backs

mack farag

Equipment Manager

Kickoff Return

katrina johns Student Manager

brett elliott

Brandon funk

Phil rombacH

TREVOR WIKRE

duane duey

krista franciscosluss

EMMA PODLISKA

bethany shade

kelly bird

Kaho Akau

Co-Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks

Head Certified Athletic Trainer

tyler warden

Student Manager

Special Teams Coordinator Cornerbacks

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Sports Communications and Marketing

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Pass Defense Coordinator Linebackers

Student Athletic Trainer

Social Media Sports Communications

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Offensive Line

Student Athletic Trainer

Joe Stuart

Play-by-Play Announcer Broadcast Coordinator

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WILDCAT SPOTLIGHT

IN YOUR CORNER Using skills he refined during a summer internship, Matt Metcalf is gaining experience managing people

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by ellie holstine ’23

lways giving 110% effort, Linfield University center Matt Metcalf leads by example and holds his teammates accountable. Metcalf has worked hard the past three years to be a consistent contributor and leader.

“As a team captain, I want to make sure I lead with my actions and my voice. I want to serve as a role model to the younger guys on the team,” says the graduate of Eugene’s Sheldon High School.

As a member of both the football and track & field teams, Metcalf’s leadership roles do not end when he leaves Maxwell Field. He is involved in the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, a group at Linfield which advocates for fellow student-athletes. His role is to serve as the marketing chairperson. His responsibilities include advertising and promoting the events SAAC is involved in. Metcalf also serves on the executive board of the Theta Chi fraternity where he is the scholastic chair. In that role, he makes sure everyone involved in Theta Chi maintains satisfactory grades in order to remain involved in the chapter.

Metcalf is a big spreadsheets guy.

He learned how to make complicated spreadsheets over the summer while interning at Pavilion Construction.

Since then, he’s transferred those skills to his involvement on campus.

From creating spreadsheets, to planning out a marketing strategy for SAAC, or using data to keep his fraternity brothers accountable for their grades, Metcalf is the man to find the answer to all your Excel questions.

“My favorite part about my role as the scholastic chair is keeping people accountable,” he says. “I have a spreadsheet of all of the guys struggling in their classes. I meet with them on a regular basis to make sure they are staying on track and set them up with tutors.”

Once he completes his undergraduate degree in management, Metcalf plans to participate in Linfield’s new accelerated graduate degree program, where he will pursue

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a master’s degree in design and innovation. He hopes to work in sales within the construction or insurance industries. Spending last summer making spreadsheets and calling potential clients, Metcalf enjoyed working with a company staffed with numerous Linfield alumni. He had the opportunity to expand his knowledge in the construction industry.

While working toward his master’s degree, Metcalf, like many others, will be using the extra year of athletic eligibility granted by the NCAA due to COVID. With one more season left of football and two more seasons remaining in track, Metcalf hopes to achieve new personal bests in javelin and plans to remain a mainstay on the offensive line in football.

Unlike many seniors, Metcalf has a clear vision for himself for the next couple of years and knows what he wants to do with his career. It leaves him time to focus on sports and being the best leader he can be.

“Matt is a great teammate and a great leader,” says football and track team member Zach Young. “He’s one of the most humble and hardest-working guys I know.”

For this football season, Metcalf’s goals are to continue dominating opponents on the field and earn All-America recognition.

“Being All-American means I have put my all into football and that I have earned my place on Linfield football,” Metcalf says.

Thus far at Linfield, Metcalf has been successful in managing the dualsport balancing act. He savors the team environment that football has to offer, while also appreciating how participation in track as a javelin thrower is a very individual experience.

“I like how diverse the teams are,” he says. “With football, I have my team to take care of and rely on.

On the track team, I get to practice my mental toughness and see what I can personally do as an athlete.”

Incredible leadership, two sports, and a full career ahead of him, Metcalf is the embodiment of the quintessential Linfield student-athlete. Through setting the tone for his teammates and fraternity brothers, Metcalf is sure to be missed in two years when he moves on to life beyond Linfield.

“Matt leads by example and pushes everyone around him to be the best they can be,” says Young. “It’s always nice to have someone like that in your corner.”

GEORGE FOX GAME NOTES LINFIELD’S SERIES VERSUS GEORGE FOX dates back to the first game of Linfield’s football history, played in Newberg on October 31, 1896, with George Fox winning 54-0. Linfield was then known as McMinnville College and George Fox as Pacific College ...

Linfield leads the all-time series 13-4; the Wildcats are 8-3 against the Bruins in McMinnville and 5-1 in Newberg. Linfield has won the last 12 games in the series, including 2019’s 24-17 win in McMinnville. Prior to that, the last game in McMinnville was in 2017, a 12-6 Linfield victory that was the 600th win in Linfield football history and also secured the Wildcats’ 62nd consecutive winning season … the series resumed on a yearly basis in 2014; prior to that, the teams hadn’t met since 1942, a 50-0 Linfield win in Newberg; before that game, the last meeting had been in 1926, a 52-0 Linfield win in McMinnville. Linfield’s widest margin of victory was 59-0 in 2014 in McMinnville, while George Fox’s widest margin was 56-0 in a second meeting in 1896, in McMinnville. Linfield’s widest margin in Newberg was 50-0 in 1942, while George Fox’s widest margin in Newberg was that 54-0 win in the first meeting of 1896. Of the 17 previous meetings, only 5 games have seen both teams score. Linfield has posted eight shutouts and George Fox four.

IN 2021, LINFIELD HAS CLINCHED ITS 65TH consecutive winning season; the Wildcats’ streak, which began in 1956, is the longest in the history of college football at any level. During the streak, Linfield is 521-118-10 for a winning percentage of .810.

Linfield’s record at home during the streak is 283-42-4 (.866), and at Maxwell Field it is 280-42-4 (.865) … Linfield’s Northwest Conference record during the streak is 263-33-5 (.882).

2021 IS LINFIELD’S 106TH SEASON OF FOOTBALL, dating back to 1896.

The Wildcats’ all-time record is 625-269-28 (.693). Linfield’s all-

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Linfield 24, GEORGE FOX 17

Tony Kraus sacked George Fox quarterbacks three times and Wyatt Smith passed for 376 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a past the Bruins in the regular-season finale in McMinnville. GFU saw its three-game win streak halted.

Smith completed 38 of 46 passes for 376 yards, extending his streak of 300-yard passing games to seven in a row. Keegan Weiss caught 14 of Smith’s passes, one short of the Linfield single-game record. Artie Johnson ran for a career-high 117 yards and scored one TD. Colton Smith caught eight passes for 86 yards and one TD. Kraus was credited with a team-high seven tackles while Tyler Good had six stops.

Bruins quarterbacks Haiden Schaan and Jaden Sheffey combined to complete 14 of 23 throws for 163 yards. Justin Trimble II caught six passes for 51 yards for George Fox. time home record is 349-91-16 (.783), including a Maxwell Field record of 329-79-11 (.798). Linfield’s all-time NWC record is 298111-11 (.723) in 79 seasons dating back to the conference’s initial formation in 1926.

LINFIELD RETURNED TO THE TOP of the Northwest Conference standings in 2019, the most recent season of NWC football. Prior to finishing second in 2018, the Wildcats had won or shared the NWC title nine straight seasons from 2009-17; that’s the longest such streak in NWC football history. Linfield has won 42 NWC championships, including 34 outright.

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GEORGE FOX BRUINS NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. 0 Abe Smith S 5-11 196 1 Devyn Grafton WR 5-11 174 2 Grayson Ponce LB 6-1 215 2 Max Richey QB 6-2 203 3 Wyatt Adams S 6-0 205 3 Iradukunda Emery WR 5-10 186 4 Leon Johnson III WR 6-5 196 5 Austin Davis QB 6-2 228 5 Matthew Phillips DB 6-3 188 6 Chris McCoy DB 5-11 188 6 Brennan Stults QB 6-3 198 7 Isaiah Ingram WR 5-9 198 7 Drew Waelde DB 5-9 185 8 Ethan Kassebaum RB 6-0 192 8 Abe Flores WR/DB 5-9 158 9 Dillan Dobbins WR 5-10 185 9 Seth Sperger DB 6-2 176 10 Elias Polanski WR 5-11 172 10 Andrew Gray LB 6-1 200 11 Haiden Schaan QB 6-1 212 11 Lucas Schwin DB 5-10 191 12 CH Chapman DB 5-7 178 13 Brody Osen QB 6-3 178 13 Michael Stromberg S 5-10 178 14 Jayden Haynes WR 5-9 187 14 Riley Keppel DE 6-3 206 15 Kross Knoll DB 6-0 212 15 Korbin Lopez WR 6-2 179 16 Jesus Lopez DB 5-10 168 17 Daniel Phillips QB 6-1 176 18 Josh Poppleton LB 6-0 224 18 Josh Hauenstein TE 6-4 197 19 Kiegan Schaan S 6-1 198 20 Austin Brockamp LB 5-11 191 20 Nick Salazar RB 5-9 145 21 Justin Montijo DB 5-10 180 21 Kaleb La Mere WR 5-7 156 22 River Osen WR 6-0 178 22 Hunter Williams S 6-1 173 23 Austin Canchola S 6-0 185 23 Carlos Alvarez RB/SL 5-6 155 24 Josiah Schmidt RB 5-11 198 35 Rafael Aguilar LB 5-11 201 25 Chad Bletko TE 6-1 273 25 Jonny LaFrance S 5-11 159 26 Lane Cefalu LB 5-8 212 27 Kobe Andrews LB 5-10 213 28 Zach Wilkins RB 5-9 178 30 Kyle Brabec DE 6-0 212 30 Logan Candanoza RB 5-10 196 31 Andrew Brotherton DB 6-1 184 31 Davis Smith WR 32 Josh Biever WR/RB 5-10 151 32 David Clark LB 6-0 213 33 Faufano Autele FB 5-9 222 33 Cobey Aldrich DL 6-3 245 34 Ethan Bullock RB 5-9 195 34 T’Kye Pearson LB 6-0 237 35 Therman Bibens IV LB 5-10 199

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HOMETOWN Vancouver, Wash.

Medford, Ore. Santa Rosa, Calif.

Bakersfield, Calif.

McMinnville, Ore. Twin falls, Idaho Bothell, Wash.

Corbett, Ore. Medford, Ore. Folsom, Calif.

Medford, Ore. Hillsboro, Ore. Murrieta, Calif.

Oregon City, Ore. Murrieta, Calif.

Palmdale, Calif.

Arvada, Colo.

Salem, Ore. Vancouver, Wash.

Medford, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Seattle, Wash.

Twin Falls , Idaho Ridgefield, Wash.

Kent, Wash.

Portland, Ore. Cashmere, Wash.

Grants Pass, Ore. Ewa Beach, Hawai’i Medford, Ore. Beaverton, Ore. Temecula, Calif.

Medford, Ore. Wallowa, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Hesperia, Calif.

Vancouver, Wash.

Twin Falls, Idaho Albany, Ore. Oregon City, Ore. Manteca, Calif.

Sparks, Nev. Salem, Ore. Happy Valley, Ore. Valencia, Calif.

Manteca, Calif.

Tacoma, Wash.

Kirkland, Wash.

Battle Ground, Wash.

Prosser, Wash.

Arlington, Wash.

Newberg, Ore. Redmond, Ore. Baypoint, Calif.

Chula Vista, Calif.

Medford, Ore. Salem, Ore. Pleasanton, Calif.

Vancouver, Wash.

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NO. NAME POS. 36 Cody Price LB 37 Jaden Hornsby LB 38 Stanley Schoppe LB/K 40 Kaleb Boomer DB 41 Adam Hendrick LB 42 Jared Stewart LB 42 Ian Johnson TE 43 Alex Olea LB 44 Dylan Quist-Knopf TE 44 Nash Wylie LB 45 Logan Keppel LB 46 Geordie McNeill LB 47 Aaron Boyea DE 48 Makoa Sablan QB 49 Ethan Hoffman K/P 50 Aaron Valenzuela DL 51 Isaiah Saburi LB 54 Dylan Gabriel OL 55 Joe James LB 55 Jarius Jackson OL 58 Josue Espinoza OL 59 Michael Echtle OL 60 Logan Flenner OL 61 Daniel Jefferies OL 63 Brett Schuler OL 64 Mason Dominguez OL 65 Mac Robbins OT 66 Bryce Goetz OL 67 JD Gonzalez LB 68 Henry Samuelson OL 69 Zach Luworo OL 70 Riley Lusk DL 71 Kyle Osowski OL 72 Gerritt Warner OL 74 Nic Shepherd OL 74 Seth Colton DE 76 Kalen Akiu OL 77 Jaron Abela-Nakashima OL 78 Andrew Gross OL 79 Billy Rowe OL 80 Jaden Bolibol WR 81 Adam Hawker WR 82 Gabe Foster WR 83 Keondre Menefee WR 84 Elliott Wilson WR 86 Cameron Bennett DE 87 Ethan Evans TE 88 Blake Mazurowski DE 88 Reagan Scheffler TE 89 Thomas McMillan TE 90 Jason Santoni K/P 91 Ryan Peters DE 93 Carter Munsch S 94 Jaron Marks DL 94 Mikey Goforth P/K 95 Anthony Wayman DL 97 Matthew Baiza DE 98 Nathaniel Koenig DE 99 Anthony Pasion DL

HT. 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-7 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-6 6-1 6-5 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-11

WT. 198 179 187 188 190 205 221 210 276 212 210 172 215 234 183 251 192 300 189 248 290 279 297 232 301 295 269 257 223 265 325 259 289 256 273 228 274 299 254 260 192 202 155 164 180 217 199 237 210 194 195 243 227 260 161 295 244 246 273

YR. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. 5th Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Jr. 5th Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. 5th So. So. So. Fr. 5th So. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. 5th Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr.

HOMETOWN Salem, Ore. Vancouver, Wash.

Tigard, Ore. Tillamook, Ore. Omak, Wash.

Tigard, Ore. Nikiski, Alaska Bakersfield, Calif.

Milton Freewater, Ore. Pine Grove, Calif.

Portland, Ore. Lake Oswego, Ore. Asotin, Wash.

San Jose, Calif.

Medford, Ore. Oro Valley, Ariz.

Newcastle, Wash.

Portland, Ore. San Pedro, Calif.

Lafayette, Ore. Camas, Wash.

Centralia, Wash.

Central Point, Ore. Portland, Ore. Bakersfield, Calif.

Yakima, Wash.

Beaverton , Ore. Tigard, Ore. Orondo, Wash.

Astoria, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Prosser, Wash.

San Diego, Calif.

Central Point, OR Keizer, Ore. Madras, Ore. Honolulu, Hawai’i Mililani, Hawai’i Scappoose, Ore. Fife, Wash.

Woodinville, Wash.

Ontario, Ore. Beaverton, Ore. Portland, Ore. Eagle River , Alaska Forest Grove, Ore. Gresham, Ore. Happy Valley, Ore. Eagle Point, Ore. Portland, Ore. Central Point, Ore. Rochester, Wash.

Granite, Calif.

Auburn, Wash.

Auburn, Wash.

Federal Way, Wash.

Chula Vista, Calif.

Damascus, Ore. Beaverton, Ore.

LINFIELD WILDCATS NO. NAME POS. 1 Connor Morton RB 1 Jett Searle M 2 Payton Person WR 2 Des Phillips CB 3 Colton Smith WR 3 Ben Baxter M 4 Tyler Sitton CB 4 Devon Murray WR 5 Connor McNabb RB 5 Owen Hand LB 6 Justin Lyons LB 6 Jacob Slifka WR 7 Jon Sedy CB 7 Kannon Dote QB 8 Chance Sparks WR 8 Ryan Cambouris CB 9 Brock Klosterman LB 9 Joel Valadez WR 10 Justin Pfau R 10 Blake Eaton QB 11 Spencer Lee WR 11 Gilbert Pizarro CB 12 Wyatt Smith QB 12 John Hofenbredl S 13 Colton Ramos K/P 13 Jayden Wilson QB 14 Kolby Tamayo CB 14 Carson Van Dyke QB 15 Isaac Hoidal WR 15 Taylor Fendall R 16 Frank Cooper III CB 16 Dawson Lieurance QB 17 Cutter Hillock S 17 Michael Schutz QB 18 Kamaehu Beltrame-Aila LB 18 Jackson Lowery QB 19 Nick Halvorsen CB 19 Carson Crist QB 20 Max Campbell QB 20 Adin Wolf S 21 Kai Davis S 21 Zach Russell RB 22 Caiden Biege-Wetherbee R 22 Zach Young RB 23 Payton Anhorn S 23 Tyler Larson RB 24 Cedric Agcoili-Ostrom LB 24 Travis Kaloa WR 25 Zack Kanahele-Mone LB 25 Paul Thie WR 26 Joshua Calo WR 26 Evan Fisette CB 27 Mason Kincheloe LB 27 Makai Williams WR 28 Mario Sanchez M 28 Damon Martin RB 29 Kaden Flesher CB 29 Sam Paris TE 30 Jared DeVine RB 30 Percy Williams III CB 31 Tyler Good RB 31 Colby Iverson M 33 Colby Kalaukoa S 33 Tobias Powers RB 34 Divenson Willis RB 34 Wyatt Zellner LB 35 Tyler Bergeron S 36 Jake Henricks RB 36 Blake Rybar LB 37 Jesse Sandretzky RB 37 Cole Thomas S 38 Jack Franzen RB 38 Logan Johnson CB

HT. 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-5 6-0 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-8 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-8 6-0 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-3 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-8 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-2

WT. 185 175 185 185 178 190 195 175 194 215 220 200 180 205 190 160 215 180 210 180 175 175 200 180 175 205 190 185 205 180 180 205 190 200 225 225 160 185 195 190 140 185 205 190 170 205 200 150 235 175 190 180 210 170 190 190 183 225 195 180 190 196 175 190 190 210 200 195 217 200 190 185 185

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HOMETOWN Springfield, Ore. Tualatin, Ore. Issaquah, Wash.

Carson, Wash.

McMinnville, Ore. Sherwood, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Sumner, Wash.

Scappoose, Ore. Santa Clarita, Calif.

Tigard, Ore. Banks, Ore. Poulsbo, Wash.

Pleasanton, Calif.

Hillsboro, Ore. Los Altos, Calif.

Tigard, Ore. Grants Pass, Ore. Waipahu, Hawaii Central Point, Ore Bellingham, Wash.

San Jose, Calif.

McMinnville, Ore. Dallas, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Heppner, Ore. Idaho Falls, Idaho Albany, Ore. Stevenson, Wash.

Sisters, Ore. Wilsonville, Ore. Ridgefield, Wash.

Issaquah, Wash.

Bend, Ore. Kailua, Hawaii Salem, Ore. Beaverton, Ore. Portland, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Sandy, Ore. Brooklyn, N.Y. Dayton, Ore. Lake Oswego, Ore. Monroe, Ore. Central Point, Ore. Snohomish, Wash.

McMinnville, Ore. Mililani, Hawaii Kapolei, Hawaii Palo Alto, Calif.

Beaverton, Ore. Lancaster, Calif.

Caldwell, Idaho Snohomish, Wash.

Stanfield, Ore. Wailuku, Hawaii Sherwood, Ore. Portland, Ore. Richland, Wash.

Tacoma, Wash.

Gladstone, Ore. West Linn, Ore. Kaneohe, Hawaii Grants Pass, Ore. North Bend, Ore. Gilbert, Ariz.

Battle Ground, Wash.

Grants Pass, Ore. Monroe, Wash.

Sumner, Wash.

Portland, Ore. Portland, Ore. Scappoose, Ore.

NO. NAME POS. 39 Alex Wong R 40 Chase Michalczik DE/LS 41 Logan Carr LB 42 Cruz Braun LB 44 Aaron Martinez RB 44 Travis Swanson DE 45 Kainalu Keliikuli-Grace R 45 Griffin Young TE 46 Greg Filardo LB 48 Trevor Schier TE 48 Tye Vargas LB 49 Andrew Starkel K 50 Tyler Critser OT 51 Hayden McEachen LB 52 Brian Pullman LB 53 Tau Tofaeono DE 54 Caleb Richter DE 55 Brady Wessel DT 56 Nick Olsen OG 56 Caleb Sell DE 57 Alex Frazier DT 58 Zack Jenkins LS 59 Carson Crivello OT 59 Colton Dyal DE 60 Connor Stevens DE 61 Mills Weerasinghe C 62 Brian MacClanathan DT 62 David Sumner OT 63 Carter Darby OG 64 Ethan Hoppe C/OG 65 Julius Lugo OG 66 Liam Welk DE 67 Terrence Lewis OT 68 Logan Day LB 68 Trevor Johnson OT 69 Clifford Hegney OG 70 Bailey Lee OG 71 Matt Metcalf C 72 Julien Sears OG 73 Justin Boseke C/OT 74 Taylor Adams OT 75 Alex Hankins OT 75 Nathan Lulay DE 76 Jacob Johnson OG 77 Antonio Belardes OG 78 Diego Rodriguez OT 79 Kalama Kerr OG 80 Casey Brooks WR 81 Logan Albinio WR 82 Maclain Stoneking WR 83 Caleb Woodcock WR 84 Layne Boies LB 84 Drew Stogsdill TE 85 Colin Gale TE 86 Gavin Dalziel K 86 Connor Wolfe WR 87 Will French TE 87 Kela Harbottle CB 88 Franco Keplinger TE 88 Luke Nelson DE 89 Torrey Bannan WR 90 Lane Baker DE 91 Cayd Tollefson-Oili DT 92 Trent Peters DT 93 Nick Severson DT 94 Grayson Cosier DT 95 Vinny Niosi DE 96 Josh Hanigan DE 97 Cameron Basile DT 98 Chris Collins DE 99 Chase Lydig DT

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HT. 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-10 5-11 5-6 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-11 5-10 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-2

WT. 195 230 215 185 208 250 170 225 205 210 215 210 270 213 225 230 235 270 280 230 255 200 270 225 230 280 270 260 290 265 290 230 245 181 290 240 300 270 260 270 275 285 240 295 275 285 275 180 147 160 180 215 250 215 170 175 225 155 240 220 180 255 300 245 290 250 237 225 245 225 255

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YR./EL. So./Fr. So./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Sr./Sr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. So./Fr. Jr./Fr. Gr./Sr. Sr./Sr. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. So./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Jr./So. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. So./Fr. Jr./So. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Jr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. So./Fr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr.

HOMETOWN Folsom, Calif.

Corvallis, Ore. Sherwood, Ore. Wailuku, Hawaii Wilmington, Calif.

Hailey, Idaho Kaneohe, Hawaii Vancouver, Wash.

Brentwood, Calif.

Eatonville, Wash.

Mount Vernon, Wash.

Pacific, Wash.

Magalia, Calif.

Burbank, Wash.

Bellingham, Wash.

Hillsboro, Ore. Omak, Wash.

Sisters, Ore. Rhododendron, Ore. Salem, Ore. Onalaska, Wash.

Maple Valley, Wash.

Kea’au, Hawaii Wenatchee, Wash.

Portland, Ore. Beaverton, Ore. West Linn, Ore. Madras, Ore. Gresham, Ore. Salem, Ore. Puyallup, Wash.

Marysville, Wash.

Scappoose, Ore. Keizer, Ore. Mount Vernon, Wash.

Salem, Ore. Kaneohe, Hawaii Eugene, Ore. Spokane Valley, Wash.

Salem, Ore. Salem, Ore. Snohomish, Wash.

Beaverton, Ore. Port Orchard, Wash.

S.J. Capistrano, Calif.

Hillsboro, Ore. Las Vegas, Nev. Molalla, Ore. Kahaluu, Hawaii Loomis, Calif.

Yakima, Wash.

South Prairie, Wash.

Visalia, Calif.

Sammamish, Wash.

Brier, Wash.

Albany, Ore. Portland, Ore. Kaneohe, Hawaii Rancho Murieta, Calif.

Seaside, Ore. Orting, Wash.

Adna, Wash.

Nanakuli, Hawaii Chehalis, Wash.

Sherwood, Ore. Kamuela, Hawaii Beaverton, Ore. University Place, Wash.

Santa Rosa, Calif.

Junction City, Ore. Buckley, Wash.

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TE

RT

RG

C

LG

LT

WR

WR

3 |colton smith

88 | FRANCO KEPLINGER

74 | taylor adams

72 | julian sears

71 | matt metcalf

70 | BAILEY LEE

78 | DIEGO RODRIGUEZ

9 |JOEL VALADEZ

4 |DEVON MURRAY

15 | isaac hoidal

29 | SAM PARIS

75 | ALEX HANKINS

65 | JULIUS LUGO

64 | ETHAN HOPPE

76 | JACOB JOHNSON

78 | diego rodriguez

2 | payton person

8 |CHANCE SPARKS

QB

RB 12 | wyatt smith

17 |michael schutz

K 5 | CONNOR MCNABB

1 | CONNOR MORTON

H 49 | andrew starkel

LINFIELD offense

George Fox defense

RT

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LT

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74 75 72 65 71 64 70 76 50 78 88 29 9 2 4 8 3 15 5 1 12 17

Taylor Adams (6-4, 275, Jr., Salem, Ore.) Alex Hankins (6-5, 285, Fr., Snohomish, Wash.)

Julian Sears (6-0, 260, Jr., Spokane Valley, Wash.)

Julius Lugo (6-1, 290, Fr., Puyallup, Wash.)

Matt Metcalf (6-2, 270, Jr., Bend, Ore.) Ethan Hoppe (6-1, 265, So., Salem, Ore.) Bailey Lee (6-2, 300, Fr., Kaneohe, Hawaii) Jacob Johnson (6-0, 295, Fr., Port Orchard, Wash.)

Tyler Critser (6-2, 270, Sr. Magalia, Calif.)

Diego Rodriguez (6-2, 285, Jr., Hillsboro, Ore.) Franco Keplinger (6-4, 240, So., Rancho Murieta, Calif.)

Sam Paris (6-3, 225, Sr., Portland, Ore.) Joel Valadez (5-11, 180, Fr., Grants Pass, Ore.) Payton Person (6-1, 185, Gr., Issaquah, Wash.)

Devon Murray (6-3, 175, So., Sumner, Wash.)

Chance Sparks (6-2, 190, Fr., Hillsboro, Ore.) Colton Smith (6-0, 178, So., McMinnville, Ore.) Isaac Hoidal (6-3, 205, So., Stevenson, Wash.)

Connor McNabb (5-11, 194, So., Scappoose, Ore.) Connor Morton (5-9, 185, So., Springfield, Ore.) Wyatt Smith (6-0, 205, Sr., McMinnville, Ore.) Michael Schutz (6-4, 200, So., Bend, Ore.)

99 66 50 86 94 30 55 20 27 2 18 35 11 15 6 5 3 0 19 13 21 23

Anthony Pasion (5-11, 273, Jr., Beaverton, Ore.) Bryce Goetz (6-1, 257, Fr., Tigard, Ore.) Aaron Valenzuela (6-1, 253, Jr., Oro Valley, Ariz.)

Cameron Bennett (6-2, 220, Fr., Forest Grove, Ore.) Jaron Marks (6-2, 263, So., Auburn, Wash.)

Kyle Brabec (6-0, 215, Jr., Battle Ground, Wash.)

Joe James (6-0, 195, So., San Pedro, Calif.)

Austin Brockamp (5-11, 197, So., Wallowa, Ore.) Kobe Andrews (5-11, 215, So., Tacoma, Wash.)

Grayson Ponce (6-1, 215, Jr., Santa Rosa, Calif.)

Josh Poppleton (6-0, 224, Sr., Beaverton, Ore.) Therman Bibens (5-10, 199, Fr., Vancouver, Wash.)

Lucas Schwin (5-10, 191, Jr., Eugene, Ore.) Kross Knoll (6-0, 212, Jr., Cashmere, Wash.)

Chris McCoy (5-11, 188, Jr., Folsom, Calif.)

Matt Phillips (6-3, 188, So., Medford, Ore.) Wyatt Adams (6-0, 205, Sr., McMinnville, Ore.) Abe Smith (5-11, 198, Sr., Vancouver, Wash.)

Kiegan Schaan (6-1, 198, Fr., Medford, Ore.) Michael Stromberg (5-10, 178, Fr., Ridgefield, Wash.)

Justin Montijo (5-10, 180, Fr., Hesperia, Calif.)

Austin Canchola (6-0, 185, Fr., Oregon City, Ore.)

LINFIELD specialists K P LS H

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Andrew Starkel (6-2, 210, Gr., Pacific, Wash.)

Colton Ramos (5-10, 175, Sr., McMinnville, Ore.) Zack Jenkins (6-1, 200, Sr., Maple Valley, Wash.)

Colton Ramos (5-10, 175, Sr., McMinnville, Ore.)

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Connor Morton (5-9, 185, So., Springfield, Ore.) Paul Thie (6-0, 175, So., Palo Alto, Calif.)

Maclain Stoneking (6-0, 160, Fr., Loomis, Calif.)

Paul Thie (6-0, 175, So., Palo Alto, Calif.)

WHEN GEORGE FOX HAS THE BALL R

LB

DE

DT

DT

DE

LB

CB

CB

22 | CAIDEN BIEGE-WETHERBEE

9 | BROCK KLOSTERMAN

44 |travis swanson

93 | NICK SEVERSON

99 | chase lydig

95 | vinny niosi

24 | cedric agcaoili-ostrom

4 | tyler sitton

7 | jon sedy

10 | justin pfau

52 | brian pullman

96 |josh hanigan

94 |grayson cosier

97 |CAMERON BASILE

56| caleb sell

36 | blake rybar

26 | evan fisette

14 | kolby tamayo

M

S 3 | ben baxter

1 | jett searle

P 17 | cutter hillock

31 | colby iverson

LS 13 | colton ramos

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Travis Swanson (6-3, 250, Sr., Hailey, Idaho) Josh Hanigan (6-1, 225, Sr., University Place, Wash.)

Nick Severson (6-1, 290, Fr., Sherwood, Ore.) Grayson Cosier (5-11, 250, Jr., Kamuela, Hawaii) Chase Lydig (6-2, 255, Jr., Buckley, Wash.)

Alex Frazier (6-3, 255, So., Onalaska, Wash.)

Vinny Niosi (6-2, 237, Jr., Beaverton, Ore.) Caleb Sell (6-1, 230, Fr., Salem, Ore.) Brock Klosterman (6-0, 215, Jr., Tigard, Ore.) Brian Pullman (5-11, 225, Jr., Bellingham, Wash.)

Cedric Agcoili-Ostrom (6-0, 200, Sr., McMinnville, Ore.) Blake Rybar (6-2, 217, Fr., Monroe, Wash.)

Caiden Biege-Wetherbee (5-11, 205, Fr., Lake Oswego, Ore.) Justin Pfau (6-3, 210, So., Waipahu, Hawaii) Tyler Sitton (6-2, 195, Sr., McMinnville, Ore.) Evan Fisette (6-3, 180, So., Lancaster, Calif.)

Jon Sedy (6-0, 180, Sr., Poulsbo, Wash.)

Kolby Tamayo (6-0, 190, Sr., Idaho Falls, Idaho) Cutter Hillock (5-10, 190, So., Issaquah, Wash.)

Colby Iverson (6-1, 196, So., West Linn, Ore.) Ben Baxter (5-11, 190, So., Sherwood, Ore.) Jett Searle (6-0, 175, So., Tualatin, Ore.)

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Daniel Jefferies (5-10, 232, Jr., Portland, Ore.) Nic Shepherd (6-3, 273, Fr., Keizer, Ore.) Dylan Gabriel (6-0, 300, So., Portland, Ore.) Jarius Jackson (6-0, 250, Jr., Lafayette, Ore.) Kalen Akiu (6-0, 274, Sr., Honolulu, Hawaii) Jaron Abela-Nakashima (5-11, 299, Fr., Mililana, Hawaii) Brett Schuler (6-6, 301, Sr., Bakersfield, Calif.)

Mason Dominguez (6-1, 295, Jr., Yakima, Wash.)

Zach Luworo (6-5, 325, Fr., Eugene, Ore.) Kyle Osowski (6-0, 289, Fr., San Diego, Calif.)

Leon Johnson III (6-5, 196, So., Bothell, Wash.)

Jaden Bolibol (6-5, 192, Fr., Woodinville, Wash.)

Elias Polanski (5-11, 173, Fr., Salem, Ore.) River Osen (6-0, 178, Fr., Twin Falls, Idaho) Ethan Kassebaum (6-0, 192, Jr., Oregon City, Ore.) Josiah Schmidt (5-11, 198, Jr., Sparks, Nev.) Haiden Schaan (6-1, 213, Jr., Medford, Ore.) Austin Davis (6-2, 228, Jr., Corbett, Ore.) Chad Bletko (6-1, 273, Jr., Happy Valley, Ore.) Ian Johnson (6-1, 221, Jr., Nikiski, Alaska) Adam Hawker (6-3, 202, Sr., Ontario, Ore.) Isaiah Ingram (5-9, 198, Sr., Hillsboro, Ore.)PR 21

George Fox specialists K

P

90 49 90 49

Jason Santoni (6-6, 195, Sr., Central Point, Ore.) Ethan Hoffman (5-11, 175, So., Medford, Ore.) Jason Santoni (6-6, 195, Sr., Central Point, Ore.) Ethan Hoffman (5-11, 175, So., Medford, Ore.)

KR PR LS H

24 21 47 21

Josiah Schmidt (5-11, 198, Jr., Sparks, Nev.) Justin Montijo (5-10, 180, Jr., Hesperia, Calif.)

Aaron Boyea (6-2, 215, Fr., Asotin, Wash.)

Justin Montijo (5-10, 180, Jr., Hesperia, Calif.)

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CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS FOR 65 YEARS, LINFIELD HAS PRODUCED A WINNING TEAM on the football field. Holding the collegiate record for consecutive winning seasons for all levels of NCAA and NAIA, the Wildcats stand alone as the most consistently successful college football program in the nation. All

but one member of the Linfield coaching staff, including head coach Joseph Smith, weren’t yet born in 1956 when “The Streak” began.

That year, Linfield went unbeaten over its final six games, ending the run of back-to-back losing seasons of 1954 and ’55.

active streaks SCHOOL 1.

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YEARS

BEGAN

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65 43 27 24 23 22 21

1956 1979 1993 1997 1998 1999 2000

6-0 7-0 5-2 6-1 6-1 8-0 7-0

LINFIELD* Mount Union* Wartburg Hobart* Wheaton (Ill.)* Oklahoma* Mary Hardin-Baylor*

* - clinched winning season in 2021

all-time streaks SCHOOL

LINFIELD Harvard Notre Dame Central (Iowa) Mount Union Princeton Florida State Ithaca, N.Y.

YEARS 65 42 42 42 43 41 41 40

SPAN 1956-2021 1881-1923 1889-1932 1961-2002 1979-2021 1876-1916 1977-2017 1971-2010

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AROUND THE NORTHWEST northwest conference standings

LINFIELD George Fox Whitworth Pacific Lewis & Clark Pacific Lutheran Willamette Puget Sound

CONFERENCE

OVERALL

W-L PCT.

W-L PCT. STRK

4-0 4-0 3-1 2-2 2-2 1-3 0-4 0-4

6-0 4-2 6-1 3-3 3-3 2-4 1-6 0-7

1.000 1.000 0.750 0.500 0.500 0.250 0.000 0.000

1.000 0.667 0.857 0.500 0.500 0.333 0.143 0.000

W6 W4 W2 L2 W2 L2 L6 L7

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next WEEK

George Fox at Linfield Pacific Lutheran at Willamette Whitworth at Puget Sound Lewis & Clark at Pacific

Linfield at Willamette George Fox at Lewis & Clark Puget Sound at Pacific Lutheran Pacific at Whitworth

recap | last week’s games LINFIELD 52, PACIFIC LUTHERAN 7 In Puyallup, the Wildcats beat the Lutes for the 21st consecutive time behind the 216 yards passing of QB Wyatt Smith, who became Linfield’s all-time leader in passing yards. His 8,742 yards surpassed Linfield co-offensive coordinator Brett Elliott’s standing record of 8,614. The senior All-American threw two TD passes, including a 42-yard bomb to Colton Smith on the game’s fourth play.

GEORGE FOX 21, PACIFIC 14 The Bruins rushed for a season-high 203 yards and held the high-scoring Pacific Boxers to just a pair of touchdowns in a 21-14 victory at Stoffer Family Stadium.

Ethan Kassebaum led the way with 77 yards on 18 carries. QB Haiden Schaan rushed for a career-high 63 yards and a score and was 10 for 14 through the air for 144 yards and another TD.

WHITWORTH 66, WILLAMETTE 7 Solomon Hines scored three touchdowns and the Pirates rolled up 496 yards while holding the Bearcats to 175 yards. The Pirates returned two turnovers for touchdowns and sacked Willamette quarterbacks six times. Hines ran for two scores and caught a pass for another TD. He finished with 45 yards rushing on 10 carries. Whitworth QB Jaedyn Prewitt completed 14 of 18 passes for 295 yards with three TDs. LEWIS & CLARK 49, PUGET SOUND 26 Cruz Montana threw for four touchdowns, two to Aidan VerbaHamilton to lead the Pioneers in Portland. Elijah McGee started at running back, ran for 7.1 yards per carry and had two touchdowns. Makana LaBoy returned an interception 86 yards for a TD.

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ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME Tickets for the annual induction, sponsored by Pacific Office Automation, remain on sale through October 30

Seven former athletes and one longtime staff member have been chosen for induction into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame on November 13. Tickets are on sale for the Hall of Fame event. Adults are priced at $30 and children 6 and under are $10. Tickets should be purchased prior to Saturday, October 30. To order tickets, go to linfieldsports.universitytickets.com.

The Hall of Fame class of 2021 includes: •All-America football lineman Daryl Agpalsa ‘03, the centerpiece of an offensive line that produced one of the most prolific rushing attacks in program history. Agpalsa was an assistant coach on Linfield’s 2004 NCAA championship team and went on to win two more national titles as offensive line coach at Wisconsin-Whitewater.

•Joni Claypool ‘06, a three-time NCAA national track and field meet competitor and current Linfield record holder in the women’s discus. Claypool won two NWC crowns in the shot put and was chosen as Linfield’s most outstanding field events competitor three times.

•Rose Hollingsworth ‘09, a three-time NWC swimming champion and twotime NCAA All-American. Hollingsworth

set school records in three backstroke events and was the national runner-up in the 100 backstroke at the 2009 NCAA Championships. She also competed in track and field where she ranks 10th all time in the women’s javelin.

•Track and field All-Americans Jeremy Lovell ‘10 and Josh Lovell ‘10. The Lovell twins were dominant during their four seasons in McMinnville. Josh Lovell won the 2009 men’s decathlon, narrowly edging Jeremy Lovell for the national title. Josh owns six marks that rank among Linfield’s top 10 while Jeremy recorded five top-10 results.

•Middle-distance runner Mike Miller ‘96, who placed as high as third at the NAIA Indoor Championships in the 1,000-meter run and earned NAIA All-America recognition in the 1,500 as well. A transfer from Clark College, Miller set Linfield and NWC records in the 1,500 while sparking Linfield to the 1995 and 1996 NWC team titles. He also led the cross country program to its most recent men’s championship in 1994.

•Three-sport dynamo Casey (Stepan) Hyland ‘08, who earned all-conference

accolades in women’s basketball, cross country and track & field. Hyland was a tireless point guard on the basketball floor, appearing in 99 career games.

On the track, she starred in the middledistance events, ranking third all time in the steeplechase, fourth in the 1,500, and eighth in the 800. In cross country, Hyland finished 12th at the 2007 NWC Championships. A CoSIDA Academic All-American, she graduated with a perfect 4.00 grade point average.

•Tara Lepp, who served on the athletic department staff as head athletic trainer while pioneering the Linfield athletic training education program. Lepp supervised as many as 200 student trainers during her stellar 36-year career, which includes induction into the Oregon Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame and a Most Distinguished Trainer Award from the National Athletic Trainers Association. By the time she retired from Linfield in 2019, Lepp had already transitioned to a new career as a missionary for Open Arms International in Kenya.

Honorees were chosen by the Athletics Hall of Fame Selection Committee.

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LINFIELD IN THE NEWS University adding men’s and women’s wrestling to the stable of sports offerings, marking the first additions in 25 years

Linfield University on Oct. 4 announced the addition of men’s and women’s wrestling teams, which will begin competition in the fall of 2022. The university will hire a coach for the programs right away, and begin recruiting for next year. Men’s and women’s wrestling will become the 22nd and 23rd NCAA Division III sports at Linfield, which has a strong tradition of student athletics.

“This is a big moment in Linfield’s history, and in the history of Wildcat athletics,” Athletic Director Garry Killgore said. “It represents our first new varsity programs in almost 25 years, which is not a step

we took lightly. Women’s wrestling is one of the fastest-growing sports in America, and we’re excited to offer new opportunities for those athletes.”

The last time the university added varsity sports was in 1996 with women’s golf and 1997 with women’s lacrosse. Linfield had a men’s wrestling team until 1986, which competed at the NAIA level at the time.

“Linfield right now is growing from a college into a university, opening a second campus, building a new $37 million science center

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