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WILDCAT SPOTLIGHT the skyler effect
as long as his eligibility lasts. Outside of baseball, Maneliski aspires to one day work as a criminal profiler for the FBI. He finds every criminal’s story to be fascinating and each case very Reliever Skyler Manelski’s uncommon submarine pitching different. style is known to throw opponents off balance “A lot of people kind of get freaked out by it, but I just want to understand why people do what they do. Obviously, there’s by ellie holstine ’23 a misconception that all serial killers had horrible upbringings. ith a unique pitching style and years of baseball But some of them don’t, some of them lead normal lives or experience under his belt, Linfield University’s Skyler relatively normal lives to a certain point. It’s just something that Manelski is always up for a challenge, whether that’s interests me and I feel like would be really challenging.” on the baseball field or in the classroom. Pursuing a degree in psychology, Maneleski is setting Starting his college experience and collegiate baseball himself up for success in the long run to understanding people career at Edmonds Community College near his hometown, of and their intentions. He is developing advanced recognition Shoreline, Washington, Manelski quickly learned how to be a of human behavior and ways in which communicate with one competitive athlete while excelling in his studies. Yet, he worried another. All of his psychology courses are helping to expand his that his education was not challenging enough, and he spent knowledge of the ways in which the human mind works. more time focusing on baseball than anything else. With the Maneleski was injured his freshman year at Edmonds, and onset of the COVID pandemic, Manelski saw an opportunity to his second season at Edmonds was a COVID-affected year. transfer to Linfield in hopes of being academically challenged After this season, Maneleski will have three years of eligibilas well as continuing to play the sport he loves. ity remaining. Once he finishes his degree in psychology this “I spent two years up at Edmonds, just north of Seattle,” he semester, he plans on pursuing a minor in communication says. “I was ready to move on. I had just finished up the COVID during his fifth year. He hopes the additional studies will widen year and my coach at Edmonds was previously coached by his knowledge of people and leave him fully prepared to enter a (Linfield head coach) Dan Spencer. Linfield reached out and it graduate school. seemed like it was a better fit than Edmonds.” “I’m taking one psych class next year and then all of the Being one of the top pitchers on the team, the baseball communications classes,” he says. program is thankful Maneleski decided to make the switch. Well-respected by his teammates, Manelski “is exactly the Having adopted an unorthodox style of pitching at a young type of teammate you want to have. He’s loud, expressive, age, Maneleski stands out from all of the other pitchers. Rather energetic and he lets you know how he’s feeling,” says fellow than throwing the ball over the top of his shoulder he releases it pitcher Evan Bates. “After transferring in, it was very apparent down by his knee. what type of role he had on “Most guys kind of throw over the top, the field. It’s been easy to somewhere directly off the shoulder, like 90 be get behind him and degrees or above,” he says, describing his watch his success over pitching motion. “My release point is closer the past two seasons. to level with my hips instead of my shoulders. “I love having Skyler And that’s pretty rare.” on the team. I’m excited As a boy, Manelski struggled to learn the to watch him succeed evconventional over-the-top pitching motion. He kept ery outing. He’s the first trying to make it look like he was slinging the ball over guy to tell you he wants the top by slightly twisting his body, which created a to watch the other guys greater risk for injury. Beginning with his freshman year succeed just as much.” of high school, he began the process of adjusting to a Moving forward, sidearm, or submarine-style of pitching. Manelski hopes to “When I was younger, I used to kind of tilt my continue to refine body so that way my arm looked like it was throwhis unique pitching more over the top,” he says. “My dad told ing approach for me I had to stop in order to stay healthy.” as long as possible. Gradually over time, Maneleski was He’d like to extend his able to adapt his pitching to a way that baseball career by using worked for him. Today he’s one of the his final year of eligibility few pitchers at the Division III while enrolled in a graduate level to have perfected the program. It will be interesting submarine pitching style. to follow his career beyond His eye is set on Linfield, both as a baseball playing baseball for player and future crime solver.
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THE VISITORS NWC standings as of APRIL 5
NWC OVERALL W-L
W-L
PACIFIC LUTHERAN 11-7 18-9 PACIFIC 11-7 20-10 LINFIELD 10-8 14-13 GEORGE FOX 10-8 17-15 WILLAMETTE 11-10 14-14 LEWIS & CLARK 9-9 15-12 PUGET SOUND 7-8 13-12 WHITMAN 7-11 10-19 WHITWORTH 5-13 6-23
series breakdown LINFIELD AT A GLANCE The Wildcats went 3-1 last week. They won a non-conference game at George Fox before taking two of three games against Willamette to claim their third se-ries in NWC play. Daniel Kahn owns a team-leading .327 batting average to go with 32 hits, 17 runs, 20 RBI and 10 doubles. Tanner Jacques is just under .300 at .298. He leads the team with 36 hits, 23 runs and 23 RBI. Colton Meyer has been red-hot on the mound. He’s 4-0 on the season with three saves and a 1.93 ERA, which ranks second in the NWC. Jackson Koons is 3-3 with a 2.70 ERA in eight appearances and four starts. GEORGE FOX AT A GLANCE The Bruins are coming off back-to-back NWC series wins over Whitworth and Whitman. They swept the NWC Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week in Spencer Roos and Sean Wiese. Roos has a teamleading 22 RBI. Noah Meffert is batting .417 with 25 hits while Jeremy Sangalang leads the team with 43 hits, 27 runs and eight doubles. Wiese is 3-2 on the season with 58 strikeouts and a 2.90 ERA. He allowed just one run on three hits while striking out 12 in eight innings of work against Whitman last week. THE SERIES The all-time series between Linfield and George Fox stands at an even 55-55. The ‘Cats are 27-18 against George Fox at home, but the Bruins have won seven of the last 10 meetings. Linfield won 5-3 in a non-conference game with the Bru-ins on March 29 in Newberg.
GEORGE FOX BRUINS NO. NAME
POS.
B/T
HT.
WT.
YR./EL.
HOMETOWN
1
Andrew Sutherland LHP/OF S/L
5-8
150
Fr./Fr.
Santa Clarita, Calif.
2
Jared Gee
OF
R/R
5-7
145
Jr./So.
Woodinville, Wash.
3
Breyndon Nakamura OF
L/L
5-7
140
Jr./So.
Mililani, Hawaii
4
Jared Miller
INF
R/R
5-8
150
So./Fr.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
5
Matthew Sebolsky
OF
R/R 5-10
170
Jr./So.
Lake Oswego, Ore.
6
Ty Davis
OF
L/R
6-0
175
So./Fr.
Lake Oswego, Ore.
7
Jayce Lien
OF
L/R 5-10
8
Alex Abbott
9
Caleb Debban
LHP
10
Brandon King
11
Mason Eastman
12
Shane White
13
Spencer Roos
C
14
Derek Williams
INF
R/R 5-11
15
Jonathan Stone
16
Spencer Johnson
RHP
R/R
17
Austin Hallman
RHP
18
Ryan Watilo
RHP
19
Travis Miller
20 21
165
Sr./Jr.
Albany, Ore.
5-9
160
Jr./So.
Chino Hills, Calif.
L/L
6-0
150
Fr./Fr.
Tigard, Ore.
INF
R/R
6-3
190
Jr./So.
Arlington, Wash.
OF
R/R
5-7
145
So./Fr.
Livermore, Calif.
INF
R/R
5-7
175
So./So.
Spirit Lake, Idaho.
R/R 5-11
185
So./So.
San Diego, Calif.
170
Sr./Fr.
Vacaville, Calif.
6-7
220
Jr./So.
Roseburg, Ore.
6-1
175
Fr./Fr.
Coto de Caza, Calif.
R/R
6-2
210
Jr./So.
Huntington Beach, Calif.
R/R
6-3
175
So./So.
Walla Walla, Wash.
RHP
L/R
6-0
200
So./Fr.
Burien, Wash.
Gordon Wend
RHP
R/R
6-0
180
Fr./Fr.
Lake Forest, Calif.
Bleu Ellis
INF
R/R
6-1
175
So./Fr.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
22
Franklin Leonard
OF
R/R
5-9
165
Sr./Jr.
Corvallis, Ore.
23
Ethan Whitney
RHP
R/R
6-2
205
Jr./So.
Medford, Ore.
24
Sean Wiese
LHP
L/L
5-8
175
Jr./So.
Canby, Ore.
25
Jared Whitaker
L/R 5-10
155
So./Fr.
Loveland, Colo.
26
Tyler Durant
INF
L/L
6-2
200
Fr./Fr.
San Ramon, Calif.
28
Dylan Mehl
INF
R/R 5-10
150
So./Fr.
Vacaville, Calif.
29
Noah Meffert
30
Ben Wills
32 33 34
Mason Gronewald
35
Stanley Schoppe
UTL
R/R 5-10
187
Fr./Fr.
Tigard, Ore.
36
Ryan Silver
RHP
R/R 5-11
190
So./Fr.
Newark, Del.
37
Jason Simpson
RHP
R/R
6-3
235
So./Fr.
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
38
Jeremy Sangalang
INF
R/R
5-8
150
So./Fr.
San Jose, Calif.
39
Shane McClendon
C
R/R 5-10
175
Fr./Fr.
Chatsworth, Calif.
40
Mason Arnold
INF
R/R 5-10
175
Sr./Jr.
Livermore, Calif.
44
Leon Johnson III
OF
R/R
200
Jr./So.
Bothell, Wash.
INF/RHP R/R
INF/RHP R/R
C
INF/RHP R/R
6-1
180
Fr./Fr.
Coupeville, Wash.
RHP
R/R
6-3
185
So./Fr.
Montesano, Wash.
Brett Eskelson
RHP
R/R
6-3
170
Fr./Fr.
Anaheim, Calif.
Austin Nissen
C/UTL
R/R
5-8
160
Fr./Fr.
Elk Grove, Calif.
INF
R/R
6-5
235
Fr./Fr.
Mercer Island, Wash.
6-5
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THE HOME TEAM
Linfield wildcats NO. NAME 0
Cooper Browning
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Bodey Smith
1 4 5 8 9
10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 53 54 55
Daniel Kahn
POS. INF INF OF
B/T
HT.
WT.
YR./EL.
HOMETOWN
L/R 5-11
170
So./So.
Seattle, Wash.
170
Sr./Sr.
R/R
5-7
L/R
6-0
R/R
6-1
R/R
6-7
Andrew Del Biaggio RHP
R/R
6-0
Branden Pasion
UT
R/R
OF
L/L
165 175
So./So. So./So.
Redmond, Ore.
INF
R/R 5-10
Jackson Horner
INF
R/R 5-11
180
R/R
195
Sr./Sr.
6-0
200
Sr./Sr.
McMinnville, Ore.
6-0
190
Sr./Sr.
Silverton, Ore.
Charlie Gargus Cole Hoskins Wyatt Smith
Colton Meyer Garrett Moen Evan Bates John Over
Andrew Grenz
OF
RHP
INF/C
INF/RHP R/R LHP
L/L
INF/RHP S/R LHP
L/L
OF
R/R
RHP
R/R
6-1
5-9 5-7
183
190 195
190 155
180
Fr./Fr.
205
Mike LaVigne
OF
6-1
R/R 5-11
INF/RHP R/R
Jr./Jr.
So./So.
6-5
Gavin Ludlow
Sr./Sr.
205
200
Braden Thorn Ryan Kamp
Jr./Jr.
6-2
6-2
210
R/R
Fr./Fr.
215
6-0
RHP
Jr./Jr.
6-1
Cameron Skinner INF/RHP R/R Spencer Burgess
Sr./Sr.
6-2
Sacramento, Calif.
Kimberly, Idaho Yakima, Wash. Hillsboro, Ore.
San Jose, Calif. Salida, Calif.
Vancouver, Wash.
Montesano, Wash.
So./Fr.
Eugene, Ore.
Jr./Jr.
Murrieta, Calif.
Jr./Jr.
Sherwood, Ore.
Sr./Sr.
So./So.
West Seattle, Wash. Tigard, Ore.
Lake Tapps, Wash.
Skyler Manelski
RHP
R/R
6-2
180
Aidan McCann
RHP
R/R
6-3
170
So./So.
Seattle, Wash.
L/L 5-10
170
So./So.
Des Moines, Wash.
Hayden Magill Joel French
Noah Pawlowski Connor Nelson Grant Knox
Danny Anderson
Mason Masterson Nathan Kassler Logan Travis
Carter Serafini
UT
LHP OF
Jarrett Allen
Austin Hansen
Colton Willbrandt Jackson Koons
190 225
Jr./Jr.
Sr./Sr.
So./So. So./So.
Gig Harbor, Wash.
Major: Management
Meridian, Idaho
First baseball team I played on: Volcanoes T-Ball.
Fallbrook, Calif.
Dream car: Model X Tesla
Shoreline, Wash.
So./So.
Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Favorite places on campus: T.J. Day and Roy Helser Field
R/R 5-10
180
So./So.
Tacoma, Wash.
Favorite movie: The Dark Knight
6-0
RHP/OF R/R
6-2
200 190
So./So. Fr./Fr.
Ridgefield, Wash.
Favorite food spot in Mac: Nancy Jo’s
Scappoose, Ore.
Hobbies outside baseball: Watching TV
Silverton, Ore.
Favorite sports teams: Boston Red Sox, Celtics, and Bruins
192
INF
R/R
5-7
155
So./So.
Portland, Ore.
OF
R/R 5-11
160
So./So.
Silverton, Ore.
C
R/R 5-11 L/L
R/R 5-11 R/R
INF/RHP R/R RHP
R/R
C
R/R
INF
LHP C
6-2
R/R
165
210
So./So.
So./So. Fr./Fr.
Olympia, Wash.
Great Falls, Mont.
Favorite class: Sports marketing. It is very interactive and there are always new things to talk about and relate to the class from the sports world.
Eugene, Ore.
Most influential people in my life: My parents
Oregon City, Ore.
165
Sr./Sr.
Anza, Calif.
5-9
175
Fr./Fr.
Vancouver, Wash.
6-0
180
Fr./Fr.
Plumas Lake, Calif.
6-2
5-8 6-0
L/L 5-10
R/R 5-10 R/R
195
Fr./Fr.
Fallbrook Calif.
L/R 5-11
RHP
Nickname: G-Mo
190
6-0
C
200
Colfax, Calif.
6-0
R/R
Brannan Meriwether RHP Brett Joner
L/L 6-10
UT
LHP
Nick Alder
6-2
R/R
RHP
Nolan Helgerson Tyler Marr
6-0
RHP
RHP
Sam Adams
R/R
INF/RHP R/R
Gage Mack
Cole Runion
R/R
So./So.
Hillsboro, Ore.
R/R
C
150
Vancouver, Wash.
INF
Cage Hardy
5-7
180
185
Jr./Jr.
GARRETT MOEN
Rochester, Wash.
Tanner Jacques Jacob Campos
GETTING TO KNOW
5-6
235
Fr./Fr.
178
So./So.
180
So./So.
170
Sr./Jr.
180 160
Fr./Fr.
So./So.
Issaquah, Wash. Hillsboro, Ore.
Camas, Wash.
Pregame Ritual: Hacky Sack with the fellas Favorite Coach Spencer saying: “Ready to rip.”
Amboy, Wash.
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MEET THE LINFIELD WILDCATS
Cooper Browning| 0
daniel kahn| 1
bodey smith| 2
tanner jacques| 4
jacob campos | 5
Jackson Horner|8
garrett Moen| 16
evan bates| 17
john over | 18
andrew grenz | 20
cameron skinner | 21
spencer burgess| 22
hayden mcgill | 30
Aidan mccann | 31
Joel French| 33
noah pawlowski| 34
connor nelson | 35
Grant Knox | 36
Sophomore Infielder/Pitcher Sherman Oaks, California
Sophomore Pitcher Fallbrook, California
cole runion | 43
nolan helgerson| 44
sam adams | 45
tyler marr| 46
NICK ALDER| 47
jarrett allen | 48
Dan Spencer
Jordan Harlow
Brian valentine
Joe paterson
Sophomor Infielder Redmond, Oregon
Junior Outfielder Vancouver, Washington
Sophomore Utility Meridian Idaho
Sophomore Outfielder Silverton, Oregon
Sophomore Infielder Seattle, Washington
Junior Infielder/Pitcher Montesano, Washington
Sophomore Pitcher Seattle, Washington
Freshman Pitcher Oregon City, Oregon
Sophomore Outfielder Rochester, Washington
Freshman Pitcher Eugene, Oregon
Sophomore Pitcher Fallbrook, California
Senior Pitcher Anza, California
Head Coach Third year
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Senior Infielder Vancouver, Washington
Sophomore Outfielder Hillsboro, Oregon
Sophomore Outfielder Des Moines, Washington
Freshman Catcher Great Falls, Montana
Assistant Coach Sixth year
Senior Outfielder Sacramento, California
Junior Infielder/Pitcher Murrieta, California
Freshman Infielder/Pitcher Vancouver, Washington
Assistant Coach Sixth year
Junior infielder Kimberly, Idaho
Freshman Pitcher West Seattle, Washington
Sophomore Pitcher Eugene, Oregon
Assistant Coach Third year
MEET THE LINFIELD WILDCATS
charlie gargus | 9
cole hoskins| 10
andrew del biaggio | 11
wyatt smith| 12
BRADEN PASION | 14
colton meyer | 15
braden thorn | 23
Ryan Kamp| 24
gavin ludlow| 25
Mike Lavigne| 27
cage hardy| 28
Skyler Manelski | 29
Danny anderson | 37
mason masterson | 38
nathan kassler| 39
Logan Travis| 40
carter serafini | 41
Gage Mack | 42
austin hansen| 50
colton willbrandt | 51
jackson koons | 53
brannan meriwether|54
Brett Joner | 55
Spencer Shelton
scott brosius
raylynn bucher
braeden semingson
Freshman Pitcher Yakima, Washington
Junior Pitcher Sherwood, Oregon
Sophomore Pitcher Tacoma, Washington
Freshman Infielder Plumas Lake, California
Assistant Coach Third year
Senior Infielder/Catcher Hillsboro, Oregon
Senior Outfielder Tigard, Oregon
Freshman Utility Ridgefield, Washington
Sophomore Catcher Issaquah, Washington
Assistant Coach First year
Sophomore Pitcher San Jose, California
Sophomore Infielder/Pitcher Lake Tapps, Washington
Freshman Catcher Olympia, Washington
Freshman Pitcher Hillsboro, Oregon
Operations Manager First year
Senior Infielder/Pitcher McMinnville, Oregon
Senior Utility Salida, California
Sophomore Infielder Colfax, California
Junior Catcher Gig Harbor, Washington
Sophomore Pitcher/Outfielder Scappoose, Oregon
Junior Pitcher Camas, Washington
Sophomore Infielder Portland, Oregon
Senior Pitcher Silverton, Oregon
Senior Pitcher Shoreline, Washington
Sophomore Pitcher Silverton, Oregon
Sophomore Catcher Amboy, Washington
Student Manager First Year
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LINFIELD SPORTS NETWORK
fans can now follow the ’Cats on the roku app The Linfield Sports Network brings fans live action of Linfield baseball each week. Fans can watch live play-by-play action of all home games on their desktop computer, tablet or mobile device or smart TV. The LSN also provides audio-only coverage of away contests. The Farnham Electric Pregame Show starts joe stuart 15 minutes prior to each baseball game’s scheduled start time. Broadcasts include a complete postgame wrap-up, with analysis, final statistics and live interviews with players and coaches. McMinnville native Joe Stuart begins his sixth season as the lead baseball play-by-play announcer. A 2020 Linfield graduate, Stuart is the athletic department’s broadcast coordinator, isaac milner managing all aspects of Linfield’s webcasting outreach, while assisting with sports communications and social media needs. Stuart got his start in sports broadcasting with LSN, calling play-by-place for men’s and women’s soccer, basketball, baseball and softball contests. He also served as football sideline reporter for two seasons. Current Linfield men’s tennis player Isaac Milner embarks on his first season of involvement with Linfield baseball broadcasts, and will serve as color analyst and occasional play-by-play voice.
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For the first time, all Linfield Sports Network broadcasts are available on the Roku app, making it possible for fans to watch live and archived games on their home televisions. To access games, go to golinfieldwildcats.com/watch, or download the Roku app on your smart TV.
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NWC BATTING STATISTICS Team
AVG
G
AB
Pacific Lutheran
.311
26
962
Pacific
.294
Lewis & Clark
R
H
2B
3B
HR RBI
183 299 50
11
24 168 443
.460
92
42 166
17
.390
27-39 .969
30
1060 252 312 63
10
44 226 527
.497
158 46 243
10
.404
58-65 .975
.291
27
941
234 274 71
5
33 205 454
.482
160 40 228
14
.411
28-42 .946
Willamette
.281
28
942
181 265 53
6
26 162 408
.433
121 24 180
13
.373
50-63 .953
Whitman
.276
29
1011 191 279 56
13
15 169 406
.402
126 30 208
17
.369
49-60 .939
Linfield
.271
27
947
162 259 47
1
8
145 332
.351
99
36 200
2
.359
17-21
Puget Sound
.269
25
872
165 235 40
0
26 144 353
.405
104 45 208
7
.374
24-26 .954
George Fox
.250
32
1102 186 276 52
4
18 153 390
.354
148 39 300
16
.356
85-105 .959
Whitworth
.231
29
930
4
16 100 313
.337
108 30 233
10
.328
34-44 .951
123 215 42
TB SLG%
BB HBP SO
GDP OB%
SB-ATT FLD%
.974
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NWC PITCHING STATISTICS Team
ERA
W-L
G
SHO SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
2B
3B
HR
AB
B/AVG
Pacific
3.84
20-10
30
1
6
262.1
247
135
112
111
236
37
8
15
994
.248
Pacific Lutheran
4.58
17-9
26
2
1
231.2
238
138
118
78
211
47
6
26
907
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107
218
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7
26
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5.01
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27
1
4
237.0
259
153
132
109
191
59
3
19
925
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214.0
238
159
126
73
164
40
5
24
859
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0
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243.2
261
202
169
119
228
62
14
13
967
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27
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232.0
281
204
164
127
182
58
5
27
952
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29
0
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244.2
302
257
192
144
217
58
7
22
1021
.296
Whitworth
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29
0
2
236.1
287
247
209
130
184
70
5
36
968
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WILDCATS IN THE NEWS wyatt smith heads to germany Linfield loses its starting third baseman when an offer to play professional football in Europe proves too much to pass up Linfield University two-sport star Wyatt Smith has signed a professional contract to play in football Europe this spring. Together with high school and college teammate Tyler Sitton, Smith headed to Germany this week to begin training camp with the Munich Cowboys of the German Football League. A two-time Gagliardi Trophy finalist and Linfield’s all-time passing leader, Smith considered over-tures from several professional playing organizations and leagues, including teams from the Canadian Football League and the upstart USFL. “We are so excited for Wyatt and Tyler to be able to have this experience in Germany,” said his dad, Linfield football coach Joseph Smith. “The coaches and administration at Munich have been very professional to work with. Wyatt and Tyler will be part of solid program and club competing at what most consider the highest level in Europe. I know they are looking forward to taking the work ethic, attention to detail and competitive drive that our program has been known for to Munich and doing whatever they can to make the Cowboys better.” A two-time Northwest Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Wyatt Smith completed 71.2 percent of his passes (315 of 442) while leading Linfield to the NWC title and the quarterfi-nals of the NCAA Division III playoffs. He wrapped up his senior season ranking fourth in Division III with 43 touchdown passes and 300 points responsible for while also ranking fifth in the nation with 3,717 passing yards.
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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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NCBWA TOP 25 POLL MARIETTA HOLDS TOP SPOT IN DIVISION III The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA polls with the NCBWA/D3baseball.com Division III Poll. Weekly polls continue through the NCAA Division III Championship. Marietta of the Ohio Athletic Conference remains the consensus No. 1 pick in this week’s NCBWA poll. Eastern Connecticut, Birmingham-Southern, LaGrange and Lynchburg round out the top five spots. The D3baseball.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, sports information directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. Members receive a membership card, directory, newsletter updates and official votes in the Dick Howser Trophy, Regional Players of the Year and NCBWA All-America voting. The NCBWA also sponsors the Division I Players of the Week, the Stopper of the Year, and publication and writing contests.
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