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Oct. 27 Nov. 6 Nov. 10 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Nov. 21 Nov. 26 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 8 Dec. 9

MEN’S WRESTLING

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

TIME

DATE

EVENT

LOCATION

TIME

DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Seattle Mountaineers (exhibition) McMinnville, Ore. Oregon State (exhibition) Corvallis, Ore. Bushnell Eugene, Ore. Portland State Portland, Ore. Evergreen State Olympia, Wash.

Western Oregon Monmouth, Ore. Walla Walla McMinnville, Ore. Pacific Lutheran McMinnville, Ore. Lewis & Clark Portland, Ore. Portland Bible McMinnville, Ore Warner Pacific Portland, Ore.

7 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

3 p.m.

8 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Jan. 5

Seattle Pacific Northwest Willamette

Seattle, Wash.

Kirkland, Wash.

Salem, Ore.

3 p.m.

5 p.m.

8 p.m.

Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov 10 Nov. 12 Nov 19 Dec 3 Dec. 9 Dec 17 Jan 7 Jan 16 Jan 20 Jan 21

Simon Fraser Simon Fraser Open Pacific Mike Clock Open Spokane Open Clackamas Open Southern Oregon Desert Duals Mat Cat Invitational Umpqua Southern Oregon Boxer Open

Burnaby, B.C. Burnaby, B.C. McMinnville, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore. Spokane, Wash.

Oregon City, Ore. Ashland, Ore. Las Vegas, Nev. McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore.

7 p.m.

9 a.m.

7 p.m.

9 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

9 a.m.

5:30 p.m.

9 a.m.

9 a.m.

7 p.m.

2 p.m.

9 a.m.

Nov. 9 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 11 Dec. 16 Dec. 18 Dec. 30

Multnomah Bushnell Austin College UT Dallas Walla Walla Pacific Lutheran Lewis & Clark Warner Pacific Western Oregon Central Washington (exhibition) Corban Northwest

McMinnville, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Sherman, Texas Dallas, Texas McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Portland, Ore. Portland, Ore. Monmouth, Ore. Ellensburg, Wash.

Salem, Ore. Kirkland, Wash.

6 p.m.

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

1 p.m.

6 p.m.

4 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

2 p.m.

Noon 3 p.m.

Jan. 27

Southwestern Oregon CC

Coos Bay, Ore.

2 p.m.

Jan. 5

Willamette

Salem, Ore.

6 p.m.

Jan. 6

Puget Sound

McMinnville, Ore.

6 p.m.

Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 16

Whitman Whitworth George Fox

McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Newberg, Ore.

8 p.m.

6 p.m.

8 p.m.

Feb. 2 Feb 6 Feb. 9

Corban Pacific Grays Harbor

Salem, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore. McMinnville, Ore.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Jan. 6 Jan. 12 Jan. 13

Puget Sound Whitman Whitworth

McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore.

4 p.m.

6 p.m.

4 p.m.

Jan. 16

George Fox

Newberg, Ore.

6 p.m.

Jan. 19 Jan. 26

Pacific Lewis & Clark

McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore.

8 p.m.

8 p.m.

Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Jan. 27

Pacific Lewis & Clark Pacific Lutheran

McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Tacoma, Wash.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

4 p.m.

Jan. 27 Feb. 2

Pacific Lutheran Puget Sound

Tacoma, Wash.

Tacoma, Wash.

6 p.m.

8 p.m.

Feb. 3 Feb. 9

Willamette Whitworth

McMinnville, Ore. Spokane, Wash.

6 p.m.

8 p.m.

Feb. 10 Feb. 13

Whitman George Fox

Walla Walla, Wash.

McMinnville, Ore.

6 p.m.

8 p.m.

Forest Grove, Ore. No. 1 Seed

6 p.m.

TBA

Feb. 17 Pacific Feb. 23-24 NWC Tournament

LOCATION

SWIMMING DATE

MEET

LOCATION

TIME

Oct. 28

NWC Sprint Meet

McMinnville, Ore.

10 a.m.

Nov. 4 Nov. 17

Puget Sound Whitworth

Tacoma, Wash.

McMinnville, Ore.

1 p.m.

6 p.m.

Nov. 18 Dec. 1-3

Whitman Logger Invitational

McMinnville, Ore. Tacoma, Wash.

9 a.m.

9 a.m.

Jan. 12 Jan. 13

Lewis & Clark Pacific

McMinnville, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore.

6 p.m.

11 a.m.

Jan. 19 Jan. 20

Pacific Lutheran George Fox

Tacoma, Wash.

Newberg, Ore.

6 p.m.

1 p.m.

Salem, Ore. Federal Way, Wash.

Greensboro, N.C.

11 a.m.

All day All day

Jan. 27 Willamette Feb. 8-11 NWC Championships March 20-23 NCAA III Championships

March 1-2 NCAA Upper Midwest Regionals

Stevens Point, Wisc. TBA

March 15-16 NCAA III National Championships La Crosse, Wisc.

TBA

WOMEN’S WRESTLING DATE

EVENT

LOCATION

TIME

Nov. 3

Simon Fraser

Burnaby, B.C.

7 p.m.

Nov. 4 Nov. 10

Simon Fraser Open Pacific

Burnaby, B.C. McMinnville, Ore.

9 a.m.

7 p.m.

Nov. 12 Nov. 19

Mike Clock Open Spokane Open

Forest Grove, Ore. Spokane, Wash.

9 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

Dec. 2 Dec. 9

Grays Harbor Choker Open Southern Oregon

Aberdeen, Wash.

Ashland, Ore.

9 a.m.

4 p.m.

Dec. 17 Jan. 7

Desert Duals Mat Cat Invitational

Las Vegas, Nev. McMinnville, Ore.

9 a.m.

9 a.m.

Jan. 13 Jan. 16

Oregon Classic Umpqua

Redmond, Ore. McMinnville, Ore.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Jan. 20 Jan. 21

Eastern Oregon Boxer Open

Forest Grove, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore.

2 p.m.

9 a.m.

Jan. 27 Feb. 6

Southwestern Oregon CC Pacific

Coos Bay, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore.

2 p.m.

7 p.m.

Feb. 9 Grays Harbor McMinnville, Ore. Feb. 23-24 NCWWC Region 5 Championships Denton, Texas March 8-9 NCWWC National Championships Cedar Rapids, Iowa

7 p.m.

TBA TBA

Feb. 2

Puget Sound

Tacoma, Wash.

6 p.m.

Feb. 3 Feb. 9 Feb. 10

Willamette Whitworth Whitman

McMinnville, Ore. Spokane, Wash.

Walla Walla, Wash.

4 p.m.

6 p.m.

4 p.m.

Feb. 13

George Fox

McMinnville, Ore.

6 p.m.

Forest Grove, Ore. No. 1 Seed

4 p.m.

TBA

Feb. 17 Pacific Feb. 23-24 NWC Tournament

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WILDCAT SPOTLIGHT

no cost for caring Understanding that it’s not uncommon for athletes to experience depression, Jacob Barnes makes himself available to support others

by KARLIE VERCAUTEREN ’27

J

acob Barnes’s love for wrestling is rooted in how it helped him find a new way to see himself and showed him just how much he is capable of.

The Linfield sophomore heavyweight remembers being bullied for his size in his younger years and how he struggled to find a sport he could thrive in. With the encouragement and support of teachers, he discovered a wealth of talent that has since earned him a great deal of recognition.

“A lot of my progress and growth as a wrestler has come from being able to trust myself in middle school and be confident in myself,” he says looking back. “I had a lot of teachers in middle school and high school that helped me get to this level.

I just feel like I wouldn’t be where I am without a lot of my teachers and coaches.”

The appreciation is clearly mutual. Former coach Art Kallai describes Barnes as “someone I could always count on to be a leader and help others.”

Barnes is so inspired by those who helped shape him that he plans on becoming a history teacher and wrestling coach at his alma mater, McMinnville High School. “I want to be able to give back in the same way,” he ex-plains.

As for his interest in history, it is just as multi-faceted as Barnes himself. “On the one hand, I really want to be a history teacher just because I find history super interesting, but on the other hand, I always kind of think of how my dad would have been a history teacher and how much (my parents) have sacrificed for me and my brothers and sisters,” he says. “I kind of feel like I owe it to them to carry that torch onward.”

Barnes’s parents began college at Linfield but had to leave when his older brother was born. Barnes’s gratitude for everything they have done to help him achieve his dreams is clear. Sports, and wrestling in particular, are important to the Barnes family, but so is a prioritization of well-being and mental health.

“My mom’s a nurse, so she always kind of drilled it into our heads that if we were ever dealing with (mental health challenges) that it’s better to just talk about it,” Barnes says.

Indeed, he remains open about his own struggles with depression and

how he is helping the wrestling team ensure that each member knows they never have to suffer alone. He emphasizes how important it is that all his teammates regard him as someone they can be vulnerable with.

“I never really found that there was a cost to caring. It’s just helping shoulder the burden,” he says. “That’s a big part of being an athlete at Linfield. There’s a mutual feeling through all sports that if you’re ever dealing with stuff, you can talk to someone and (they) can help shoulder that.”

Barnes brings the same level of commitment to his wrestling. As the full scope of his abilities began to emerge in high school, he created the goal of winning four state titles. With each passing year, however, a series of compli-cations and “choking” at the last minute had left him without this accolade heading into his senior season. By that point, Barnes’s drive had kicked into high-gear and even the time off it took to recover from a chipped tibia could not deter him from securing a championship victory. Although the Oregon State wrestling program had already told Barnes they would welcome him even if he did not wrestle his final season in order to prioritize healing, he had to prove to himself that he was capable.

“I had to win a state title, not only for my family, but just for myself to know I could have done that. So just being able to work myself up to that level after all the stuff that had happened was really satisfying for me.”

With state title clinched, Barnes enrolled at OSU, but soon realized the school was not the right fit. When he learned that Linfield was starting a wrestling program, he decided to take a leap and transfer. Moving from Division I to a Division III program certainly felt like a risky decision. Barnes remembers the moment he knew it was well worth it: “At our first dual meet last year, Wilson Gym was packed and it was loud and it was fun.

Just in that one dual meet, I just realized the worries I had of making a mistake transferring leaving a D-I college and transferring to Linfield were gone. It showed me it was the right decision to come here.”

Barnes’s love of Linfield has only grown with time, especially as he sees how much the school values its athletes. “I really like how much sports gets recognition here,” he says, describing how the Linfield community acknowl-edges that while athletes may need to miss class more frequently, it is all for “a commitment to the school, to try and put Linfield on a higher level.”

Truly, Barnes’s physical prowess and genuine care for everyone around him are excellent reflections onto the greater Linfield community.

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Shoaib Amanzad

Jacob Barnes

trey dieringer

ethan ensurd

jakob jarvis

lucien lefebvre

max vander meide

Jacob moore

Julian ortiz

jack parrott

price pothier

alex tapia

darrius walker

Divenson willis

Frank Johnson

Alyssa lampe

tim hess

125 | Freshman Beaverton, Oregon

125 | Freshman McMinnville, Oregon

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165 | Freshman Hillsboro, Oregon

HWT | Sophomore McMinnville, Oregon

133 | Sophomore Keizer, Oregon

174 | Sophomore Hillsboro, Oregon

174 | Freshman Scappoose, Oregon

HWT | Sophomore Salem, Oregon

197 | Junior North Bend, Oregon

174 | Freshman Canby, Oregon

HWT | Sophomore Turlock, California

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157 | Junior Yamhill, Oregon

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184 | Sophomore McMinnville, Oregon

165 | Sophomore Warrenton, Oregon

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LINFIELD WILDCATS MEN

NAME Shoaib Amanzad Jacob Barnes Trey Dieringer Ethan Ensrud Jakob Jarvis Lucien Lefebvre Max Vander Meide Jacob Moore Julian Ortiz Jack Parrott Price Pothier Alex Tapia Brian Walker Jr. Darrius Walker Divenson Willis

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

CLASS 125 285 174 174 157 184 125 133 285 285 174 165 165 174 197

HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Beaverton, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. / Oregon State Univ.

Scappoose, Ore. / Scappoose Canby, Ore./ Canby Yamhill, Ore. / Yamhill-Carlton McMinnville, Ore. / McMinnville McMinnville, Ore. / McMinnville Keizer, Ore. / Silverton Salem, Ore. / South Salem Turlock, Calif. / Turlock Dundee, Ore. / Newberg Warrenton, Ore. / Warrenton Hillsboro, Ore. / Hillsboro Hillsboro, Ore. / Hillsboro North Bend, Ore. / North Bend

NAME Katelyn Cederberg Sophie Cornwall Paulina Fabela-Santos Klaira Flatt Kami Hart Ayana Medina Riley Omonaka Abisua Perez Diaz Alice Rickett Kelsie Rush Emily Sullenger

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

CLASS 143 130 123 143 170 136 116/123 191 143 109 123

HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Yelm, Wash. / Yelm Ketchikan, Alaska / Ketchikan Federal Way, Wash. / Federal Way Siletz, Ore. / Toledo Sweet Home, Ore. / Sweet Home Hillsboro, Ore. / Hillsboro Renton, Wash. / Lindbergh Portland, Ore. / Benson Hillsboro, Ore. / Hillsboro Sweet Home, Ore. / Sweet Home Cascade Locks, Ore. / Hood River Valley

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PACIFIC BOXERS MEN

NAME Andreas Argumedo Lucas Camacho-Schulz Tyler Clooten Francisco Endi Jacob Enrico Garrison Gerber Jimmy Green Romeo Hernandez Zach Higgins Spencer Krussman Jevin Lim Kai Markle Gregory McDonald K’den McMullin Spyre Nelson Jorge Ortiz Lucas Paschia Loudyn Reese Olajuwon Sobomehin Joey Troyer TJ Turner Luke Wolgamott Andrew Zinn

YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. / Monterey Trail Fr. Portland, Ore. / Jefferson Fr. So. Puerto Rico / Southridge Fr. Mililani, Hawaii / Mililani Fr. Oakdale, Calif. / Oakdale Fr. So. Jr. Novato, Calif. / San Marin Fr. Hillsboro, Ore. / Glencoe Fr. Anchorage, Alaska / Service Fr. Portland, Ore. / Grant Fr. Sr. Canby, Ore. / Canby So. Grand Ronde, Ore. / Willamina Fr. Redmond, Ore. / Ridgeview So. Santa Clarita, Calif. / Valencia Gr. Hillsboro, Ore. / Century Fr. Camas Wash. / Catlin Gabel Sr. Bremerton, Wash. / Warner Pacific University So. Aloha, Ore. / Aloha Fr. Veneta, Ore. / Elmira Jr. Lakewood, Wash. / Lakes

NAME Sofia Aragon Paige Beals Audrey Diaz Giselle Hutchinson Venelle Imbi Analeese McAllister Aurora Rager Isabella Renner Sadie Scheer Makaila Takahashi

YR. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Fr. Happy Valley, Ore. Fr. Ramona, Calif. / Ramona Fr. Port Hueneme, Calif. / Hueneme Fr. Portland Ore. / Jefferson Fr. So. Centralia, Wash. / Centralia Fr. Fr. So. Huntington Beach, Calif. Marina So. Forest Grove, Ore. / Forest Grove

WOMEN

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a forever friend

years until I was 9. It got to the point where I was going to the rink early in the morning before school and again in the afternoon and that was a lot for me as a third grader. I went to one During her four years as a member of the Linfield soccer of my friend’s soccer tournaments one weekend, came home, team, Erin Isbister has found her voice as well as her passion and told my mom ‘I want to try that.’ So they signed me up for soccer the next season. I still like to go ice skating for fun.”

by MARISSA DOLSON ’24 Since breaking out of her shell and becoming comfortable rin Isbister has explored and learned many passions with the uncomfortable, Isbister has made the most of her throughout her journey at Linfield University. She time and relationships. As her time at Linfield draws to a close, considered a broad range of opportunities within her Isbister says she is grateful for the people she’s met along the major, leading to some pretty compelling career choices. way and those who have supported her.

As Isbister approaches her last semester at Linfield, she “The relationships I’ve built with teammates and classis one step closer to earning her degree in exercise science. mates have made my experience that much more memorable.

When she first arrived at Linfield in the fall of 2019, Isbister I have made lifelong friends (at Linfield) that have ultimately had her heart set on attending a physical therapy school and changed my life.” becoming a physical therapist. But the vast opportunities Isbister is supported by her mother, Keri, and her father, Linfield presented allowed for room to explore new and John. Back home in Orange, California, her parents are her interesting passions. leading supporters, she says, despite the long distance.

“Through my time at Linfield, I learned about different “They have always been my No. 1 fans and shaped me into career paths,” she says. “I learned that I didn’t love physical being responsible, mature, and hard-working.” therapy as much as I thought. Through connections I made at Though Isbister is an only child, she grew up with some Linfield, I found something that I’m very passionate about and strong role models who consistently inspired her to keep absolutely love. I’m now planning on becoming a medicolegal up the hard work, push through the challenging times in the death investigator.” classroom and overcome adversity she has faced as a Though it may sound morbid to some, the role of a collegiate athlete. medicolegal death investigator is to explore the causes of “My older cousin Kaylie has always been the biggest role suspicious, violent, unexplained or unexpected deaths. model. Growing up, I always looked up to her and how hard Before coming to Linfield, Isbister says she was very shy she worked to achieve her goals and knew I wanted to work and introverted. The small class sizes allowed her to flourish hard just like her.” and become comfortable building relationships with classIsbister’s extracurricular activities have also had a big mates and professors. influence on her life. She thoroughly enjoys supporting and Isbister is among a large senior class on the women’s helping her peers and classmates, which explains her hard soccer team. Although she faced challenges at times in work outside of the classroom. Her favorite class at Linfield the classroom, her teammates describe her as very as been anatomy, so much so that she now serves as a outgoing and vocal when she’s in a competitive teaching assistant in the anatomy lab. She enjoys the atmosphere on the soccer field. hands-on experience and how it correlates to the “Erin can be loud and exuberant when she information she learned throughout the course. wants to be,” says her fellow goalkeeper Emma Isbister is also a physiology tutor.

Mulligan. “Once you truly get to know her, she Whether she realizes it or not, Isbister has is weirder and more amazing than you could had a drastic influence on her friends and teamhave imagined. She’s full of knowledge, some mates. Says Mulligan: “Erin is the kind of friend of which you don’t want to question. I beyou look at and you’re not really sure how lieve that she’s a true example of a lifelong you became friends with them but you’re learner.” glad you have had the opportunity to be Isbister hasn’t always just played part of their life. Because without an soccer. She had started out figure skating.

Erin in your world, you don’t really As a third-grader, Isbister found she had know which direction life would a competitive drive that would fuel have taken you.” her as she grew older and older.

Balancing school, athletics, “My mom got me started work, exploring new passions, and in skating when I was 3,” she maintaining previous passions all says, looking back. “My dad at the same time is challenging. But was deployed in Iraq and Isbister has made tremendous growth by skating was a way to keep using the resources available at Linfield and me busy and not miss my dad finding her forever friends. as much. I skated competitively for six

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