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CROSS COUNTRY Sept. 2
Linfield Harrier Classic
Sept. 16 Oct. 1 Oct. 16 Oct. 29 Nov. 13 Nov. 19
Ash Creek Invitational 5 p.m. Charles Bowles Invitational 9 a.m. Lewis & Clark Invitational 11:15 a.m. NWC Championships 10 a.m. NCAA III West Region Champ. 11 a.m. NCAA III National Championships TBA
Sept. 3
Huntingdon
6 p.m. CDT
Oct. 1
Puget Sound
1:30 p.m.
Oct. 8 Oct. 15
Whitworth Pacific
FOOTBALL Sept. 17
Homecoming
Oct. 22
Redlands
Pacific Lutheran
Family Weekend Oct. 29 George Fox
Nov. 5
Willamette
1 p.m.
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Multnomah
Sept. 3 Sept. 5
Eastern Oregon College of Idaho
Sept. 12
Lewis & Clark
Sept. 24
George Fox
Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 9
Whitman Whitworth Willamette
Oct. 22
Pacific
Oct. 29 Oct. 30
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WOMEN’S SOCCER Sept. 1
Multnomah
Sept. 3 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 18
Warner Pacific North Central Grove City/Centre Puget Sound Pacific Lutheran
Oct. 1
George Fox
Oct. 22 Oct. 23
Willamette Lewis & Clark
Oct. 30 Nov. 5 Nov. 6
Pacific Whitworth Whitman
Sept. 2-3 2 2 3 3 Sept. 9-10 9 10
Pacific Coast Classic New England La Verne Whittier Redlands Oregon Trail Classic Austin College UC-Santa Cruz
Sept. 24 Sept. 28
George Fox Pacific
Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 21
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Oct. 29
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VOLLEYBALL
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Wildcat Invitational Michelbook CC
Oct. 1-2 Oct. 8-9
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WILDCAT SPOTLIGHT
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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SOCCER AND LACROSSE COMPLEX
THE DREAM OF A MODERN soccer and lacrosse facility at Linfield University has become reality at last. Linfield director of athletics Garry Killgore spearheaded a vision for a $1.55 million project to revamp the current soccer and lacrosse facility. Completion of the project’s first phase was completed in December 2020. Phase 2 will get underway once funding is secured. The vision for substantially upgrading the Linfield Soccer and Lacrosse Complex has been discussed for many years. With the help of private funding from a cross-section of donors, the project is proceding in two phases.
In Phase 1 of the project, the natural grass field was converted to FieldTurfTM, providing Linfield teams an ideal year-round practice and playing surface while substantially reducing maintenance and game setup costs. The field was draped with branded mesh screening, providing for a more intimate and enclosed setting. Six enclosed storage spaces to house team equipment and supplies are included in Phase 1. Phase 2 calls for a new seating for 250 spectators as well as an adjoining paved plaza. It includes construction of a new pressbox on the west side of the field. Phase
2 could begin as early as 2021. Dressing rooms for the women’s lacrosse and men’s and women’s soccer and teams are included as part of a multi-purpose structure planned for the stadium’s northwest corner. The new building will also contain a dressing room for visiting teams and game officials, restrooms and a concession stand. Under the leadership of Linfield alumnus Rob Gloeckner of Tarkett Sports, the grass field was converted to a FieldTurfTM surface. The custom-branded storage containers are being furnished by Boxwell co-founder Rod Bolls, a former Wildcats soccer player.
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MEET THE WILDCATS
EMMA MULLIGAN | 0
JAEDA DOCTOLERO | 2
YAHAIRA RODRIGUEZ | 3
ELLIE FRIEDRICHSEN | 4
Megan sweeney | 5
kahiau bonacorsi| 6
emily hyde| 10
mccall bennion | 11
callie kawaguchi | 12
riley omonaka |13
sidra griffin | 14
Kamahie Samudio | 15
abbie bach | 19
kathryn pearson | 20
Mia curtaz | 21
ruby lacktrup | 22
anna Dazey| 23
emma sammartino| 24
Sydney pfleiger | 28
sarah matsuba | 29
reese jones| 31
jenna stanley| 32
janae lewis | 33
sofia pietrok |34
angela munoz | 40
caylin gadberry | 41
emilee miller| 45
Steve simmons
zayn khan
Erin lutz
5-10 | Junior | GK Seattle, Washington
5-5 | Sophomore | M Silverton, Oregon
5-5 | Junior | D Happy Valley, Oregon
5-9 | Sophomore | D Beaverton, Oregon
5-4 | Freshman | F San Diego, California
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5-1 | Sophomore | M Honolulu, Hawaii
5-4 | Senior | M Boise, Idaho
5-3 | Freshman | M San Ramon, California
5-6 | Sophomore | M Corvallis, Oregon
5-4 | Freshman | D Salem, Oregon
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5-1 | Sophomore | F Woodburn, Oregon
5-3 | Senior | F Beaverton, Oregon
5-2 | Freshman | M Novato, California
5-5 | Freshman | D Lake Forest Park, Washington
5-7 | Sophomore | GK Beaverton, Oregon
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5-6 | Junior | D Snohomish, Washington
5-2 | Junior | M Renton, Washington
5-4 | Freshman | M Seattle, Washington
5-6 | Freshman | D Puyallup, Washington
Head Coach Ninth Year
5-4 | Senior | D Tualatin, Oregon
5-7 | Sophomore | M Duvall, Washington
5-6 | Sophomore | D Corvallis, Oregon
5-4 | Freshman | F Gig Harbor, Washington
Assistant Coach Third Year
5-7 | Junior | D Makawao, Hawaii
5-5 | Sophomore | D Lahaina, Hawaii
5-3 | Senior | M Eagle, Idaho
5-4 | Freshman | D Portland, Oregon
Assistant Coach Second Year
MEET THE WILDCATS match breakdown 35 jillian sipila
kami echiverri | 7
bella hanna | 8
makenna blix | 9
raylynn bucher | 16
jordan stoner | 17
izzy chauls | 18
5-3 | Sophomore | D Kahului, Hawaii
5-6 | Junior | D Spokane, Washington
laney green | 25 5-10 | Senior | F Redding, California
Jillian sipila |35
5-0 | Freshman | M Black Diamond, Washington
madi reimer
Assistant Coach Second Year
5-9 | Freshman | D Lakewood, Washington
5-5 | Sophomore | M Bend, Oregon
andrea thompson | 26 5-4 | Sophomore | M Puyallup, Washington
erin isbister |36 5-4 | Senior | GK Orange, California
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5-8 | Senior | F Beaverton, Oregon
5-7 | Senior | M Woodinville, Oregon
jasmine williams | 27 5-5 | Junior | D Auburn, Washington
alexa fritz |37
5-5 | Freshman | GK Bend, Oregon
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THE RECORDS Linfield opens the second half of Northwest Conference play at 3-5-4 overall with a 1-4-3 NWC mark. Puget Sound enters the week atop the standings with a 7-1 conference record (102 overall). LINFIELD AT A GLANCE The Wildcats are fresh off their first NWC win after a 2-1 home victory over Whitman. Laney Green notched two goals in the win, extending her team lead to six goals, which rank tied for fourth in the NWC. Janae Lewis and Ruby Lacktrup are tied for second on the team with three goals. Lewis and Riley Omonaka lead the ‘Cats and are tied for fifth in the NWC with three assists each. Alexa Fritz made her first collegiate appearance in goal against the Blues, making four saves to earn her first win. PUGET SOUND AT A GLANCE Puget Sound was among others receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll. The Loggers have won six straight matches, including a 3-0 win over Willamette and a 6-0 rout of Pacific last week. They are outscoring their op-ponents 26-6 this season. Ava Cholakian is second in the NWC with 13 goals and 26 points. Tess Carden and Layla Santos are tied for the NWC lead with four as-sists. Chaylea Tome owns a 0.51 goals against average and leads the NWC with seven shutouts. THE SERIES Linfield is 5-43-5 in the all-time series with Puget Sound. Three of those wins came in McMinnville. The ‘Cats last defeated the Loggers in 2017. Puget Sound took the first meeting of the 2022 season by a score of 3-0 on Sept. 17 in Tacoma.
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LINFIELD WILDCATS NO. 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 40 41 45
NAME Emma Mulligan Jaeda Doctolero Yahaira Rodriguez Ellie Friedrichsen Megan Sweeney Kahiau Bonacorsi Kami Echiverri Bella Hanna Makenna Blix Emily Hyde McCall Bennion Callie Kawaguchi Riley Omonaka Sidra Griffin Kamahie Samudio Raylynn Bucher Jordan Stoner Izzy Chauls Abbie Bach Kathryn Pearson Mia Curtaz Ruby Lacktrup Anna Dazey Emma Sammartino Laney Green Andrea Thompson Jasmine Williams Sydney Pfleiger Sarah Matsuba Reese Jones Jenna Stanley Janae Lewis Sofia Pietrok Jillian Sipila Erin Isbister Alexa Fritz Angela Munoz Caylin Gadberry Emilee Miller
POS. GK M F D D D D D F M M F M M D D M M D M M M D M F M D D M D D F D M GK GK F D GK
HT. 5-10 5-1 5-1 5-6 5-4 5-7 5-3 5-9 5-8 5-5 5-4 5-3 5-2 5-7 5-5 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-5 5-3 5-2 5-4 5-6 5-3 5-10 5-4 5-5 5-9 5-6 5-5 5-6 5-4 5-4 5-0 5-4 5-5 5-4 5-4 5-7
YR./EL. Jr./Jr. So./So. So./So. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. So./So. Sr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr. So./So. So./So. Jr./Jr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. So./So. Jr./Jr. So./So. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So.
HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Seattle, Wash. / Bishop Blanchet Honolulu, Hawaii / Hawaii Baptist Academy Woodburn, Ore. / Woodburn Snohomish, Wash. / Jackson Tualatin, Ore. / Tualatin Makawao, Hawaii / Kamehameha Maui Kahului, Hawaii / Maui Lakewood, Wash. / Lakes Beaverton, Ore. / Beaverton Silverton, Ore. / Silverton Boise, Idaho / Capital Beaverton, Ore. / Baylor U. Renton, Wash. / Lindbergh Duvall, Wash. / Cedarcrest Lahaina, Hawaii / Kamehameha Maui Spokane, Wash. / East Valley Bend, Ore. / Bend Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville Happy Valley, Ore. / Clackamas San Ramon, Calif. / Dougherty Valley Novato, Calif. / Redwood Seattle, Wash. / Holy Names Academy Corvallis, Ore. / Corvallis Eagle, Idaho / Bishop Kelly Redding, Calif. / Shasta Puyallup, Wash. / Rogers Auburn, Wash. / Auburn Riverside Beaverton, Ore. / Beaverton Corvallis, Ore. / Corvallis Lake Forest Park, Wash. / Shorecrest Puyallup, Wash. / Puyallup Gig Harbor, Wash. / Peninsula Portland, Ore. / Grant Black Diamond, Wash. / Tahoma Orange, Calif. / El Modena Bend, Ore. / Bend San Diego, Calif. / Mission Hills Salem, Ore. / Sprague Beaverton, Ore. / International School
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PUGET SOUND LOGGERS NO. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34
NAME Wynsome Painter Meghan Jones Leslie Monjaras Sienna Kloss Quincy Bento Genny Jilka Maskarinec Misha Tasaka Emma Pack Amelia Guasco Kelli Siemens Emily O’Neil Mimi Carrier-Berndt Ava Cholakian Allison Schacher Radhika Webster Schultz Zoe Fowler Hannah Fufa Sofia Benedetti Rylee MacLennan Kiana Serrao Leila Hausia-Haugen Layla Santos Kalina Cordero Tejana Brar Amelia Calderon-Henes Linnea Schott Chaylea Tome Megan Schellhase Tess Carden Gema Granados Chloe Lindquist Madeline Drye
POS. M F M/F D/F D M/F D D D D F F F F M/F F M/F D F F DF M/F D M/F D F GK GK M M/F F D
HT. 5-2 5-5 4-10 5-9 5-6 5-7 5-1 5-6 5-8 5-3 5-6 5-2 5-9 5-1 4-9 5-9 5-6 5-11 5-0 5-2 5-3 5-0 5-2 5-7 5-2 5-6 5-4 5-5 5-8 5-5 5-7 5-6
YR./EL Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. Jr./So. Sr./So. So./So. Jr./So. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. So./So. So./So. So./Fr. Jr./So. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Sr./Jr. Jr./So. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr.
HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL Trout Lake, Wash. / Trout Lake Los Angeles, Calif. / Pali-sades Charter Eugene, Ore. / Winston Churchill Cave Creek, Ariz. / Cactus Shadows Normandy Park, Wash. / Mount Rainier Tucson, Ariz. / Iron-wood Ridge Honolulu, Hawaii / Punahou, Hawaii Portland, Ore. / Cleveland Davidson, N.C. / Cannon Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake Cave Creek, Ariz. / Cactus Shadows Bremerton, Wash. / Olympic San Mateo, Calif. / Notre Dame Belmont Des Moines, Wash. / Mount Rainier Kaneohe, Hawaii / Mid-Pacific Institute Bellevue, Wash. / Bellevue Auburn, Wash. / Auburn Riv-erside Bellevue, Wash. / Issaquah Erie, Colo. / Erie Hilo, Hawaii / Waiakea Beaverton, Ore. / Mountainside Waipahu, Hawaii / Punahou Tukwila, Wash. / JFK Memo-rial British Columbia, Canada / South-ridge Milwaukee, Wis. / Shorewood Minneapolis, Minn. / Wash-burn Mililani, Hawaii / Kamehame-ha Schools Orange, Calif. / Orange Lutheran Seattle, Wash. / Holy Names Portland, Ore. / Roosevelt Ogden, Utah / Ogden Langley Island, Wash. / South Whidbey
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HEAD COACH STEVE SIMMONS
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teve Simmons is in the third year of his second tenure as Linfield women’s soccer coach. He is also in the midst of his fourth year as Linfield Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Soccer. Simmons brings 15 years of Division I coaching experience at Oregon State and Northern Illinois, in addition to serving five years as head coach of the Linfield men’s and women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse programs from 1996 until 2000. Simmons, who owns a career record of 190-166-31 in 20 seasons as a collegiate head coach, oversees the men’s and women’s soccer teams, and serves as an advisor to the women’s lacrosse coaching staff. During his first tenure at Linfield, he took over a men’s team that went 1-15-0 in 1995 and led the Wildcats to three seasons of
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double-digit wins, including a 21-1-1 mark in 2000. Most recently, Simmons spent nine years as head coach of the Oregon State men’s soccer program where he won 63 games in his first seven seasons, including a Pac-10 runner-up finish in 2009. Prior to Oregon State, Simmons compiled a 59-473 record in six seasons as head coach at Northern Illinois. He began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater, Concordia University-Portland, in 1990 before heading to Gonzaga University in 1994 as an assistant coach. A head coaching position followed the next season at Division III Whitworth University. Simmons led Whitworth to a 9-8-2 record in his first season to earn NWC Coach of the Year honors before moving on to Linfield.
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The Linfield University TopCat Club serves as a support organization to the 21 NCAA Division III varsity sports teams and the more than 500 students who participate in athletics each year. Each year, support from the TopCat Club is essential to maintaining and expanding each of these programs. The mission of the TopCat Club is to provide students with an outstanding athletic and academic experience and to strengthen the overall competitiveness of the overall Linfield athletics program. At Linfield, we continually strive to improve programs and facilities so that our teams may compete at the highest level. Roughly 75 percent of the athletic department’s annual operating budget comes from the university’s general fund. The remainder is generated through a wide variety of external sources, including annual gifts to the Linfield TopCat Club. To learn more about giving opportunities, please visit the TopCat Club website at www.linfieldtopcat.com.
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Back row (l to r): Abbie Bach, Ellie Friedrichsen, Jordan Stoner, Sidra Griffin, Anna Dazey, Sydney Pfleiger, Laney Green, Bella Hanna, Kahiau Bonacorsi, Makenna Blix, Izzy Chauls, Jenna Stanley, Raylynn Bucher, Reese Jones. Middle row: Head Coach Steve Simmons, Assistant Coach Erin Lutz, Callie Kawaguchi, Angela Munoz, Caylin Gadbery, Sofia Pietrok, Andrea Thompson, Megan Sweeney, Kamahie Samudio, McCall Bennion, Ruby Lacktrup, Janae Lewis, Emma Sammartino, Assistant Coach Madi Reimer, Assistant Coach Zayn Khan. Front row: Emily Hyde, Jaeda Doctolero, Yahaira Rodriguez, Kami Echieverri, Mia Curtaz, Alexa Fritz, Erin Isbister, Emma Mulligan, Emilee Miller, Sarah Matsuba, Kathryn Pearson, Riley Omonaka, Jillian Sipila, Jasmine Williams.
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OVERALL
As of October 10 W-L
PCT.
W-L
PCT.
STREAK
Puget Sound
.875
10-2
.833
W6
Pacific Lutheran 6-1-1
.812
9-1-2
.833
W1
George Fox
5-0-3
.812
7-0-3
.850
W1
Lewis & Clark
3-3-2
.500
3-5-3
.409
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NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR Tennis star Maggie Fiocchi is one of 151 nominees under consideration for NCAA Woman of the Year Maggie Fiocchi, a recent graduate of Linfield University and its women’s tennis program, is one of two Northwest Conference representatives under consideration for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Fiocchi, who in May completed bachelor’s degrees in economics and psychology, is one of 151 nominees who were selected by confer-ence offices to move forward to the selection committee for Top 30 con-sideration for the Woman of the Year award. A total of 577 nominations were considered. From the list of the Top 30 nominees, the Woman of the Year Selection Committee will announce nine finalists, three from each NCAA divi-sion. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics will review the finalists and name the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year at the NCAA Convention in January in San Antonio, Texas. The Kennewick, Washington, resident was a four-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and a four-year honoree on the Linfield Dean’s List. She complet-ed four years at Linfield with nearly perfect 3.97 grade point average. On the tennis court last spring, Fiocchi compiled a 13-2 record in singles, including a spotless 9-0 mark against NWC competition. She was equally as effective in doubles, rolling up a 14-3 record and an 8-1 total within NWC play.
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LINFIELD SPORTS NETWORK
milner, stallard to handle soccer play-by-play The Linfield Sports Network continues to bring fans live action of all home Linfield soccer matches in 2022. Fans can enjoy live video webcasts and play-by-play commentary on their computer, tablet, mobile device or Smart TV. Live coverage begins 15 minutes prior to the start of each match. Broadcasts include a complete postgame wrap-up with analysis and statistical breakdown. Linfield junior Isaac Milner begins his second season as the play-by-play voice of Wildcats men’s and women’s soccer. Milner started his broadcasting experience with the LSN last season covering soccer, providing color commentary on basketball broadcasts, handling occasional play-by-play duties for volleyball, basketball and softball as well as providing crucial production support on football, softball, tennis and swimming webcasts.
Senior Jack Stallard, a current member of the Linfield men’s basketball team, will also mix-in as an occasional play-by-play commentary voice. Stallard started out in broadcasting for the LSN last spring, calling play-by-play for baseball and softball. LSN live broadcasts are under the isaac milner direction of the athletic department’s Broadcast Operations Coordinator, Joe Stuart. In his second year in the position, Stuart oversees all technical production and management of LSN broadcasts as well as providing play-by-play commentary on football, basketball, baseball and softball webcasting in addition to assisting with other athletics communications needs. All LSN broadcasts, both live and on demand, can be accessed at golinfieldwildcats.com/watch or in the jack stallard Linfield Athletics app on mobile, tablet or smart TVs.
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LINFIELD ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
Volleyball great Amy Peterson headlines a list of six former Linfield standouts scheduled for induction in November Six former athletes are set for induction this fall into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame. The honorees will be enshrined Saturday, November 5, in Ted Wilson Gymnasium following that afternoon’s football game. The 24th Athletics Hall of Fame class includes Amy Peterson ‘97 (volleyball), Matt Craven ‘97 (football, track & field), Staci Doucette ‘12 (softball), Drew Fisher ‘12 (football), Kasey (Kuenzli) Williams ‘08 (women’s tennis), and Sonté Wong ‘01 (football, track & field). The Hall of Fame induction banquet, presented by Pacific Office Automation, begins at 6 p.m. with a social hour starting at 5 p.m. Tickets for the Hall of Fame event must be purchased in advance online at www.linfieldsports.universitytickets.com
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LINFIELD IN THE NEWS Linfield named the top-rated liberal arts school in Oregon Linfield University is the No. 1 liberal arts college or university in Oregon, according to Washington Monthly’s 2022 College Guide and Rankings. And for the fourth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report magazine has named Linfield University one of the best liberal arts colleges in the nation when it comes to social mobility. In U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 rankings, Linfield was named the top liberal arts college in Oregon and No. 57 in the nation on the “Top Performers in Social Mobility” list. The social mobility category measures how well universities graduate students who received federal Pell Grants. Students receiving these grants typically come from households whose family incomes are less than $50,000 annually, with most money going to students with total family incomes below $20,000. Of Linfield’s 1,762 undergraduate students last year, 480 individuals (27%) were Pell Grant eligible. Linfield was also the highest ranked institution in Oregon on the “Campus Ethnic Diversity among National Liberal Arts Colleges” list and was recognized for the second consecutive year among the publication’s list of “Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs.” U.S. News & World Report isn’t the only national publication recognizing Linfield’s commitment to improving the lives of students. Recently, Washington Monthly released its 2022 rankings, naming Linfield the No. 1 liberal arts college in Oregon and among the Best Bang for your Buck in the West. Linfield skyrocketed into the top 100 top liberal arts colleges in the country – coming in at No. 66 – after being ranked 112th in 2021. Washington Monthly ranks four-year schools based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility, research and providing opportunities for public service. The full rankings can be found at washingtonmonthly.com/2022-college-guide.
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OREGON SPORTS HALL OF FAME Former Linfielder Terry Durham, who officiated for 24 years in the NBA, earns enshrinement Linfield University graduate Terry Durham, who started to officiate basketball while in middle school but is better known for his 24-year career working games in the National Basketball Association, headlined the 2022 class of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame that was inducted Sunday, Oct. 9, at Portland’s Providence Park. A 1968 Linfield graduate, Durham joined coaches Dennis Erickson and Dave Gasser, basketball players Fred Jones and Felicia Ragland, master’s athlete Becky Sisley and hockey standout Connie Madigan in this year’s Oregon Sports Hall of Fame class. While he was a student at McMinnville High School, Durham stood next to his father on the Linfield football sidelines and took notes during games. When he entered Linfield and was a member of the Wildcats football team, he again stood on the sidelines, not playing quarterback much as a freshman and sophomore. Durham went on to become a two-time all-Northwest Conference quarterback. He was one of the leaders of the 1965 Linfield team, which won conference and went on to the NAIA national semifinals where the Wildcats knocked off Sul Ross State, 30-27, in Alpine, Texas.
He played basketball as a freshman, then participated only in college intramurals until Coach Ted Wilson called. When Wilson kicked players off the 1966-67 Linfield basketball team, Terry became a starting guard. Linfield tied for the conference title, beat Western Oregon in the NAIA district playoffs and went to Kansas City, losing by a point in the opening round to the eventual national champion. His first coaching experience was in football at Linfield in 1969 under Coach Ad Rutschman, while he earned a master’s of education degree. Later, he coached football at Sunset and Klamath Union high schools, and was a football graduate assistant at Stanford University. He officiated junior high school, Linfield intramurals, high school, small and major college basketball games, then working eight NBA summer camps before being hired fulltime by the association. Durham previously was inducted into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000 and the McMinnville High School Hall of Fame in 2011.
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