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WILLAMETTE at no. 8 Linfield wildcat spotlight
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In an era of virtual friendships spanning social media, Justin Pfau prioritizes face-to-face relationships
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With 94 previous meetings, the Linfield-Willamette football series is the most played in Wildcats history, edging the 87 games against Lewis & Clark
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Linfield’s kicking specialists have indeed been special thus far this fall, twice garnering NWC Athlete of the Week honors
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your hosts | game day staff ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Garry Killgore STADIUM MANAGEMENT Doug Hire, Braden Wells Linfield Baseball Team CONCESSIONS Casey Bunn-Wilson Jamie Vasas Women’s Basketball Team Softball Team COMMUNICATIONS Kelly Bird, Kendrick Murphy Joe Stuart, Kip Carlson STATISTICS Brad Hill, Jevon Cloy, Kip Carlson
VIDEO DISPLAY BOARDS Kelly Bird, Pat Stumbaugh, Tyler Marr, Vern Johnson CAMERAS Jackson Koons, Eric Albios Nick Alder, Nate Kassler PUBLIC ADDRESS, SPOTTER Steve Oleson, Reed Aylett TICKETS Mary Jo Nichols, Suzanne Coggeshall, Robin McClendon Jolene Bird, Kathy Cook, Leslie Hayward PRESSBOX HOST Kaylee Barnum
CLOCK, SCOREBOARD Richard Dredge, David Dredge Zack Goodell
GAME PROGRAM Kelly Bird, Felip Unker, Kendrick Murphy, Kip Carlson
A Celebration of Life will be held following the Oct. 14 football game for the man who impacted hundreds of young athletes’ lives throughout a coaching career that spanned five decades
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Linfield’s beloved Maxwell Field and Memorial Stadium have a distinctively historic feel, yet offer fully modern amenities
EYE OF THE CONDOR WITH A SIX-AND-HALF FOOT WINGSPAN, LINFIELD CORNERBACK CHANCE SPARKS CAN MORE THAN DEFEND THE OPEN FIELD
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WELCOME TO LINFIELD UNIVERSITY
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LINFIELD SPORTS NETWORK Fans can follow the Wildcats in a variety of ways: via web stream, Roku app, and now on Portland’s CW-32 The Linfield Sports Network brings fans live action of Linfield football games each week. Fans can watch live video webcasts of all home games and listen to live audio webcasts of all road games on their computer, tablet, mobile device or Smart TV. Thanks to a partnership between Linfield Athletics and KOIN/KRCW, Linfield’s October 14 Homecoming football game will be simulcast on Portland’s CW32, giving Portland-area Wildcat fans yet another way to enjoy Linfield football. The Farnham Electric Pregame Show begins 30 minutes prior to kickoff, exclusively on the LSN. Broadcasts include a complete postgame wrap-up with analysis, statistical breakdown and live interviews with players and coaches. McMinnville native Joe Stuart begins his third season as the play-by-play voice of the Wildcats. A 2020 Linfield graduate, Stuart is the Athletic Department’s Broadcast Operations Coordinator, managing all aspects of Linfield’s webcasting outreach and handling lead play-by-play duties on Linfield basketball, baseball and softball webcasts in addition to football. He also assists with other sports communications and social media needs. Stuart began his broadcasting career as a student at Linfield, covering play-by-play for basketball, soccer, volleyball, baseball and softball broadcasts as well as serving as sideline reporter on football broadcasts for two seasons.
Stuart is paired in the booth with color commentator Gary McGarvie, a two-time NAIA All-American as a running back and kick returner for the Wildcats before graduating from Linfield in 1993. A Linfield Athletics Hall of Famer, his name is promient throughout Linfield’s record book. A long-time educator and coach since joe stuart the end of his playing days, McGarvie has held head coaching jobs at Fort Vancouver, Evergreen and Union high schools. Early in his career he served as an assistant at Linfield under Ed Langsdorf, alongside current head coach Joseph Smith. Most recently, he has assumed the responsibility of Vice Principal at LaCenter High School. He previously was President of the Class gary mCGARVIE 2A Greater St. Helens League. McGarvie steps into the shoes of longtime LSN broadcaster Dave Hansen. A former professor of economics and Dean of Students at Linfield, Hansen retired over the summer after nearly 50 years of broadcasting Linfield Athletics events on the radio and internet. Hansen was inducted to the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005 for his broadcasting contributions to Linfield sports. All LSN broadcasts, both live and on demand, can be accessed at golinfieldwildcats.com/watch, via the Roku app, or within the Linfield Athletics app on mobile, tablet and Smart TVs.
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WILDCAT SPOTLIGHT
real connections In an era of virtual friendships over social media, Justin Pfau prioritizes establishing face-to-face relationships by marissa dolson ’24
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or some people, the journey from Oahu, Hawaii, to McMinnville, Oregon, can be quite an adjustment. Yet, Linfield University graduate student Justin Pfau has proven otherwise. “From my freshman year, meeting kids from all over Washington, Oregon and Idaho, to my sophomore year going through COVID, I became mentally stronger with having to consistently adapt.” Pfau says. “Whether it was the firestorms and the smoke changing the color of the sky, the ice storm that froze up everything, or the masks we had to wear, we were able to make it through it all together.” The fifth-year football player and current graduate student has been through more than one can imagine during his time at Linfield. Pfau explained that all the obstacles and challenges that he faced throughout five years only created tighter bonds that would last a lifetime. “My junior year at Linfield University, I got roommates that will be my friends for a lifetime,” he says. “To this day, in my fifth year, I have the same awesome roommates in Desmond (Phillips), Isaac (Hoidal) and Dawson (Lieurance).” Pfau is someone who thrives by creating memories and tight bonds with his friends. “Justin Pfau is the kind of guy that would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it,” says teammate Adin Wolf. “Justin is a reliable, loyal and honest person who I am proud to say is my best friend. Something that I admire the most about Justin is his strong sense of integrity and his charismatic attitude. If you need something done, you go to Justin Pfau.” Pfau’s love for lasting connections stems from his childhood growing up in Waipahu, Hawaii with his mother, Jean, and father, Kevin. The Pfau’s close-knit family dynamic shaped Justin into the person he is today. “I credit almost everything I’ve been able to accomplish to my parents and for all the guidance, love, and support that they have shown me,” he says. “Not only have they been extremely awesome parents, but they have become like best friends to me and we have a very strong bond and dynamic that can’t be broken and I love and appreciate them so much.” Pfau explained. With the endless support of his family, Pfau has been able to achieve many goals throughout his life, be that in the classroom or on the football field.
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In the spring, Pfau wrapped up his bachelor’s degree in exercise science. Now having entered Linfield’s new master’s degree program, he is pursuing a master of science degree in Sports Science and Analytics. “As for my future career, I’m on the fence between becoming a physical therapist, which would require me to get my doctorate, or a sports scientist, with an emphasis on kinesiology and performance.” Being a competitor is an easy characteristic to describe Pfau. “I’ve grown up around sports my whole life and being involved in some type of sport. In high school, I played football, basketball, track and judo. I enjoy hiking and going surfing.” Pfau was thrown some adversity last fall, battling injuries and working his way through recovery, but he was still able to make an impact on the football field. “I fractured my ulna in the first game (last season) and was told I might not play again in the season. I couldn’t let that stop me from trying to get back out on the field with my boys,” he says. “I got surgery and did rehab as best as I could. Thankfully for our awesome athletic training staff, I was able to wear a club and cast on my arm and be able to compete and play after two weeks out of surgery. I don’t think I would have been able to do that without my teammates and loved ones. “I was able to get through the adversities by keeping my head down and believing that I can get better by 1% every day, whether it was a mental aspect or physical. I just had to keep believing that something could change for the better.” While his fifth season of football has already kicked off, Pfau is ready to live up to his competitive mindset and compete. He fully believes that the Wildcats’ 2023 squad could be the team to win it all. “Being a fifth-year senior and with the idea of potentially never suiting up and playing the game of football again in a competitive and collegiate manner, I have to do everything in my power to prepare for every situation.” To accomplish that lofty goal this fall, Pfau believes “we have to take it week by week and prepare for the opponent in front of us. We cannot dwell on the past or think about future challenges but instead focus on the now and what we have to take care of in front of us in the present.” No doubt, Justin Pfau has made the most out of his half-decade at Linfield University. But without the support from his friends, family and teammates, his experince wouldn’t have been the same. From COVID-19, to wearing masks every day, to ice storms, and smoky skies, the list of memories will last him a lifetime as well as the friends who supported him along the way.
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WILLAMETTE GAME NOTES THE SERIES BETWEEN LINFIELD AND WILLAMETTE dates back to 1902, when the schools played to a 6-6 tie in McMinnville. Linfield leads the all-time series 44-36-3. With 94 previous meetings, the series is the most played in Linfield history, edging the 87 games against Lewis & Clark (the 88th game against the Pioneers is scheduled for next week) … The Wildcats have won the last seven meetings and 19 of the last 22 dating back to the 2000 season … The most recent game was in 2022 with Lin-field winning 65-0 in McMinnville … Willamette’s last win in the series was 31-28 in 2014 in McMinnville; Linfield had won the five previous encounters from 2009-2013 and also won seven straight from 2000-2006. The Bearcats’ last win in Salem was in 2007 by a 33-32 score … The Wildcats own a 31-11-2 advantage in games played in McMinnville but trail 24-25-1 in games played in Salem … Linfield’s longest winning streak in the series was 14 games from 1969-1982. Willamette’s longest winning streak in the series was 17 games from 1927-1948 … Linfield’s widest margin of victory in Salem was 77 points, 77-0 in 2019; that tied 2021 for the Wildcats’ highestever score in the series and was their largest-ever margin of victory against the Bearcats. It also matched the fifth-highest scoring game and tied the second-largest margin of victory in Linfield football history … Willamette’s widest margin of victory was 48 points, a 48-0 win in Salem in 1948 and the Bearcats’ widest margin in McMinnville was 43 points, 43-0 in 1941. THIS WEEK IS LINFIELD’S 2023 HOME-OPENER. In homeopeners, Linfield has an all-time record of 77-27-3 (.734), including 68-21-2 (.758) at Maxwell Field, after beating Redlands 21-3 in the 2022 home-opener … Linfield has won four straight homeopeners and 22 of its last 24 … Linfield’s longest winning streak in home-openers was 12, from 1957-68; that was part of a string of 13 straight unbeaten home-openers from 1956-68 … Linfield’s longest losing streak in home-openers was five from 1928-32 … Linfield’s widest margin of victory in a home-opener was 75 points in a 81-6 victory over Monmouth Normal (now Western Oregon) in 1923; the 81 points are also the most the Wildcats have scored in a home-opener … Linfield’s widest margin of defeat and most points allowed in a home-opener is 56 in a 56-0 loss to Pacific College (now George Fox) in the Wildcats’ initial season of 1896 … Linfield has posted 25 shutouts in home-openers, most recently 2018’s 13-0 win over Redlands.
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Linfield 65, Willamette 0 Blake Eaton passed for six touchdowns in the first half as No. 5 Linfield clinched at least a share of the Northwest Conference football championship at Maxwell Field. Eaton completed 17 of 20 passes for 257 yards and the six scores before sitting out the second half. Colton Smith had six catches for 102 yards and a touchdown as Linfield had a 531-173 advantage in total offense. Devon Murray had four catches for 22 yards and three touchdowns. The Wildcats used 93 players in the contest, including four quarterbacks, and had 12 ballcarriers and 12 players with a pass reception. Dawson Lieurance was 9-for-13 passing for 179 yards and a touchdown in relief of Eaton. Johnny Miller had a pair of sacks for Linfield’s defense, which had four sacks and nine tackles for lost yardage in limiting Willamette to 16 yards rushing and forcing 10 punts. LINFIELD’S 66 CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS began in 1956 is the longest string of winning seasons in college football history at any level. The Wildcats’ extended The Streak last year by beating Pacific 42-21 in the fifth game of the season … During the streak, Linfield is 538-120-10 for a winning percentage of .814. Linfield’s record at home during the streak is 291-43-4 (.867), and at Maxwell Field it is 288-43-4 (.866) … Linfield’s Northwest Conference record during the streak is 272-33-5 (.885). 2022 IS LINFIELD’S 107TH SEASON of football, dating back to 1896. The Wildcats’ all-time record is 643-271-28 (.697) … Linfield’s all-time home record is 357-92-16 (.785), including a Maxwell Field record of 337-80-11 (.800) … Linfield’s all-time NWC record is 308-111-11 (.729) in 79 seasons dating back to the conference’s initial formation in 1926. In all league games, it is 359-123-11 (.739), which includes games from 1985-1995 when the NWC schools were part of the Columbia Football Association … 2022 saw Linfield put together an unbeaten, untied regular season for the 21st time in school history; the most recent had been a 9-0 record in 2021 and the first was a 1-0 record in 1900.
WILLAMETTE RIVALRY HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 1, 1902: McMinnville College and Willamette University meet for the first time, a 6-6 tie in McMinnville. October 17, 1903: Willamette wins 27-0 in the first game of the series played in Salem. NOVEMBER 24, 1922: Willamette wins 36-0 in McMinnville in Linfield’s first season of football since 1905. It’s also the Wildcats’ first-ever Homecoming game. NOVEMBER 7, 1925: Linfield gets its first win in the series, a 3-0 victory in Salem. 1928-1932: Linfield scores just six points in five games against Willamette; among scores of the losses were 36-0, 47-0 and 48-0. OCTOBER 20, 1934: Willamette again spoils Linfield’s Homecoming with a 32-7 win. In the aftermath of the game, a Willamette student or students paint “WU” on the doors of Melrose Hall and saw off the goalposts at Maxwell Field. Linfield President Elam Anderson suspends participation in all athletics with Willamette until the culprit or culprits of the vandalism confess. It takes over a year of negotiation before the Wildcats and Bearcats compete again. 1935: Without Willamette on the schedule, Linfield wins a share of its first Northwest Conference football championship. NOVEMBER 5, 1949: Linfield beats Willamette 20-0 in McMinnville, ending a 17-game losing streak against the Bearcats dating back to 1927. Earlier in the fall, Linfield President Harry Dillin – responding to claims by his football team that it would beat WU that year – said if the Wildcats ever beat the Bearcats in football while he was still around the College, he’d stand on his head on the 50-yard line. After the game, Dillin keeps his promise. 1967: Willamette turns in Linfield for a financial aid discrepancy involving athlete healthcare, leading to the Northwest Conference sanctioning the Wildcats with a ban on team and individual conference championships for a year. Linfield had won four of the last six NWC football titles, four of the last seven men’s basketball
titles and eight of the last nine baseball titles. NOVEMBER 8, 1968: Willamette beats Linfield 6-0 in Salem, earning a spot in the NAIA national playoffs and knocking Linfield out of the postseason. 1969-1982: Linfield runs off a winning streak of its own in the series, beating Willamette 14 straight times, including five shutouts. NOVEMBER 5, 1983: Linfield, having already won at Pacific Lutheran and seemingly headed to the NAIA Division II playoffs to defend its national title, is upset 26-21 in Salem by a Willamette team that had lost 15 straight games over two seasons. NOVEMBER 10, 1984: In the regular season finale in McMinnville, Linfield beats Willamette 55-0; late in the first half, the Wildcats call a timeout to be sure they can punch in one more touchdown to make it 49-0 at the break. OCTOBER 12, 1985: Trailing 33-7 late in the third quarter, Linfield rallies for a 36-33 Homecoming win over Willamette. OCTOBER 18, 1997: Willamette’s Liz Heaston kicks a pair of extra points, becoming the first woman to play and score in a college football game as the Bearcats beat Linfield 27-0 in Salem. OCTOBER 17, 1998: Linfield scores in the final minute to beat Willamette 20-19 in McMinnville, clinching the Wildcats’ 43rd consecutive winning season. That gives Linfield the record for most consecutive winning seasons, surpassing the 42 of Harvard and Notre Dame in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Linfield students tear down the south goalpost in celebration. NOVEMBER 1, 2014: Willamette knocks off highly favored Linfield 31-28 in McMinnville, ending the Wildcats’ 36-game NWC win streak. OCTOBER 17, 2015: Linfield beats Willamette 49-7 in Salem, assuring that the Wildcats will have a winning season for the 60th straight autumn. OCTOBER 19, 2019: On Homecoming in McMinnville, Linfield beats Willamette 77-0. It is the largest margin of victory in the series.
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HEAD COACH JOSEPH SMITH
exceeding expectations LINFIELD COACHING CHRONOLOGY In 17 seasons as Linfield head coach, Joseph Smith has raised the bar even higher than those who came before him
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nown for a string of consecutive winning seasons that stretches back to 1956 as well as a bevy of conference and national championships, it seems not just anyone is capable of matching the high standards set forth by the Linfield football program. Now in his 17th season as Linfield head coach, Joseph Smith developed his coaching persona in stages. It took root through an All-America playing career under Hall of Fame coach Ad Rutschman, then blossomed as a defensive coordinator on the 2004 NCAA Division III title-winning team. When Smith succeeded Jay Locey as head coach in 2006, he was more than ready to continue – and ultimately exceed – the winning standards set before him. Smith owns a career record of 150-28, making him among the most successful program leaders in Division III. His career winning percentage of .841 tops the list of Linfield coaches, is third-best among active Division III coaches and stands 14th all-time across all three NCAA divisions. Perhaps even more remarkable is Smith’s glossy 99-6 career record versus conference opponents, a success rate of 94 percent. A 12-time Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, Smith has guided the Wildcats to a dozen NWC championships, 12 NCAA playoff appearances and seven unbeaten regular seasons. In 2014, he received national acclaim when he was named the NCAA Division III Coach of the Year. Smith served as an assistant at Linfield for 13 years, including seven as defensive coordinator from 1999 to 2005. During his first season, the Wildcats finished 6-3, though 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 NWC in total defense and scoring defense four times.
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During that span, 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 ’Cats won or shared six NWC titles from 2000 through 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 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 CFA-Mt. Hood League championships in 1991 and 1992.
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WILLAMETTE BEARCATS NO. NAME POS. 0 Gabriel Herrera RB 1 Jack McCarty QB 1 George Wiles-Koehler P 2 Matthew Fiesta WR 3 Jerrick Little RB 4 Alex Rivera IV QB 5 Camdin Dirnberger PK 5 Max Grizzell QB 6 Seth Beach QB 7 Brandon Johnson WR 8 Dominic Corado DB 8 Micah Ho’OmanawanuiQB 9 Landon Waters DB 10 Justin Genovia WR 11 Hogan Smith DB 12 Djay Sterling WR 13 Luke Seymour TE 14 Elijah Romero WR 15 Ashton Reed DB 16 Judah Ali’ifua DB 17 Trajan Clark WR 18 Peyton Zampko LB 19 Cahlil Hooper RB 20 Orion Woods LB 21 Avinash Naidu DB 22 Palmer Smith RB 23 Nik Goff WR 25 Taka Kanai DB 26 Elijah Clavijo RB 27 Steven Wright RB 28 Tyler Epefanio WR 29 Manu Faleola DB 30 Alex Threeths DB 31 Matthew Nivala DB 33 Michael Moreno LB 34 Javi Rodriguez LB 37 Caydin Webb LB 38 Michael Wong LB 41 Raymond Pasay LB 42 Noah Reese LB
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LINFIELD WILDCATS NO. NAME POS. 1 Aaron Martinez RB 1 Josh Santiago Jr. WR 2 Connor Wolfe WR 2 Frank Cooper III S 3 Colton Smith WR 3 Ben Baxter S 4 Johnny Miller R 4 Devon Murray WR 5 Connor McNabb RB 5 Des Phillips CB 6 Jett Searle M 6 Carson Van Dyke QB 7 Colby Kalaukoa S 7 Luke McNabb QB 8 Chance Sparks CB 9 Logan Carr LB 9 Deacon Edgar QB 10 Blake Eaton QB 10 Justin Pfau CB 11 Paul Thie WR 11 Ryan Cambouris CB 12 Nick Gribble RB 13 Jacob Slifka WR 13 Bubba Preston S 14 Isaac Hoidal TE 14 Sean Craven CB 15 Karson Walsh S 15 Cade Welch WR 16 Gavin Dalziel K 16 Ryder Iwata S 17 Caleb Woodcock WR 17 Dylan Munley LB 18 Blaze Holani LB 19 Austin Case WR 19 Max Kirsch S 20 Adin Wolf S 20 Liam Christensen WR 21 Cutter Hillock S 21 Dane Meddaugh WR 22 Caiden Biege-Wetherbee R 22 Khalil Yarbo RB 23 Tyler Larson RB 23 Paavan Bankston CB 24 Tyler Good LB 24 Jack Franzen RB 25 Kenyon Johnson CB 25 Cole Massar WR 26 Evan Fisette CB 26 Luke Amble WR 27 Makai Williams CB 27 Brady Laybourne RB 28 Kobe Hein RB 28 Brady Crenshaw S 29 Jake Krivoshein S 29 Jackson Pfeifer RB 30 Mario Sanchez M 31 Payton Anhorn S 33 Storm Su’a R 34 Wyatt Zellner LB 34 Cooper Zellner RB 35 Blake Rybar LB 36 Trey Dieringer S
HT. 6-0 5-9 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-3 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-5 5-7 6-3 5-9 5-8 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-8 5-10 5-10 6-2 5-9 6-3 5-8 6-1 5-10 5-7 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-1
WT. 210 145 175 178 175 185 200 185 205 180 190 185 190 205 190 220 185 190 207 180 170 190 204 170 225 143 185 175 180 160 185 195 235 165 180 180 200 190 185 205 185 205 160 210 200 185 182 190 155 170 185 170 185 185 188 190 170 205 210 170 225 190
YR./EL. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. So./So. Gr./Sr. Sr./Sr. Gr./Sr. Sr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Jr./Jr. So./Fr. Jr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Gr./Sr. Sr./Sr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./So. So./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. So./So. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Jr./Jr. Jr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr.
HOMETOWN Wilmington, Calif. Waianae, Hawaii Albany, Ore. Wilsonville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Charlotte, N.C. Lake Oswego, Ore. Sumner, Wash. Scappoose, Ore. Carson, Wash. Tualatin, Ore. Albany, Ore. Kaneohe, Hawaii Scappoose, Ore. Hillsboro, Ore. Sherwood, Ore. Medford, Ore. Central Point, Ore. Waipahu, Hawaii Palo Alto, Calif. Los Altos, Calif. Sherwood, Ore. Banks, Ore. Kaneohe, Hawaii Stevenson, Wash. Bend, Ore. Poulsbo, Wash. Eugene, Ore. Brier, Wash. Honolulu, Hawaii Yakima, Wash. Tualatin,Ore. Kaneohe, Hawaii Cornelius, Ore. Happy Valley, Ore Sandy, Ore. Fall City, Wash Issaquah, Wash. Gig Harbor, Wash Lake Oswego, Ore. Puyallup, Wash. Snohomish, Wash. Yelm, Wash. Gladstone, Ore. Portland, Ore. Vancouver, Wash. Beaverton, Ore. Lancaster, Calif. Carnation, Wash. Snohomish, Wash. Gig Harbor, Wash Gresham, Ore. Lebanon, Ore. Woodinville, Wash. Silverton, Ore. Stanfield, Ore. Central Point, Ore. Wahiawa, Hawaii Gilbert, Ariz. Gilbert, Ariz. Monroe, Wash. Scappoose, Ore.
NO. NAME POS. 37 Brock Guyette LB 38 Tye Vargas LB 39 Hayden Eiguren R 39 Jakob Honda RB 40 Chase Michalczik DE/LS 42 Tyson Fuehrer Jr. LB 44 Easton Abbott DE 44 Cade Johannsen P/K 45 Carter Boise S 48 Thomas Tabor P 49 Trevor Anderson LB 50 Gavin Nguyen LB 51 Gabe Paea DT 52 Caleb Sell DE 53 Joseph Higuchi LB 54 Chase Dersarkissian LB 55 Matua Whalen DT 56 Andrew Duran LB 57 Alex Frazier-Dow DT 58 Eric Murtagh DT 59 Alec Prevett OT 60 Nathan Fillinger-Palotay C/LS 61 Mills Weerasinghe OG 62 Conner Tompkins-Delacerda DE 63 Alex Bobadilla C 64 Ethan Hoppe C/OG 65 Julius Lugo OG 66 Abdimaalik Yusuf DT 66 Lane Baker OT 67 Carter Darby OG 68 Trevor Johnson OT 69 Clifford Hegney OG 70 Bailey Lee OG 71 David Sumner OT 72 Austin Leykam C 73 Preston Powers OG 74 Nic Fortney DT 75 Alex Hankins OT 76 Jesse Fluegge DE 77 Camden Ferguson OG 78 Diego Rodriguez OT 79 Tanner Thomas OT 80 Maclain Stoneking WR 81 Riley Peterson WR 82 Reid Gray WR 83 Tyler Mishler WR 84 Griffin Young TE 85 Trevor Schier TE 86 Connley Courtney TE 87 Jace Swygard TE 88 Franco Keplinger TE 89 Brandon Dean CB 90 Connor Stevens DE 91 Bryce Bouyer DT 92 Grady Kentch DE 93 Nick Severson DT 94 Cole Alva DE 95 Jorden Reece DE 96 Reece Jennings DE 97 Conner Dasmann DE 98 Kalama Kerr DT 99 Gabe Erickson DT
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HT. 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-8 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-8 5-10 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-5 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-8 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-4 5-8 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-3 5-2 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-3
WT. 205 205 200 175 225 220 230 210 180 205 195 215 230 235 190 210 240 215 280 230 295 260 280 213 300 265 299 285 285 295 290 255 310 260 275 280 285 300 220 320 285 245 160 155 150 155 225 215 215 200 240 150 240 235 240 300 230 215 195 205 275 255
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HOMETOWN Chehalis, Wash. Mount Vernon, Wash. Beaverton, Ore. Waimea, Hawaii Corvallis, Ore. Vancouver, Wash North Medford, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Spray, Ore. Seattle, Wash. Klamath Falls, Ore. Salem, Ore. Lakewood, Wash. Salem, Ore. Kaneohe, Hawaii San Marcos, Calif Seattle, Wash. Somerset, Calif. Onalaska, Wash. West Linn, Ore Amity, Ore. Sherwood, Ore. Beaverton, Ore. Bothell, Wash. Redwood City, Calif. Salem, Ore. Puyallup, Wash. Kirkland, Wash. Adna, Wash. Gresham, Ore. Mount Vernon, Wash. Salem, Ore. Kaneohe, Hawaii Madras, Ore. Lake Oswego, Ore. Novato, Calif. Gig Harbor, Wash Snohomish, Wash. Lake Forest, Calif. Lake Oswego, Ore. Hillsboro, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Loomis, Calif. Damascus, Ore. Damascus, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Vancouver, Wash. Eatonville, Wash. Happy Valley, Ore Lake Oswego, Ore. Rancho Murieto, Calif. Sandy, Ore. Portland, Ore. University Place, Wash. Snohomish, Wash. Sherwood, Ore. Lincoln, Calif. Poulsbo, Wash Gig Harbor, Wash El Dorado Hills, Calif. Las Vegas, Nev. Sublimity, Ore.
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WHEN LINFIELD HAS THE BALL WR
TE
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
WR
WR
3 |colton smith
88 | FRANCO KEPLINGER
75 | alex hankins
70 | BAILEY LEE
72 | austin leykam
64 | ethan hoppe
78 | diego rodriguez
2 |connor wolfe
4 |DEVON MURRAY
11 | paul thie
14 | isaac hoidal
66 | lane baker
61 | mills weerasinghe
60 |nathan fillinger-palotay
65 | julius lugo
68 | trevor johnson
13 | jacob slifka
17 |Caleb woodcock
QB
RB 10 | blake eaton
7 |luke mcnabb
K 5| CONNOR mcnabb
1 | aaron martinez
H 16 | gavin dalziel
LINFIELD offense
willamette defense
LT
DE
LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR RB QB
75 66 70 61 72 60 64 65 78 68 88 14 2 13 4 17 3 11 5 1 10 7
Alex Hankins (6-5, 300, Jr., Snohomish, Wash.) Lane Baker (6-4, 285, Jr., Adna, Wash.) Bailey Lee (6-2, 310, Jr., Kaneohe, Hawaii) Mills Weerasinghe (6-1, 280, Sr., Beaverton, Ore.) Austin Leykam (6-2, 275, So., Lake Oswego, Ore.) Nathan Fillinger-Palotay (6-0, 2060, Fr., Sherwood, Ore.) Ethan Hoppe (6-1, 265, Jr., Salem, Ore.) Julius Lugo (6-1, 299, Jr., Puyallup, Wash.) Diego Rodriguez (6-2, 285, Sr., Hillsboro, Ore.) Trevor Johnson (6-4, 290, Jr., Mount Vernon, Wash.) Franco Keplinger (6-4, 240, Sr., Rancho Murieta, Calif.) Isaac Hoidal (6-3, 225, Sr., Stevenson, Wash.) Connor Wolfe (5-10, 175, Jr., Albany, Ore.) Jacob Slifka (6-5, 204, Jr., Banks, Ore.) Devon Murray (6-3, 185, Sr., Sumner, Wash.) Caleb Woodcock (6-2, 185, Jr., Yakima, Wash.) Colton Smith (6-0, 175, Sr., McMinnville, Ore.) Paul Thie (6-0, 180, Sr., Palo Alto, Calif.) Connor McNabb (5-11, 205, Sr., Scappoose, Ore.) Aaron Martinez (6-0, 210, Jr., Wilmington, Calif.) Blake Eaton (6-2, 190, Jr., Central Point, Ore.) Luke McNabb (6-3, 205, Fr., Scappoose, Ore.)
DE DT DT OLB ILB ILB CB CB S S
59 44 95 44 51 90 92 69 41 47 43 55 38 18 9 15 29 30 11 16 8 21
Trevor Goldman (6-0, 215, Fr., Salem, Ore.) Jordan Salazar (5-10, 205, Jr., Kapolei, Hawaii.) AJ Conrad (6-2, 210, Sr., Temecula, Calif.) Jordan Salazar (5-10, 205, Jr., Kapolei, Hawaii.) Michael Valtierra (5-11, 240, Sr., Culver City, Calif.) Sterling Hunkin (6-0, 235, Fr., Salt Lake City, Utah.) Hriday Raj (6-2, 270, So., San Jose, Calif.) Vicente Becerra (5-8, 310, Jr., Fontana, Calif.) Ray Pasay (6-0, 185, Jr., Turner, Ore.) Dylan Hall (6-3, 215, Fr., Erie, Color.) La’Akea Like (5-9, 195, Sr., Littleton, Colo.) Brayden Duke (5-9, 200, So., Prineville, Ore.) Michael Wong (5-10, 190, Jr., Apple Valley, Calif.) Peyton Zampko (6-0, 205, Fr., Redmond, Calif.) Landon Waters (6-0, 170, Jr., Martinez, Calif.) Ashton Reed (6-0, 160, So., Carlsbad, Calif.) Manu Faleola (5-10, 175, Fr., Taylorsville, Utah) Alex Thrreeths (5-10, 162, Fr., San Jose, Calif) Hogan Smith (5-10, 160, Jr., PrineVille, Ore.) Judah Ali’ifua (5-10, 175, So., Salem, Ore.) Dom Corado (5-7, 170, Jr., Lake Forest, Calif.) Avinash Naidu (6-1, 157, Sr., Bellevue, Wash.)
LINFIELD specialists K P LS H
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16 48 40 48
Gavin Dalziel (5-11, 188, Jr., Brier, Wash.) Thomas Tabor (6-1, 205, Sr., Seattle, Wash.) Chase Michalczik (6-1, 225, Jr., Corvallis, Ore.) Thomas Tabor (6-1, 205, Sr., Seattle, Wash.)
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80 11 80 11
48 | thomas tabors
Maclain Stoneking (6-0, 160, Jr., Loomis, Calif.) Paul Thie (6-0, 180, Sr., Palo Alto, Calif.) Maclain Stoneking (6-0, 160, Jr., Loomis, Calif.) Paul Thie (6-0, 180, Sr., Palo Alto, Calif.)
WHEN WILLAMETTE HAS THE BALL R
LB
DE
DT
DT
DE
LB
CB
CB
4 | johnny miller
35 | Blake rybar
92 |grady kentch
93|nick severson
57 | alex frazier-dow
52 |caleb sell
24| tyler good
10 | justin pfau
8 | Chance sparks
21 | cutter hillock
18| blaze holani
90| connor stevens
55|matua whalen
98 | kalama kerr
97| connor dasmann
9 | logan carr
26 | evan fisette
25 | kenyon johnson
M
S 7 | colby kalaukoa
20 | adin wolfe
P 3 | ben baxter
6 | jett searle
LS 48| thomas tabor
LINFIELD defense
willamette offense
DE
LT
DT DT DE LB LB R CB CB S M
92 90 57 98 93 55 52 97 24 9 35 18 4 21 10 26 8 25 3 6 7 20
Grady Kentch (6-4, 240, So., Snohomish, Wash.) Connor Stevens (6-3, 240, Jr., Portland, Ore.) Alex Frazier-Dow (6-3, 280, Jr., Onalaska, Wash.) Kalama Kerr (5-10, 275, Jr., Las Vegas, Nev.) Nick Severson (6-1, 300, Jr., Sherwood, Ore.) Matua Whalen (5-10, 240, So., Seattle, Wash.) Caleb Sell (6-2, 235, Jr., Salem, Ore.) Conner Dasmann (6-1, 205, Fr., Eldorado Hills, Calif.) Tyler Good (5-10, 210, Sr., Gladstone, Ore.) Logan Carr (5-10, 220, Jr., Sherwood, Ore.) Blake Rybar (6-2, 225, Jr., Monroe, Wash.) Blaze Holani (6-0, 235, So., Kaneohe, Hawaii) Johnny Miller (5-10, 200, So., Lake Oswego, Ore.) Cutter Hillock (5-10, 190, Jr., Issaquah, Wash.) Justin Pfau (6-3, 207, Gr., Waipahu, Hawaii) Evan Fisette (6-3, 190, Sr., Lancaster, Calif.) Chance Sparks (6-3, 190, Jr., Hillsboro, Ore.) Kenyon Johnson (6-2, 185, Fr., Vancouver, Wash.) Ben Baxter (5-11, 185, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.) Jett Searle (6-0, 190, Jr., Tualatin, Ore.) Colby Kalaukoa (5-11, 190, Jr., Kanehoe, Hawaii) Adin Wolf (5-11, 180, Sr., Sandy, Ore.)
RG C LG RT WR WR WR RB QB TE
56 54 75 76 54 65 72 73 78 54 7 17 10 14 28 88 0 19 8 5 80 87
40| chase michalczik
Parker Hisey (6-1, 260, So., Renton, Wash.) Dylan Carpenter (6-1, 265, Sr., Suquamish, Wash.) Dayton Roberts (6-0, 300, Jr., Scottsdale, Ariz.) Ronald Florentino (5-10, 330, Sr., Reedley, Calif.) Dylan Carpenter (6-1, 265, Sr., Suquamish, Wash.) Rodrigo Juarez (5-10, 275, Fr., Phoenix, Ariz.) Isaac Fa’aopega (6-0, 370, Jr., San Jose, Calif.) Rylan Gibbs (Fr., Missoula, Mont.) Gio Gallardo (5-11, 315, Sr., Baldwin Park, Calif.) Dylan Carpenter (6-1, 265, Sr., Suquamish, Wash.) Brandon Johnson (5-7, 145, Jr., Moses Lake, Wash.) Trajan Clark (6-0, 170, So., Davis, Calif.) Justin Genovia (5-10, 180, Sr., Aiea, Hawaii) Elijah Romero (5-10, 173, Fr., Los Lunas, N. M.) Tyler Epefanio (5-6, 170, Jr., Spokane, Wash.) Kayden Gonzalez (6-2, 170, So., Ridgefield, Wash.) Gabe Herrera (5-7, 190, Jr., San Jose, Calif.) Cahlil Hooper (5-7, 171, Gr., Harbor City, Calif.) Micah Ho’omanawanui (6-0, 175, Fr., Honolulu, Hawaii) Max Grizzel (6-3, 190, Fr., Park City, Utah) Thomas Ordonez (6-2, 220, Fr., Los Lunas, N.M.) Mason LaPlante (6-1, 205, Fr., Great Falls, Mont.)
willamette specialists P K PR
1 5 2 8
George Wiles-Koehler (6-0, 150, So., Monrovia, Calif.) Camden Dirnberger (5-11, 145, Jr., Missoula, Mont.) Matt Fiesta (5-8, 178, Gr., Waipahu, Hawaii) Dom Corado (5-7, 170, Jr., Lake Forest, Calif.)
H KR LS
1 2 15 48
George Wiles-Koehler (6-0, 150, So., Monrovia, Calif.) Matt Fiesta (5-8, 178, Gr., Waipahu, Hawaii) Ashton Reed (6-0, 160, So., Carlsbad, Calif.) Jacob Schrier (5-10, 210, Jr., Monrovia, Calif.)
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AROUND THE NORTHWEST northwest conference standings CONFERENCE LINFIELD Whitworth Puget Sound George Fox Lewis & Clark Pacific Lutheran Willamette Pacific
W-L
PCT.
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0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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RECENT HONORS Linfield’s kicking specialists have indeed been special this fall, twice garnering NWC Student-Athlete of the Week honors Linfield special teams performers Gavin Dalziel and Thomas Tabor were honored recently by the Northwest Conference for outstanding play following the outcomes of the Wildcats’ two early season contests. Dalziel was named NWC football Special Teams Student-Athlete of the Week, after a spotless performance against Sept. 16 at Redgavin dalziel lands. He converted both extra-point tries and crushed a career-long 51-yard field goal that helped the Wildcats to a 17-10 road victory. The senior from Brier, Wash., is one of two Linfield kickers ever to have made multiple field goals over 50 yards in their career. Dalziel currently holds the longest-made field goal in Division III so far this season. Tabor played a big role in Linfield’s 28-14 win at Denison on Sept. 9. thomas tabor The senior from Seattle, Wash., accounted for 331 punting yards on eight attempts, including a long of 57 and an average of 41.38. Tabor helped out his defense mightily, pinning the Big Red offense inside its own 20-yard line on two occasions. Last season, Tabor established a new school record for the highest single-season punting average of 46.3.
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ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME Four remarkable athletes, one successful coach and a NCAA championship-winning team comprise the Class of 2023 On Saturday, November 11, the Athletics Hall of Fame will enshrine former Linfield women’s tennis coach Amy Dames Smith, All-America softball player Emilee (Lepp) Gisler, football star Paul Dombroski, basketball/football standout O.J. Gulley, national champion pole vaulter Catherine (Street) Bridge, and Linfield’s 2011 national championship softball team. The 25th annual Pacific Office Automation Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet starts at 6 p.m. inside Ted Wilson Gymnasium following that afternoon’s football game versus Whitworth. Tickets for the Hall of Fame event are on sale now at Adult tickets are priced at $30 and children 6 and under are $10. Tickets should be purchased prior to Saturday, November 5. Here is a brief career capsule of each of the 2023 inductees: •Amy Dames Smith coached the Linfield women’s tennis team for 10 highly successful seasons, leading the Wildcats to six Northwest Conference team titles and two NCAA Division III postseason appearances. Against NWC opponents, she compiled a 143-14 record which includes a record streak of 108 consecutive conference wins. •Football defensive back Paul Dombroski ‘79, whose 10 pass interceptions in 1978 set a Linfield single-season record. He went on to play six seasons for four National Football League teams, and was a two-time Special Teams Player of the Year with the New England Patriots. •Two-sport star O.J. Gulley ‘04 was a three-time all-Northwest Conference guard in basketball, finishing his career second in steals per game and third in assists per game. He was also a starting cornerback on Linfield’s 2004 national championship football team, setting records for longest interception return and most interception return yards in a single season.
•Emilee (Lepp) Gisler ‘12 etched her name multiple times throughout the NCAA Division III record book, including hitting a single-season record 29 home runs while leading Linfield to the 2011 softball national championship. Honored as the NFCA Catcher of the Year, she was a two-time NFCA All-American and four-time West Region all-star. •Catherine (Street) Bridge ‘12 who won both NCAA Division III indoor and outdoor pole vault championships while setting national records in each event. A seven-time All-American and four-time Northwest Conference champion, she was honored as the 2012 USTFCCCA National Women’s Field Athlete of the Year. •Featuring of the most potent offensive rosters in Division III history, the 2011 Linfield softball team rolled to a 51-3 record on the way to claiming the Division III national championship. Linfield won the NWC championship with a conference-record 27 wins. Their 103 home runs and .682 slugging percentage established new NCAA records.
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LINFIELD IN THE NEWS The University continues to climb in Forbes Magazine’s list of America’s Top Colleges Forbes Magazine listed Linfield University among “America’s Top Colleges” and one of the top 100 liberal arts universities in the nation. The annual Forbes list spotlights the top 500 colleges and universities in the United States based on graduation rates, graduate salaries and outcomes for low-income students, among other factors. In the publication’s 2023 list, Linfield was ranked No. 333 overall, moving up from No. 389 in 2022. In addition to the overall ranking, Linfield shone in the publication’s other categories as well. Forbes listed Linfield as a Top 100 college in the U.S. in two categories: “Liberal Arts Universities” (89) and “In the West” (86). Linfield also rose to No. 176 this year in the national private college ranking, up from No. 206 in 2022. The full rankings and methodology is available on the Forbes at forbes.com/topcolleges. The latest recognition from Forbes comes shortly after
Linfield was recognized by other third-party college ranking systems. Recently, Washington Monthly ranked Linfield No. 9 nationally for earning performance and the No. 1 liberal arts college in Oregon. In addition, College Raptor included Linfield on its 2024 Hidden Gem rankings, recognizing Linfield’s commitment to retention, graduation and studentto-faculty ratio. Learn more information at linfield.edu/rankings.
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REMEMBERING GENE “ACE” FORMAN
A Celebration of Life will be held following the Oct. 14 football game for the man who impacted hundreds of young athletes’ lives throughout a coaching career that spanned five decades The amazing life of Gene “Ace” Forman, ended Aug. 20, 2023. He died in a Salem, Oregon, assisted living home from a variety of health complications. He was 79. Floyd Eugene Forman Jr., was born June 22, 1944, in North Bend, Oregon. At age 5 he moved with his family to Toledo, Lewis County, Washington, where he grew up working on the family farm. Gene graduated from Toledo High School in 1962. In 1967
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he earned a B.S. degree and in 1968 a M.Ed. degree from Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon. Gene’s Toledo High football coach was the legendary Ted Hippi, who graduated from Toledo in 1932 and Linfield in 1940. Gene’s friend and Toledo High teammate, Gary Olson (Linfield B.S. 1964, M.Ed. 1965), attended, graduated and played football at Linfield. Both Coach Hippi and Gary encouraged Gene to attend Linfield. Gene was forever grateful he did. Competing for Toledo, Gene lettered in football, basketball and baseball (outstanding pitcher and hitter) as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior. In basketball he was a district all-star first teamer and played at state as a senior. He even competed in track when it didn’t conflict with baseball. At Linfield, Gene was a 6-foot-5, 255-pound starting tackle (and punter) winning All-Northwest Conference and Little All-American football honors. His Linfield football coach was Paul Durham. The Linfield Wildcats won conference championships Gene’s two seasons, 1964 and 1965. In 1965 he was a starter on the Wildcats team which played for the NAIA national championship in Georgia. Gene was the biggest player on the offensive line and, tackle to tackle, considered the team’s best offensive lineman, said then Linfield sports information director George Murdock Jr., Toledo High and Linfield (M.Ed. 1966) grad, in a Longview, Wash., Daily News story. In 2010, when the 1965 Linfield football team was enshrined in the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame, Gene spoke for it at the enshrinement banquet. Sports Illustrated magazine said Gene Forman of Linfield was “big and fast.” Professional scouts had their eye on him. But, Gene’s dream of playing professional football ended at age 21 in an August 1965 McMinnville auto accident which paralyzed him from the waist down. He remained in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
REMEMBERING GENE “ACE” FORMAN After the 1966 Linfield football season — in which he did not play due to his paralysis — he shared the Linfield football team’s most inspirational player award with teammate Odis Avritt, a running back. ‘AC’ was a nickname given to him by Linfield classmates who, like Gene, lived in the McMinnville Fire Department “fire hall.” In return for room and board, those living there were volunteer firefighters. AC stood for Alley Cat. Many shortened AC to ‘Ace.’ His career as a football coach and teacher was amazing and inspirational. He did not let his dream of coaching and teaching be sidelined by his disability. Gene’s first teaching job was at Riddle High School in southern Oregon’s Douglas County. He was an assistant football coach there for one year. The second year he became the head coach and led the Riddle football team for 19 years. After Riddle, he was head football coach for 14 years at Days Creek High School. Days Creek, also in southern Oregon’s Douglas County, is about 12 miles from Riddle. His 1981 Riddle team played for the state championship as did his 1996 Days Creek team. He was an assistant coach of the winning East team in the 1982 East-West Shrine All-Star football game played in Baker. In 2000-2001, he served as president of the Oregon Athletic Coaches Assn. Gene’s friends said he was a great person, a great coach and a positive role model. His players were taught valuable life lessons on perseverance, positive attitude, goal setting, tolerance and a strong work ethic. He loved his players and the players loved him. Gene is the namesake of Linfield’s ‘Gene Forman Inspiration Award.’ Established in 2015, the award honors a current or former Linfield student-athlete or coach who demonstrates profound
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perseverance in the face of adversity. In September of 2015 he moved from his beloved Riddle to Dallas, Polk County, Oregon. A true testament to Gene was that he was a collector of friends wherever he was. Those friendships became lifelong. He kept friendships with high school classmates, Linfield teammates, players, coaches, staff members, and those living in a 55+ community in Dallas where he lived. He had friendships, too, with caregivers from various assisted living homes in which he lived in Salem and Keizer, Oregon. Gene was loved and respected by so many. Those who knew him never forgot him. He was eternally grateful to those who donated funds to pay for needs related to his paralysis. A key fundraiser for Gene soon after the accident was Hal Laycoe, head coach of the Portland Buckaroos professional hockey team. Hal’s son, Bob Laycoe, was one of Gene’s Linfield football teammates. Gene Forman is survived by his ex-wives Jackie Sochin and Valerie Johnson. Preceding him in death were his father, Floyd Eugene Forman Sr. (1913-2003); his mother, Alice Rachel Eickworth Forman (1912-1984) and his sister, Joan Forman (1946-1973). All are invited to a celebration of Gene’s s life. It will be held on the Linfield campus in McMinnville after conclusion of the 1 p.m. Oct. 14, 2023, Homecoming football game. Memorial donations to the “Gene ‘Ace’ Forman Fund” are suggested and may be directed to Linfield University Advancement, 900 SE Baker St., McMinnville, OR 97128. If you have donation questions or questions about the Celebration of Llife, please contact Bob Haack, Ace’s Linfield teammate and friend: hawkstein@aol.com, (503) 706-7060.
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CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS FOR 66 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 NO. SCHOOL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8.
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1956 1979 1993 1995 1997 1998 1998 2000
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1956-2022 1881-1923 1889-1932 1961-2002 1979-2022 1876-1916 1977-2017 1971-2010
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THE TOPCAT CLUB
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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NEW TO LINFIELD New assistant baseball coach Braden Wells’ coaching experience includes Division I and II, NAIA and Junior College Braden Wells has joined the Linfield baseball coaching staff as a lead assistant. He will also assist with game management during football game days. Wells’ coaching experience spans every level of college baseball, including NCAA Division I and II, NAIA and Junior College, and now Division III. “Braden brings experience, high energy and a passion for young people to our University,” said Linfield head coach Dan Spencer. “We are fortunate to have him on our staff and I am extremely excited to work Braden and our entire coaching staff.” Wells most recently was the Director of Student-Athlete Development for the Oregon State baseball program during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Prior to returning to his alma mater to join Mitch Canham’s staff, Wells was an assistant coach at Linn-Benton Community College during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. In 2019, Wells stepped outside his comfort zone and took on the role of
pitching coach for Roadrunners manager Andy Peterson. Prior to his time at LBCC, Wells made a brief stop in 2017 as head coach of the Skagit Valley College baseball program following a one-year stint with Spencer as an assistant coach at Washington State in 2016. He served a three-year stint as an assistant at Concordia-Portland from 2013-15, helping guide the Cavaliers to the best three-year stretch in program history. Wells made the decision to pursue coaching as a career and served as the graduate assistant at Grand Canyon University in 2012. He began his coaching career as an undergraduate assistant coach for the Beavers in 2009 after playing outfield for OSU in 2007 and 2008.
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HISTORY OF MAXWELL FIELD Linfield’s beloved Maxwell Field and Memorial Stadium have a distinctive historic feel, yet offer fully modern amenities Maxwell Field has been the home to Linfield football and track teams since 1928. The sports venue has served as host for 24 NCAA Division III football playoff events since 2004 and has served as the host site of the 2005, 2011 and 2017 Northwest Conference track and field championships. HUMBLE BEGINNINGS Linfield’s first sports field, circa 1896, was regarded as “the most satisfactory college athletic field in the state,” according to published reports of the time. When Melrose Hall was constructed on the site of the original sports field in 1928, the football team relocated to the southeast portion of campus. The “new” gridiron was named in remembrance of J.O. Maxwell, who donated most of the money necessary to purchase the property. A 700-seat covered stadium was erected along the west sideline. Over the next two decades, football grew in popularity. At the time, the college had little money available to build a larger football grandstand. However, federal funding was available for construction of college dormitories. School officials, using a creative approach, combined the two projects and the result was Linfield’s one-of-a-kind football facility. In 1947, Memorial Stadium and the accompanying residence hall was completed and named in memory of the Linfield men who died in the service of their country during World War II. The concrete, wood and brick stadium was built with a covered seating capacity of 2,250. When combined with portable seating, capacity is about 4,000. Beneath the grandstand are locker rooms and training facilities which were renovated in 1984. A detached building housing a ticket booth, concession stand and restrooms was added in 1989.
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KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES The most significant upgrade to the facility came in the summer of 2004, part of a $1.44 million facelift that was funded entirely by private donations and volunteer labor. The 2004 upgrade added new synthetic field, a polyurethane track, stadium lights, as well as new scoreboard, color video display and pressbox. More than 60,000 square feet of artificial surface was installed. Sand and granule-sized pieces of recycled rubber give the field the necessary cushion. The Atlas track is an Olympic-shaped 400-meter oval that features softer curves than the initial design, originally built to English standards. The old latex-based track was upgraded to a longer-lasting polyurethane surface, increasing the lifespan from approximately six years to 10-12 years. The competition areas for shot put, discus, and javelin were relocated, as were the long jump, high jump and pole vault pits and runways. NFL-sized field goal posts were put into place in each end zone, four Musco light towers were erected, and 25-second play clocks were upgraded. The finishing touches of the project included a complete demolition and reconstruction of the pressbox. For the first time, the pressbox is entirely enclosed, creating a buffer for statisticians, game operations personnel and members of the media. The interior includes four broadcast booths, two coaches booths, eight remote statistics display monitors, internet access, as well as work space and permanent storage for the scoreboard, video and audio systems.
HISTORY OF MAXWELL FIELD The fall of 2007 welcomed a new $30,000 sound amplification system. The Daktronics Sportsound 1000 provides premium digital audio processing to ensure clear sound and intelligible speech. Linfield became the first university in the Northwest to install the single-speaker public address system. RECENT ADDITIONS In 2020, Maxwell Field welcomed the addition of the largest video board in Division III, a 60-by-30-foot electronic display panel at the northeast corner of Maxwell Field. The project was funded entirely through private contributions. In addition to presenting live video, the video board can display real-time football statistics and track results, as well as sponsor messages and spirit graphics. This fall, an audio sources integration project is being undertaken, merging together the multiple audio feeds into a single control station. As the Linfield Sports Network evolved to not only stream video, but also feed a live television broadcast, a unified audio system became a must. Made possible by a single contribution, the project will tie together the announcers’ audio from the broadcast booth, on-field referee, public address announcer, video board elements and the intercom system used by the video production team.
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Win-loss records for Linfield when playing at Maxwell Field: YEAR 1947
3-1
W-L-T
YEAR 1971
2-2
W-L-T
1948
1-2
1972
3-1
1949
3-1
1973
3-1
1950
4-1
1974
5-0
1951
2-1-2
1975
3-1
1952
3-0
1976
3-2
1952
3-0
1977
3-0
1953
3-1
1978
5-1
1954
2-3
1979
3-2
1955
2-2
1980
4-0
1956
4-1-1
1981
3-1
1957
4-0
1982
8-0
1958
3-0-1
1983
3-0-1
1959
3-1-1
1984
8-0
1960
4-0
1985
4-0
1961
6-0
1986
7-0
1962
4-0
1987
4-1
1963
5-0
1988
4-0
1964
4-0
1989
3-2
1965
4-0
1990
2-2
1966
4-1
1991
6-0
1967
4-0
1992
7-0
1968
3-0
1993
4-1
1969
2-1
1994
4-2
1970
4-0
1995
3-1
YEAR 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021
W-L-T 2-3 3-2 4-0 3-2 4-1 4-1 6-1 5-0 8-0 5-1 3-2 4-0 3-2 7-0 5-0 6-0 7-1 6-0 4-1 8-0 5-0 4-1 5-0 4-0 5-0
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