WOMEN’S WRESTLING
MEN’S BASKETBALL DATE
OPPONENT
LOCATION
TIME
DATE
Nov. 8 Nov. 10 Nov. 22
Bushnell La Verne Warner Pacific
Eugene, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Portland, Ore.
7:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4 p.m.
Nov. 25 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 12 Dec. 13
La Verne Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Pomona-Pitzer Pacific Alma Western Oregon
La Verne, Calif. Claremont, Calif. Claremont, Calif. Forest Grove, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Monmouth, Ore.
6 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m.
Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 16
Whitman Whitworth Willamette Puget Sound
McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Tacoma, Wash.
7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 17 Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Jan. 27 Feb. 6 Feb. 7
Pacific Lutheran George Fox Lewis & Clark Pacific Whitworth Whitman
Tacoma, Wash. 5 p.m. McMinnville, Ore. 7:30 p.m. Portland, Ore. 5 p.m. McMinnville, Ore. 7:30 p.m. Spokane, Wash. 7:30 p.m. Walla Walla, Wash. 5 p.m.
Nov.1 Simon Fraser Tournament Nov. 2 Simon Fraser Duals Nov. 8 Mike Clock Open Nov. 14 Pacific Nov. 16 Southwestern Oregon CC Nov. 23 Spokane Open Nov. 30 Evergreen State Dec. 7 Southern Oregon Dec. 14 Treasure Valley CC Dec. 17 Desert Duals Jan. 4 Mat ‘Cat Open Jan. 18 Evergreen Open Jan. 23 Night at The Museum (TVCC) Jan. 25 Boxer Open Jan. 30 Southwestern Oregon CC Feb. 15 Pacific Feb. 21-22 NCAA Regionals March 7-8 NCAA Nationals
Feb. 10 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 20
Willamette Pacific Lutheran Puget Sound Lewis & Clark
Salem, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore.
7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Newberg, Ore. Regular-Season
5 p.m.
Champion
TBA
Feb. 21 George Fox Feb. 27-28 NWC Tournament
HEAD COACH: Elijah Gurash (first year)
SWIMMING DATE
MEET
LOCATION
TIME
Nov. 1 Nov. 7
Willamette Pacific
Salem, Ore. McMinnville, Ore.
11 a.m. 5 p.m.
Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 21-23
Puget Sound Pacific Lutheran La Verne Invitational
Tacoma, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. Los Angeles, Calif.
6 p.m. 11 a.m. All day
Jan. 16 Jan. 17
Whitworth Whitman
McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore.
6 p.m. 11 a.m.
Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Feb. 12-15
Lewis & Clark George Fox NWC Championships
McMinnville, Ore. Newberg, Ore. Federal Way, Wash.
5 p.m. 11 a.m. All day
Indianapolis, Ind.
All day
March 18-21 NCAA III Championships HEAD COACH: Kyle Kimball (12th year)
EVENT
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
LOCATION
TIME
DATE
OPPONENT
LOCATION
TIME
Burnaby, B.C. Burnaby, B.C. Forest Grove, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Coos Bay, Ore. Spokane, Wash. Olympia, Wash. McMinnville, Ore. Ontario, Ore. Las Vegas, Nev. McMinnville, Ore. Olympia, Wash. McMinnville, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore. TBA Coralville, Iowa
9 a.m. 10 a.m. 9 a.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 9 a.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 7 p.m. 9 a.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 a.m. CST 9 a.m. CST
Nov. 15 Northwest Nov. 21-24 East Texas Baptist Tournament 21 Concordia-Texas
McMinnville, Ore. Marshall, Texas
6 p.m.
HEAD COACH: Frank Johnson (third year)
MEN’S WRESTLING DATE
EVENT
Nov.1 Simon Fraser Tournament Nov. 9 Mike Clock Open Nov. 14 Pacific Nov. 16 Southwestern Oregon CC Nov. 23 Spokane Open Dec. 7 Clackamas Open Dec. 17 Desert Duals Jan. 4 Mat ‘Cat Open Jan. 18 Evergreen Open Jan. 23 Night at The Museum (TVCC) Jan. 25 Boxer Open Jan. 30 Southwestern Oregon CC Jan. 31 Corban Feb. 5 Idaho Feb. 7 Southern Oregon Feb. 14 Evergreen State Feb. 15 Pacific Feb. 27-28 Upper Midwest Regionals March 13-14 NCAA III Nationals
LOCATION
TIME
Burnaby, B.C. Forest Grove, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Coos Bay, Ore. Spokane, Wash. Oregon City, Ore. Las Vegas, Nev. McMinnville, Ore. Olympia, Wash. McMinnville, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Salem, Ore. Tualatin, Ore. Ashland, Ore. Olympia, Wash. Forest Grove, Ore. TBA Cedar Rapids, Iowa
9 a.m. 9 a.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 7 p.m. 9 a.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 a.m. CST 10 a.m. CDT
22 24 Nov. 30 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Dec. 13
Piedmont East Texas Baptist Pacific UW-Oshkosh Simpson (Calif.) Corban
7 p.m. CST
Forest Grove, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Salem, Ore.
2 p.m. CST 5:30 p.m. CST 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m.
Dec. 21-22 Hoops in Hawaii Classic 21 McMurry 22 Knox Jan. 9 Whitman
Honolulu, Hawaii
McMinnville, Ore.
3:30 p.m. HST 3:30 p.m. HST 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 16 Jan. 17 Jan. 23 Jan. 24
Whitworth Willamette Puget Sound Pacific Lutheran George Fox Lewis & Clark
McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Tacoma, Wash. Tacoma, Wash. McMinnville, Ore. Portland, Ore.
3 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 3 p.m.
Jan. 27 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 10
Pacific Whitworth Whitman Willamette
McMinnville, Ore. 5:30 p.m. Spokane, Wash. 5:30 p.m. Walla Walla, Wash. 3 p.m. Salem, Ore. 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 13 Feb. 14
Pacific Lutheran Puget Sound
McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore.
5:30 p.m. 3 p.m.
Feb. 20 Lewis & Clark Feb. 21 George Fox Feb.27-28 NWC Tournament
McMinnville, Ore. Newberg, Ore. Regular-Season Champion
5:30 p.m. 3 p.m. TBA
HEAD COACH: Casey Bunn-Wilson (11th year)
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Hours of perfecting the art of punting is enabling junior Cade Johannsen to develop into one of the nation’s best at his position
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Amanda had made up her mind to sign as a softball pitcher at UNLV. But at the last minute, the former Columbia River High School star chose instead to become a Linfield Wildcat.
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It took three years of waiting before Aaron became the face of the Linfield football program as its All-America QB. His Linfield career began as a backup first baseman on the junior varsity but ended owning career batting records and his inclusion on the ABCA All-America baseball team.
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For over 50 years, Billy Maxwell supported Linfield Athletics through his generosity of time and dollars.
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The Linfield football program mourns the loss of former allstar tight end Jeff Earhart, who died tragically November 7 in a home accident at age 56.
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Just prior to becoming a freshman at North Eugene High School, Johannsen’s father, Eric, was hired at his school as the football program’s special teams coach. At the time, football Hours of perfecting the art of punting is enabling Cade Johannsen to was not on Cade’s mind, but his father encouraged him to try develop into one of the nation’s best at his position out. Soon after, Cade says “Football stuck with me, I loved it. I’d never had a sports experience like that before,” despite being a by Kalina zagyva ’29 three-sport athlete. Throughout his time in high school, Johannsen played unting,” says Linfield University football junior quarterback, kicker, punter, and even dabbled in defense. Cade Johannsen, “is a position where everyone As a junior and senior at North Eugene, he had lots of hates you for your job, but if you do it opportunities to grow into the player he is today, noting that correctly, everyone loves you. It’s like a “high school brought me to the position I’m at now.” placekicker.” Eric Johannsen was the reason Cade began football Now, in just his first season as a starter, Johannsen in the first place. Eric himself played football at the leads the Northwest Conference in punting average. University of Oregon as a wide receiver and kicker. His 44.4 yards per attempt also ranks third na-tionally Following his time as a student-athlete, Eric went on in Division III statistics. to coach at UO and at a handful of high schools As a punter, Johannsen prides himself across Oregon over the past 30 years. on “having the opportunity to flip the field, Eric was Cade’s kicking coach for all four years and help the defense out, which is huge.” of high school. This past summer, the 6-foot-8, “Cade and I have spent countless hours 230-pound athlete remained at Linfield’s practicing each off-season, both during his McMinnville campus, practicing his high school and college careers. We talk and punts each day. He credits his watch film after every game, analyzing his level of skill and technique to the performance for ways to improve.” coaching staff that devoted so Eric comments on his son’s talent, much time to his progress, which both as his prideful father, but also as an has evidently paid off. objective coach. Regarding his goals for the “I’ve never seen someone punt the ball remaining season, Johannsen aims as well as he does. More importantly, though, to finish in the top five of the nation Cade is such a kind-hearted person, he is for punting, which could draw the the consummate teammate. He is genuinely notice of professional scouts. selfless, always exhibits a positive attitude, has “It’s always something that’s on an intrinsic desire to work hard, and possesses my mind.” His kicking coach, Scott unwavering support for those he plays with. Cannon, a former Wildcats kicker himself, “I am beyond proud of my son, who he is as a believes Johannsen has the necessary talent to person, and what he stands for, both on and off the play professionally, though Johannsen himself football field.” expresses some reservation, noting that “I really The respect is mutual. Cade credits his father don’t know until I get there.” for his success, saying “He taught me everything I Naturally, Johannsen finds himself know when it comes to football. He’s the guy who consistently busy with the sports season, I FaceTime with whenever I’m struggling mentally but when he’s off the clock from football or physically. His experience was passed down to and academics, he’s spending time with his me, and I just want to thank him.” girlfriend, Claire, a lacrosse player at nearby In the classroom, Cade is tackling a computer George Fox University. science major with the hopes of pursuing a career “Claire means the world to me. When in cybersecurity. He aims to work for one of the I’m not at practice, I’m usually somewhere tech power houses like Intel, Nvidia, or AMD. between Fox and Linfield. We’re always “I’ve always loved computers, software, and technology,” he says. doing something fun because we’re both His love stems from his experience during athletes and we don’t see each other that COVID when he bought his first computer. “I often.” started to take it apart and I was really fascinated On the field, Johannsen holds the mindset with the electronics and the bits and every of pursuing mastery. The punter strives to little thing about the computer. I found out improve each day by practicing his craft. Even there was a computer science major and outside of football, Johannsen consistently was like, alright, let’s give this a shot.” holds these values and has for many years.
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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 57-36-3. With 96 previous meetings, the series is the most played in Linfield history, edging the 90 games against Lewis & Clark through the 2025 season … The Wildcats have won the last 9 meetings and 21 of the last 24 dating back to the 2000 season … The most recent game was in 2024 with Linfield winning 72-0 in Salem; the last game in McMinnville was Linfield’s 70-14 win in 2023 … Linfield has scored 70 or more points in four of the last five meetings … 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 3211-2 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 McMinnville was 77 points, 77-0 in 2019; that tied 2021 for the Wildcats’ highest-ever score in the series and was their largest-ever margin of victory against the Bearcats. Linfield’s widest margin of victory in Salem was 72 points in the 2025 game; that was the eighth-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. LINFIELD EXTENDED ITS ALL-DIVISIONS RECORD for most consecutive winning football seasons to 69 by beating Lewis & Clark 29-21 in the seventh game of the 2025 season … what has become known as “The Streak” began in 1956 … during The Streak, Linfield is 560-125-10 for a winning percentage of .813. Linfield’s record at home during The Streak is 303-47-4 (.862), and at Maxwell Field it is 300-47-4 (.860) … Linfield’s Northwest Conference record during The Streak is 293-34-5 (.890). In all league games during The Streak, it is 344-46-5 (.877), which includes games from 1985-1995 when the NWC schools were part of the Columbia Football Association. THE 2025 SEASON IS LINFIELD’S 110TH football campaign, dating back to 1896. The Wildcats’ all-time record is 664-27628 (.700) … Linfield’s all-time home record is 369-96-16 (.784), including a Maxwell Field record of 349-84-11 (.798) … Linfield’s all-time NWC record is 328-113-11 (.742) in 84 seasons dating back to the conference’s initial formation in 1926. In all league games, it is 379-125-11 (.747), which includes games from 19851995 when the NWC schools were part of the Columbia Football Association … Linfield has had unbeaten, untied regular seasons 22 times; the most recent was a 9-0 record in 2022. SINCE THE START OF THE 2009 SEASON, Linfield is 154-24 (.865) overall, 133-11 (.924) in the regular season, 84-8 (.913) at home and 102-4 (.962) in NWC games … In that time, Linfield has won 13 NWC titles; 12 of those have been outright titles, including 2024 … Since 2009, Linfield has seven unbeaten regular seasons. JOSEPH SMITH IS IN HIS 20TH YEAR as Linfield’s head coach; October 11’s 32-6 win over Pacific marked his 200th game as head coach of the Wildcats … Smith has an overall record of 17133 (.838), which is the highest winning percentage of any head coach in Wildcat football history … Smith’s record includes marks of 150-20 (.882) in the regular season, 115-8 (.935) in NWC games, 94-12 (.887) at home and 21-13 (.618) in the postseason … During Smith’s tenure, Linfield has won 13 NWC titles; 12 of those have been outright, including 2024 … During Smith’s tenure, Linfield has put together seven unbeaten regular seasons.
last meeting: october 5, 2024
Linfield 72, WILLAMETTE 0
LINFIELD DEFENSE Caleb Woodcock caught two touchdown passes and Blake Rybar made a game-high nine tackles to the 22nd-ranked Wildcats past the Bearcats at Salem’s McCulloch Stadium. Linfield recorded its second straight shutout of the season and ninth consecutive win over Willamette dating back to the 2015 season. Willamette (2-2) could not find any rhythm offensively, finishing with 120 yards, including just 43 through the air. Linfield rolled up a season-high 523 yards, including a seasonbest 215 on the ground. The Wildcats forced five turnovers on the day. Linebacker Blaze Holani and cornerback Payton Anhorn each returned interceptions for touchdowns to further add to the Bearcats’ misery. Linfield wasted little time in taking a decisive 21-0 lead in the opening quarter. With the game less than five minutes old, Luke McNabb ran 3 yards for a touchdown to cap a five-play drive. The Bearcats’ second possession ended in Holani’s 29-yard interception return to the endzone, and Aaron Martinez raced 65 yards for a touchdown two minutes later following a WU punt. The teams traded punts before the Wildcats needed just four plays to more points as McNabb hooked up with Woodcock for a 32-yard pass play with 7:50 left before the break. McNabb stretched Linfield’s advantage to 34-0, weaving his way for a 20-yard score with 4:55 left in the half. With 3:46 remaining, Anhorn picked off Bearcats QB Alex Rivera IV, returning the ball 34 yards to paydirt. Linfield then drove 35 yards in eight plays for another TD, a 5-yard pass to Jacob Slifka from Blake Eaton. The Wildcats outgained the Bearcats 298-60 over the opening two quarters. Bearcat quarterbacks struggled to find open receivers, competing 6 of 16 passes in the first half. Eaton completed 12 of 20 pass attempts for 176 yards and two TDs. McNabb was 5 for 7 for 119 yards and one score. Martinez finished as the game’s leading rusher with 78 yards on five carries. Wildcats linebacker Blake Rybar was the game’s leading tackler with nine stops, including a sack. Johnny Miller added six tackles, including one for loss. Holani added five tackles. Woodcock caught four passes for a game-high 121 receiving yards. Jackson Pfeifer had four catches for 51 yards while Maclain Stoneking collected three passes for 59 yards.
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HEAD COACH JOSEPH SMITH
exceeding expectations LINFIELD COACHING CHRONOLOGY In 20 seasons as head coach, Joseph Smith has raised the bar even higher than the legends 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 20th 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 171-33, making him among the most successful program leaders in Division III. His career winning percentage of .838 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 116-8 career record versus conference opponents, a success rate of 94 percent. A 13-time Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, Smith has guided the Wildcats to a 13 NWC championships, 13 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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COACH A. M. Brumback Dave Waddell John McBride Herbert Toney W.L. Thompson Maurice Pettit Lawrence Wolfe Henry Sielk Henry Lever Wayne Harn Paul Durham Ad Rutschman Ed Langsdorf Jay Locey Joseph Smith
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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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nick kernaghan Linebackers
Offensive Line
Mitch Malot
Greg Mcanally
Wyatt Smith
Colton Smith
Lucas Jepson
Jett Searle
Charles Shorb
ad rutschman
Tight Ends
Kickoff Return
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BILL DE YOUNG
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meara sain
Breanna Bartek
cydney hess
Lauren Beach
scott Brosius
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casey powell
kelly bird
katie putnam
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Cornerbacks
duane duey
Head Certified Athletic Trainer
Safeties, Monsterbacks Rovers
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Student Athletic Trainer
Running Backs
Student Athletic Trainer
Vice President Director of Athletics
Chase Fisk
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WILLAMETTE BEARCATS NO. NAME POS. 0 Jonjon Delgado FS 1 Austin Payne DT 2 Jordan Robinson WR 3 Jerrick Little RB 4 Alex Rivera IV QB 6 Austin Snodgrass F 7 Aidan Butler WR 8 Micah Ho’Omanawanui QB 9 Pres Juarez QB 10 Palmer Smith RB 11 Noah Reese LB 12 Dukatti Witherspoon QB 13 Elijah Romero WR 14 Lukas Hews QB 15 Brison Speakthunder DB 16 Kayden Gonzales WR/LS 17 Trajan Clark WR QB 18 Luke Rasmussen 19 Jonah Luhrsen WR DB 20 Josh Houfek 21 Tyler Schoenrock DB DL 22 Braden Ovitz 23 Valor Munoz CB 24 Konor Robinson DB FS 25 Joseph Lafferre 26 Colby Ford F 27 Isaiah Legate WR 28 Masen Uribe RB 30 Matthew Nichols CB 31 Joel Sanchez RB MLB 32 Daniel Cassidy 33 Jamar Soaladaob CB LB 34 Javi Rodriguez 35 Nicky Gianni CB RB 36 Richie Graham 38 Wyatt Andler RB 39 Diego Medina CB 40 John Williamson DE 41 Conley Moskot WR 42 Cash Butler LB P 43 Kyle Frick LB 45 Kylan Keeler 46 Caden Dirnberger K 47 Alan James OL 49 Nick Beswick-Seidl PK
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YR. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr.
HT. 5-11 6-3 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-10 66-1 6-2 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-2
HOMETOWN Salem, Ore. Suquamish, Wash. Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Baldwin Park, Calif. Prineville, Ore. Renton, Wash. Whittier, Calif. Salem, Ore. Los Angeles, Calif. Citrus Heights, Calif. San Carlos, Calif. Antelope, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Lake Charles, La. Scotts Valley, Calif. Mililani, Hawaii Prineville, Ore. San Jose, Calif. Keizer, Ore. Seattle, Wash. Salem, Ore. Garden Grove, Calif.
LINFIELD WILDCATS NO. NAME 1 Jackson Pfeifer 1 Bubba Preston 2 Dane Meddaugh 2 J.J. Thompson 3 Brady Crenshaw 3 Liam Christensen 4 Croz Lehnerz 4 Elijah Bright-Lee 5 Blaze Holani 5 Cade Welch 6 Sean Emberlin 6 Hudson Reink 7 Luke McNabb 8 Carson Mullins 8 Scott Anderson 9 Max Kirsch 9 Jayce Bareng 10 Deacon Edgar 10 River Lien 11 Reid Gray 11 Ben Williams 12 Evan Daligdig 12 Kenyon Johnson 13 Nick Hudson 13 Dylan Iwanaga 14 Brandon Dean 14 Kai Laukkanen 15 Shavar Lambkin 16 Gavin Dalziel 16 Max Nowlin 17 Hudson Hughes 17 Caleb Woodcock 18 Iloa Kaio 18 Brandon Thornton 19 Ayden Fink 19 Eli Harrah 20 Wyatt Abrigo 20 Elijah Howard 21 Alex Atkins 21 James Bethune 22 Matthew Spurbeck 23 Paavan Bankston 23 Aidan Andresen 24 Hayden Eiguren 24 Blake Ostrander 25 Carter Boise 25 Ferrill Johnson 26 Kellen Hicks 26 Dace O’Bagy 27 Parker McKinney 27 Makai Williams 28 Trace Benner 28 Kyle Holley 29 Ahi Freitas 29 J.J. Starnes 30 Cade Johannsen 30 Caleb Hall 31 Julian Thomas 31 Ryder White 33 Kellen Wiggins 33 Cam Mattingly 34 Malik Dawson 34 Jake Feist 36 Trey Dieringer 37 Jakob Honda 38 Joe Higuchi
POS. RB S WR CB S WR WR S LB WR WR LB QB RB LB M WR M QB CB WR QB CB QB S CB WR WR K QB M WR R WR R WR LB WR CB RB RB R WR LB RB R RB S RB WR CB TE R M WR K/P WR RB LB LB TE RB RB LB LB LB
HT. 5-11 5-8 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-7 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-8 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-9 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-8 6-2 5-7 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-8 5-7
WT. 190 155 195 160 195 205 185 180 225 185 180 205 210 223 215 190 155 195 215 160 191 180 195 190 180 160 175 180 175 215 185 190 185 184 195 175 202 150 167 175 205 180 170 220 197 190 200 180 190 204 175 215 180 175 180 230 192 170 190 205 225 220 190 200 190 185
YR./EL. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Jr./Jr. Jr./So. So./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Sr./Jr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. So./So. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. So./So. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. So./So. So./So. Fr./Fr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr.
HOMETOWN Silverton, Ore. Kaneohe, Hawaii Gig Harbor, Wash. Vancouver, Wash. Lebanon, Ore. Fall City, Wash. Ashland, Ore. Nanakuli, Hawaii Kaneohe, Hawaii Eugene, Ore. Camas, Wash West Linn, Ore. Scappoose, Ore. Sherwood, Ore. Glen Burnie, Md. Happy Valley, Ore. Aiea, Hawaii Medford, Ore. Lynnwood, Wash. Damascus, Ore. Snohomish, Wash. Wailua, Hawaii Vancouver, Wash. Eugene, Ore. Portland, Ore. Sandy, Ore. Olympia, Wash. Deerfield Bch., Fla. Brier, Wash. Scappoose, Ore. Stayton, Ore. Yakima, Wash. Kaneohe, Hawaii Eugene, Ore. Gig Harbor, Wash. Scappoose, Ore. Gig Harbor, Wash. Silverton, Ore. San Mateo, Calif. Vancouver, Wash. Sumner, Wash. Yelm, Wash. Salem, Ore. Beaverton, Ore. Olympia, Wash. Spray, Ore. Raymond, Wash. Beaverton, Ore. Vernal, Utah La Center, Wash. Snohomish, Wash. Bend, Ore. Wheatland, Calif. Waianae, Hawaii Seattle, Wash. Eugene, Ore. Sedro-Wooley, Wash. Everett, Wash. Clackamas, Ore. Vancouver, Wash. Renton, Wash. Seattle, Wash. Tigard, Ore. Scappoose, Ore. Waimea, Hawaii Kaneohe, Hawaii
NO. NAME POS. 39 Cougar Bailey DE 40 Kanaan Huffman DE 41 Jaydon Kaio DE 42 Connley Courtney TE 44 Chase Dersarkissian LB 45 Tra Jenkins M 46 Aedan Saele LB 48 Tristen Waiamau-Galindo DE 49 Brayden Copeland DE 50 Lake Christensen LB 51 Connor Meholovitch DE 52 Cort Waggoner DT 53 Conner Tompkins-Delacerda DE 53 Nic Fortney OG 54 Ridge Huot C 55 Matua Whalen DT 56 Tanner Relling OT DT 57 Benson Deibele 57 Brody Hillman LS 58 Hudson Holzhauer LB 59 Dawson Relling OT 60 Nathan Fillinger-Palotay OG/LS 61 Hunter Harding OG 62 Jackson Murphy OG 63 Preston Powers OG 64 Christopher Keen DE 65 Tanner Thomas OT 66 Tristan Kieser OT 66 Anthony Molina DT 67 Luca Carmichael OT 68 Keyz Amuro DT 69 Jonathan Hinson C 70 Camden Ferguson OG 71 Joey Massari OT 72 Alex Bobadilla C 73 Howie Smith OT 74 Jaden Nichols OG C 75 Dylan Howell 75 Samuel Machado DT 76 A.J. Brown OG 77 Will Burelle OT 78 Cordell Prevett OG DE 78 Axl Yarbrough 79 Tyler Alexander OG 80 Keola Correa WR 81 Riley Peterson WR 82 Tracey Tampellini WR 83 Chase McAuliffe WR 84 Cal Brandl TE 84 Ayden Logan DE 85 Kole Knott TE TE 86 Jake Dillon 86 Paddy Ryan DT 87 Jace Swygard TE 88 Kooper Shields K/P TE 88 Jake Wallace K/P 89 Owen Livingston 90 Aidan Highberger DT 91 Carter Nores DT 92 Mitch Mahlum DE 93 Camden Roofener DE DE 94 Cole Alva 95 Jorden Reece DE 96 Xavier Orozco DT 98 Eric Murtagh DE DT 99 Gabe Erickson
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HT. 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-5 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-6 6-6 6-3 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-7 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3
WT. 215 245 220 235 230 205 230 230 205 215 230 255 225 300 250 267 260 265 220 220 250 270 270 275 270 230 270 265 280 265 300 339 285 300 275 275 300 275 240 290 350 320 230 295 180 160 160 190 235 230 215 225 230 220 175 230 190 240 262 240 214 235 230 255 240 260
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YR./EL. So./So. Sr./Gr. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. So./So. So./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./So. So./So. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Fr./Fr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Jr./Jr. So./So. So./So. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Fr./Fr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. So./So. So./So. So./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr.
HOMETOWN Salem, Ore. West Linn, Ore. Kaneohe, Hawaii Happy Valley, Ore. San Marcos, Calif. Longview, Wash. Salem, Ore. Wai’anae, Hawaii Corvallis, Ore. Ballard, Wash. Glendora, Calif. Florence, Ore. Bothell, Wash. Gig Harbor, Wash. West Linn, Ore. Seattle, Wash Eugene, Ore. Portland, Ore. Seaside, Ore. Stevenson, Wash. Eugene, Ore. Sherwood, Ore. West Linn, Ore. Snohomish, Wash. Novato, Calif. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Eugene, Ore. Sherwood, Ore. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Benicia, Calif. Makawao, Hawaii Eugene, Ore. Lake Oswego, Ore. Lake Oswego, Ore. Redwood City, Calif Davis, Calif. Rochester, Wash. Gresham, Ore. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Salem, Ore. Boise, Idaho Amity, Ore. San Anselmo, Calif. Gresham, Ore. Kapolei, Hawaii Damascus, Ore. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Merrill, Ore. Mödling, Austria Gladstone, Ore. Mount Vernon, Wash. Tumwater, Wash. Portland, Ore. Lake Oswego, Ore. Walla Walla, Wash. Happy Valley, Ore. Seattle, Wash. Sherwood, Ore. Bend, Ore. Portland, Ore. North Plains, Ore. Lincoln, Calif. Kingston, Wash. Silverton, Ore. West Linn, Ore. Sublimity, Ore.
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WHEN LINFIELD HAS THE BALL WR
TE
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
WR
WR
2 |dane meddaugh
88 | jake wallace
59 | dawson relling
75| dylan howell
54 |ridge huot
53 | Nic fortney
67 | luca carmichael
9 | jayce bareng
17 |Caleb woodcock
15 | shavar lambkin
87 | jace swygard
73 | howie smith
63 | preston powers
62 |jackson murphy
74 | jaden nichols
65 | tanner thomas
83 | chase mcauliffe
5 |cade welch
QB
TB 7 |luke mcnabb
10 |river lien
K 1 | jackson pfeifer
22 | matthew spurbeck
H 16 | gavin dalziel
LINFIELD offense
willamette defense
LT
DE
LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR TB QB
59 73 75 63 54 62 53 74 67 65 88 87 9 83 2 15 17 5 1 22 7 10
Dawson Relling (6-2, 250, Fr., Eugene, Ore.) Howie Smith (6-2, 275, So., Davis, Calif.) Dylan Howell (6-0, 275, Fr., Gresham, Ore.) Preston Powers (6-0, 270, Jr., Novato, Calif.) Ridge Huot (6-2, 250, So., West Linn, Ore.) Jackson Murphy (6-2, 275, So., Snohomish, Wash.) Nic Fortney (6-2, 300, Jr., Gig Harbor, Wash.) Jaden Nichols (6-4, 300, So., Rochester, Wash.) Luca Carmichael (6-4, 265, So., Benicia, Calif.) Tanner Thomas (6-3, 270, Jr., Eugene, Ore.) Jake Wallace (6-3, 230, Sr., Happy Valley, Ore.) Jace Swygard (6-3, 220, Fr., Lake Oswego, Ore.) Jayce Bareng (5-7, 155, Fr., Aiea, Hawaii) Chase McAuliffe (6-3, 190, So., Merrill, Ore.) Dane Meddaugh (6-2, 195, Jr., Gig Harbor, Wash.) Shavar Lambkin (6-0, 180, Fr., Deerfield Beach, Fla.) Caleb Woodcock (6-2, 184, Sr., Yakima, Wash.) Cade Welch (6-1, 185, Jr., Eugene, Ore.) Jackson Pfeifer (5-11, 190, Jr., Silverton, Ore.) Matthew Spurbeck (5-9, 205, So., Sumner, Wash.) Luke McNabb (6-3, 208, Jr., Scappoose, Ore.) River Lien (6-1, 215, Fr., Lynnwood, Wash.)
LINFIELD specialists KO 89 PAT/FG 16 P 30 LS 57
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Owen Livingston (6-0, 190, Fr., Seattle, Wash.) Gavin Dalziel (5-11, 188, Gr., Brier, Wash.) Cade Johannsen (6-8, 230, So., Eugene, Ore.) Brody Hillman (6-3, 220, Fr., Seaside, Ore.)
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NT DT LB LB LB LB CB CB S S
H KR PR
51 40 92 90 1 95 55 45 11 31 10 25 34 99 0 15 21 33 20 30 24 23 30 7 11 26 11 26
30 | cade johannsen
Johnhenry Hankins (5-11, So., Salem, Ore.) John Williamson (6-1, So., Mission Hills, Calif.) Hriday Raj (6-2, Sr., San Jose, Calif.) Izaiah Siatuu (6-2, So., Mililani, Hwi.) Austin Payne (6-1, Sr., San Jose, Calif.) Enrike Aguilar (6-3, Fr., Keizer, Ore.) Brayden Duke (5-9, Sr., Prineville, Ore.) Kyland Keeler (5-10, So., Diamond Springs, Calif.) Noah Reese (6-0, Jr., Albany, Ore.) Joel Sanchez (6-1, So., Salem, Ore.) Palmer Smith (5-9, Jr., Prineville, Ore.) Joseph Lafferre (5-10, Fr., La Mirada, Calif.) Javi Rodriguez (6-2, Jr., Gervais, Ore.) Owen Aguilar (6-2, Fr., Garden Grove, Calif.) Jonjon Delgado (5-10, So., Miami, Fla.) Brison Speakthunder (5-9, So., Salem, Ore.) Tyler Schoenrock (6-1, So., Tacoma, Wash.) Jamar Soaladoab (5-10, So., Salem, Ore.) Josh Houfek (5-11, So., Beaverton, Ore.) Matthew Nichols (5-10, Fr., Portland, Ore.) Konor Robinson (5-10, Jr., Marcola, Ore.) Valor Munoz (5-9, Fr., Antelope, Calif.) Cade Johannsen (6-8, 230, So, Eugene, Ore.) Luke McNabb (6-3, 208, Jr., Scappoose, Ore.) Reid Gray (5-9, 150, So., Damascus, Ore.) Dace O’Bagy (5-9, 190, Fr., Vernal, Utah) Reid Gray (5-9, 150, So., Damascus, Ore.) Dace O’Bagy (5-9, 190, Fr., Vernal, Utah)
WHEN WILLAMETTE HAS THE BALL R
LB
DE
DT
DT
DE
LB
CB
CB
18 | iloa kaio
5 | blaze holani
41| jaydon kaio
57|benson deibele
55|matua whalen
40 |kaanan huffman
6| hudson reink
12 | kenyon johnson
11 | reid gray
4 | elijah bright-lee
44|chase desarkissian
98| eric murtagh
99|gabe erickson
90|AIDAN HIGHBERGER
39|cougar bailey
36|trey dieringer
27 | makai williams
23| paavan bankston
M
S 9 |max kirsch
10 |deacon edgar
P 3 | brady crenshaw
1 | bubba preston
LS 30| cade johannsen
LINFIELD defense
willamette offense
DE
LT
DT DT DE LB LB R CB CB S M
41 98 57 99 55 90 40 39 5 44 6 36 18 4 12 27 11 23 3 1 9 10
Jaydon Kaio (6-2, 220, Jr., Kaneohe, Hawaii) Eric Murtagh (6-3, 240, Jr., West Linn, Ore.) Benson Deibele (5-11, 265, So., Portland, Ore.) Gabe Erickson (6-1, 260, Jr., Sublimity, Ore.) Matua Whalen (5-9, 260, Jr., Seattle, Wash.) Aidan Highberger (6-4, 240, So., Sherwood, Ore.) Kaanan Huffman (6-4, 245, Gr., West Linn, Ore.) Cougar Bailey (5-10, 215., So., Salem, Ore.) Blaze Holani (6-0, 220, Jr., Kaneohe, Hawaii) Chase Desarkissian (6-0, 230, Jr., San Marcos, Calif.) Hudson Reink (6-0, 205, So., West Linn, Ore.) Trey Dieringer (6-1, 200, Jr., Scappoose, Ore.) Iloa Kaio (5-11, 185, Fr., Kaneohe, Hawaii) Elijah Bright-Lee (6-0, 180, Fr., Nanakuli, Hawaii) Kenyon Johnson (6-2, 192, Jr., Vancouver, Wash.) Makai Williams (6-1, 170, Sr., Snohomish, Wash.) Reid Gray (5-9, 160, Jr., Damascus, Ore.) Paavan Bankston (5-9, 180, Yelm, Wash.) Brady Crenshaw (6-1, 195, Jr., Lebanon, Ore.) Bubba Preston (5-8, 155, Sr., Kaneohe, Hawaii) Max Kirsch (6-1, 190, Jr., Happy Valley, Ore.) Deacon Edgar (5-11, 195, Jr., Medford, Ore.)
willamette specialists K P
49 46 43 96
Nick Beswick-Seidl (5-9, Sr., Boise, Idaho) Caden Dirnberger (5-7, So., Missoula, Mont.) Kyle Frick (6-2, So., Ellensburg, Wash.) Brandon Smith (5-10, Fr., Seattle, Wash.)
LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR RB QB
LS H KR PR
59 52 63 72 61 54 54 71 56 75 22 47 13 7 19 2 17 16 28 3 18 4 22 10 6 23 13 23
57| brody hillman
Sebastian Jimenez (6-2, Fr., Whittier, Calif.) Mason Black (6-3, Jr., Suquamish, Wash.) Julien Rivera (6-1, So., Los Angeles, Calif.) Noah Munoz (6-1, Fr., Antelope, Calif.) Jordan Lipson (6-0, Fr., Salem, Ore.) Matthew Rosas (5-10, Fr., Baldwin Park, Calif.) Matthew Rosas (5-10, Fr., Baldwin Park, Calif.) Aaron Wilson (6-0, So., San Carlos, Calif.) Parker Hisey (6-1, Sr., Renton, Wash.) Ryland Hawkins (6-2, So., Los Angeles, Calif.) Braden Ovitz (6-3, Sr., Orland, Calif.) Alan James (5-11, Jr., Bellevue, Wash.) Elijah Romero (5-10, Jr., Los Lunas, N.M.) Aidan Butler (6-1, So., San Jose, Calif.) Jonah Luhrsen (6-1, So., Sacremento, Calif.) Jordan Robinson (6-1, Jr., Richmond, Calif.) Trajan Clark (6-0, Sr., Davis, Calif.) Kayden Gonzales (6-2, Sr., Ridgefield, Wash.) Mason Uribe (5-10, So., Renton, Wash.) Jerrick Little (5-9, Jr., West Valley City, Utah) Luke Rasmussen (6-3, Jr., Woodland Hills, Calif.) Alex Rivera IV (5-9, Jr., Laveen, Ariz.) Braden Ovitz (6-3, Sr., Orland, Calif.) Palmer Smith (5-9, Jr., Prineville, Ore.) Austin Snodgrass (5-10, So., Raymond, Wash.) Valor Munoz (5-9, Fr., Antelope, Calif.) Elijah Romero (5-10, Jr., Los Lunas, N.M.) Valor Munoz (5-9, Fr., Antelope, Calif.)
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AROUND THE NORTHWEST 2025 nwc standings CONFERENCE Whitworth LINFIELD Pacific Lutheran George Fox Lewis & Clark Pacific Puget Sound Willamette
W-L
PCT.
W-L
6-0 5-1 4-2 4-2 2-4 2-4 1-5 0-6
1.000 .833 .667 .667 .333 .333 .167 .000
7-2 6-2 5-4 4-5 5-4 3-6 1-8 1-8
OVERALL PCT.
STRK
.778 .750 .556 .444 .556 .333 .111 .111
W6 W3 W1 W4 L4 L1 L3 L6
THIS WEEK Willamette at Linfield Puget Sound at Whitworth Lewis & Clark at Pacific George Fox at Pacific Lutheran
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CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS FOR 69 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.
*LINFIELD *Mount Union *Wartburg *Northwest Missouri State *Wheaton (Ill.) Boise State *Mary Hardin-Baylor *Wisconsin-Whitewater
Falling from the list in 2025: Hobart.
YEARS
BEGAN
2025
69 47 32 31 27 26 25 22
1956 1979 1993 1995 1998 1998 2000 2003
6-2 9-0 9-0 9-1 7-2 6-3 6-3 7-2
* - clinched winning season
all-time streaks NO. SCHOOL 1. LINFIELD 2. Mount Union, Ohio 3. Harvard Notre Dame, Ind. Central, Iowa 6. Princeton Florida State 8. Ithaca, N.Y.
YEARS
SPAN
69 47 42 42 42 41 41 40
1956-2025 1979-2025 1881-1923 1889-1932 1961-2002 1876-1916 1977-2017 1971-2010
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LINFIELD ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME AMANDA (ATTLEBERGER) STRAHM ATHLETE 2005 – 2008 Legendary Linfield coach Ad Rutschman often speaks about infamous “forks in the road” and how simple choices in life can have a profound impact on an individual, a sports program and a university. Such is the case for 2025 Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Amanda (Attleberger) Strahm, who had seemingly made up her mind to sign on as a softball pitcher at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. But at the last minute, the former Columbia River High School star chose instead to become a Linfield Wildcat. Looking back, Amanda remembers “When signing day neared, I got a tri-fold flyer from Coach Jackson Vaughan. Now some 20 years later, I’m not sure why the flyer stuck out to me, but it did. Nonetheless, my Mom and I scheduled a visit to Linfield. Jackson made it clear playing at Linfield would take hard work and dedication, but he wasn’t afraid to take a chance on a freshman as a starter. His affirmation and open-mindedness was what my young heart needed. I was sold on Linfield.” What followed for Amanda was a long list of incredible accomplishments, including being a four-time first team allNorthwest Conference selection and three-time all-West Region honoree. She was a member of four Northwest Conference championship teams and key contributor on Linfield’s 2007 NCAA title-winning club. Amanda was a fixture in the starting lineup on four consecutive NCAA playoff teams, two of which reached the championship finals. Her two home runs in the NCAA title-clinching victory over Washington-St. Louis helped ensure the softball program would capture the first women’s team championship in school history. Amanda’s steady defensive play at first base and powerful offensive punch at the plate produced a dozen top-10 career records. She currently stands second all-time at Linfield in fielding percentage (.996), fourth in on-base percentage (.477), sixth in total bases (348) and seventh in home runs (31) and in games started (181). In the single-season record book, Amanda shares the school record for best fielding percentage (1.000), ranks second in all-time walks (35), is third in triples (6) and seventh in slugging percentage (.833).
During her four years in a Linfield uniform, the Wildcats won 151 games, including winning a then-school-record 45 games in the storybook season of 2007. As a freshman in 2005, Amanda’s Wildcats reached the regional playoffs but were eliminated after two close losses. The following season in 2006, Linfield fought off six straight elimination games to claim the regional title and advance to the NCAA Finals in Raleigh, North Carolina. Worn down by injuries and fatigue, the Wildcats went 2-2, eliminated after a onerun loss to Muskingum (Ohio). Amanda was one of two Wildcats to be named to the All-Tournament team. In 2007, everything fell into place, though the Wildcats had to again stave off elimination multiple times to claim the national crown. Linfield’s hitting, pitching, defense and big-game experience all came together, building off the previous season’s shortfalls. Amanda was simply a force in the playoffs. At the Pineville, Louisiana Regional, she hit an eye-popping .529 with two doubles, three home runs, and a team-leading 10 RBIs. She followed that up with another impressive performance at the Division III Finals in Salem, Virginia, hitting .476 with a double, two homers, and five RBIs. Good friend and 2018 Hall of Fame inductee Stephanie (Rice) Bragg says Amanda’s work ethic is what elevated her to becoming an elite athlete and teammate: “Countless hours spent out-of-season in the cage hitting, cross training, weight lifting, and maintaining focus on our team goals. As a team we had a unified mission and we were able to achieve this in great part because of Amanda’s dedication to the program. Her efforts are a foundational building block of Catball, which has become a legacy in NCAA Division III softball for over 20 years.” When she graduated, Amanda held single-season records for home runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, total bases, RBIs and walks. Since earning a Linfield bachelor’s degree in physical education in 2008, Amanda went on to complete a master’s degree in education in 2010. She taught school in Arizona for two years before deciding to follow her heart and pursue a career in neonatal nursing. These days, Amanda is an antepartum and postpartum nurse in Medford. She and husband, Christopher, have been married for 13 years and are raising a 7-year-old son, Samuel, and a 4-year-old daughter, Magnolia.
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LINFIELD ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME AARON BOEHME ATHLETE 2006 – 2010 Coming from a small high school in Washington state, 2025 Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Aaron Boehme transformed himself from an unknown football prospect to a record-setting quarterback who piloted the Wildcats to 21 wins, two Northwest Conference championships and a national semifinal playoff appearance. Aaron wasn’t an instant smash success and his path to stardom was not without its share of bad breaks along the way. At Stanwood High School in Washington state, Aaron played quarterback and defensive back where he set single-season passing and tackles records as a senior. As the recruiting process got underway, he knew he wanted to be part of a winning culture and program. After watching a Linfield game in person at Maxwell Field, he began to see himself as a Wildcat. Aaron was invited to be a preferred walk-on at both the University of Idaho and at Oregon. He was all but ignored by the Division II programs in his home state, the level at which he felt his football skills would fit best. Other than Linfield, only a handful of Division III programs sought him out. Says Aaron “I was pretty set on Linfield for most of the recruiting process. I didn’t want to get lost in the shuffle of walking on at a big program. At the time, Linfield coaches Jim Nagel and Jay Locey really sold me on the idea that I would have a great shot to contribute at some point, and I was sold!” His first two years at Linfield were spent waiting and watching as more experienced quarterbacks ran the offense. By the time he was a junior, he was primed to assume the role of starting quarterback. The Wildcats opened the 2008 season with a road game in Abilene, Texas, against a potent HardinSimmons squad. Early in the third quarter, Aaron scrambled for a first down and was tackled hard to the ground, snapping his collarbone and ending his season. Aaron remembers how much it hurt emotionally, realizing he would have to sit on the sidelines yet another year. “Finally I had my chance to imprint myself on the team. It was my team that year, and I had to wait for another calendar year. It definitely gave me hunger and an edge.” As the saying goes, good things come to those who wait. Aaron eventually became the face of the Linfield football program in 2009 and 2010, and many personal accolades naturally followed. Those honors included being named the 2009 Male Ad Rutschman Oregon Small College Athlete of the Year, D3football.com second team All-American, two-time
Northwest Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and the two-time recipient of the Willis Baker Linfield Most Valuable Player award. A scan of the Linfield record book shows Aaron holding seven top-10 singleseason passing records. His 405 pass attempts and 3,727 passing yards stand fourth all-time for a quarterback in a single season. In the career record book, Aaron’s 86 combined rushing and passing touchdowns rank fourth all-time, his 65 TD passes rank sixth, and his 6,276 passing yards and 60.1 pass completion percentage both sit seventh on the career ladder. Good friend and fellow quarterback Cole Bixenman remembers Aaron’s intense will to win and a desire to be great. “His ability to diagnose and analyze the opposing defense and know our offense like the back of his hand made him an invaluable asset to Linfield’s football team on the field and for many more years after his playing career ended while he was a coach.” Though he planned to major in computer science, Aaron quickly transitioned to majoring in mathematics with an education credential, setting the table for a career in coaching. After completing his bachelor’s degree in 2010, Aaron began a 12year career as a member of the Linfield football staff, coaching quarterbacks, receivers and eventually as the Wildcats’ co-offensive coordinator. His football experiences continued after Linfield, playing in Europe for Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns of the German Football League, where he earned German Bowl Most Valuable Player honors while leading the Unicorns to a wild 48-44 victory in the league championship. That season, he led the GFL in passing with 4,965 yards, 59 touchdowns and just three interceptions. Aaron says the life lessons he learned while playing and coaching football at Linfield still resonate in his life today. Themes such as Balance, Finishing the Job, and Preparation. “Being able to do the dirty work you don’t want to do and balancing that with enjoying life and making things fun. I always learned that it’s best to just get the job done. Don’t leave anything for the next person. At Linfield, we know how to prepare better than any other program.” Aaron and his wife, Angelica, have been married for nearly 10 years and are raising two children, 8-year-old Huston and 5-year-old Elliott. An accomplished pickleball player, Aaron works as a data analytics manager for Selkirk Sport, the No. 1 pickleball paddle brand in the country.
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LINFIELD ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME KEVIN SCHJEI ATHLETE 1999 – 2002 His college baseball career began in relative obscurity as a member of the Wildcat junior varsity squad. It ended in the spotlight with his inclusion on the 2002 American Baseball Coaches Association All-America team. Today, smooth-swinging utility player Kevin Schjei joins yet another elite group of athletes and coaches with his induction into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame. Kevin’s ability to play multiple positions allowed him to evolve as a baseball player and continue to raise his profile in the eyes of the coaching staff. Kevin’s versatility was a game-changer, he says. “I came in as a first baseman and hit really well. However there were a bunch of guys in front of me. That year, our catcher left the program and I told Coach Joseph Smith to put me in at catcher. From there I could really show what my bat could do.” His junior varsity performance was enough to earn him notice and land him a spot on the varsity squad the following season. Once Northwest Conference play rolled around, the coaching staff inserted Kevin into the lineup as the designated hitter, where amazingly, he hit .405 and went on to earn first team all-conference recognition. His junior season began on an even better note with Kevin hitting over .500 through the Wildcats’ first 10 games. Then his season came to a crashing halt when he suffered a serious knee injury that required surgery. Up to that point, he had produced seven doubles, one triple, four home runs and 22 RBIs. He was sidelined for about three weeks, but returned to the lineup in the latter half of the conference schedule and finished the season hitting .419. Fully recovered by the spring of 2002, Kevin returned to Roy Helser Field to record three single-season records for batting average (.446), hits (74) and doubles (15). Kevin made his mark on the career record book as well. Now 23 years after his graduation, he continues to hold the alltime mark for best batting average (.430), while also ranking sixth for on-base percentage (.476) and slugging percentage (.611). Those are pretty incredible accomplishments for a guy from tiny Aberdeen, Washington, population 16,000. “I came to Linfield not knowing anyone. To be part of this program allowed me to meet lifelong friends quickly, which made the transition to school a lot easier. It was wonderful playing for Coach Scott Carnahan. He has so much experience in the baseball world from USA Baseball to all the years coaching at Linfield. I have a lot of respect for him.” Carnahan calls Kevin simply the best contact hitter he ever coached in 26 seasons at Linfield. “The thing that Kevin was able to do was always stay on balance at the plate, staying level with his swing and hit to all fields with authority.” The legendary coach remembers Kevin being a catalyst for the Wildcats during the 2001 and 2002 seasons. “Kevin helped elevate the performance of his teammates and was an outstanding practice player. He was steady and consistent and a great team member. Coaches and players
alike loved him. He had a great work ethic and was very coachable.” Kevin says his arrival at Linfield can be credited to a fellow Linfield baseball all-star. “My hometown, Aberdeen, is a small town, there’s not much recruiting going on in that neck of the woods. One of my high school baseball coaches was Paul Dean, the Linfield home run king and a 1990 graduate. He is the one who helped set up my trip to visit the campus and meet with Coach Carnahan. The rest is history after that.” Looking back to that time, Paul remembers seeing key qualities in Kevin and knowing that he would develop into a great small-college student-athlete. Says Paul: “I felt Kevin had the right makeup and mentality to be successful in college. I felt like he would thrive in the baseball program and academic environment at Linfield. I know what an impact Scott Carnahan and Jimmy Ray had on my life, so when a quality player and person like Kevin was finishing high school, I wanted him to have the same opportunity.” Kevin remembers, “Growing up in a small town, moving to another state was a big move, especially not knowing anyone else attending Linfield. I’ve had to move multiple times to different cities and states. Knowing how to adapt has been very beneficial to me in my career. “I also believe my Linfield business degree allowed me to get started with my first hospitality company and got me on the right track.” That right track led Kevin toward a two-decade career in the Southern California tourism industry managing large-scale hotel properties. These days, he’s the General Manager at the Avenue of the Arts Hotel in Costa Mesa, a 4-Diamond boutique Marriott hotel. Kevin is raising two teenagers, 15-year-old Camryn and 14-year-old Becker. Kevin fondly remembers his parents and grandparents faithfully driving from Aberdeen to McMinnville for every one of his games.
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LINFIELD ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME BILLY MAXWELL MERITORIOUS SERVICE Reflecting back on the life of 2025 Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Billy Maxwell is nothing short of inspiring. Billy passed away nearly 50 years ago, but his legacy as an unselfish volunteer, donor and lifetime Wildcat fan lives on to this day. Growing up in the tiny Eastern Oregon farming community of Haines, he contracted polio while he was a young boy. Yet Billy never considered himself as handicapped and remained relentless in his effort to walk. Doctors told him, “You’ll never be able to walk.” Growing up on his family’s ranch, he did his share of the hard work along with his all his siblings to bring in the harvest and manage all the ranch chores that were required. Through his college days and middle age, he walked with a cane. His later years saw him transition to using a wheelchair. The name Maxwell should ring a bell for those familiar with Linfield. Maxwell Field, the home of Linfield football and track & field teams since 1928, sits on land which Billy’s father, J.O. Maxwell, donated to the college. For about a third of a century in the early to mid-1900s, J.O. Maxwell’s children or grandchildren were continuously enrolled at Linfield, according to “Bricks Without Straw,” the 1938 historical retrospective of the birth of Linfield entitled by Jonas “Steine” Jonasson. Of J.O. Maxwell’s 10 children, nine attended Linfield and family members estimate about half of them earned college degrees. Billy started classes when the school was known as McMinnville College, and by the time he graduated in 1924, it had changed its name to Linfield College. He joined the Linfield Board of Trustees in 1929 and served in that capacity for nearly 50 years. Billy earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and initially taught math at McMinnville High School before becoming school principal at age 27, a position he held until 1946. In 1941, he served as a farm labor assistant for the federal government and was one of the first to organize work platoons for that at one time had 2,900 workers helping with the fall farm harvest. Billy admired athletes and attended Linfield sports events religiously. Seeing Billy near the west entrance to old Riley Gymnasium became an expected, natural sight. Billy was the definition of a consummate Linfield sports fan. In his fandom heyday, you could depend on seeing Billy sitting in his car watching Wildcat football games on the roadway next to Maxwell Field. He attended Linfield baseball games on campus and, despite his obvious disability, helped drive Linfield teams to many away basketball and baseball games, too. Former Linfield basketball coach Ted Wilson once said of Billy, “If his car wasn’t at football team practice, he had to have a pretty good excuse for not being there.”
Wilson’s statement sums up Billy’s dedication and attitude toward Linfield Athletics. The man was always around; rain or shine, win or lose, practice or play, Billy was there. He was Linfield’s No. 1 booster. But Billy did more than just watch games. One of his favorite pastimes was serving as scoreboard and score clock operator at Linfield home basketball and baseball games for 54 years. When he died in 1976 at age 73, Linfield lost one of its most loyal friends. Not only did Billy give his free time to Linfield Athletics, he was an important financial donor and vocal fundraiser. After he graduated, Billy and another donor paid the necessary guarantee to bring the men’s basketball team of Whitman from Walla Walla to McMinnville for two games in the 1925-26 season. Forty-five years later when former track and field coach John Knight first arrived at Linfield, he was unhappy with the track facility, which was cinder at the time. Said Knight: “We needed an all-weather track and Billy helped make it a reality.” Not only did Billy convince Knight to work on raising money for a new rubberized track, he volunteered to supervise the effort and launched the campaign by donating the first $1,000. The project was completed in 1972. Billy’s commitment to his community extended beyond Linfield. The list of those he served includes: •52 years as a member of the First Baptist Church; •41 years as a member of McMinnville Kiwanis Club; •25 years with the local Boy Scouts Troop; •18 years as McMinnville High School principal; •4 years as Yamhill County Assessor; •and many years as President of the McMinnville Quarterback Booster Club. In summing up Billy’s life at his 1976 memorial service, the Rev. Bernie Turner said “Some of us are handicapped. Billy simply was not.”
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THE WILDCAT BAND Hoping to build the excitement and interest in the band over the next few years, Ready says, “My primary goals for the Wildcat Band are for all members to have fun performing music to the best of their ability, and to continue building camaraderie within the band and the Linfield community.”
The Wildcat Band continues to support Linfield teams by performing a variety of musical tunes and bringing a fun atmosphere to events of all kinds. Linfield students of all majors and skill levels are welcome to join the Wildcat Band. As a bonus, band members are eligible for up to $2,000 in scholarships and can earn paracurricular credit for participating. On average, the band rehearses five hours per week, with performances on nights and weekends during football and basketball seasons. Leading the Wildcat Athletic Band is Joe Ready, who began at Linfield in the fall of 2024. In addition to his role as Linfield’s band director, Ready is the principal tuba for the Portland Opera and has performed with orchestras in the Pacific Northwest.
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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 26 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. 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. 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. 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. Since the conclusion of the 2023 football season, an audio sources integration project was being undertaken, merging together the multiple audio feeds into a single control station. As the Linfield Sports Network evolved to not only stream live video, but also feed a live production facility serving both internal and external audiences, a unified audio system became an absolute must. New for 2025 are two remote-controlled cameras mounted underneath the Memorial Stadium rooftop. The first camera provides video feeds to the coaches’ boxes and sideline tablets for instant review and feedback. The second camera provides a mid-field feed as one of five cameras integrating into the live webcast stream being produced by the in-house Linfield Sports Network.
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IN MEMORY OF JEFF EARHART The former all-star tight end from Dallas, Oregon, was considered one of the finest ever at his position to play at Linfield The Linfield football family lost a beloved member last week. Former all-star tight end Jeff Earhart died unexpectedly Nov. 7 when he fell from a ladder. He was 56. He is survived by his wife, Stephanie, daughter, Ruby, and sons, Tanner and Treve, both of whom lettered in football and baseball while student-atheltes at Linfield. Jeff Earhart lettered four seasons in football under Coach Ad Rutschman from 1987 until 1991. He was a teammate of both current Linfield head coach Joseph Smith and broadcast color analyst Gary McGarvie. Smith offered his memories of his fallen teammate, whom his family remained close with years after their graduation. “When I stepped onto campus, the big man that everyone walked carefully around was Jeff Earhart. He was dominating as a blocker, but also a great target at tight end. I may be biased, but he was the best tight end I have seen at Linfield. “Jeff and Stephanie raised an incredible family as all three children are so excellent in all they do. It has been a privilege to
reconnect and be a part of their lives past college, as Tanner and Treve became close with my family through their friendship with my son, Wyatt. Getting to coach Jeff and Stephanie’s sons was an honor for me. Jeff was fiercely loyal, and the warrior spirit he possessed was inspiring to be around. “We will greatly miss him, but I know the future will be better as Tanner, Treve, and Ruby will raise young Earharts that will possess the many great strengths of their grandfather Jeff. McGarvie rembembers Jeff as being
“a leader that was always out in front working the hardest. In fact, I remember one time when assistant coach Chris Casey was talking to all of us about work ethic and commitment and he referenced how Jeff was working out July 4 when no one was there all by himself doing the little things to become better. “It’s especially hard to lose someone with so much life left to enjoy,” said McGarvie. “My thoughts are with Stephanie, his, kids and his business partners, Bob Kumpula and Kelly Coste, who are also teamates of ours.”
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The Linfield University TopCat Club serves as a support organization to the 23 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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