On Saturday, Nov. 11, Wildcat Athletics will enshrine five individuals and one team at the 25th annual Pacific Office Automation Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet. The event 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 at golinfieldwildcats.com.
The inductees are:
- Amy Dames Smith, who coached the Linfield women’s tennis team for 10 seasons. She led the Wildcats to six Northwest Conference team titles (overall NWC record of 143-14) and two NCAA Division III postseason appearances.
- 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. The three-time all-NWC basketball guard finished his career second in steals per game and third in assists per game. As cornerback on Linfield’s 2004 national championship football team, he set records for longest interception return and most interception return yards in a single season.
- Emilee (Lepp) Gisler ’12 etched her name multiple times in 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. The pole vault star won both NCAA Division III indoor and outdoor 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.
- The 2011 Linfield softball team, which rolled to a 51-3 record on the way to claiming the Division III national championship. Their 103 home runs and .682 slugging percentage established new NCAA single-season records.
- The honorees were chosen from a list of nominated candidates by the 20-member Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame Selection Committee. Nominations for athletes, coaches, staff and meritorious service for the Class of 2024 are accepted through March 1.
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