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An unforgettable season
Linfield softball returned to the NCAA Division III championship, finishing with a 50-4 record and ranking No. 3 in the nation.
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Science meets sport
In the evolving world of sports, Cisco Reyes uses spreadsheets and metrics to maximize athletic potential. His work with kinesiology and body movement is sought after by professional athletic organizations across the region. Deep in the basement of Portland’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum, dozens of athletes huddle around a wooden box, nervously swaying back and forth…
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Play (summer) ball!
Ben Whitt ’21 (right) is among a group of Linfield student-athletes preparing to hone his baseball skills during the summer months. Linfield has a long history of sending players to collegiate summer baseball leagues. So if you can, cheer on a Linfield player competing near you this summer. Sam Adams ’22 – Bend Bucks Griffin…
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Nursing grad wins national title
Flipping upside down through the air has become second nature to Olivia McDaniel ’18. The gymnast turned pole vaulter put the skill to good use, winning the 2019 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field National Championship in Boston, Massachusetts, in March. McDaniel secured the title when she cleared a personal best of 12 feet-11½ inches.…
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The multisport athlete
Jade Everage ’18 is busy. The communication arts major, campus leader and two-sport athlete doesn’t have much wiggle room in her schedule. Still, she’s happy she chose this path – even if it did take her a while to figure out how to manage it all. “Balancing two sports, school and extracurriculars is a skill…
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#WetCats
Noah Cutting ’20 (200-yard butterfly) and Evette Dow ’19 (1,650 freestyle) successfully defended their individual titles at the Northwest Conference Championships this spring. Overall, the Linfield men placed third and the women fourth. The performance also earned Cutting, NWC Men’s Swimmer of the Year, a return trip to the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving…
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‘Cat Tracks
T.E.A.C. Team, Excellence, Attitude, Class. Joe Smith ’93, head football coach since 2006 who has been named Northwest Conference coach of the year 10 times, values those traits as the pillars of Linfield football – and proudly wears them on his hat as he exits the locker room and heads onto the field for a…
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Linfield longevity
It’s 30 minutes before the first serve and volleyballs are flying in Ted Wilson Gymnasium. Linfield head coach Shane Kimura ’78 escapes the pounding pre-match music, finding quiet in his office upstairs, a long-standing routine for home games. The loud music in the gym drives him nuts. But in the calm, he reviews the upcoming…
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Women’s soccer
This year’s women’s soccer team led the Northwest Conference in goals scored with 39, and forward Sydney Kuehn ’20 tied for second in goals scored with 8. The team finished the season with a record of 10-5-5. Fast facts: Finished in the top five of the Northwest Conference every year since 2009. Emily Fellows ’14…