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Long snapper Chase Michalczik relies on his training and preparation, approaching every snap the same way no matter the game circumstance
Maclain Stoneking accounts for 201 all-purpose yards in Linfield’s 68-28 win at Pacific
First called “Wildcats” in 1924, Linfield teams have always been known for their scrapiness and tenacity
VETERANS DAY SALUTE
Long after he took his last breath in 1969 after suffering fatal wounds in hostile action as a U.S. Army soldier in Vietnam, former Wildcats quarterback Mike Barrow is remembered
get ready for winter sports
With the calendar now flipped to November, Linfield’s winter sports are beginning to take center stage
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WILDCAT SPOTLIGHT
pressure to perform
Long snapper Chase Michalczik relies on his training and preparation, approaching every snap the same way no matter the game circumstance
by kellen wiggins ’28
Growing up, Chase Michalczik grew up around the game of football.
Chase’s father, Jim, has been a prominent Division I assistant coach at schools such as Miami, California, Arizona and Oregon State. Through he grew up in the shadow of major college programs, Chase never felt any pressure to play football. He always wanted to create his own path.
At Linfield, Chase has been a long snapper and defensive end for the Wildcats. Long snapping is a role he takes deep pride in fulfilling and it’s one that has enabled him to thrive as a student-athlete.
Long snapping is an exceedingly difficult position. Being a long snapper is one of those positions on the football field where everyone watching always assumes every snap will be perfect. Achieving perfection in this position is simply expected.
So how did Chase find himself as a long snapper?
“I used to play center, starting in sixth grade, and I was naturally made the long snapper, too,” he says. “I saw it as another opportunity to get on the field and enjoyed having a niche skillset that only some people could do and is hard to perfect.”
Long snappers must work tirelessly on their technique in constant pursuit of perfection. Anything less than a strong work ethic will soon become apparent. When presented with the opportunity to be the long snapper in college, Chase did not hesitate to embrace the role.
Though Jim Michalczik has made a car college coach, it never was the sole reason Chase decided to play football. His father made it clear to him he did not want Chase to play football just because he coached the sport. Jim wanted Chase to find his own passion, whatever that was.
“My father didn’t want us to feel like we had to play football just because he coached it,” says Chase. “Instead, he wanted us to carve our own path, and if that included football, it was a bonus.”
Being around college football, Chase couldn’t help but be inspired. Watching his father coach football at one of the highest levels added to Chase’s love for the sport and inspired a vision for playing college football himself.
“Growing up with my dad as a college football coach definitely inspired me to play football,” he says, looking back. “Getting to watch him coach on Saturdays helped cultivate my love for the game, and ultimately led to me wanting to play at the college level.”
Football taught Chase plenty of life lessons that will have an impact on his life.
Lessons such as how to fight through tough times, to always take pride in the things he does, and how to successfully manage his time. All three lessons came by way of playing football and are ones that he says he’s be able to apply in his life to find success as he pursues his own career. Being a long snapper has added pressure to doing the job. Everyone watching treats the long snap as a routine play. This can put pressure on long snappers to be perfect as a bad snap can result in a game-altering play. Chase completely trusts the training he has done to help prepare for moments that require him to deliver. He doesn’t view any situation as being different from any other. Regardless of the game circumstance, Chase always maintains the same mental approach.
“I lean on my training and try to treat each snap the same,” he says. “Whether it’s at practice or for a game-winning field goal, I always just imagine that it’s me and the punter and holder out there on our own and just think, ‘Grip it and rip it.’”
Chase is majoring in biology with a pre-med concentration. He aspires to one day become a doctor and views his four years at Linfield as a solid starting point towards being successful in medical school.
He got the inspiration to be a doctor after suffering a shoulder injury as a high school senior. Despite the hardship the injury presented, it gave him a vision for his future career path.
“I plan on taking a bit of time off from school to build up my résumé before taking the MCAT and applying to medical school,” he says about his future plans.
“Growing up, I always enjoyed learning how the world around us works. And I wanted to help people in the future.”
PACIFIC LUTHERAN GAME NOTES
LINFIELD LEADS ITS ALL-TIME SERIES with Pacific Lutheran 49-21-4 and has won the last 23 meetings (21 regular season, 2 playoff), including 2023’s 42-19 win in Puyallup; the last meeting in McMinnville was Linfield’s 45-0 win in 2022 … The first meeting was in 1933, when Linfield won 19-7 at PLU ... PLU’s last victory was in 2001, by a 31-20 score at PLU … Linfield is 27-8-1 in McMinnville and 22-13-3 at PLU’s various home fields … 7 of the meetings have been in the NCAA or NAIA national playoffs, with Linfield holding a 4-3 edge … from 1974-1980, 5 of the 7 regular-season games were decided by 1 point … Linfield’s widest margin of victory has been 45 points, occurring 3 times: 45-0 in 2022 in McMinnville, 52-7 in 2021 at PLU and 45-0 in 2008 at PLU; PLU’s widest margin of victory was 39 points, 45-6 in 1940 in McMinnville; PLU’s widest margin at home was 24 points, 44-20 in 1987 … there have been 2 overtime games in the series; the first was in 1986, Linfield’s 27-21 win at PLU in the NAIA Division II quarterfinals, and the second was in 2017, the Wildcats’ 16-10 victory at PLU.
BY BEATING PUGET SOUND 62-13 in the seventh game of the 2024 season, Linfield guar-anteed it would extend the longest streak of winning seasons in college football history at any level; The Streak now sits at 68 seasons, having begun in 1956 … during The Streak, Linfield is 551-122-10 for a winning percentage of .814. Linfield’s record at home during The Streak is 298-44-4 (.867), and at Maxwell Field it is 295-44-4 (.866) … Linfield’s Northwest Conference record during The Streak is 286-33-5 (.890). In all league games during The Streak, it is 337-45-5 (.877), which includes games from 1985-1995 when the NWC schools were part of the Columbia Football Association.
2024 IS LINFIELD’S 109TH SEASON OF FOOTBALL, dating back to 1896. The Wildcats’ all-time record is 655-273-28 (.700) … Linfield’s all-time home record is 364-93-16 (.786), including a Maxwell Field record of 344-81-11 (.802) … Linfield’s all-time NWC record is 321-112-11 (.735) in 83 seasons dating back to the conference’s initial formation in 1926. In all league games, it is 372-124-11 (.745), which includes games from 1985-1995 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 and the first was a 1-0 record in 1900.
SINCE THE START OF THE 2009 SEASON, Linfield is 145-21 (.873) overall, 125-9 (.933) in the regular season, 79-5 (.940) at home and 95-3 (.969) in NWC games … In that time, Linfield has won 12 NWC titles; 11 of those have been outright titles, most recently in 2022 … During that span, Linfield is 20-12 (.625) in the postseason … Since 2009, Linfield has recorded seven unbeaten regular seasons … In its last 100 regular season games dating back to the 2011 season, the Wildcats are 92-8.
JOSEPH SMITH IS IN HIS 19TH SEASON as Linfield’s head coach; he has an overall record of 162-30 (.844), which is the highest winning percentage of any head coach in Wildcat football history … Smith’s record includes marks of 143-18 (.888) in the regular season, 109-7 (.940) in Northwest Conference games, 89-9 (.907) at home and 20-12 (.625) in the postseason … During Smith’s tenure, Linfield has won 12 NWC titles; 11 of those have been outright, most recently in 2022 … During Smith’s tenure, Linfield has put together seven unbeaten regular seasons.
last meeting: november 4, 2023 Linfield 42, pacific lutheran 19
Connor McNabb rushed for 131 yards and younger brother Luke McNabb passed for 249 yards in his first career start, leading ninthranked Linfield to a convincing victory at Sparks Stadium.
Linfield outgained PLU 434-102 through three quarters before beginning to insert reserve players with a six-touchdown lead. The Lutes dominated the yardsticks in the fourth quarter, 159-34, scoring all 19 of their points in the final eight minutes.
PLU finished the day with just five yards rushing. Cutter Hillock led Linfield with eight tackles, including four unassisted. Payton Anhorn, making his first career start in the secondary, recorded six tackles, four of them unassisted.
After a scoreless first quarter, Luke McNabb put the Wildcats on the scoreboard, weaving his way for a 5-yard touchdown run. Tailback Aaron Martinez made it 14-0 with a 6-yard jaunt, capping an eight-play 60-yard march at the 6:49 mark.
Three minutes later, cornerback Chance Sparks recovered a fumble at the PLU 33-yard line, giving the Wildcats excellent field position. Five plays later, Luke McNabb found Franco Keplinger in the back of the endzone for a 10-yard scoring play. Gavin Dalziel’s extra point made it 21-0 with 4:14 left before intermission.
The McNabb brothers teamed up for Linfield’s next score, a 19-yard catch-and-run by Connor from Luke, pushing the Linfield advantage to 28-0 with 21 seconds before intermission
Linfield wasted little time padding its lead in the third quarter. Luke McNabb laced a 27-yard TD strike to Colton Smith with 9:14 left in the period. Dalziel’s extra point made the score 35-0. Tyler Larson stretched the Linfield lead to 42-0 with a 1-yard run at the 13:13 mark of the fourth quarter.
PLU scored all of its points in the final 8:08. Noah Palitz collected a Darius Chaffin pass for a 7-yard score, then Colby Rhinelander picked off a Carson Van Dyke pass and returned it for a touchdown less than a minute later. Chaffin threw his second TD pass of the quarter to Laakea Ane for the game’s final points with less than a minute to play.
Luke McNabb completed 22 of 32 passes and three aerial scores. He also rushed for 45 yards and one TD. Connor McNabb finished with 159 all-purpose yards.
Palitz caught a game-high seven passes for 57 yards to lead the Lutes offensively. Chaffin passed for 256 yards but he was sacked three times and threw four interceptions.
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HEAD COACH JOSEPH SMITH
exceeding expectations
KIn 19 seasons as head coach, Joseph Smith has raised the bar even higher than the legends who came before him 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 19th 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 162-30, making him among the most successful program leaders in Division III. His career winning percentage of .844 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 109-7 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.
LINFIELD COACHING CHRONOLOGY
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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COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF
greg mcanally Running Backs
JACKSON VAUGHAN Defensive Coordinator Defensive Line
bob barnes Offensive Line
elliott Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks
nick kernaghan Linebackers
justin lyons Linebackers
wyatt smith Tight Ends
MACK FARAG Equipment Coordinator
duane duey Head Certified Athletic Trainer
ashley sutton Student Athletic Trainer
dawson lieurance Receivers
ad rutschman Kickoff Return
jacey leyvas Student Athletic Trainer
meara sain Student Athletic Trainer
colton smith Receivers
brianna loza Student Athletic Trainer
krista francisco-sluss Assistant Athletic Trainer
kelly bird Sports Communications and Marketing
jessica hollen Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance
casey powell Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities
breanna bartek Student Athletic Trainer
cydney hess Student Team Manager
sydney ries Student Team Manager
PACIFIC LUTHERAN LUTES
0 Zachary Gable DL 6-3 200 Jr Vancouver, Wash.
0 Raysen Motoyama RB 5-7 210 Sr Wahiawa, Hawaii.
1 Thor Stepina WR 5-10 175 So. Portland, Ore.
1 Mouse Williams DB 6-1 190 Jr Henderson, Nev
2 Darius Chaffin QB 6-1 180 Sr Kalihi, Hawaii
2 Layne DePeralta DB 6-0 165 Sr Hilo, Hawaii
3 Cody Ciglar WR 5-10 195 Sr Reno, Nev
3 Aiden Yost DB 5-9 165 Sr Pasadena, Md.
4 Noah Palitz WR 6-1 195 Sr Friendswood, Texas
4 Micah Ragaza-Bourassa LB 5-9 220 So. Cheney, Wash.
5 Nico Golla DL 5-8 215 Sr Puyallup, Wash.
5 Jacob Schuh RB 5-11 215 Jr Mount Vernon, Wash.
6 Reece Etrata WR 5-6 130 So. Lanai City, Hawaii
7 Jase Ellamar WR 5-9 185 Jr. Mililani, Hawaii
7 Cross Pola DB 5-11 170 So. Keaau, Hawaii
8 Trey Dacoscos QB 5-11 170 Fr Mililani, Hawaii
8 Colby Rhinelander DB 5-9 155 Sr Kuliouou, Hawaii
9 Eli Fernandez S 5-7 160 Fr. Sunnyside, Wash.
9 Steele Swinton WR 5-8 170 Sr Edmonds, Wash.
10 Jonathan Tyrell-Smith RB 5-9 185 Sr Steilacoom, Wash.
11 Kalen Davis-White LB 5-9 210 Sr Hilo, Hawaii
11 Patrick McInerny WR 5-9 160 Sr. Honolulu, Hawaii
12 Jalen Edwards DB 5-8 165 Jr Seattle, Wash.
12 Kai Lewis QB 6-3 205 So. Bothell, Wash.
13 Anthony Mahaffey QB 6-2 175 So. Pollock Pines, Calif.
13 Eddie Sanchez LB 6-0 195 Sr. Rochester, Wash. 14 Greysen Dagsaan-Phillips DB 5-11 175 Jr Bremerton, Wash.
14 Ryan Morgan WR 5-10 185 So. Langley, Wash.
15 Tyson Shea WR 6-3 185 Jr Shoreline, Wash. 16 Sam Morasch DB/WR 6-1 175 Sr Covington, Wash. 17 Jesse Bauldree WR 5-10 155 Fr Keizer, Ore.
17 Cole Sargent K/P 5-11 160 Sr Edmonds, Wash.
18 Kawika Lopez DB 5-8 170 Fr Las Vegas, Nev. 18 AJ Stepina WR 6-1 180 Jr Casey, Ill. 19 Jackson Hale DB 6-0 205 So. Mead, Wash.
20 Rix Daley-Ka’aihue DB/WR 6-0 175 Fr Wai’anae, Hawaii
21 Kekoa Meyers DB 5-8 180 Jr Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
21 Jake Wood TE 6-3 250 So. Eatonville, Wash.
22 Kellen Meade DB/WR 6-1 175 Sr Tacoma, Wash.
23 Brock Kinch RB 5-10 195 Fr Washtucna, Wash.
24 Davyn Waters DB 6-1 190 Sr Ballard, Wash.
25 Madden Benson DB 5-8 160 Fr Bremerton, Wash.
26 Will Frank CB 6-0 170 Fr Monroe, Wash.
27 Connor Meade WR 5-7 160 So. Tacoma, Wash.
28 JJ Miles DB 5-9 170 Fr Puyallup, Wash.
29 Noah Childress DL 6-2 230 Jr Henderson, Nev
29 Jalin Littleraven-Oliver RB 5-9 180 Fr Bremerton, Wash.
30 Carson Neff DB 5-8 170 Fr Bellingham, Wash.
31 Cole Becker DL 6-3 185 So. Lake Stevens, Wash.
32 Michael Hause DL 6-0 225 Jr Kelso, Wash.
33 Kawika Bacos LB 5-10 225 Jr Wailuku, Hawaii
34 Avery Coleman LB 6-2 220 Fr Tacoma, Wash.
34 Richie Fotualii-Aliifua RB 6-0 230 So. Seattle, Wash.
35 Joseph Carini K/P 5-11 200 So. University Place, Wash.
35 Marcus Samia RB 5-9 165 Fr Lakewood, Wash.
37 Mason Taylor-Wells LB 5-10 200 So. Enumclaw, Wash.
39 Randall Marti FB 5-10 200 So. Rochester, Wash.
40 Braeden Togafau RB 5-9 215 So. Waipahu, Hawaii
41 Sir Hart RB 5-10 190 Fr Seattle, Wash.
NO. NAME POS. HT WT YR. HOMETOWN
42 Waylan Mettler FB 5-11 240 Jr Ashford, Wash.
43 Braeden Samura FB 6-0 235 Jr Kamuela, Hawaii
43 Seth Setu DL 5-8 200 So. Waipahu, Hawaii
45 Alex Ritter FB 6-0 225 Jr Baker City, Ore.
47 Ayden Metz LB 6-1 210 Fr Kennewick, Wash.
49 Asaf Kinfe TE 5-9 200 Fr Lynnwood, Wash.
50 Joshua Holder OL 6-3 270 Jr Puyallup, Wash.
51 Thomas Ta’avili OL 6-2 325 Sr Pago Pago, A. Samoa
52 Filiga Ta’avili DL 5-10 230 Fr Aua, American Samoa
53 Draven Taylor OL 6-5 340 Fr Spanaway, Wash.
53 Hunter Wallis LB 5-11 220 So. Silverdale, Wash.
55 Emerson Wilson DL 6-5 230 So. Burlington, Wash.
57 Jaden Rosete DL 6-1 255 So. Renton, Wash.
58 JP Peralta OL 6-4 270 Fr Yakima, Wash.
58 Samuel Shigematsu LB 5-11 220 Sr Kamiak, Wash.
59 David Brown OL 6-2 290 Fr Puyallup, Wash.
60 Devon Nash DT 5-10 240 Fr Las Vegas, Nev.
61 Dawan Johnson DL 5-10 320 Fr Tacoma, Wash.
62 Nathan Boyce OL 6-2 285 Sr Pleasanton, Calif.
63 Aeryk Hatico OL 5-11 275 Sr Honolulu, Hawaii
64 Caleb Rhinelander OL 5-8 265 Fr Honolulu, Hawaii
65 Jack Carlock OL 6-5 300 Fr Gig Harbor, Wash.
66 Trevor Coble OL 6-4 230 Fr Mountlake Terrace, Wash.
67 Jacob Brown OL 6-2 270 So. Burien, Wash.
68 Nico Skinner OL 6-2 275 Sr Sumner, Wash.
69 Aron Daley OL 6-4 290 Jr. Puyallup, Wash.
71 Santi Casas-Vargas OL 6-1 310 Fr Sunnyside, Wash.
72 Wyatt Davis OL 6-5 290 Jr Buckley, Wash.
73 Shauntae Taifmai OL 6-1 275 So. Hilo, Hawaii
74 Ethan Hall OL 6-0 275 So. Graham, Wash.
75 Carsen Pero OL 6-2 300 So. Roy, Wash. / Eatonville
76 Cooper Perez OL 6-3 345 Jr Maple Valley, Wash.
77 Tyler Ragan OL 6-2 295 Fr Adair Village, Ore.
78 Griffin Montana OL 6-4 320 Jr Snohomish, Wash.
79 Ryan Bohanan OL 5-11 295 Fr Seattle, Wash.
80 Cameron Amoroso WR 5-11 205 So. Winlock, Wash.
81 Landon Flores WR 5-7 160 Fr Ewa Beach, Hawaii
82 Koa Torres WR 5-7 150 Fr Pearl City, Hawaii
83 Jack Erickson TE 6-4 185 So. Tacoma, Wash.
84 Jamond Harris WR 5-9 160 Jr Longview, Wash.
85 Preston Santi WR 5-7 160 Fr Puyallup, Wash.
87 Miles Shearer TE 6-3 220 Sr Fort Bliss, Texas
88 KJ Bernett FB/TE 5-10 210 Fr White Rock, B.C.
88 Mikala Nishimoto WR 5-9 155 So. Honolulu, Hawaii
89 Jazen Kahananui WR 6-3 175 Fr Waianae, Hawaii
90 Gavin Hawley DL 6-4 300 Sr Midvale, Utah
91 Calvin Cummings DL 6-2 220 So. Agoura, Calif.
92 Kyson Young DT 6-0 260 Fr Tacoma, Wash.
93 Drew Thelen DL 6-4 250 So. Battle Ground, Wash.
94 Kalaiakea Yap DL 6-2 240 Jr Lahaina, Hawaii
95 George Sonko DL 6-2 275 Jr Spokane Valley, Wash.
97 Andrew Comito K 5-11 245 Sr Federal Way, Wash.
99 Zachary Budnek DL 6-3 240 Sr Brinnon, Wash.
HEAD COACH: Brandt McAdams (seventh year)
ASSISTANT COACHES: Spencer Crace, Ketner Kupp, Zach Willis, Ricky Daley, George Crace, Regan Divina, Travis Robinson, Mike Smith, Hillary Butler, Brandon Olsen, Thomas Mosby, Tracey Reynolds, John Duncan, Jai Alapai, La’akea Ane, Max Boekenoogan, Mickey Ahrens, Preston Fekkes
LINFIELD WILDCATS
1 Jackson Pfeifer RB 5-11 190 So./So. Silverton, Ore.
2 Connor Wolfe WR 5-10 175 Sr./Sr. Albany, Ore.
2 Frank Cooper III R 6-0 178 Sr./Sr. Wilsonville, Ore.
3 Brady Crenshaw S 6-1 190 So./So. Lebanon, Ore.
4 Croz Lehnerz WR 6-4 175 Fr./Fr. Ashland, Ore.
4 Johnny Miller R 6-0 195 Jr./Jr. Lake Oswego, Ore.
5 Cade Welch WR 6-1 180 So./So. Eugene, Ore.
5 Blaze Holani LB 6-0 220 Jr./Jr. Kaneohe, Hawaii
6 Matt Dougherty Jr QB 6-6 230 So./So. Mountain View, Calif.
6 Jett Searle S 6-0 185 Sr./Sr. Tualatin, Ore.
7 Luke McNabb QB 6-3 208 Jr./So. Scappoose, Ore.
7 Colby Kalaukoa M 5-11 190 Sr./Sr. Kaneohe, Hawaii
8 Chance Sparks CB 6-3 190 Sr./Sr. Hillsboro, Ore.
9 Brayden Palmer WR 6-0 175 Fr./Fr. Bonney Lake, Wash.
9 Max Kirsch M 6-1 180 So./So. Happy Valley, Ore
10 Blake Eaton QB 6-3 210 Sr./Sr. Central Point, Ore.
10 Logan Sloman CB 6-0 170 Fr./Fr. Poulsbo, Wash.
11 Deacon Edgar QB 6-0 185 So./So. Medford, Ore.
11 Reid Gray CB 5-9 150 So./So. Damascus, Ore.
12 Carter Studer QB 6-3 200 Fr./Fr. Elma, Wash.
12 Kenyon Johnson CB 6-2 192 Jr./So. Vancouver, Wash.
13 Jacob Slifka WR 6-5 207 Sr./Sr. Banks, Ore.
13 Adin Wolf S 5-11 185 Sr./Sr. Sandy, Ore.
14 Kai Laukkanen WR 5-10 175 Fr./Fr. Olympia, Wash.
14 Thomas Tabor P 6-2 200 Sr./Sr. Seattle, Wash.
15 Sean Emberlin WR 5-10 180 So./So. Camas, Wash.
15 Dylan Iwanaga S 6-0 180 So./So. Portland, Ore.
16 Gavin Dalziel K 6-0 175 Sr./Sr. Brier, Wash.
16 Keola Correa WR 6-0 190 Fr./Fr. Kapolei, Hawaii
17 Caleb Woodcock WR 6-2 184 Sr./Sr. Yakima, Wash.
17 J.J. Thompson CB 6-0 160 Fr./Fr. Vancouver, Wash.
18 Dane Meddaugh WR 6-2 195 So./So. Gig Harbor, Wash
18 Kaeden Miller R 6-1 195 Fr./Fr. Encinitas, Calif.
19 Ryan Cambouris CB 5-11 175 Sr./Jr. Los Altos, Calif.
20 Elijah Howard WR 5-9 145 Fr./Fr. Silverton, Ore.
20 Hudson Reink LB 6-0 200 Fr./Fr. West Linn, Ore.
21 Brandon Thornton WR 6-0 175 Fr./Fr. Eugene, Ore.
21 Cutter Hillock S 5-10 190 Sr./Sr. Issaquah, Wash.
22 Eli Harrah WR 6-0 170 Fr./Fr. Scappoose, Ore.
22 Caiden Biege-Wetherbee R 6-0 205 Sr./Sr. Lake Oswego, Ore.
23 Jesse Sandretzky RB 6-0 205 Jr./Jr. Bonney Lake, Wash.
23 Paavan Bankston CB 5-8 175 So./So. Yelm, Wash.
24 Jack Franzen RB 5-10 185 Sr./Sr. Portland, Ore.
24 Hayden Eiguren LB 6-1 208 Jr./Jr. Beaverton, Ore.
25 Divenson Willis RB 5-8 200 Sr./Jr. North Bend, Ore.
25 Ayden Fink CB 6-1 180 Fr./Fr. Gig Harbor, Wash.
26 Luke Amble WR 5-8 160 Jr./Jr. Carnation, Wash.
26 Kyle Holley R 6-0 180 Fr./Fr. Wheatland, Calif.
27 Julian Thomas RB 5-7 170 Fr./Fr. Everett, Wash.
27 Makai Williams CB 6-1 170 Sr./Sr. Snohomish, Wash.
28 Trace Benner WR 6-3 200 Fr./Fr. Bend, Ore.
29 Matthew Spurbeck RB 5-9 195 Fr./Fr. Sumner, Wash.
29 Chase Xiong CB 5-7 145 Fr./Fr. Sacramento, Calif.
30 Carson Mullins RB 6-0 210 Fr./Fr. Sherwood, Ore.
30 Eli Keoho LB 5-11 240 Fr./Fr. Kapa’a, Hawaii
31 Brady Laybourn RB 5-10 195 So./So. Gig Harbor, Wash
31 Payton Anhorn CB 5-11 180 Sr./Sr. Central Point, Ore.
33 Ferrill Johnson RB 5-9 200 Fr./Fr. Raymond, Wash.
33 Bubba Preston M 5-8 155 Jr./Jr. Kaneohe, Hawaii
34 Charles Shorb TE 6-3 220 Fr./Fr. Powers, Ore.
34 Wyatt Zellner LB 6-0 210 Sr./Sr. Gilbert, Ariz.
35 Blake Rybar LB 6-2 230 Sr./Sr. Monroe, Wash.
36 Jakoby Feist RB 5-11 185 Fr./Fr. Tigard, Ore.
36 Trey Dieringer LB 6-1 200 So./So. Scappoose, Ore.
38 Joseph Higuchi LB 5-8 190 Jr./Jr. Kaneohe, Hawaii
37 Brock Guyette LB 6-2 205 Jr./Jr. Chehalis, Wash.
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39 Jakob Honda RB 5-8 180 So./So. Waimea, Hawaii
39 Colton Ouellette LB 6-0 210 Fr./Fr. Reno, Nev
40 Chase Michalczik DE/LS 6-1 215 Sr./Sr. Corvallis, Ore.
41 Tanner Relling TE 6-5 285 Jr./Jr. Eugene, Ore.
41 Kellen Wiggins LB 5-11 215 Fr./Fr. Vancouver, Wash.
42 Cal Brandl TE 6-3 225 So./So. Fort Collins, Colo.
44 Aaron Martinez RB 6-0 220 Sr./Sr. Wilmington, Calif.
44 Chase Dersarkissian LB 6-0 225 So./So. San Marcos, Calif
45 Carter Boise R 5-10 180 So./So. Spray, Ore.
46 Andrew O’Dell K 6-4 220 Fr./Fr. Salem, Ore.
48 Anthony Porter DE 6-0 220 Fr./Fr. Fillmore, Calif.
49 Aidan Highberger DE 6-4 240 Fr./Fr. Sherwood, Ore.
50 Cougar Bailey DE 5-10 215 Fr./Fr. Salem, Ore.
51 Cort Waggoner DT 5-11 240 Fr./Fr. Florence, Ore.
52 Clifford Hegney OG 5-11 265 Sr./Sr. Salem, Ore.
52 Skyler Randleman-Galvan DE 6-2 235 Fr./Fr. Portland, Ore.
53 Conner Tompkins-Delacerda DE 6-1 223 So./So. Bothell, Wash.
54 Xavier Orozco DT 6-0 240 Fr./Fr. Silverton, Ore.
55 Ridge Huot C 6-2 250 Fr./Fr. West Linn, Ore.
55 Matua Whalen DT 5-9 260 Jr./Jr. Seattle, Wash.
56 Benson Deibele DT 6-0 265 Fr./Fr. Portland, Ore.
57 Alex Frazier-Dow DT 6-3 270 Sr./Sr. Onalaska, Wash.
58 Carter Nores DT 6-0 260 Fr./Fr. Bend, Ore.
59 Alec Prevett OG 6-3 290 So./So. Amity, Ore.
60 Nathan Fillinger-Palotay C/LS 6-1 260 So./So. Sherwood, Ore.
61 Hunter Harding OG 5-11 250 Fr./Fr. West Linn, Ore.
62 Jackson Murphy OG 6-2 265 Fr./Fr. Snohomish, Wash.
63 Alex Bobadilla C 6-0 275 So./So. Redwood City, Calif.
64 Ethan Hoppe OG 6-1 270 Gr./Sr. Salem, Ore.
65 Tanner Thomas OT 6-3 260 So./So. Eugene, Ore.
66 Lane Baker OT 6-4 300 Sr./Sr. Adna, Wash. Adna
66 Abdimaalik Yusuf DT 6-2 270 So./So. Kirkland, Wash.
67 Luca Carmichael OT 6-4 240 Fr./Fr. Benicia, Calif.
68 Trevor Johnson OT 6-4 290 Sr./Sr. Mount Vernon, Wash.
69 Johnny Peterson DT 6-4 280 Fr./Fr. Portland, Ore.
70 Bailey Lee OG 6-3 285 Sr./Sr. Kaneohe, Hawaii
71 Joey Massari OT 6-4 285 Fr./Fr. Lake Oswego, Ore.
72 Austin Leykam C 6-2 275 Jr./Jr. Lake Oswego, Ore.
73 Preston Powers OG 6-0 270 So./So. Novato, Calif.
74 Jaden Nichols OT 6-4 300 Fr./Fr. Rochester, Wash.
75 Alex Hankins OT 6-5 300 Sr./Sr. Snohomish, Wash.
76 Tristan Kieser OT 6-4 240 Fr./Fr. Sherwood, Ore.
77 Howie Smith OT 6-2 250 Fr./Fr. Davis, Calif.
78 Camden Ferguson OG 6-2 290 So./So. Lake Oswego, Ore.
78 Axl Yarbrough DE 6-3 236 Fr./Fr. San Anselmo, Calif.
79 A.J. Brown C 6-0 280 Fr./Fr. Salem, Ore.
80 Maclain Stoneking WR 6-0 170 Sr./Sr. Loomis, Calif.
81 Riley Peterson WR 5-11 155 Jr./Jr. Damascus, Ore.
82 Caleb Hall WR 6-2 175 Fr./Fr. Sedro-Woolley, Wash.
83 Chase McAuliffe WR 6-3 190 Fr./Fr. Merrill, Ore.
84 Griffin Young TE 6-3 225 Sr./Sr. Vancouver, Wash.
85 Kole Knott TE 6-3 205 Fr./Fr. Mount Vernon, Wash.
86 Connley Courtney TE 6-4 230 So./So. Happy Valley, Ore
87 Will French TE 6-3 235 Sr./Jr. Portland, Ore.
88 Jake Wallace TE 6-3 230 Jr./Jr. Happy Valley, Ore.
89 Brandon Dean CB 5-9 160 Jr./Jr. Sandy, Ore.
90 Connor Stevens DE 6-3 235 Sr./Sr. Portland, Ore.
91 Jorden Reece DE 6-2 230 So./So. Poulsbo, Wash
92 Mitch Mahlum DE 6-3 235 Fr./Fr. Portland, Ore.
93 Nick Severson DT 6-1 280 Sr./Sr. Sherwood, Ore.
94 Cole Alva DE 6-3 230 Jr./Jr. Lincoln, Calif.
95 Caleb Sell DE 6-2 240 Sr./Sr. Salem, Ore.
96 Reece Jennings DE 6-4 207 So./So. Gig Harbor, Wash
97 Nic Fortney DT 6-2 295 So./So. Gig Harbor, Wash
98 Eric Murtagh DE 6-3 235 So./So. West Linn, Ore.
99 Gabe Erickson DT 6-1 251 So./So. Sublimity, Ore.
WHEN THE ’CATS HAVE THE BALL
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LINFIELD offense
LT 75 Alex Hankins (6-5, 300, Sr., Snohomish, Wash.)
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DE 42 Josh Arcayena (5-8, 205, Jr., Kailua, Hawaii.)
68 Trevor Johnson (6-4, 290, Sr., Mount Vernon, Wash.)
LG 70 Bailey Lee (6-3, 285, Sr., Kaneohe, Hawaii)
52 Clifford Hegney (5-11, 265, Sr., Salem, Ore.)
C 72 Austin Leykam (6-2, 275, Jr., Lake Oswego, Ore.)
63 Alex Bobadilla (6-0, 275, So., Redwood City, Calif.)
RG 64 Ethan Hoppe (6-1, 270, Gr., Salem, Ore.)
59 Alec Prevett (6-3, 290, So., Amity, Ore.)
RT 66 Lane Baker (6-4, 300, Sr., Adna, Wash.)
65 Tanner Thomas (6-3, 260, So., Eugene, Ore.)
TE 87 Will French (6-3, 235, Sr., Portland, Ore.)
88 Jake Wallace (6-3, 230, Jr., Happy Valley, Ore.)
WR 2 Connor Wolfe (5-10, 175, Sr., Albany, Ore.)
5 Cade Welch (6-1, 180, So., Eugene, Ore.)
WR 80 Maclain Stoneking (6-0, 170, Sr., Loomis, Calif.)
15 Sean Emberlin (5-10, 180, So., Camas, Wash.)
WR 13 Jacob Slifka (6-5, 207, Sr., Banks, Ore.)
17 Caleb Woodcock (6-2, 184, Sr., Yakima, Wash.)
TB 44 Aaron Martinez (6-0, 220, Sr., Wilmington, Calif.)
1 Jackson Pfeifer (5-11, 190, So., Silverton, Ore.)
QB 10 Blake Eaton (6-3, 210, Sr., Central Point, Ore.)
7 Luke McNabb (6-3, 208, Jr., Scappoose, Ore.)
LINFIELD specialists
KO 46 Andrew O’Dell (6-4, 220, Fr., Salem, Ore.)
PAT/FG 16 Gavin Dalziel (5-11, 188, Sr., Brier, Wash.)
P 14 Thomas Tabor (6-1, 205, Sr., Seattle, Wash.)
46 Andrew O’Dell (6-4, 220, Fr., Salem, Ore.)
44 Logan Herman (5-11, 220, Sr., Los Altos, Calif.)
DT 95 Kahiau Chang (6-1, 255, Jr., Kaneohe, Hawaii)
96 Jack Warren (6-3, 260, Jr., Vancouver, Wash.)
DT 63 Logan Wacker (5-11, 275, So., Clackamas, Ore.)
52 Donovan le Fevre (5-11, 275, Sr., Clovis, Calif.)
DE 45 Conner Hilberg (5-10, 215, Sr., Cle Elm, Wash.)
90 Ramsen Paz (6-1, 280, Sr., Waimanalo, Hawaii)
LB 26 Solomon McDaniel (5-11, 222, Sr., Milwaukie, Ore.)
43 Andrew Baum (5-10, 215, Jr., Davis, Calif.)
LB 29 Silas Ticeson (6-0, 210, Sr., Honolulu, Hawaii)
46 Mitchell Sarmento (5-11, 220, Jr., Roseville, Calif.)
LB 8 Justin Hope (5-11, 195, Sr., Sacramento, Calif.)
12 Kekama Cosma (6-4, 115, Fr., Kane’ohe, Hawaii)
CB 24 Rylen Kahahawai (5-8, 185, So., Kane’ohe, Hawaii)
20 Nando Magallanes (5-9, 185, Sr., Portland, Ore.)
CB 7 Thomas Reagan (5-11, 195, Jr., Hermiston, Ore.)
3 Julian Colvin (6-3, 205, Sr., Sacramento, Calif.)
S 15 Charlie Valencia (6-0, 192, Jr., Watsonville, Calif.)
28 Charlie Murrin (6-1, 200, So., Moraga, Calif.)
S 6 Daryl Scott (5-11, 210, Jr., Shoreline, Wash.)
4 Jordan Delgado (6-1, 193, So., Bakersfield, Calif.)
LS 40 Chase Michalczik (6-1, 215, Sr., Corvallis, Ore.)
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Tabor (6-1, 205, Sr., Seattle, Wash.)
Pfeifer (5-11, 190, So., Silverton, Ore.)
Gray (5-9, 150, So., Damascus, Ore.)
Maclain Stoneking (6-0, 170, Sr., Loomis, Calif.)
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WHEN THE LUTES HAVE THE BALL
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LINFIELD defense
DE 90 Connor Stevens (6-3, 235, Sr., Portland, Ore.)
40 Chase Michalzcik (6-1, 215, Sr., Corvallis, Ore.)
DT 57 Alex Frazier (6-3, 270, Sr., Onalaska, Wash.)
97 Nic Fortney (6-2, 295, So., Gig Harbor, Wash.)
DT 93 Nick Severson (6-1, 280, Sr., Sherwood, Ore.)
55 Matua Whalen (5-9, 260, Jr., Seattle, Wash.)
DE 95 Caleb Sell (6-2, 240, Sr., Salem, Ore.)
96 Reece Jennings (6-4, 207, So., Gig Harbor, Wash.)
LB 5 Blaze Holani (6-0, 220, Jr., Kaneohe, Hawaii)
37 Brock Guyette (6-2, 205, Jr., Chehalis, Wash.)
LB 35 Blake Rybar (6-2, 230, Sr., Monroe, Wash.)
34 Wyatt Zellner (6-0, 210, Sr., Gilbert, Ariz.)
R 22 Caiden Biege-Wetherbee (5-11, 205, Sr., Lake Oswego, Ore.)
4 Johnny Miller (5-10, 195, Jr., Lake Oswego, Ore.)
CB 12 Kenyon Johnson (6-2, 192, Jr., Vancouver, Wash.)
31 Payton Anhorn (5-11, 180, Sr., Central Point, Ore.)
CB 8 Chance Sparks (6-3, 190, Sr., Hillsboro, Ore.)
27 Makai Williams (6-1, 170, Sr., Snohomish, Wash.)
S 6 Jett Searle (6-0, 185, Sr., Tualatin, Ore.)
21 Cutter Hillock (5-10, 190, Sr., Issaquah, Wash.)
M 7 Colby Kaluakoa (5-11, 190, Sr., Kaneohe, Hawaii)
3 Brady Crenshaw (6-1, 190, So., Lebanon, Ore.)
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K 17 Cole Sargent (5-11, 160, Jr., Edmonds, Wash.)
P 97 Andrew Comito (5-11, 245, Sr., Federal Way, Wash.)
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QB 2 Darius Chaffin (6-1, 180, Sr., Kalihi, Hawaii)
13 Anthony Mahaffey (6-2, 175, So., Pollock Pines, Calif.)
RB 5 Jacob Schuh (5-11, 215, Jr., Mount Vernon, Wash.)
0 Raysen Motoyama (5-7, 210, Sr., Wahiawa, Hawaii)
WR 27 Connor Meade (5-7, 160, So., Tacoma, Wash.)
18 AJ Stepina (6-1, 180, Jr., Casey, Ill.)
WR 7 Jase Ellamar (5-9, 185, Jr., Mililani, Hawaii)
4 Noah Palitz (6-1, 195, Sr., Friendswood, Texas)
WR 1 Thor Stepina (5-10, 170, So., Portland, Ore.)
9 Steele Swinton (5-8, 170, Sr., Edmonds, Wash.)
TE 87 Miles Shearer (6-3, 220, Sr., Fort Bliss Texas)
45 Alex Ritter (6-0, 225, Jr., Baker City, Ore.)
LT 69 Aron Daley (6-4, 290, Jr., Puyallup, Wash.)
72 Wyatt Davis (6-5, 290, Jr., Buckley, Wash.)
LG 68 Nico Skinner (6-2, 275, Sr., Sumner, Wash.)
75 Carson Pero (6-2, 300, So., Roy, Wash.)
C 50 Josh Holder (6-3, 270, Jr., Puyallup, Wash.)
74 Ethan Hall (6-0, 275, So., Graham, Wash.)
RG 78 Griffin Montana (6-4, 320, Jr., Snohomish, Wash.)
62 Nathan Boyce (6-2, 285, Sr., Pleasanton, Calif.)
RT 63 Aeryk Hatico (5-11, 275, Sr., Honolulu, Hawaii)
51 Thomas Ta’avili (6-2, 325, Sr., Pago Pago, Am. Somoa)
H 97 Andrew Comito (5-11, 245, Sr., Federal Way, Wash.) LS 93 Drew Thelen (6-1, 255, Jr., Kaneohe, Hawaii) PR 1 Thor Stepina (5-10, 175, So., Portland, Ore.) KR 4 Noah Palitz (6-1, 195, Sr., Friendswood, Texas)
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RECENT HONORS
game to remember, accounting for 201 all-purpose yards in Linfield’s 68-28 win at Pacific
Having put together an electric performance in Linfield’s 68-28 victory over Pacific, senior wide receiver Maclain Stoneking was chosen as the Northwest Conference Special Teams StudentAthlete of the Week.
The Del Oro (Calif.) High School graduate is the third Wildcat to be
selected for a student-athlete of the week award, joining Caleb Sell and Blaze Holani.
Stoneking finished Saturday’s game with 201 all-purpose yards, including a touchdown on a 64-yard punt return to account for more than half of his 106 punt return yards. The senior’s 81 kick return yards marked a season-high output and the touchdown marks his fourth career runback that has been returned to the end zone.
As a receiver, Stoneking has 25 catches
for 334 yards and one touchdown this season.
Against Pacific, Stoneking broke the career punt return yardage record set of 828 yards held by Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Rogers Ishizu and set between 1964 and 1967. Stoneking also equaled Kennedy Johnson’s career record of four punt returns for touchdowns.
The Loomis, California, native is majoring in management.
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LINFIELD’S WILDCAT TURNS 100
First called “Wildcats” in 1924, Linfield teams have always been known for their scrapiness and tenacity
It has been a century since Linfield athletic teams were first called “Wildcats.”
According to historical accounts, as competitive athletics grew in popularity and prominence during the 1920s, the student body voted in 1924 that the athletic mascot would be known as a “Wildcat” because Linfield was “a small school with a lot of fight and scratch.”
Before the 1924 vote, spectators at Linfield sports events cheered for the “Baptists,” owing to the school’s early heritage, or the “Cardinal and Purple,” a reference to the school colors.
The current Linfield athletic logo, showing a scowling Wildcat wearing a jauntily cocked sailor’s cap, first became a visual fixture on the sides of the football team’s helmets in 1963 under Hall of Fame coach Paul Durham.
Regarded as one of the most influential coaches in school history, Durham directed the Wildcats from 1948 to 1967. In 20 seasons, Durham rolled up a career record of
122-51-10 while leading Linfield to two appearances in the NAIA championship game.
Though that version of the Wildcat logo underwent only minor cosmetic changes over the next six decades, the basic logo from the 1960s remains the recognizable symbol of all Linfield varsity athletic teams today and by extension, it has come to represent many periphery segments of campus life, too. Linfield teams also sport one of the most unique color schemes in all of college athletics. The college adopted the current colors of Cardinal (Red) and Purple in 1917.
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AROUND THE NORTHWEST
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SCOTT BROSIUS
a wildcat for life
The former MLB star and national championship coach aims to restore luster to Linfeld’s overall athletics program
Linfield named Scott Brosius as athletic director on May 2. Brosius rose to the top among a deep pool of candidates to oversee athletics at the 166-year-old university known for the success of its NCAA Division III sports teams.
Brosius replaced Doug Hire, who has been serving as interim athletic director during the 2023-24 academic year. A member of the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame who served various roles in the athletic department for 24 years, Hire retired in June.
“I know Scott shares our values for student-athlete success, in the classroom and in competition,” said Linfield Interim President BeckyJohnson. “He will work with me and others across campus to ensure that each and every team, coach and student-athlete has the support they need for success.”
Brosius is one of the most storied names in Wildcat history. Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 1987 after his junior year at Linfield, he spent a decade playing there before being traded to the New York Yankees. In New York, he went on to play in a MLB AllStar Game and four World Series, ultimately winning three titles and collecting a World Series MVP honor.
He announced his retirement from professional baseball on Linfield’s McMinnville campus in 2001, and returned to the Linfield
community as head baseball coach from 2007-2016. Named Northwest Conference Coach of the Year five times, he led the Wildcats to the Division III Championship Finals four times and claimed the national championship in 2013.
Brosius then went on to be a hitting coach, field coordinator and third-base coach for the Seattle Mariners organization and, eventually, senior director of player development at USA Baseball. In the latter role, his duties included hiring and supervising coaches and ensuring success of the national teams – including developing and supervising the coaching staff for the Women’s National Team.
“I bleed Linfield purple, and I’m a Wildcat for life,” Brosius said. “I’m deeply honored to be entrusted with the responsibility for a department so rich in history and success. I look forward to working with our coaches, athletes, administrators, faculty members and supporters to make the next era in Wildcat athletics its most successful yet.”
After his MLB career, Brosius returned to Linfield to finish his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2001. His wife Jennifer (Moore) Brosius ‘89, daughter Allison (Brosius) Harris ‘14 and son David Brosius ‘20 are all Linfield graduates, as well. A second daughter, Megan, attended Oregon State.
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LINFIELD CHEER TEAM
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deiana gutwig
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REMEMBERING MIKE BARROW
Long after he took his last breath in 1969 after suffering fatal wounds in hostile action as a U.S. Army soldier in Vietnam, former Wildcats quarterback Mike Barrow is remembered
In honor of the upcoming Veterans Day on November 11, it is an appropriate time to share the story of Mike Barrow.
After graduating from Crook County High School in 1963, Mike wanted to continue playing sports and also get the education and training he needed to become a high school teacher and coach. Linfield was a good choice for several reasons.
For one, Linfield is Baptist-affiliated and Mike was the son of a Baptist pastor. For another, he could major in education and get teacher training. Mike’s Linfield bachelor’s degree was in physical education and he did his student teaching in the Newberg School District. He earned an Oregon teacher’s certificate.
Another reason Linfield was “right” was the fact Mike was not tall and also slight of build. His lack of stature and size meant –- he claimed to be about 5-foot-9 and about 145 pounds - he could play athletics at a small college, but not at a large university against larger players. As a high school and college athlete, Mike proved to “play bigger” than his size.
While Mike’s athletic fame at Linfield came as a football player, it initially appeared he was headed to Linfield with a focus on baseball. When Mike entered Linfield as a fresh-man in the fall of 1963, another entering freshmen was Terry Durham (Linfield Class of 1967), son of Linfield head football coach Paul Durham). A year later, Alan Hubka (Linfield Class of 1968) entered Linfield as a freshman. Both Durham and Hubka would become Mike’s friends. Hubka would be one of Mike’s Linfield Delta Psi Delta fraternity brothers. And, in Linfield football they would all become Linfield quarterback competitors.
The first two seasons (1963 and ’64) for quarterback contenders such as Durham, Hubka and Mike coincided with the last two
seasons of Bill Mickle’s excellent Linfield quarterback career. So, if you were not Bill Mickle, you didn’t play much at quarterback.
At the drills prior to the 1965 season, Mike and Terry Durham were part of a spirited efforts to win the starting job. Durham suffered an injury in practice and Mike started several games. After recovering, Durham started.
The 1966 Linfield football season was set up to be a repeat of Durham and Mike, both seniors, as quarterbacks on the roster with Durham as the starter and Mike competing for playing time. However, by apparent mutual agreement between Coach Durham and Mike, Mike did not attend Linfield during the 1966-67 school year. Instead he worked that year for Steinfeld’s Pickles in Portland, a company owned by the father and uncle of Dave Steinfeld, one of Mike’s Delta Psi Delta fraternity brothers. By sitting out the year, Mike could compete in football for Linfield as a fifth-year senior.
So after sitting out a year, Mike returned to campus for his final football season (1967) and final academic year (1967-68). For Mike, this was a momentous time for two reasons.
The first reason was because Mike was Linfield’s starting quarterback for all of the college’s 1967 season games.
Bruce Priem, who entered Linfield in 1966, was a JV quarterback for Linfield during the 1966 and ’67 seasons, says “Mike was as an accurate passer. He had to throw straight overhand to compensate for a height disadvantage. He was a tough competitor, a player who was held in high esteem by all on the team for leadership on and off the field.”
REMEMBERING MIKE BARROW
Another of Mike’s Linfield classmates was Dennis Burkhart, Linfield Class of ’69, photographed Mike playing during his Linfield football career. “Mike was (like) mercury,” he said. “He flowed over the field with incredible quickness, and in the most impossible situations, pulled something extra out of the hat. I can’t remember any individual plays, but I remember that because of his quickness it was difficult to get a good shot of him. “
Mike’s first game as Linfield starting quarterback in the 1967 season opener was momentous. On Sept 23, 1967, in Honolulu, Linfield upset highly favored University of Hawaii, 15-13, before a crowd of 20,000, the most ever to see a Linfield game. His efforts in the game included throwing a third quarter touchdown pass.
The following week, Linfield beat Portland State University in McMinnville. Prior to the game, PSU’s football coach called Mike “one heck of a passer.” Mike was 11 for 28 passing for 113 yards and two touchdowns against PSU. Linfield won 24-0.
Linfield’s last football game of 1967 was Nov. 18 in Monmouth versus Oregon College of Education, now Western Oregon University. Linfield won 42-28. An Oregonian story said, “Quarterback Barrow was tremendous, completing 17 of 22 passes for 232 yards and four touchdowns and he didn’t have an interception.”
Linfield completed the 1967 football season with an 8-1 winloss record and Mike, the Linfield team captain, was an honorable mention Northwest Conference all-star selection. During the season he completed 100 of 182 passes for 1,393 yards and 12 touchdowns. In spring 1968, Mike played his final athletics for Linfield in baseball as the college’s starting shortstop.
The second reason the 1967-68 academic year was momentous for Mike was because he met Janet Gerfen, a freshman from the San Francisco Bay Area. Mike and Janet became, as she said, “sweethearts.” Later, they became engaged.
Mike graduated from Linfield in 1968. Due to rain, the commencement ceremony was held in old Riley Gym. With his degree earned, Mike went back to work at Steinfeld’s Pickles, and his relationship with Janet continued. But the war in Vietnam loomed in the background.
The U.S. was immersed militarily in Vietnam. There was a military draft. Because Mike was no longer a student, he was not eligible for a student draft deferment. It was likely Mike would be drafted. So instead, in October 1968, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Soon thereafter, Mike began basic training at the Army’s Fort Lewis in Washington, about 130 miles north of Portland.
Mike and Janet said their final goodbyes on what she described as a grey day in March 1969 in Portland. At some point, perhaps then, Mike gave Janet an engagement ring. It was a ring she kept, and sometimes wore, the rest of her life.
Mike’s Army tour of duty began April 3, 1969, in Vietnam. A private first class in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, he died during combat less than three months later. His death on June 23, 1969, in Long Khanh was a “hostile ground casualty” as a result of “multiple fragmentation wounds.” He was 23 years old.
Brian Petersen, Class of ’68, played football as a center for quarterback Mike. “Whenever Mike entered the foray … he gave us the lift we needed with his confidence, his winning attitude and leadership ability.”
Mike’s death hit Petersen “like a 300-pound linebacker running into me at full tilt. The day I heard about Mike dying is a benchmark for me. He was the first close friend that died in Vietnam. At the time of his death, I was in the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps Basic School. During my time in the Navy I knew many more that died or were seriously maimed” in Vietnam. My Linfield ring is inscribed ‘Remember Mike.’ And I do. I will never forget Mike’s spirit and his friendship.”
Another of Mike’s Linfield football teammates was running back LeRoy Fails, Linfield Class of ’68. “I had the privilege of calling Mike a friend on and off the football field.” On frequent business trips to Washington, D.C., Fails conducts a ritual honoring Mike. He visits the inscription of Mike’s name on the Vietnam Memorial wall. “I touch Mike’s name and say words of remembrance. And, whenever I’m on the Linfield campus, I go to the Mike Barrow Study Room in the library and touch the Mike Barrow Study Room plaque. Doing this gives a feeling of completing the circle and saying thanks to Mike and others who had served. I very much appreciate their sacrifice.”
“Although Mike was small in size, he was huge in heart and determination! He had that ‘cocky’ attitude that you knew he wouldn’t take any guff from anyone,” said football teammate John Sadowski, Linfield Class of ’70. “I think it was because of his small size. He was a great leader and helped us through the one-loss 1967 season. When I heard he died in Vietnam, I was saddened and cherished those days we played at Linfield together.”
In a letter of July 3, 1969, to Mike’s parents from Roy Helser, Linfield athletic director, who coached Mike in football and baseball said, “I had just received a letter from Mike a couple of weeks ago from Vietnam and I was just getting ready to send him a long letter giving him news about some of his buddies from college when I get the sad news from the office… I’ve thought quite a bit about Mike since his death, how much he did for Linfield, how he matured that last year when responsibility was thrown at him as quarterback of the football team, and then again when he played baseball for me his senior year. Mike was a real leader and a boy that the coaches liked to have around. He was small in size, but a giant at heart. I, for one, will always remember Mike and I’m proud to have been one of his coaches.”
Paul Durham, Mike’s Linfield football coach and then the University of Hawaii athletic director, contacted Mike’s parents. In a letter dated Aug. 4, 1969, he wrote, “Mrs. Durham and I … were shattered by the news (of Mike’s death)…. He had great leadership ability and this was recognized and accepted by members of the Linfield football… He was a tremendous competitor. For his size he was as fine a football player as I have ever worked with. Physically, he was a “little guy,” but he had a heart of a giant in athletic competition. As I write this I have to fight back the tears. May God be with you and bless you.”
CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS
FOR 68 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.
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HISTORY OF MAXWELL FIELD
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.
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.
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.
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.
Made possible by a single donor contribution, the project merged 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.
HOME COOKING
Win-loss records for Linfield when playing at Maxwell Field:
YEAR W-L-T
1947 3-1
1948 1-2
1949 3-1
1950 4-1
1951 2-1-2 1952 3-0 1952 3-0 1953 3-1 1954 2-3 1955 2-2 1956 4-1-1 1957 4-0 1958 3-0-1
1959 3-1-1
1960 4-0
1961 6-0
YEAR W-L-T
1972 3-1
1973 3-1
1974 5-0
1975 3-1
1976 3-2
1977 3-0
1978 5-1
1979 3-2
1980 4-0
1981 3-1
1982 8-0
1983 3-0-1 1984 8-0 1985 4-0 1986 7-0 1987 4-1 1988 4-0 1989 3-2 1990 2-2 1991 6-0 1992 7-0 1993 4-1 1994 4-2 1995 3-1 1996 2-3 1997 3-2
W-L-T
4-0
3-2
4-1
4-1
6-1
5-0
8-0
5-1
3-2 2007 4-0 2008 3-2 2009 7-0 2010 5-0
2011 6-0
2012 7-1
2013 6-0
2014 4-1
2015 8-0
2016 5-0
2017 4-1
2018 5-0
2019 4-0
2021 5-0
2022 5-1
2023 3-1
2024 4-0
LINFIELD SPORTS NETWORK
Whether the Wildcats are playing at home or on the road you can follow the action via the web stream, Roku app
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.
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 fourth 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. After graduating from Linfield, he went to to a prominent teaching and coaching career in southwest Washington. 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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WINTER SPORTS
With the calendar now turned to November, winter sports are now underway at Linfield.
Competition in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming, and men’s and women’s wrestling get rolling even before the fall sports seasons are completed.
Here’s a glance at the Wildcats’ upcoming home event schedules during November and December. DATE
Nov. 21
Nov. 26
Nov.
Dec. 5
Dec. 7 Wrestling Cal Poly Humboldt Noon
Dec. 7 Wrestling Southern Oregon
SINCE 1920
THE TOPCAT CLUB
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.
