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Assistant Coach: Alex Ponce
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17 the spark that lights the fire history is on our side linfield’s wildcat turns 100
Chance Sparks’ late father first put him on the path to stardom on the football field, but it was his sisters who provided inspiration to guide him through adolescence
Northwest Conference honoree Thomas Tabor is proving to be a key defensive weapon as the new season unfolds
In 1924, Linfield students voted the “Wildcat” as the official mascot. To honor that historic decision, we’re throwing a birthday party for Mack the Wildcat during Homecoming.
25 getting the band back together
The new-look Linfield Athletic Band no longer marches but director Joe Ready is excited to develop the group’s long-range potenital
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The Linfield Athletics Hall of Famer, who played a role in three NAIA football championships, died August 3 at 61
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WILDCAT SPOTLIGHT
MINDSETS AND VALUES
Chance Sparks’ late father first placed him on the path to success, but it was his two sisters who showed him how their resilience could inspire him even further
by PRESTON POWERS ’27
Above the Memorial Stadium locker room door hangs a sign that reads: Am I better today than I was yesterday?
It’s a question that has come to define the Linfield University football program. Like a lot of Wildcats, cornerback Chance Sparks asks himself the question every day.
“A personal goal of mine is finding a way to improve,” he says, “whether that’s on the field or off of it.”
A common theme in Sparks’ quest for self improvement has been his ability to use adversity to motivate himself, whether it’s through the people around him or his own personal quest for perfection.
“What motivates me to maintain that energy is the shared adversity we go through during the week. All 100-plus guys out there work extremely hard preparing week in and week out; we have a lot invested come Saturday afternoon. With all that on the line, it becomes easy to maintain the energy.”
Although Sparks is more motivated than ever to improve, he wasn’t always the person and player he is today. It took a lot of hard work and dedication to instill his relentless work ethic. He credits his late father, Mark, for his commitment to improve.
“I give the most credit to my father,” he says, “Before entering the fourth grade, I told him ‘I want to play football.’ He said, ‘You’re already good, but I can make you great.’”
And, as Chance remembers, “that’s exactly what he did. The mindsets and values he instilled in me go beyond the football field, but were instrumental in making me the player I am today.”
Without his father to guide him, his sisters Dakota and Shian did their best to serve as Chance’s role models.
“Since then, my sisters have filled that role. It’s their resilience, through all their trials and tribulations, that inspire me.”
Sparks uses this motivation to not only lift himself up, but all the people around him. For anyone who’s played alongside Sparks, it’s clear from the first practice that he’s dedicated to being a leader. He describes
himself as a vocal leader, and as someone who brings a proverbial “spark” to the locker room.
“I would describe myself as being a vocal leader, particularly during game days. They always bring out a different energy for me and I try to use that to keep our team energy up. I believe that my experience allows me to keep a certain level of poise during competition as well, which allows me to balance being the voice of reason on top of the voice of energy.”
His leadership on and off the field has been spearheaded by yet another source of motivation: his appetite for the players around him to maximize their own potential. Highlighted by Linfield’s season-ending loss to Whitworth last November, he is fueled by the prospect of a Linfield football team again firing on all cylinders.
“My goals for the season are pretty straight forward,” he says. “I want us as a team to match our potential with our output. We have a lot of great athletes who still have a bad taste in our mouths. If we can consistently play to our ability, then it’s going to be a fun season.”
Although Sparks is steadfast in his pursuit of his goals for this season, his future beyond Linfield remains a priority. Sparks’ outlook on his future is dictated by his two biggest passions: football and teaching.
“After my time at Linfield, I have more options than I’d like to admit. There are essentially two options: pursuing playing football on the next level or teaching and coaching in a high school. I am committed to both, but in the event that I don’t accomplish the former, the latter is always there. Coaching is what I am most excited for, as it combines the two, but I’ve known that’s what I wanted to do since before I was in middle school.”
But for as much love as Sparks has for Linfield, he wasn’t always wearing purple.
Following his senior year at Hillsboro’s Century High School, Sparks originally committed to Western Oregon University to play football. But after a tumultuous COVIDladen 2020 season, he realized WOU was no longer a
“In all honesty, what first brought me to Linfield was opportunity. I had originally committed to Western Oregon, but through the COVID year I knew I needed to transfer. Linfield recruited me as well, and within a week Coach (Joseph) Smith and the coaching staff made me feel valued in a way the staff at WOU never did. Necessity brought me here, but Linfield convinced me to stay.”
In hindsight, Sparks has made an undeniable impact on Linfield, but he couldn’t have done it without all the people who make up Linfield’s infrastructure.
His support system, which originated with his closest family members, has now branched off to eater Linfield community. And his infectious appetite for improvement is going to no doubt lead him to be successful in whatever he intends to pursue after his time at Linfield is complete.
REDLANDS GAME NOTES
LINFIELD HAS AN ALL-TIME RECORD against Redlands of 12-1 in a series dating back to 1998 and the Wildcats have won the last 4 meetings in the series … The most recent meeting was last season, with Linfield winning 17-10 in Redlands; the first meeting was the Wildcats’ 24-23 win in Redlands … the most recent meeting in McMinnville was in 2022 with the Wildcats winning 21-3 … Redlands’ victory was in 2019, 27-19 in Redlands … Linfield is 7-0 at home in the series and 5-1 on the road … The widest margin of victory was 48 points, 48-0 in 1999 in McMinnville; the closest game was that 24-23 game in 1998. Linfield’s widest margin in Redlands was 41 points, a 51-10 win in the first of two meetings in 2021 … Two of the previous games were in the NCAA Division III national playoff first-round games in McMinnville, with Linfield winning 44-10 in 2021 and 31-23 win in 2003 … Against teams from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Linfield has an all-time record of 32-4.
LINFIELD NEEDS FIVE WINS in its remaining eight games to extend the longest string of winning seasons in college football history at any level to 68. The Streak began in 1956, and since that season, Linfield is 555-122-10 for a winning percentage of .815. Linfield’s record at home during The Streak is 295-44-4 (.866), and at Maxwell Field it is 292-44-4 (.865) … Linfield’s Northwest Conference record during The Streak is 278-34-5 (.885). In all league games during The Streak, it is 332-46-5 (.873), 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 649-273-28 (.698) … Linfield’s all-time home record is 361-93-16 (.785), including a Maxwell Field record of 341-81-11 (.800) … Linfield’s all-time NWC record is 314-112-11 (.731) in 80 seasons dating back to the conference’s initial formation in 1926.
SINCE THE START OF THE 2009 SEASON, Linfield is 139-21 (.869) overall, 119-9 (.930) in the regular season, 76-5 (.938) at home and 90-3 (.968) in NWC games … In that time, Linfield has won 12 NWC titles; 11 of those have been outright titles, most recently in 2022.
REDLANDS IS COMING OFF A 5-5 SEASON in 2023, going 4-4 in the SCIAC to fin-ish second in the Sun Division and fourth overall. This year the Bulldogs look to fight back to the top of the league in their fourth season under Linfield alum Jim Good. The Bulldogs claimed the SCIAC championship as recently as 2021, the first season with Good at the helm. He also served as associate head coach beginning in 2012.
THE BULLDOGS REGISTERED THE SCIAC’S BEST DEFENSE in 2023, leading the league in both scoring and total defense at just 15.7 points and 264.9 yards per game, but return just four starters on that side of the ball this season. They’re led by senior defensive end Jax Lee, a D3Football.com First Team All-Region and First Team All-SCIAC selection last year. Lee was dominant as a pass rusher and led the conference with nine sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss. In the middle of the Bulldog defense, junior Jaeden Thorn is the only returning starter at linebacker, joined by seniors Craig Hunter and Maximus Susi.In the secondary graduate senior Elijah Valles has moved from starting safety to cornerback this season and is joined by returning starter sophomore Laurence Williams.
REDLANDS RETURNS SIX STARTERS ON OFFENSE, four of them on the of-fensive line. The unit is led by sophomore tackles Tristan Murad and Ben Fitchett, both All-SCIAC selections as freshmen, and graduate student Jordan Jacob at right guard. THREE DIFFERENT QUARTERBACKS could see action for
last meeting: september 16, 2023
Linfield 17, redlands 14
Blake Eaton passed for 192 yards and one touchdown, Gavin Dalziel booted a career-long 51-yard field goal, and the Linfield defense came through with four sacks and two interceptions to lead Linfield to the road win at Ted Runner Stadium.
Eaton completed 22 of 30 throws without an interception. Colton Smith caught eight passes for 79 yards and Devon Murray added seven grabs for 55 yards, including a 1-yard score that put the Wildcats up by two TDs on the next-to-last play of the third quarter.
Blaze Holani and Alex Frazier-Dow each recorded six tackles, including a sack to spearhead a defensive unit that held Redlands to just 240 total yards, including 75 rushing.
Aaron Martinez scored on a 1-yard run to cap a 10-play drive before Vicente Garcia kicked a 23-yard field goal to trim the Wildcats’ lead to 7-3 with 1:15 remaining before intermission.
Linfield got the ball with 41 seconds left in the half. Two Eaton pass completions and a pair of short runs spotted the ball at the Bulldogs’ 37-yard line. With two seconds on the clock, Gavin Dalziel booted a career-long 51-yard field goal.
The winning touchdown came with four seconds left in the third quarter when Devon Murray gathered an Eaton pass in the right corner of the end zone. Dalziel’s extra point put Linfield in front 17-3. Redlands QB Tyler Tremain scored on an 18-yard run with 1:16 to play but the onside kick attempt failed to travel the required 10 yards, and the Wildcats were able to run out the clock from there.
Redlands. Sophomore Jayden McKey is listed as the Bulldog starter on the depth chart. He entered the game in the second half against the Bruins, throwing for 124 yards and taking three sacks in his first collegiate game. Junior Tyler Tremain started week one for the Bulldogs, throwing for 70 yards and running for 11 more, and led Redlands lone scoring drive. Tremain was the starter in 2023 but was injured in the fifth game of the season, passing for 984 yards and five touchdowns and rushing for 112 yards with four touchdowns before getting hurt. Freshman Will Reid, a Portland product out of Franklin High School, is listed as McKey’s backup, with Tremain absent from the depth chart.
REDLANDS’ TOP THREAT IN THE PASSING ATTACK is graduate senior Evan Aguon, a two-time all-league selection at wide receiver with a 2023 first team nod as a return specialist. Senior Calel OliciaAramboles is listed as the starting running back but recorded just one rushing attempt against George Fox. His backup, Donovan Maxey-Parler, rushed three times for 14 yards and with four receptions for 35 yards out of the backfield.
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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 156-30, making him among the most successful program leaders in Division III. His career winning percentage of .839 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 103-7 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
KELSie williams Student Athletic Trainer
cydney hess Student Team Manager
sydney ries Student Team Manager
REDLANDS BULLDOGS
0 Craig Hunter LB Gr 6-2 235 Murrieta, Calif.
1 Julian Walker WR Jr. 6-3 195 Fontana, Calif.
1 Jordan Ford DB Jr 6-0 180 Compton, Calif. 3 Evan Aguon WR Gr 5-10 175 San Diego, Calif.
3 Maximus Susi LB Sr 6-2 220 San Diego, Calif. 4 Calel Olicia-Aramboles RB Sr 5-10 250 Westfield, Calif. 4 Michael Grimmer QB Fr 5-10 175 Sammamish, Wash.
5 Jayden Mckey QB So. 6-1 170 Tracy, Calif.
5 Laurence Williams DB Jr 5-11 175 Corona, Calif.
6 Joseph Rosales WR Gr 5-5 146 Goodyear, Ariz.
7 Ethan Knight WR Sr 5-10 185 Chula Vista, Calif.
7 Enrique Ybanez III DB So. 5-11 190 Ontario, Calif.
8 Jackson Kennedy RB Jr. 5-10 195 Olympia, Wash. 9 Kailob Haag DB Gr 6-1 205 La Habra, Calif. 10 Will Reid QB Fr 6-0 180 Portland, Ore. 10 Chase Hunter DB Sr 6-0 198 Murrieta, Calif. 11 Tyler Tremain QB Jr 5-10 185 Folsom, Calif.
11 Jaeden Thorn DB Jr 6-3 210 Seattle, Wash.
12 Elijah Valles DB Gr 5-10 198 Oceanside, Calif.
13 Luke D’Anna QB Fr Seattle, Wash.
13 Matt Lising DB Gr 5-9 190 San Diego, Calif.
14 Jonathan Aguilera QB So. 5-8 170 Corona, Calif.
15 Aleks Wojcik QB So. 6-0 210 San Diego, Calif.
16 Isaiah Alvarado RB So. 5-5 175 Coachella, Calif.
17 Luke Shoemaker QB Fr 6-0 197 Arlington, Wash.
18 Tyler Mikel QB Fr 5-11 160 Eugene, Ore.
19 Cal Breen WR Sr 5-9 170 Bainbridge Island, Wash.
20 Beau Sackman QB Fr 5-10 175 Omak, Wash.
20 Skye Taylor DB Fr. 5-10 170 Carson, Calif.
21 Grant Chaney TE Sr 6-4 245 Upland, Calif.
21 Jaylen Ephraim DB Fr 6-0 170 Fontana, Calif.
22 Taylor Bowie RB Fr 5-11 195 R.S. Margarita, Calif.
22 Evan Combs DB Fr 5-11 175 Folsom, Calif.
23 Thaj Stevens-Nguyen RB Jr 5-9 175 Pomona, Calif.
23 Connor Green DB Jr 5-11 170 Wilsonville, Ore.
24 Tyler Adams RB Jr 5-7 177 Paramount, Calif.
24 Cole Smith DB Gr 6-0 200 Gaston, Ore.
25 Hunter Ledesma RB Jr 5-7 165 San Diego, Calif.
25 Dom Gallwitz DB Fr 6-0 190 Concord, Calif.
26 Kev Markossian WR So. 5-9 155 La Verne, Calif.
26 Kam Abbasian DB So. 5-10 175 Bellevue, Wash.
27 David Myers RB So. 5-6 175 Hemet, Calif.
28 TC Williams RB Gr 6-0 215 San Diego, Calif.
29 Donovan Maxey-Parler RB So. 5-9 185 Sacramento, Calif.
30 Deo Robinson WR Fr
30 Ryker Rivinius DB Fr 5-11 170 Gardnerville, Nev.
31 Jared Johnson RB Fr
31 Brady Klem LB Fr 5-10 220 San Diego, Calif.
32 Anthony Johnson RB Fr 5-9 180 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
32 Mason Lackey LB So. 6-0 210 Redlands, Calif.
33 Zay Young RB So. 5-6 165 Pomona, Calif.
33 Andrew Placido LB Fr 6-1 215 Hayward, Calif.
34 Sean Dyer TE Fr 6-2 220 Beaumont, Calif.
34 Devean James LB Jr 5-8 200 Fontana, Calif.
35 Jacob Espinosa WR Jr 5-9 165 Chino Hills, Calif.
36 Matai Cervantes RB Fr 5-6 180 Imperia Valley, Calif.
37 Andrew Tran WR Fr 5-7 150 Seattle, Wash.
38 Ryan Guilford DB So. 5-10 170 Moreno Valley, Calif.
39 Luis Dejesus RB Fr 5-8 160 San Bernardino, Calif.
39 Nathaniel Tostado DB Fr 5-9 170 Oxnard, Calif.
40 Dylan Bird DL Fr Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
41 Daelin Ellis WR So. 5-10 188 Elk Grove, Calif.
42 Ryan Guerrero DL Fr 6-2 225 Fontana, Calif.
43 Hugo Wayner LB Fr 6-0 205 Palos Verdes, Calif.
44 Payton Ekstedt WR Fr 6-2 190 Huntington Bch., Calif.
44 Nathan Anderson DL Fr 5-11 210 Redlands, Calif.
45 Bryce Crawford WR Fr. 6-0 165 Houston, Texas
46 Thomas Lipscomb DB So. 6-1 170 Aliso Viejo, Calif.
47 JT Solis RB Sr 5-10 200 Sylmar, Calif.
48 Kevin Steele LB Fr 6-1 215 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
49 Cole Johnston LB Fr. Lakewood, Wash.
50 Sean Oh OL Sr 5-10 265 Fullerton, Calif.
50 Benjamin Martinez LB Gr 6-0 250 Rialto, Calif.
51 Matthew Perez DL Jr 6-2 251 Fontana, Calif.
52 Mason Starkey OL So. 5-11 270 Folsom, Calif.
52 Eric White LB Fr 5-9 195 Spring Valley, Calif.
53 Tyler Ossmen OL So. 6-2 268 Pasadena, Calif.
54 Colton Jones LB So. 6-2 200 Las Vegas, Calif.
55 Tristan Murad OL So. 6-3 285 Fontana, Calif.
56 Sami Abdul-Majid DL Jr 6-0 280 Riverside, Calif.
57 Dominic Vargas OL Jr 6-1 285 Riverside, Calif.
57 Javier Sandoval DL Jr. 6-2 290 San Bernardino, Calif.
58 Luke Moe OL So. 6-3 240 Pomona, Calif.
58 Justin Baiden DL Jr 5-11 307 Santa Clarita, Calif.
59 Steven Thomas Jr LB Fr 6-0 230 Moreno Valley, Calif.
60 Jack Wood DL Jr 6-2 210 La Habra, Calif.
61 Odis Hamer DL Fr 5-11 215 Victorville, Calif.
62 Drake Johnston DL Fr 6-5 230 Lakewood, Wash.
63 Pedro Navarro OL So. 6-3 275 Beaumont, Calif.
64 Jakob Zuniga OL Jr 6-5 276 Whittier, Calif.
65 Joseph Peukert OL Sr 5-10 275 Banning, Calif.
66 Connor French OL Gr 6-3 315 Ridgefield, Wash.
66 Jacob Jenkins DL Fr.
67 Danny Molestina OL So. 6-2 275 San Diego, Calif.
68 Najon Gillespie DL Fr 6-0 260 San Diego, Calif.
69 Anthony Todd DL Fr 5-10 220 Modesto, Calif.
70 Amani Wilson DL Fr 6-1 285 Seaside, Calif.
71 Ty Muraga OL Fr 6-3 285 Indio, Calif.
72 Ricardo Cabrera OL So. 6-0 252 San Diego, Calif.
73 Isaiah Rodriguez OL Jr 5-9 347 Ceres, Calif.
74 Isaac Williams OL So. 6-4 320 San Bernardino, Calif.
75 Jordan Jacob OL Gr 5-10 290 Patterson, Calif.
75 Ruben Avila DL Sr 6-2 294 Perris, Calif.
76 Benjamin Fitchett OL Jr. 6-1 250 Whittier, Calif.
77 Marques Duran OL Fr
78 Isaac Castillo OL So. 6-2 330 Fontana, Calif.
79 Isaiah Harris-Ornellas OL So. 5-10 250 San Jose, Calif.
80 Chase Yerman WR Fr
81 Caleb Northcroft WR Fr 6-2 182 Pullman, Wash.
82 Kaleo Hall WR Fr 6-2 185 Pleasant Hill, Calif.
83 Andrew Manivong Jr. WR Fr 5-10 165 Honolulu, Hawaii
84 Marvin Hungerford WR Fr 6-0 160 Yucaipa, Calif.
85 Logan Sperline TE Gr 6-2 230 Moses Lake, Wash.
86 Juan Vasquez Jr. WR Fr 5-11 185 Albany, Ore.
87 Nathaniel Barnes WR So. 6-2 205 Steward Park, Wash.
88 Scott Blankenship Jr WR Sr 6-3 190 Long Beach, Calif.
89 Jack Ryan WR So. 5-8 160 San Diego, Calif.
90 Nathan Davis DL Jr 6-4 220 Fontana, Calif.
90 Aidan Petruescu K/P Jr 6-1 245 La Mirada, Calif.
91 Barry Weatherspoon WR Fr 5-9 200 Los Angles, Calif.
91 Anthony Hall DL So. 6-0 265 Seattle, Wash.
92 Luke Ozier TE So. 6-4 240 Fontana, Calif.
92 Aaron Muniz DL Jr 5-11 215 Fontana, Calif.
93 Beckett Swanson TE So. 6-0 230 Seattle, Wash.
94 Wyatt Blackmon TE Jr 6-0 230 Yucaipa, Calif.
95 Jax Lee DL Sr. 6-2 265 Richland, Wash.
96 Eric Napoletano K/P Fr 5-9 185 Redlands, Calif.
97 Sergi Rodas-Mendoza K/P Sr 6-1 205 Pacific Grove, Calif.
98 Joey Newell K/P Jr 6-0 190 Duvall, Wash.
99 Kadyn Butcher K/P Fr 6-0 175 Vancouver, Wash.
HEAD COACH/OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Jim Good (fourth year)
ASSISTANT COACHES: Joey Mariani, offensive coordinator, David Lord, special teams coordinator, Ric Lucore Jr., offensive line, Mike McFarland, tight ends, Terrell Davis, cornerbacks, Craig Robbins, running backs, Joe Bennett, linebackers, Tamoi Hicks, strong safeties, Nathan Martinez, quarterbacks, Brandyn Alvarez, offensive line
LINFIELD WILDCATS
1 Jackson Pfeifer RB 5-11 190 So./So. Silverton, Ore.
1 Bubba Preston M 5-8 155 Jr./Jr. Kaneohe, Hawaii
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 Trace Benner WR 6-3 200 Fr./Fr. Bend, Ore.
16 Gavin Dalziel K 6-0 175 Sr./Sr. Brier, Wash.
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 Matthew Spurbeck RB 5-9 195 Fr./Fr. Sumner, Wash.
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 Carson Mullins RB 6-0 210 Fr./Fr. Sherwood, Ore.
27 Makai Williams CB 6-1 170 Sr./Sr. Snohomish, Wash.
28 Keola Correa WR 6-0 190 Fr./Fr. Kapolei, Hawaii
29 Eli Harrah WR 6-0 170 Fr./Fr. Scappoose, Ore.
29 Chase Xiong CB 5-7 145 Fr./Fr. Sacramento, Calif.
30 Julian Thomas RB 5-7 170 Fr./Fr. Everett, Wash.
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 Storm Su’a LB 5-11 200 Sr./So. Wahiawa, 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
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37 Brock Guyette LB 6-2 205 Jr./Jr. Chehalis, Wash.
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.
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LINFIELD offense
LT 75 Alex Hankins (6-5, 300, Sr., Snohomish, Wash.)
redlands defense
DE 95 Jax Lee (6-2, 255, Sr., Richland, Wash.)
68 Trevor Johnson (6-4, 290, Sr., Mount Vernon, Wash.)
LG 70 Bailey Lee (6-3, 285, Sr., Kaneohe, Hawaii)
73 Preston Powers (6-3, 270, So., Novato, Calif.)
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 48 Thomas Tabor (6-1, 205, Sr., Seattle, Wash.)
91 Anthony Hall (6-1, 260, So., Seattle, Wash.
DT 56 Sami Abdul-Majid (6-0, 270, Jr., Riverside, Calif.)
57 Jabier Sandoval (6-3, 305, Jr., San Bernardino, Calif.
DE 92 Aaron Muniz (5-11, 235, Jr., Fontana, Calif.
90 Nathan Davis (6-3, 220, Jr., Fontana, Calif.)
WLB 3 Maximus Susi (6-0, 195, Sr., San Diego, Calif.)
33 Andrew Placido (6-1, 215, Fr., Hayward, Calif.)
MLB 0 Craig Hunter (6-2, 230, Sr., Murrieta, Calif.)
34 Deavan James (5-8, 190, Jr., Fontana, Calif.
SLB 11 Jaeden Thorn (6-2, 210, Jr., Seattle, Wash.)
54 Colton Jones (6-3, 190, So., Las Vegas, Nev.
FS 10 Chase Hunter (6-0, 200, Sr., Bend, Ore.)
1 Jordan Ford (5-11, 180, Sr., Compton, Calif.)
SS 24 Cole Smith (5-11, 195, Sr., Gaston, Ore.
9 Kailob Haag (6-2, 2-0, Sr., La Habra, Calif.)
WS 13 Matthew Lising (5-8, 185, Sr., San Diego, Calif.)
25 Dominic Gallwitz (5-11, 180, Sr., Concord, Calif.)
CB 5 Laurence Williams (5-10, 180, So., Corona, Calif.)
23 Connor Green (5-10, 160, Jr., Wilsonville, Ore.)
CB 12 Elijiah Valles (5-10, 181, Sr., Oceanside, Calif.)
21 Jaylen ephraim (6-1, 175, Fr., Fontana, Calif.)
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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 99 Gabe Erickson (6-1, 251, So., Sublimity, Ore.)
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.)
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TE 21 Grant Chaney (6-3, 241, Sr., Upland, Calif.)
85 Logan Sperline (6-1, 234, Sr., Moses Lake, Wash.)
RT 76 Ben Fitchett (6-1, 249, So., Whittier, Calif.)
71 Ty Murga (6-2, 285, Fr., Indio, Calif.)
RG 75 Jordan Jacob (5-10, 293, Sr., Patterson, Calif.)
53 Tyler Ossmen (6-1, 270, So., Pasadena, Calif.)
C 52 Mason Starkey (5-10, 267, So., Folsom, Calif.)
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.)
redlands specialists
PK 96 Aiden Petruescu (5-11, 185, Jr., Redlands, Calif.)
P 96 Aiden Petruescu (5-11, 185, Jr., Redlands, Calif.)
LS 9 Kailob Haag (6-0, 193, Sr., La Habra, Calif.) H 26 Kevork Markossian (5-8, 145, Fr., La Verne, Calif.)
50 Sean Oh (5-10, 265, Sr., Fullerton, Calif.)
LG 74 Issac Williams (6-4, 340, So., San Bernardino, Calif.)
72 Richardo Cabrera (5-11, 245, So., San Diego, Calif.)
LT 55 Tristan Murad (6-1, 266, So., Fontana, Calif.
57 Dominic Vargas (6-1, 280, So., Riverside, Calif.)
QB 5 Jaden McKey (6-1, 175, So., Tracy, Calif.)
10 Will Reid (6-0, 180, Fr., Portland, Ore.)
RB 4 Cal Olicia-Aramboles (5-10, 235, Sr., Westfield, Calif.)
29 Donovan MaxyParler (5-9, 185, So., Sacramento, Calif.)
WR 19 Cal Breen (5-9, 170, Sr., Bainbridge Island, Wash.)
88 Scott Blankenship Jr. (6-3, 195, Jr., Steward Park, Wash.)
WR 1 Julian Walker (6-3, 195, Jr., Fontana, Calif.)
81 Caleb Northcroft (5-8, 175, Fr., Pullman, Wash.)
WR 3 Evan Augon (5-8, 176, Sr., San Diego, Calif.)
26 Kevork Markossian (6-8, 145, So., La Verne, Calif.)
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RECENT HONORS
NWC honoree Thomas Tabor is proving to be a key defensive weapon as the new season unfolds
Linfield punter Thomas Tabor earned Northwest Conference Special Teams Student-Athlete of the Week honors following Linfield’s recent game against Wisconsin-Oshkosh last Saturday afternoon.
The 2024 Preseason D3football All-American played a significant role in flipping the field for the Linfield defense with six punts totaling 270 yards for a 45-yard average. Tabor’s deepest punt of the day launched the ball 50 yards down the field. Two of his attempts pinned UW-Oshkosh inside its own 20-yard line.
His current season average of 42.2 yards per punt ranks second in the Northwest Conference behind only Puget Sound’s Thomas Goeglein.
A fifth-year senior out of Seattle’s O’Dea High School, Tabor enjoyed a banner season in 2023, leading the Northwest Conference in punting average at 40.9 per attempt.
LINFIELD’S WILDCAT TURNS 100
First called “Wildcats” in 1924, Linfield’s athletic teams have always been known for their scrapiness
It has been a century since Linfield athletic teams were first called “Wildcats” and to celebrate the occasion, we are throwing a birthday party for Mack the Wildcat that will include birthday cake and a special giveaway.
The Linfield Spirit Squad invites fans and alumni to join us during the Homecoming football game on October 12 for a special celebration marking 100-year birthday of the Linfield Wildcat.
According to historical accounts, as competitive athletics grew in popularity and prominence during the 1920s, the Linfield student body voted in 1924 that the college’s 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. Though that version of the Wildcat logo underwent 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.
Join us as we celebrate 100 years of the Wildcat during the Homecoming game, Saturday, October 12, when Linfield takes on the Lewis & Clark Pioneers at 1 p.m.
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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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THE WILDCAT ATHLETIC BAND
The new-look band no longer marches but director Joe Ready is excited for the group’s long-range potenital
Linfield football fans may notice a new look to the band performing at games this fall. Previously known as the Linfield Marching Band, the revitalized Wildcat Athletic Band will continue supporting Linfield’s athletic teams by performing a variety of musical tunes and bringing a fun atmosphere to events.
“The Wildcat Band is focused on musical excellence and entertaining audiences,” Ready said. “Fans and community members should expect engaging, higher quality music performances during athletic and community events.”
Leading the Wildcat Athletic Band is Joe Ready, who began at Linfield in August. Ready earned his Bachelor of Music from the University of Oregon, and Master of Music from Bowling Green State University, both in tuba performance. Prior to moving back to Oregon in 2018, Ready was an associate member with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
In addition to his role as Linfield’s athletic band director, Ready is the principal tuba for the Portland Opera and has performed with orchestras in the Pacific Northwest including the Vancouver Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Oregon Coast Music Festival, Oregon Ballet Theater and Oregon Symphony. He is also the lead low brass instructor for the Seattle Cascades Drum & Bugle Corps, an associate artist for The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass and low brass instructor at Pacific University.
“The unlimited potential of what the Wildcat Band can be is what attracted me to this position,” Ready said. “I appreciate the sense of community and culture at Linfield.”
The band – currently 18 members strong – made its debut at the Sept. 7 home football game against Denison. Linfield students of all majors and skill levels are welcome to join. 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.
Ready hopes to build the excitement and interest in the band over the next few years.
“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,” he said.
REMEMBERING FLOYD HALVORSEN JR.
The Linfield Athletics Hall of Famer, who played a role in three NAIA football championships, died August 3 at 61
Knee deep in football since he was six years old, Oregon native Floyd Halvorsen Jr. of the Linfield Class of 1986, had a reputation for being in the right place at the right time on the football field.
The four-year letterman and two-time NAIA All-American passed away August 3, leaving behind his wife, Dana, and two sons, Jay and Nick. He also left behind sisters Marie Wyatt and Robyn Good (wife of Redlands head football coach Jim Good), and brother Tim, in addition to his parents, Floyd Sr., and Patricia.
Halvorsen was inducted into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008. As a four-year letterman, he was a twotime first team all-conference defensive back, as well as a two-time first team NAIA All-American in 1984 and 1985. He received recognition on the Little all-Northwest squad as a junior and a senior.
He continues to hold several Linfield records. Halvorsen ranks first in single-season unassisted tackles (92), is second in single-season total tackles (116), ranks No. 4 in career total tackles (271) and holds the mark in career unassisted tackles (206).
Former Linfield coach Jay Locey called Halvorsen “our most consistent defensive back. He has a feel for the game
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which you need in a safety. He’s a heady ballplayer.”
He was a player on Linfield’s 1982 and 1984 national title teams and was an assistant coach of the defensive secondary during the 1986 championship season.
During 1984, he played a key role in one of the most memorable playoff games in Linfield history. Down 22-0 in the third quarter to Northwestern (Iowa), the Wildcats rallied to shock the Raiders with a 33-22 upset.
He is a 1982 graduate of Eugene’s Churchill High School, where he competed in football, basketball and baseball. He grew up on the football sidelines as a ballboy for his father, Floyd Sr., who coached the Lancers for 25 years while leading Churchill to three state finals appearances. As a senior, Floyd Jr. was voted outstanding male athlete for CHS.
Graduating from Linfield with honors, Halvorsen earned a bachelor’s degree in history and mathematics. He returned to Linfield in 1992 to complete his master’s degree in education. He taught social studies and mathematics at Sunset High School, where he earned the Excellence in Education Award in 2006. He served as varsity football coach at SHS from 1994 until 2006 and also coached track and baseball.
A celebration of life is planned for Saturday, Sept. 28, at 3 p.m. at Sunset Presbyterian Church, 14986 NW Cornell Road in Portland.
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CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS
FOR 67 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 2-0
2024 1-0
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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Tina Kelley shares the head coaching duties of the Linfield women’s golf program while assisting the men’s program
Tina Kelley has been named co-head coach of the Linfield University women’s golf team, joining Mitch Wilson, who also leads the men’s golf program.
Passionate about growing the game of golf among female players, Kelley began playing golf at the age of 14.
She quickly discovered a natural talent and traveled throughout the state playing on the Oregon Junior Golf circuit where she was able to capture multiple wins. In addition to state-wide amateur competition, she played four seasons of varsity golf at Toledo High School where she earned second team all-state recognition her junior year followed by first team all-state honors here senior season. Individually, she placed third in the Class 4A-1A State Golf Championship.
Kelley attended Lower Columbia College in Washington where she earned several top-five finishes in Northwest Community College Athletic Conference play. She went on to complete a bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
An avid golfer, Kelley can often be found on the golf course or the driving range during her free time.
Tina and her husband Todd, a retired U.S. Air Force officer, live in McMinnville. Their son, Ian, serves in the U.S. Air Force, and their daughter, Ainsley, is also a golfer and a senior at McMinnville High School.
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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.
ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
Two soccer standouts, two softball All-Americans, a record-setting track sprinter, plus an NCAA title team will be inducted
Five game-changing individuals, plus a national championship team, have been selected for induction into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. They comprise the 26th class of Hall of Fame inductees and are to be enshrined inside Ted Wilson Gymnasium on Saturday, October 26. Pacific Office Automation again is serving as title sponsor of the annual event, which follows that afternoon’s football game between Linfield and Puget Sound.
Here’s a quick glance at each of the 2024 selections: Jeff Brooks ’87, Men’s Soccer: A first-team all-Northwest Conference performer during his three healthy seasons in the program, Jeff tallied 32 goals, 16 assists and 80 points. He went on to serve as coach of the Linfield men’s program for three years in the early 1990s and led Vancouver’s Mountain View High School to a boys state soccer championship in 1993.
Emily (Fellows) Terry ‘14, Women’s Soccer: Far and away the most prolific goal scorer – female or male – in Linfield soccer history, Emily holds school records for most points (187), goals (84), game-winning goals (34) and minutes played (6,769). Linfield’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2013-14, she was a three-time NWC Offensive Player of the Year and two-time NSCAA All-American.
Emily (Keagbine) Conner ‘12, Softball: A starter at three different positions over the course of her career, this three-time NFCA AllAmerican was voted Most Inspirational Player on Linfield’s 2011 national championship club. Earning all-conference citations each of her four seasons, Emily holds seven top-10 career records, including being ranked No. 4 all-time at Linfield in both home runs (41) and slugging percentage (.662).
Karleigh (Prestianni) Potter ‘13, Softball: A four-time first-team NFCA All-American, Karleigh represents the gold standard for those who have played third base as part of Linfield’s wildly successful softball program. She holds 12 top-10 career records,
owing the second-highest batting average (.437) and on-base percentage (.513). Her home run against Christopher Newport in the 2011 national title game sealed the NCAA title in Linfield’s favor.
Melody Sherman ‘00, Track and Field: Melody dominated the Northwest Conference sprints her final two seasons, claiming consecutive league crowns in the 100- and 200-meter dashes as a junior and a senior. The current school record holder in both individual races as well as the 4x400 relay, she went on to compete in three national championship meets.
2013 Linfield Baseball Team: Coach Scott Brosius’ record-setting club rolled to Northwest Conference and Austin (Texas) Regional championships before capturing Linfield’s first national baseball title since 1971. The Wildcats set program records for most victories (42), saves (15), strikeouts (317), and fielding percentage (.973). The Wildcats spent the majority of the season ranked atop the Division III Top 25 poll and had three players earn honors on the postseason All-America team.
