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Dr. Pelton Focuses on Physical Fitness p. 12

Alumni: Catherwood Reflects on Lessons in Sports p. 10

Coaches Corner: Susan Parkman p. 9

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From the director

A PLACE FOR SCHOLARS AND CHAMPIONS Dear Friends, There are many stories of great athletes triumphing against all odds and as many stories of how the opportunity for a college education has transformed lives from potential despair to overwhelming success. Some of those stories exist at Willamette, but the true magic of this university lies where the worlds of academic and athletics intersect.

And there are few institutions in the country where academic achievement and athletic prowess enjoy such compatibility and cooperative success.

Willamette’s student-athlete population is nearly 30% of the undergraduate student body. The percentage of the incoming first-year class who are student-athletes has ranged from a low of 17% to a high of 39% over the past decade, with the average settling at 29%. This percentage demonstrates the breadth and depth of athletics in our academically rigorous environment.

Consistently, student-athletes perform within .10 of overall student body grade point average. Over the past decade, the average GPA for the Willamette student body is 3.3, while student-athletes during the same time period posted a 3.2 GPA on average. Sixteen of our twenty NCAA teams have averaged above a 3.0 team GPA, two have averaged over a 3.5 GPA and six have posted an average higher than 3.25.

Athletically, the past decade has produced 10 NCAA individual champions, an NAIA national runner up in football, two NCAA final four women’s soccer appearances and 32 Northwest Conference team championships. Additionally, many Willamette student-athletes have earned all-America or Academic all-America honors during this same time period.

Since 2005, Willamette has earned four NCAA post graduate scholarship winners, and three other national finalists. In spring 2005, Willamette had three winners. This remarkable achievement was not matched by any other school in any NCAA division. The NCAA post graduate scholarships recognize both athletic achievement (typically nationally competitive) and high academic performance (applicants must have a minimum 3.25 GPA).

These statistics offer much more than the anecdotal stories we hear from our alumni, parents and coaches. Those stories are the personal and human side of the impact Willamette has on its students. The performance statistics reinforce the notion of how important athletics is to the overall Willamette experience for nearly 30% of our undergraduates.

Mea Frantz ’94, a 2006 inductee into the Willamette Athletics Hall of Fame, gave an impassioned acceptance speech during which she captured the essence of Bearcat Athletics. To quote a portion of her speech, “I believe that Sparks Center and McCulloch Stadium are the greatest teaching facilities on this campus.…What I learned on their grounds prepared me for the ‘real world’ more than any class I attended.…I learned to know my responsibility, to accept it, and to be accountable without excuses, when I didn’t achieve it…”

Frantz’ words eloquently embodied the spirit of each inductee that evening and further reinforced the positive impact athletics participation and achievement have on student-athletes.

The past decade has merely carried on a long and storied tradition at Willamette University in which successes are plentiful and the statistics powerful. The ability for students to compete successfully in the classroom and in athletics is not easy in such a rigorous academic environment. Few institutions do this as well as Willamette.

Clearly Willamette has established itself as the place for Scholars and Champions.

Sincerely,

Mark Majeski Director of Athletics mmajeski@willamette.edu

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Cardinal and Gold • The official magazine of the Willamette University Department of Athletics

Contents 12 On the cover Daniel Croom ’08, team captain (right), and Andrew Clark ’09 pull for the Willamette Crew Team. Photo by Susan Parkman.

D epartments

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News and Notes

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Fall Season Review

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Awards and Accolades

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Athletic Schedules

Student-Athlete Spotlight

20 In the Community

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Bearcat Club

Features 9

Achieving Balance

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Emphasis on Academics

CoachesCorner:CoachSusanParkman,championrower,sets significant goals for the Bearcats

Alumni Spotlight: Dwight Catherwood ‘40

12 Cardinal and Gold is published by the Department of Athletics for Bearcat Club members and friends of Willamette athletics. For questions or comments, contact the Department of Athletics, Willamette University, 900 State Street, Salem, OR, 97301 or 503-370-6420.

Visit www.willamette.edu/athletics for updates, scores, statistics and more.

Credits: Photos by Naomi Stukey - available for purchase at www.naomistukey.com, Susan Parkman, Frank Miller and Ryan Borde.

Coordination by VanNatta Public Relations, Inc. Graphic Design by PageWorks Graphic Design.

“I’m Unapologetically a Jock”

Foundations:WillamettePresidentFocusesonPhysicalFitness

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News Notes and

Athletics news

Symmonds Named NCAA Division III Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Willamette University runner Nick Symmonds (Sr. in 2005-06) was selected as the 2006 NCAA Division III Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Symmonds also was named to the USTFCCCA Men’s AllAcademic Team for NCAA Division III. The Willamette men’s track and field squad, which achieved a 3.07 cumulative team GPA, was recognized as one of 31 teams earning All-Academic status.

Symmonds graduated from Willamette with a 3.27 cumulative GPA while majoring in chemistry. He was one of 79 student-athletes chosen for the USTFCCCA Men’s All-Academic Team.

Each All-Academic selection was honored for earning a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, while achieving an NCAA qualifying standard in one or more events during the season. Teams received All-Academic status with a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher.

“Nick has had a great four years as an aboveaverage student and an exceptional athlete,” said Matt McGuirk, head track and field and cross country coach at Willamette. “This award is a great honor for Nick, the Symmonds family and everyone who has had an impact on his academic and athletic career here at Willamette.”

While attending Willamette, Symmonds won seven NCAA Division III individual track and field titles. He set the Division III record in the 800-meter run this spring, with a time of 1:47.34 at the Tennessee Distance Running Solution at Vanderbilt University. Also in 2006, he won two NCAA titles for the second year in a row and the third time overall, claiming the 800-meter championship with a time of 1:49.59 in the finals and taking the 1,500-meter crown in 3:49.24.

He provided a standout performance in the 800-meter run at the United States Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 25, as he rallied for a second place finish after moving forward from seventh place with 120 meters remaining. He finished behind Khadevis Robinson, who claimed his second consecutive national title and third championship since 1999.

Robinson clocked in at 1:44.13. Symmonds was timed at 1:45.83.

Gilmore Leads NCAA Division III in Walks Willamette University baseball outfielder Kelly Gilmore won the NCAA Division III statistical championship for walks during the 2006 season. Gilmore led Division III with 1.22 walks per game, as he received 44 walks in 36 games. He won the title by walking one more time in one less game than Adam Freney of Nichols College, who averaged 1.16 walks per game (43 in 37 games). Gilmore will play his senior season for the Bearcats in 2007.

In addition to leading the nation in walks, Gilmore was Willamette’s top hitter, with a .333 batting average. He hit a team-best .387 in Northwest Conference games. Gilmore recorded 40 hits in 120 at bats. He pounded out 12 doubles and two home runs. He tied for the team lead with 29 runs scored and also provided 21 RBIs.

Willamette Wins NWC Fall Classic The Willamette University women’s golf team battled back from third place and an eight-stroke deficit after the first day to win the Northwest Conference Fall Classic by one stroke, Oct. 22-23 at the Tokatee Golf Course. Willamette sophomore Whitney Ueno, also rallied from third place on the first day to take medalist honors with a 78-74-152.

WU won the team title with a two-day total of 689 (346-343). The Bearcats trailed Whitworth College (338) and the University of Puget Sound (339) following the first round.

In the final standings, the Bearcats won by a single stroke over Puget Sound (690). Ueno’s 152 placed her two strokes in front of Emily Lau of UPS, who shot a 154 (76-78).

Ueno, who took 10th place at the NCAA Division III National Championship this past spring, faced a two-stroke deficit behind Lau after the first day. Willamette’s May Ushikubo (So.) tied for fourth place at 85-82-167.

Bennet Named to AFCA All-American Football Team Willamette University junior offensive tackle Branon Bennett has been named to the 2006 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America Team for NCAA Division III. The AFCA limits its selections to a First Team on offense and a First Team on defense.

Bennett, from San Marcos, Calif., earned the All-America honor after providing key blocks that allowed Willamette to gain 173.3 rushing yards and 294.4 total yards per game. The team’s top two running backs, Ryan Hernandez (Sr., FL) and Kevin Dean (Sr., FB) combined for 899 yards, as Hernandez averaged 6.9 yards per carry and Dean gained 6.2 yards per rush.

Bennett, who is 6’2”, 300 pounds, was named Honorable Mention AllAmerica by D3Football.com in 2005. D3Football.com will announce its 2006 All-America Team later this winter.

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Athletics news

Nikki Binnie-Henderson was honored as the Willamette University softball team’s Distinguished Alum for 2006. She received the award from Head Coach Damian Williams at a special dinner held shortly after the annual Alumni Game this fall. The alumi won this year’s game, 8-5.

Binnie-Henderson Receives Distinguished Alumni Award

Women’s Track Team Earns All-Academic Status The Willamette University women’s track and field team received AllAcademic status from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for the 2006 season. The Bearcats ended the year with a 3.47 cumulative team GPA. A total of 50 NCAA Division III women’s track and field teams were selected for the academic award. Each squad needed a cumulative team GPA of at least 3.0 to earn All-Academic honors.

In addition to the team award, Willamette placed eight members of the women’s track and field squad on the USTFCCCA Women’s AllAcademic Team as a result of their individual academic and athletic success.

Willamette’s individual honorees were Sophia Dentzel (Jr., Javelin), Mariah Hanson (Jr., Sprints), Roseann Kassebaum (Sr., Hurdles), Andrea May (Jr., Hurdles), Lindsey Patterson (Jr., Jumps/Sprints), Alanna Pledger (Fr., Jumps), Jordyn Smith (So., Hurdles) and Sarah Zerzan (So., Distance).

“As a team, our young ladies have really emphasized the ‘student’ part of student-athlete,” said Matt McGuirk, head track and field and cross country coach at Willamette.

“Their overall team GPA of 3.47 is pretty amazing.”

Binnie-Henderson played softball and basketball when she was a student attending Willamette, and was a starter in both sports all four years. She graduated from Willamette with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics in 1985.

She taught at North Salem High School for 15 years, where she also was the head softball coach for 14 years. She has been on the faculty at West Salem High School since it opened in 2002-03.

For the last three years, she was an assistant softball coach at Chemeketa Community College.

Binnie-Henderson’s husband is Bruce Henderson, head women’s basketball coach at Willamette. The Hendersons have been married for four years.

STAFF UPDATE The Willamette University Department of Athletics has added four new members since the start of 2006.

Megan Fitzsimmons, athletics marketing coordinator and assistant volleyball coach, received a master’s degree in Physical Education from EWU in 2006.

Fitzsimmons had a short stint playing volleyball at the University of Portland, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in English. Because of injuries, her athletic career was cut short. Prior to arriving at Willamette, she coached volleyball at Gonzaga Prep and at various volleyball clubs in the Pacific Northwest.

Brett Franz, assistant cross country and track coach, was head coach for men’s and women’s cross country atLindenwood College in Missouri last season. He helped Lindenwood place third in the NAIA in men’s cross country and 15th in women’s cross country. He was chosen by trackbrain. com as the NAIA National Assistant Coach of the Year for Indoor Track and Field. Franz received a bachelor’s degree in Business from Western Oregon University, and a master’s degree in Athletic Administration from Lindenwood.

Robert McKinney, athletics communications director, has been involved in sports information for 25 years. He most recently served as the sports information director at Eastern New Mexico University for eight years. He was also the compliance coordinator for six of his eight years at ENMU. McKinney received a bachelor’s degree with a double major in Mass Communications and English Literature from Baker University (Kan.) in 1984 and earned a master’s degree in Communication from Pittsburg State University (Kan.) in 1989.

Susan Parkman, head men’s and women’s rowing coach, has extensive experience with rowing, both as a competitor and a coach.

She has coached at the collegiate level at the University of California-Santa Clara and the University of Washington. She also has been an assistant coach with U.S. Rowing and represented the United States as coach at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. In addition to her duties at WU, she also coaches at the master’s level with the Willamette Rowing Club in Portland, Ore. Parkman also is a professional photographer, known for her portraits and rowing photos.

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FALL SEASON REVIEW

Freshman Goalkeeper Leads Men’s Soccer

Volleyball Team Improves with Young Players Willamette University’s volleyball team began a rebuilding process in 2006 with a roster that featured three freshmen, six sophomores and no seniors. A group of four juniors provided the team with experience, but the team’s overall youth and inexperience contributed to a 4-22 overall record, including 0-16 in the Northwest Conference.

The Willamette University men’s soccer team concluded 2006 with just one win and one tie.

Despite the lack of success in the win column, there will be plenty of optimism when the Bearcats enter 2007, as they return nine players who started at least ten games, led by goalkeeper Mark Bennett and top scorer Mikey Rodrigues.

Bennett, a freshman, started every game in goal for the Bearcats and led the Northwest Conference with 117 saves. He was nominated for NWC Defensive Player of the Week five times.

Rodrigues, a junior midfielder, led the Bearcats with five points, scoring one goal and earning three assists.

He also led WU with 31 total shots and 17 shots on goal.

The Bearcats will lose three seniors who were significant contributors in Paul Slavik (MF), Zachary Seilo (Def.) and Ryan Ward (Def.). First-year head coach Nelson Larson said the leadership of the three co-captains will be missed.

“These boys have taken the team and led them in ways that haven’t been done before, and that will leave an impact on this program for years to come,” said Larson.

Willamette ended the season with a record of 1-17-1, including 0-13-1 in the NWC. The efforts of the returning players, along with Larson’s focused recruiting, should lead to an exciting 2007 season.

An encouraging development during the season was the improved play shown by the Bearcats over the second half of Willamette’s schedule. The Bearcats narrowly lost in five games at Lewis & Clark College on Sept. 30 and won at Cascade College on Oct. 3. WU also Mary Butler, ‘09 gave nationally-ranked Pacific Lutheran University a tremendous battle at Cone Field House on Oct. 21, as the Bearcats almost defeated the Lutes in a five-game thriller.

Sophomore middle blocker Mary Butler was named Honorable Mention All-NWC for her efforts. She led the Bearcats with a .171 hitting percentage and supplied WU with 185 kills and 79 total blocks. She ranked ninth in the NWC in blocks with 0.85 blocks per game. Butler recorded eight or more kills 12 times, including 14 kills in a home match against George Fox on Oct. 6.

Other top players for the Bearcats were freshman outside hitter Julie Stutzman, with 245 kills, 27 aces and 178 digs, and sophomore outside hitter Kelley Lindstrom, with 193 kills and 24 total blocks. Jessica Drum (Jr., Setter) led Willamette with 772 assists, while Jessica Durham (So., OH) ranked first on the team with 367 digs.

Football Struggles Through Rebuilding Year Losing is something to which the Willamette University football team is not accustomed. Since 1993, the Bearcats have amassed an 86-45-1 record, including four Northwest Conference Championships, four berths in the national playoffs and a trip to the NAIA National Championship game in 1997.

In 2006, the football team finished with a losing record for the first time in five seasons. Willamette was 2-7 overall and 24 in NWC play.

Heading into the 2006 campaign, Head Coach Mark Speckman and his staff knew they had a daunting task ahead of them on offense, after losing two AllNWC players in quarterback Cameron Walton and running back Quentin Brock.

Together, they combined for nearly 70 percent of the team’s offense in 2005.

Without Walton and Brock, the Bearcats did not score an offensive touchdown

until the second quarter of the third game of the season. Then Willamette found its go-to guy in flanker Ryan Hernandez.

Hernandez, a senior from Portland, Ore., who finished third on the team in rushing in 2005, broke out against California Lutheran University on Ryan Hernandez, ‘07 Sept. 16, 2006, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on just five carries. Later, he rushed for 116 yards against both the University of Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran University and gained 104 yards against Lewis &

Clark College. He scored eight total touchdowns (5 rushing, 3 receiving).

Hernandez completed the season with 589 yards and five touchdowns on 85 carries and was named First Team AllNWC. Offensive tackle Brandon Bennett, and junior place-kicker Matt Bicocca, also received First Team All-NWC recognition.

Defensively, junior defensive tackle Mitchell MacCready, junior linebacker Phil Sweet, and senior cornerback Wesley Randall earned Second Team All-NWC honors. MacCready led Willamette in tackles for losses with seven, while Sweet led the Bearcats in total tackles with 59. Randall led the team with three interceptions and also blocked four kicks, giving him nine blocked kicks during his Willmette career.

Six Bearcats received Honorable Mention All-NWC recognition (see page 8).

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FALL SEASON REVIEW

Women’s Soccer Completes 16-2-3 Season with NCAA Tournament Appearance A strong defense that allowed just 10 goals in 21 games led the Willamette University women’s soccer team to a 16-2-3 overall record, a 13-2-1 record and second place finish in the Northwest Conference and an NCAA Division III National Tournament berth. Willamette played the nation’s #1 team, Trinity University from Texas, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and battled the Tigers to a 1-1 tie through two overtime periods. Trinity advanced to the second round by winning a penalty kick shootout, 3-1.

During the season, Willamette shut out 12 opponents, as senior goalkeeper Kari Woody registered 10 solo shutouts and two shared shutouts. The Bearcats put together a streak of 598 minutes, 38 seconds without allowing a goal, including five complete-game shutouts, from Sept. 17 through Oct. 8.

Laura Uhlmansiek ‘07

Willamette scored 44 goals to average just over two goals per game. The Bearcats opened the season with an 8-0 win over

Buena Vista College (Iowa) and defeated Pacific University, 4-0, and Lewis & Clark College, 4-1, later in the season. WU also won close games, earning a record of 7-2 in one-goal games, including a 5-1 record in games decided by a 1-0 score. The Bearcats concluded the season with a 10-0-2 record.

Senior midfielder Susan Butler, who also played forward late in the season, led the Bearcats in scoring with 10 goals and five assists for 25 points. She was followed by sophomore forward Emily Gross and freshman forward Meghan Anderson, who both achieved 21 points. Gross scored eight goals and added five assists, while Anderson was credited with six goals and supplied nine assists. Other key scorers were Jessica Lammers (Sr., MF), with four goals and five assists, Laura Uhlmansiek (Sr., MF), with two goals and seven assists, and Rachel Janney (Fr., F), with four goals and one assist.

Zeran Wins National Title at NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships Willamette University cross country runner Sarah Zerzan (Jr.) battled a wet and muddy course to win the women’s individual title at the NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championships, held at Voice of America Park in West Chester, Ohio, on Saturday, Nov. 18. Zerzan was the first of 279 runners to cross the finish line, as she became Willamette’s first national champion in cross country.

She completed the 6-kilometer course in 22:31 to win by 20 seconds over the second place finisher, Caitlin Bradley of Dickinson College.

The Willamette men’s cross country team took 27th place. Junior runner Ian Batch was Willamette’s top finisher, placing 91st out of 279 runners with a time of 28:16 over the 8-kilometer course.

“It was difficult and very challenging,” Zerzan said, “but everyone else was running in the same mud. You can’t let it defeat you.”

The National Championships completed an outstanding season for the Willamette cross country teams. In addition to placing 20th nationally, the women’s team won the Northwest Conference title for the fifth year in a row and claimed their fourth straight NCAA West Regional title.

Zerzan started strong and was behind two runners at the mile mark. With about two miles to go, she moved in front and began to increase her lead. She eventually won by nearly 100 meters.

“She just kept pulling away,” Willamette Head Coach Matt McGuirk said. “She ran a great race. I think she would have been there at the front even if it was dry. The course was extremely difficult.”

Willamette claimed 20th place in the women’s team standings with a score of 476. The team title went to Middlebury College from Vermont with a score of 144 to slip past Amherst College (Mass.) by a single point. Zerzan was one of just five runners to complete the course in under 23 minutes. Willamette’s team score for the women’s squad was 476.

Also contributing to the team score were Maddie Coffman (So.), who clocked in at 24:59 for 106th place Elizabeth Hart (Sr.) with a time of 25:13, Katrina Brett (Jr.) at 25:53 and Ali Maki (So.) at 25:55. Other runners for Willamette were Jena Winger (So.), who finished the race at 26:25, and Edith Polanco (So.), at 27:14.

WU’s team score in the men’s race was 654. Batch was followed by Travis Harris (Sr.) in 136th place overall (104th among scorers) at 28:52.

Lucas Nebert (Jr.) earned a time of 29:09. Steven Millard (Jr.) clocking in at 29:52. Also contributing to the team score was Josh Clough (So.) with a time of 30:11. Other runners for the Bearcats were A.J. Packard (Fr.) at 30:15 and Kyle Kotaich (Fr.) at 30:41.

Cross County Completes Outstanding Season

Zerzan completed a triple championship this fall, as she won the NCAA, West Regional and NWC titles. She set the school records for the 5-kilkometer and 6-kilometer distances. She also received All-America honors for the second consecutive season. She placed 25th at the 2005 NCAA National Championships to earn her first All-America award. The top 35 runners at the National Championships are selected as All-America each year.

The WU men’s team won its fifth consecutive West Regional crown and also won the NWC title for the sixth year in a row.

Batch was the NWC’s individual champion and placed eighth at the West Regional.

“We have a national champion among us tonight,” McGuirk said after Zerzan’s win at the National Championships. “The entire team is happy about that. So many good things have happened this year. It’s been a very positive experience.”

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AWARDS and ACCOLADES

TEAM and INDividual honors Women’s Soccer NSCAA All-American Third Team: Susan Butler Sr. MF/Forward NSCAA All-West Region First Team: Susan Butler Sr. MF/Forward Second Team: Kelsey Rogel So. Defender Third Team: Jessica Lammers Sr. Midfielder Laura Uhlmansiek Sr. Midfielder Meghan Anderson Fr. MF/Forward D3Kicks.com All-West Region First Team: Susan Butler Sr. MF/Forward Second Team: Laura Uhlmansiek Sr. Midfielder Third Team: Jessica Lammers Sr. Midfielder Meghan Anderson Fr. MF/Forward Kelsey Rogel So. Defender NCAA Tournament, Selected five times since 1998 All-Northwest Conference First Team: Meghan Anderson Fr. MF/Forward Susan Butler Sr. MF/Forward Kelsey Rogel So. Defender Laura Uhlmansiek Sr. Midfielder Second Team: Kari Woody Selena Levy Jessica Lammers

Sr. Goalkeeper So. Defender Sr. Midfielder

NWC Player of the Week Offensive: Meghan Anderson, Sept. 25 Fr. MF/Forward Defensive Kari Woody, Sept. 18 Kari Woody, Sept. 25 Samantha Post, Oct. 2 Foootball AFCA All-America Team First Team: Brandon Bennett

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D3Football.com All-West Region Second Team: Brandon Bennett Jr. Off. Tackle All-Northwest Conference First Team: Brandon Bennett Matt Bicocca Ryan Herndandez

Jr. Off. Tackle Jr. Place-kicker Sr. Flanker

Second Team Mitchell MacCready Jr. Def. Tackle Wesley Randall Sr. Cornerback Phil Sweet Jr. Linebacker Honorable Mention Tony Davis Jr. Tight End Kevin Dean Sr. Fullback Ben Fennimore Jr. Free Safety Tyler Gill Jr. Rover Taylor Hermes Jr. Linebacker Mike Plank Sr. Wide Receiver NWC Player of the Week Offensive: Kevin Dean, Sept. 25 Sr. Defensive: Taylor Hermes, Sept. 25 Special Teams: Wesley Randall, Oct. 16 Matt Bicocca, Nov. 6 Jr.

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ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team: Kevin Dean Sr. Fullback Ben Weyerhaeuser Sr. Strong Safety Volleyball All-Northwest Conference Honorable Mention: Mary Butler So. Middle Blocker Cross Country Northwest Conference Team Champions Willamette Men (Score of 40) Willamette Women (Score of 50) Northwest Conference Individual Champion Sarah Zerzan Jr. Women’sChampion(6K) Ian Batch Jr. Men’ Champion (8K) All-Northwest Conference Matt McGuirk Men’s Coach of the Year Sarah Zerzan Jr. Women’s Athlete of the Year Ian Batch Jr. Men’s Athlete of the Year First Team, Women: Sarah Zerzan Jr. Second Team, Women: Maddie Coffman So. Elizabeth Hart Sr. Jena Winger So. First Team, Men: Ian Batch Jr. Josh Clough So. Second Team, Men: Travis Harris Sr. Alex Jimenez So.

Kyle Kotaich Steven Millard Lucas Nebert

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NCAA West Regional Team Champions Willamette Men (Score of 63) Willamette Women (Score of 75) NCAA West Regional Individual Champion Sarah Zerzan Jr. Women’sChampion(6K) All-West Region (Top 35) Women: Sarah Zerzan Jena Winger Maddie Coffman Ali Maki Elizabeth Hart Katrina Brett Edith Polanco Men: Ian Batch Travis Harris Lucas Nebert Josh Clough Tristan Knutson-Lombardo Kyle Kotaich

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NCAA West Regional Team Champions Willamette Men (Score of 63) Willamette Women (Score of 75) NCAA National Championships Team Standings: Willamette Women (20th place) Willamette Men (27th place) Women’s Champion (6K) Sarah Zerzan Jr. All-American (Top 35), Women Sarah Zerzan Jr. First Place Honda Athlete of the Year Sarah Zerzan Jr.

Nominee

Women’s Golf Northwest Conference Fall Classic Women’s Champion Whitney Ueno So.

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Team Champion Willamette

Muren Receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Natalie Muren ’06, who ran cross country and competed in track and field for the Willamette University Bearcats, was awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship at the end of her collegiate career. At Willamette, Muren qualified for the NCAA Division III national championships five times in cross country and track and field. She also earned Academic All-America recognition.

A chemistry and Spanish major, Muren became the fourth member of the Bearcat cross country or track programs to receive the prestigious postgraduate award in the past two years. “We’ve had a lot of great student-athletes come through this program, but Natalie is really one of the most exceptional people I’ve had the pleasure of coaching here at Willamette. She was a big part of the program here and we’re very proud of both her academic and athletic

achievements,” said Matt McGuirk, head track and field and cross country coach.

In addition to her studies and athletic pursuits, Muren was active as a community volunteer through Willamette’s Chemistry Club, and was a resource mentor for high school students and a volunteer for the Family Building Blocks and SMART Literacy program.

Muren also received a Lilly Grant and a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, as well as the 2003-04 American Chemical Society Analytical Chemistry Award, the 2003-04 Physical Chemistry Student of the Year Award and the 2004-05 Chemistry Senior Student of the Year Award.

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COACHES CORNER

Achieving Balance

Coach Susan Parkman, champion rower, sets significant goals for the Bearcats

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usan Parkman has experienced the top level of rowing as a coach in the Olympics. She’s been a champion individually and with others on the master’s rowing circuit (ages 22 and older).

She’s gained a significant level of success as a photographer. Even with these tremendous accomplishments, some of her greatest professional joy comes from coaching the Willamette University men’s and women’s rowing teams.

“I’ve always enjoyed teaching young high school and college students to help them learn the balancing in life,” Parkman said. “It’s what makes me tick. It’s helping them achieve that balance between family and a social life, athletics and health.

Parkman was an assistant coach with the U.S. National Team and went to Athens, Greece, for the 2004 Olympics. She helped the team train in Bulgaria before spending a month in Athens. She coached the U.S. women’s single sculler to a ninth place finish out of 24 entries.

“It was such a tremendous Photo by Naomi Stukey experience,” Parkman noted. “It was a highlight of my life, coaching with the U.S. team and especially being part of the Olympics.”

Her interest in rowing began as a college student at Humboldt State University. A few years later, she was an assistant engineer at Lockheed when a friend backed out of the coaching job at Santa Clara University and Parkman became head coach. She gave up her comfortable job at Lockheed for the chance to work with college rowers.

Parkman then went to the University of Washington, where she was assistant novice women’s coach. Later, she worked with a number of prep schools and community programs, always bringing her love of rowing to young people ready to learn about the sport and about the balance it teaches.

Her coaching career has included several years with the Lakeside High School program in the Seattle area. She helped the school’s rowers develop into a strong junior program nationally. She also worked with an outreach

program to involve the young people of Seattle in rowing: the Lakeside Educational Enrichment Program for kids entering ninth grade.

Since 2005, she has been the head rowing coach at the master’s level for the Willamette Rowing Club in Portland, Ore. She joined the Willamette University coaching staff in the spring of 2006.

At Willamette, Parkman has significant goals for the Bearcats.

The men’s and women’s teams compete in the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) and the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference. The women’s team also competes in NCAA Division III. “I’m trying to build the team up in numbers,” she said, noting that Willamette’s team is about one-third to one-half the size of its opponents.

“My goals ultimately are to win the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference and to get a berth at the NCAA Championship for the women.

“I’m thrilled to work with studentathletes in this stage of their lives ... helping to teach the skills needed to balance the demands of academics and athletics,” she said. “I want to open their eyes to see that they are capable of so much more than they think. I emphasize the skills of teamwork; trusting each other as they work hard together.”

This can only support their ability to balance future experiences in their lives once they are out of college.”

Photo by Ryan Borde

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Emphasis on Academics Dwight Catherwood‘40, reflects on life lessons learned by sports participation

By Jamie Timbrell, ‘06 Top of the seventh, tie ball game, and runners in scoring position.

A big, burley south-paw on the mound. Willamette Head Coach Les Sparks takes a risk. He pinch hits with an 5’9”, 160-pound unknown, a freshman from Mill City, Ore., a right-handed bench warmer. The bat cracks. The ball flies. The outfielders scramble.

It’s a double to right center. Willamette surges to a deciding tworun lead. The move pays off.

The year is 1937, the batter Dwight Catherwood, and the location the University of Oregon’s Hudson Field. The result: a new starting right fielder. Thus began the varsity career of this two-sport athlete. His scholastic career was already well underway.

“I really think Willamette is great because the focus is on the student-athlete not the athlete-student, Catherwood said. “The interest is on scholastics.”

Still, life wasn’t easy for the education major.

The nation was just coming out of the Depression and the school was in need of renovation. The football and baseball teams shared Sweetland Field. Plenty of dirt and poor lighting yielded wet, muddy day games. During Catherwood’s senior year, the team caught a break, moving home games to Waters Fields, also the home of the Western League’s Salem Senators.

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Money was tight. Catherwood worked at the library to subsidize the school’s $50 tuition and $15-20 room and board. He did not use his senior year of basketball eligibility in order to makes ends meet. He took a modest salary as coach of the the freshman basketball team instead.

Catherwood pursues a new career. Enter General Insurance Agency. The decision turned into a pretty good one. He’s now the owner. After 53 years, he continues to work a few hours a day as an adviser.

As a junior, he earned his trip to the Willamette Hall of Fame as a member of the 1938-39 basketball team.

The team went 29-6 and defeated Whitman to win the NWC championship. The squad, coached by Ron Maple, jammed four starters onto the All-Conference team: Bill Anton, Otto Skopil, Bob White, and Howard Eberly. Needless to say, fans packed the gym to capacity for the final games of the season.

Catherwood attributes Willamette’s athletic success during those years to multi-sport athletes. Most played on a different team for every season. He remembers teammate Bill Beard starring in football, basketball and baseball.

Another, Jimmy Robinson, played halfback in football, guard in basketball and catcher in baseball.

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Many life lessons aren’t

learned in the classroom, but in

Throughout the years, Catherwood has seen the lessons he learned on the field play out in life. He’s seen most of the athletes he coached and teammates he played with become successful adults.

“Athletes sports: being on learn teamwork. time, competing, They learn learning respect …” discipline and to play by the rules. I thinks it’s very important that these things are learned. Many life lessons aren’t learned in the classroom, but in sports: being on – DWIGHT CATHERWOOD time, competing, learning respect not only for teammates but [for] opponents [and] coaches,” Catherwood said. “I think Willamette University is a great school of For his next assignment, he was students and athletes and I support it the best I can.” sent to the coast of Brazil, and then to Macio, in an anti-submarine and air-sea rescue unit. One more From his college days, Catherwood remembers his stop in Lakehurst and teammates most of all. After the war, they would Catherwood returned regularly meet in Salem for dinner. Over time, home. The year is though, the practice slowly faded away.

1945. He begins a 9year position teaching As one of the few surviving members of his basketball math and coaching “all team, he rarely treks to Salem anymore. He did make sports” at West Linn the trip for the Hall of Fame ceremony in 1994.

High School.

“I loved it. It was a great evening. Otto Skopil spoke Several of his teammates on behalf of the team. It really was a very wonderful weren’t so lucky. evening,” Catherwood said. “I was just one of the Robinson never made it players on the team. I was much better at baseball, back from World War II. but to be associated with Willamette and such astounding athletes is quite an honor.”

Fast-forward to 1954.

Catherwood likes teaching. He likes coaching. However, sick of the 12-hour work days and low pay, Upon graduating, Catherwood continued coaching and taught math and science for two years at Phoenix High School in Phoenix, Ore. He then served in the U.S. Navy for three and a half years as a lieutenant.

The government later sent him to UCLA where he earned a degree in aerology. Stints researching weather in Lakehurst, N.J., and the Pentagon followed.

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“I’m unapologetically

a Jock”

By Robert McKinney, Athletics Communications Director

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Willamette President Focuses on Physical Fitness His official work day is over. He’s signed important documents, met with key constituents, planned for future projects and led his organization through another day as its chief executive officer. Now, instead of heading home to relax following his busy schedule, he heads toward the same on-site fitness center used throughout the year by many of the people he represents.

For Lee Pelton, president of Willamette University, staying physically fit is as much a part of his daily routine as arriving at his office, making administrative decisions, delegating assignments or meeting with students, faculty and staff. He is committed to physical fitness in a way that sets a great example for the entire Willamette community.

Photo by Frank Miller

“I’m unapologetically a jock,” Pelton says, stressing that he works out in the weight room and is a distance runner these days, after beginning his commitment to physical fitness by competing as a student-athlete at Wichita North High School in Kansas during the late 1960’s.

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“In high school, my major sports were basketball, track and field, and football. We we’re nationally ranked [in football], so we were very strong,” he noted.

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Pelton started his high school football career at wide receiver, but eventually moved to defensive end. He helped Wichita North contend for the State Championship each season.

Pelton may have played several sports, but basketball brought him the most enjoyment throughout his college days and during the early years in education.

“In those days, high school football in Kansas had very high visibility,” Pelton commented, adding that North played most of its games at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium.

“Basketball was my passion,” he explained. “When I traveled [as a dean and faculty member at Harvard, Colgate and Dartmouth], I always took my basketball shoes.”

At North, Pelton also participated in basketball as a forward and competed in the 220-yard dash, the 440-yard dash, the high hurdles and the intermediate hurdles during the track and field season. He was particularly strong in the hurdles and qualified for the State Meet in the high hurdles each year. His high school track experiences included competing at some of the same meets as Jim Ryun, one of the greats in the history of track and field in Kansas and the first runner to run the mile in less than four minutes. Ryun is now a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Eventually, he turned more and more of his efforts toward distance running. He has competed in several marathons and runs between 25 and 40 miles per week with at least one 10mile run while preparing for his next competition.

“I was a speedy 10th grader when he (Ryun) was a senior,” Pelton said.

Pelton chose running because “it was the most efficient way for me to get exercise. You don’t need equipment and you don’t need nine other guys to play. You can run at any time.”

As Pelton approached his high school graduation, he was recruited by several small colleges in Kansas and neighboring states to play football and run track. He decided to walk on to Wichita State’s football team, but quickly chose to focus on his studies. After all, he was attending WSU on an academic scholarship and went on to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in English and psychology in 1974.

Well ... almost at any time. The demands on Pelton as Willamette’s president are significant. His free time is limited and his travel, meeting and speaking schedule can get hectic.

Even so, he works hard to schedule time for running and working out in the weight room every week.

Photo by Frank Miller

Although he spent most of his college career with his efforts directed toward his academic studies, Pelton nonetheless continued to keep himself in good physical condition. He was a regular participant in pick-up basketball games. He also found time for squash, handball and tennis, activities which he continued during his graduate studies at Harvard University. He received a doctorate from Harvard with an academic focus in British prose and poetry.

“I have been exclusively a runner [over the past decade or so],” he said. “I qualified for the Boston Marathon in 1996 (the 100th anniversary of the event). I have run a few marathons since then and I have run several half-marathons since I’ve come to Willamette.”

“It’s exceedingly difficult,” he said regarding his efforts to work out regularly. “I’m in the fitness center as often as I can. I mostly work on upper body stuff in the gym. I have a routine.

It takes me about 45 minutes.”

Being able to obtain some of his exercise indoors also allows him to multi-task. It’s not unusual to see him reading The Wall Street Journal during breaks between sets. Following a leg injury in February, he’s also been able to concentrate on conditioning rather than weight lifting and running. He

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FOUNDATIONS

“

There’s nothing more splendid than a man or a woman being tested in sports and having to perform under high pressure.

Those experiences speak to a fundamental aspect of the human condition. I love that.”

– PRESIDENT LEE PELTON

hopes to resume his running regimen in the next few months.

Although Pelton sometimes works out alone, he’s glad that his wife also is interested in physical fitness. She even shares his commitment to distance running.

“My wife is a runner as well. She is very fit,” Pelton noted.

“We’ve run together. We were training for a half-marathon when I suffered my injury earlier this year.”

Pelton’s commitment to his own physical fitness has led him to become involved in committees and projects related to intercollegiate athletics. He served on the NCAA Division III President’s Council, the top governing body for Division III, from 1998 until 2002 and chaired the Northwest Conference President’s Council for two years.

“Presidents have the ultimate leadership responsibility within the NCAA governance structure,” said Dan Dutcher, NCAA vice president for Division III. “In Division III, the [President’s] Council is the chief vehicle through which presidents exercise that leadership responsibility. Dr. Pelton was a dedicated and effective member of the Council. He was especially articulate regarding the educational value inherent in athletics. He played a lead role in the modernization of our Division III amateurism rules, and the development and implementation of grant programs to support our strategic goals of student-athlete well-being, diversity and membership education.”

During his years at Dartmouth, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics reported to Pelton. He was Dartmouth’s faculty athletic representative and also served as the inaugural chairperson of the Amateurs and Agents Committee for NCAA Division I. “Most important is the preservation of the notion that athletics competition should be primarily for the sake of competition itself rather than for financial gain,” Pelton said in an editorial in The NCAA News in 1997.

“It should be recognized as a fundamental principle that

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athletics effort and competition are desirable and that, though nothing may come of them, they are treasures and a sufficient remuneration of years of labor. That is to say, participants should not receive financial benefits for performance unrelated to the enhancement of the student-athlete’s educational experience, knowing, of course, that is will always be difficult to define a ‘benefit’ and oftentimes difficult to define precisely what we mean by ‘educational experience.’”

His efforts as the chair of the Amateur and Agents Committee led to the NCAA’s current policy of limiting the eligibility penalties for student-athletes who test their abilities to play on professional teams before attending college. Student-athletes who don’t succeed in minor league baseball, for example, can keep some or all of their collegiate eligibility if they leave professional athletics before full-time enrollment in college.

Athletes who turn professional during their collegiate years use all remaining eligibility in that sport. Current NCAA rules allow a student-athlete who is a professional in one sport to retain his or her collegiate eligibility in other sports.

“Whatever we do, we should always keep in the forefront of our considerations the welfare of the student-athlete,” Pelton’s editorial continued. “They deserve our support and guidance, while acknowledging that an inevitable tension exists between the principle and the need to maintain competitive equity among NCAA institutions.

“Finally, we should never lose sight of the fundamental ideal that individual intercollegiate athletics competition always should be connected to the educational enterprise,” Pelton concluded. “Athletics should broaden, rather than narrow, the educational experience. It should contribute to the emotional and personal growth of student-athletes and make real on the playing fields and arenas many of the classroom lessons that contribute to the education of young women and men. It should help them to make choices and take responsibility for those choices; it should teach them flexibility, adaptability and how to work and get along with others. And at its very best, it should teach them to be leaders — on as well as off the playing

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fields — thus preparing them to assume their roles as effective citizens of the larger world beyond the dusty arenas and green playing fields of athletics competition.”

For Pelton, intercollegiate athletics, intramurals and other physical activities are important elements in the overall campus life at Willamette. About one-fourth of Willamette’s students play on one or more intercollegiate athletic teams.

“It’s a good thing,” Pelton said about the high level of involvement in intercollegiate athletics. “Our students are competitive, they’re prepared. We have committed, passionate, qualified coaches. We do well in our conference and region, and in some sports nationally. I’m very proud of our studentathletes and our coaches who serve as mentors and advisors for these young people.”

Pelton also knows of many students, faculty and staff in the Willamette community who are already making physical fitness a key part of their lives. He encourages those who aren’t physically active to join him in keeping fit.

“Fitness and wellness are important aspects of everyday life,” Pelton said. “I hope our students leave here not only with competencies in academic disciplines, but also with a sustained commitment to fitness.

“I believe that it’s well known that athletic endeavor is an important part of our students’ experience because it provides them opportunities for education and growth.

“There’s nothing more splendid than a man or a woman being tested in sports and having to perform under high pressure.

Those experiences speak to a fundamental aspect of the human condition. I love that.”

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Bearcat Moments

By Ryan Borde, Assistant Athletics Communications Director

Being a Chemistry major alone is work enough, but adding a sport that requires at least 30 hours a week during the season, offseason weightlifting, being involved in Mortar Board, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, meant Dean had to work extremely hard to get to his present level of success.

KEVIN DEAN ’06 Weed, California Football Kevin Dean came to Willamette University in the fall of 2002 from the tiny town of Weed, Calif., population 3,100, not knowing what to expect. Dean knew that life in Salem, Ore., would be remarkably different than the one he had known growing up in the scenic town of Weed, situated on the western slopes of Mt. Shasta, at an elevation of 3,467 feet. But he didn’t know what campus life would be like at a university that had more than half as many students as the population of his entire hometown.

He also was uncertain whether he would be able to compete in football at the collegiate level. Nearly five years later, Dean will be leaving Willamette as a December graduate with a degree in Chemistry, a stellar four-year football career, and a possible future in medicine that looks very promising.

“I’ve averaged six hours of sleep a night, and just made a habit of always moving quickly and having something to do. The hardest part of balancing the academic demands was the large amount of labs that I completed in addition to [football] practice, travel, games and weightlifting,” said Dean, who estimates that the 12 science classes with labs that he has taken at Willamette add up to be about three semesters worth of extra classes.

Dean says that he will leave Willamette with great memories of football and of people that have touched his life. Most notably Dean recalled the football team’s game at NWC rival Menlo College this season, a game in which he rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns.

“It was the first time in college that I played like I had always imagined I would at Willamette. After four years of hard work, it was pretty rewarding to get that opportunity,” said Dean about the Menlo game.

Dean named people such as Assistant Coach Glen Fowles from the football team, Director of Career Services Nancy Norton, and chemistry professors Sarah Kirk and Joseph Williamson, as some of the people who have left a lasting impression on him and helped him be successful during his time at Willamette.

Dean quickly immersed himself in Willamette’s Chemistry Department upon arriving on campus, and has since completed research in the field of Physical Chemistry that will soon be published in a scientific journal. His research was presented at the 228th National American Kevin Dean at a glance: Chemical Society Convention, the Age: 22 Northwest Undergraduate Science Research Conference at Oregon Major: Chemistry Health & Science University, and at Minor: Classical Studies the Student Scholarship Recognition WU activities: Football; Mortar Board; Day on the Willamette campus. Most Science Collaborative Research recently, Dean took the Medical Project;SigmaAlphaEpsilon;Football College Admission Test (MCAT), a Leadership Council; Student Athletic prerequisite test for admission into Advisory Committee. medical school, and passed with flying colors, earning a score of 32. The Personal Interests: Skiing; Biking; national average is 24.

Photography.

Not only has Dean excelled in the classroom, he also has established himself as a leader on the football team. Dean entered his senior season this fall as the starting fullback for the second straight year. He is known by teammates and opponents alike for his punishing blocks and hard-nose running style. As a junior in 2005, he was named an Honorable Mention All-Northwest Conference running back, and also earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII recognition.

After graduation, Dean plans to move to Innsbruck, Austria, this spring for a few months, then plans on backpacking throughout Europe in the summer. It will be a much needed break after almost five years of a rigorous daily schedule. That schedule will hopefully pay off in the end when Dean enters either graduate school in chemistry or medical school next fall.

Academic Awards: Sigma Xi Research Fellowship; Student Scholarship Recognition Day; Northwest Undergraduate Science Research ConferenceatOSHU;PetersonFamily ScholarshipinChemistry;SigmaAlpha Epsilon Scholarship; Haynes McHale Award.

Athletic Awards: Sept. 25, 2006 - NWC Offensive Player of the Week; 2006 - ESPN The Magazine Academic AllDistrictVIII;2005-ESPNTheMagazine Academic All-District VIII; 2006 -HonorableMentionAll-NWCrunning back; 2005 - Honorable Mention AllNWC running back; 2004 -Willamette football team SpecialTeams Player of the Year.

Photo by Naomi Stukey

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Two of our student-athletes reflect on their Willamette experiences.

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“I feel I’ve benefited from playing multiple sports at Willamette,” said Woody. “The busier I am, the more I stay focused and the more I can accomplish.”

KARI WOODY ’07 Boise, Idaho Soccer and Basketball When Kari Woody stepped foot on the campus of Willamette University in the fall of 2003, she had only planned on playing basketball and going to school.

Woody thought that playing soccer and tennis might also be viable options, but she eventually settled on Willamette over the likes of the University of Puget Sound and Western Washington University for the chance to play basketball for then coach Tom Steers.

In addition to her accomplishments on the soccer field, Woody also has found a niche in the Environmental Science Department. This past summer she was awarded a grant to work on a self-designed research project on community wind power in Oregon. Her final project will be presented to the Fairview Sustainable Community in Salem and to the Oregon Department of Energy.

Woody looks back on her time at Willamette and has fond memories of her basketball and soccer teammates. She credits both sets of teammates as the reason she stayed with the two sports despite the extra challenges.

“My teammates have definitely been the most influential people throughout my college career,” she said. “They may not realize it, but I wouldn’t have continued with any sport if it weren’t for them. I was done with soccer following a disappointing sophomore year, but came back for the team.

After being on campus less than a week, Woody was introduced by Steers to women’s soccer coach Jim Tursi. That led to Woody traveling with the soccer team to London, England, for tryouts and an eventual spot on the team. Four years later, Woody is a major factor in why the women’s soccer team earned a nationally ranking and a trip to the NCAA Division III National Tournament.

Woody will graduate in the spring of 2007 with her double major and plans to work in New Zealand afterward. She would like to go to graduate school in either New Zealand or the Pacific Northwest to study environmental policy. Eventually she would like to work for either the United States Geological Survey or go into environmental law.

Photo by Naomi Stukey

Woody is in her fourth season as the starting goalkeeper for the Bearcats. She concluded the 2006 season with 10 solo shutouts and two shared shutouts in goal.

Her 0.48 goals against average ranked second in the Northwest Conference and was in the top 25 in all of NCAA Division III. She was named Second Team AllNorthwest Conference and was chosen NWC Defensive Player of the week two times during the season.

Injuries nearly kept me away from basketball, but I felt I was giving up on the girls, not just myself. As a senior, I now know I would have been lost without playing sports in college and I owe that to my teammates.”

In 2005, she was an Honorable Mention All-NWC selection after allowing only 14 goals in 17 games, to go along with 94 saves. Her 0.82 goals against average was third best in the conference.

On top of being a stand-out soccer player, Woody is also a member of the women’s basketball team, as well as a double major in Environmental Studies and Political Science. She found out quickly that playing two sports and being a double major would require a lot of her time, but she feels it has allowed her to be successful during her collegiate career.

Kari Woody at a glance: Age: 21 Majors: Environmental Studies and Political Science Minor: Geography WU activities: Basketball; Soccer; Co-Chairperson of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee PersonalInterests:Skiing;Backpacking;WorkingontheropescourseattheParadisePointSummer Camp in McCall, Idaho Academic Awards: Willamette University Presidential Scholarship Athletic Awards: Sept. 18, 2006 and Sept. 25, 2006 - NWC Defensive Player of the Week; 2006 - Soccer Team Captain; 2006 - Second Team All-NWC goalkeeper; 2005 - Honorable Mention All-NWC; Basketball team captain.

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WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY 2006-2007 ATHLETIC SCHEDULES Men’s Basketball

Men’s & Women’s Swimming

Willamette Men’s Basketball 2006-07 Head Coach: Gordie James (20th year) DATE OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Jan. 5

Pacific*

Salem, OR

Jan. 6

Lewis & Clark* Salem, OR

Willamette Swimming 2006-07 Head Coach: Al Stephenson (10th year) DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

8 p.m.

Jan. 13

at Pacific Lutheran* (L)

Tacoma, WA

1 p.m.

8 p.m.

Jan. 19

at Linfield* (S)

McMinnville, OR

6 p.m.

Jan. 12

at George Fox*

Newberg, OR

8 p.m.

Jan. 20

at Lewis & Clark* (L)

Portland, OR

1 p.m.

Jan. 13

Linfield*

Salem, OR

8 p.m.

Jan. 26

at Puget Sound* (S)

Tacoma, WA

6 p.m.

Jan. 19

Whitworth*

Salem, OR

8 p.m.

Jan. 27

at Pacific*

Forest Grove, OR 4:30 p.m.

Jan. 20

Whitman*

Salem, OR

6 p.m.

Feb. 9-11

NWC Championships*

Walla Walla, WA

NCAA Women’s Nationals

Jan. 26

Puget Sound* Salem, OR

8 p.m.

Mar. 8-10

Jan. 27

Pacific Lutheran*Salem, OR

8 p.m.

Mar. 15-17 NCAA Men’s Nationals

Feb.

2

at Pacific*

Feb.

3

at Lewis & Clark* Portland, OR

Feb.

9

George Fox*

Salem, OR

Feb. 10

at Linfield*

McMinnville, OR

8 p.m.

Feb. 16

at Whitworth*

Spokane, WA

8 p.m.

Feb. 17

at Whitman*

Walla Walla, WA

8 p.m.

Forest Grove, OR

8 p.m.

8 p.m.

Ian Mansfield, ‘08

Women’s Basketball

Willamette Women’s Basketball 2006-07 Head Coach: Bruce Henderson (2nd year)

DATE OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Jan. 5 Pacific*

Salem, OR

6 p.m.

Jan. 6 Lewis & Clark* Salem, OR

6 p.m.

Jan. 12

at George Fox*

Newberg, OR

6 p.m.

Jan. 13 Linfield*

Salem, OR

6 p.m.

Jan. 19 Whitworth*

Salem, OR

6 p.m.

Jan. 20 Whitman*

Salem, OR

4 p.m.

Jan. 26 Puget Sound*

Salem, OR

6 p.m.

Jan. 27

Pacific Lutheran* Salem, OR

6 p.m.

Feb. 2

at Pacific*

Forest Grove, OR

6 p.m.

Feb. 3

at Lewis & Clark*

Portland, OR

6 p.m.

Feb. 9 George Fox*

Salem, OR

6 p.m.

Feb. 10

McMinnville, OR

at Linfield*

DATE

OPPONENT

Feb. 16

at Whitworth*

Spokane, WA

6 p.m.

at Whitman*

Walla Walla, WA

6 p.m.

All Day All Day

Baseball

LOCATION

TIME

DATE OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Feb. 16 at Whitworth*

Spokane, WA

4 p.m.

Feb. 17 vs. Colorado College

Walla Walla, WA

9 a.m.

Feb. 17 at Whitman*

Walla Walla, WA

1 p.m.

Feb. 23 at Pacific*

Forest Grove, OR

Feb. 24 Pacific Lutheran* Courthouse# Feb. 24 Pacific Lutheran* Courthouse#

1 p.m.

10 a.m.

3 p.m.

Feb. 25 Whitman*

Courthouse#

10 a.m.

Mar. 3 Lewis & Clark*

Courthouse#

11 a.m.

Mar. 4 Linfield*

Courthouse#

1 p.m.

Mar. 9 at George Fox*

Newberg, OR

Mar. 10 at Puget Sound*

Tacoma, WA

Mar. 17 Whitworth*

Willamette^

Mar. 26 at Vanguard

Costa Mesa, CA

Mar. 27 at Whittier

Fountain Valley, CA 3 p.m.

3 p.m.

2 p.m.

10 a.m.

2 p.m.

Feb. 10

at Lewis & Clark#* (DH) Tigard, OR

11 a.m.

Mar. 28 Opponent TBA

TBA

Feb. 11

at Lewis & Clark#*

12 p.m.

Apr. 1 Pacific*

Willamette^

1 p.m.

11 a.m.

Tigard, OR

TBA

Feb. 17

at Pomona-Pitzer (DH) Pomona, CA

11 a.m.

Apr.

7 at Lewis & Clark*

Portland, OR

Feb. 18

at CSU-San Marcos

San Marcos, CA 12 p.m.

Apr.

8 at Linfield*

McMinnville, OR

1 p.m.

Feb. 24

at CSU-East Bay (DH)

Hayward, CA

11 a.m.

Apr. 13 George Fox*

Willamette^

3 p.m.

12 p.m.

Apr. 14 Puget Sound*

Willamette^

12 p.m.

Apr. 20-21 at NWC Tournament

Yakima, WA

Feb. 25

at CSU-East Bay

Hayward, CA

Mar. 3

George Fox* (DH)

Salem, OR 11 a.m.

Mar. 4

George Fox*

Salem, OR 12 p.m.

Mar. 9

Menlo

Salem, OR

3 p.m.

Mar. 10

Menlo

Salem, OR

3 p.m.

Salem, OR 12 p.m.

Mar. 11

Menlo

Mar. 17

at Whitman* (DH)

Walla Walla, WA 12 p.m.

Mar. 18

at Whitman*

Walla Walla, WA 12 p.m.

Mar. 24

Whitworth* (DH)

Salem, OR 12 p.m.

Mar. 25

Whitworth*

Salem, OR 12 p.m.

Mar. 29

Patton

Salem, OR

1 p.m.

Mar. 31

at Puget Sound* (DH)

Tacoma, WA

12 p.m.

Apr.

1

at Puget Sound*

Tacoma, WA

12 p.m.

Apr.

3

at Corban

Salem, OR

3 p.m.

Apr. 6

Pacific Lutheran* (DH) Salem, OR 12 p.m.

Apr. 7

Pacific Lutheran*

Salem, OR 12 p.m.

Apr. 10

vs. Western Oregon

Keizer, OR%

Apr. 14

at Linfield* (DH)

McMinnville, OR 12 p.m.

TBA

Apr. 15

at Linfield*

McMinnville, OR 12 p.m.

Apr. 17

Corban

Salem, OR

Apr. 21

Pacific* (DH)

Salem, OR 12 p.m.

4 p.m.

TBA

# Courthouse Tennis Club (1339 Madison NE in Salem, Ore.) ^ Willamette University Tennis Courts near Sparks Center parking lot * Northwest Conference match

DATE

OPPONENT

Softball

LOCATION Capitol Cup

TIME

Feb. 23 NW Christian

Salem, OR

Feb. 23 Corban

Salem, OR

1 p.m.

3 p.m.

Feb. 24 Lewis & Clark* (DH) Salem, OR

12 p.m.

Capitol Cup Feb. 25 vs. Oregon Tech

Newberg, OR

12 p.m.

Feb. 25 vs. Concordia (OR)

Pomona, CA

2 p.m.

Mar. 3 Linfield* (DH)

Salem, OR

12 p.m.

Mar.

McMinnville, OR

4 at Linfield* (DH)

12 p.m.

NFCA Leadoff Classic

Apr. 22

Pacific*

Salem, OR 12 p.m.

Mar.

9 vs. William Patterson

Panama City, FL

2 p.m.#

Apr. 25

vs. Corban

Keizer, OR%

Mar.

9 vs. Wisc.-Eau Claire

Panama City, FL

5 p.m.#

Apr. 26

at Lewis & Clark

TBA

TBA

Mar. 10 vs. Central (IA)

Panama City, FL 12:30 p.m.#

May 17-21 at NCAA Regional

TBA

TBA

Mar. 10 Elimination Games

Panama City, FL 2 p.m.+#

May 26-30 at NCAA Finals

Appleton, WI

TBA

Mar. 11 Elimination Games

Panama City, FL

All Day

Mar. 24 at George Fox* (DH)

Newberg, OR

12 p.m.

Mar. 27 at NW Christian (DH)

Eugene, OR

12 p.m.

Mar. 28 Oregon Tech* (DH)

Salem, OR

1 p.m.

Mar. 31 at Puget Sound* (DH)

Tacoma, WA

2 p.m.

Apr.

1 at Pacific Lutheran* (DH) Tacoma, WA

12 p.m.

Apr.

6 at Lewis & Clark* (DH)

6 p.m.

* Northwest Conference game(s) (DH) - Double-header # Played at Tigard High School % Played at Volcanoes Stadium Game times are subject to change due to weather

6 p.m.

Feb. 17

Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis, MN

* Northwest Conference game(s)

8 p.m.

* Northwest Conference game(s)

10 a.m.

Men’s Tennis

Portland, OR

2 p.m.

Apr. 7 George Fox* (DH)

Salem, OR

12 p.m.

Apr. 14 Puget Sound* (DH)

Salem, OR

2 p.m.

Apr. 15 Pacific Lutheran* (DH) Salem, OR

12 p.m.

Apr. 21 at Whitworth* (DH)

Spokane, WA

Apr. 22 at Whitworth* (DH)

Spokane, WA

12 p.m.

Apr. 28 Pacific* (DH)

Salem, OR

12 p.m.

Apr. 29 Pacific* (DH)

Salem, OR

12 p.m.

12 p.m.

* Northwest Conference games (DH) - Double-header # Eastern time (All other times are Pacific time) Game times are subject to change due to weather

* Northwest Conference game(s)

Sara Brooks, ‘07

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ATHLETIC SCHEDULES

Women’s Tennis DATE OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Jan. 27 at University of Portland

Portland, OR

10 a.m.

Feb. 17 Whitworth*

Courthouse#

Feb. 17 Southern Oregon

Courthouse# 6:30 p.m.

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Feb. 18 Whitman*

Courthouse#

9 a.m.

Feb. 23 Pacific*

Courthouse#

12 p.m.

Feb. 24 at Pacific Lutheran*

Tacoma, WA

1 p.m.

Mar.

3 at Lewis & Clark*

Portland, OR

10 a.m.

Mar.

4 at Linfield*

McMinnville, OR

1 p.m.

Mar. 9 George Fox*

Willamette^

3 p.m.

Mar. 10 Puget Sound*

Willamette^

11 a.m.

Mar. 17 at Whitworth*

Spokane, WA

Mar. 18 at Whitman*

Walla Walla, WA

9:30 a.m.

Mar. 26 at Texas Lutheran

Seguin, TX

3:30 p.m.

Mar. 27 at Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Mar. 30 at Pacific*

Forest Grove, OR

Mar. 31 Pacific Lutheran*

Willamette^

Apr. 6 Linfield*

Willamette^

3 p.m.

Apr. 7 Lewis & Clark*

Willamette^

10 a.m.

Photo by Susan Parkman

12 p.m.

10 a.m.

4 p.m.

4 p.m.

Men’s and Women’s Rowing

11 a.m.

DATE OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Mar. 10 at Tri-Meet (UPS, L&C)

Vancouver Lake, WA

8 a.m.

8 a.m.

Apr.

13 at George Fox*

Newberg, OR

3 p.m.

Mar. 24 at Blue Heron Regatta

Eureka, CA

Apr.

14 at Puget Sound*

Tacoma, WA

1 p.m.

Mar. 31 at NWCRC Invitational

Vancouver Lake, WA

Yakima, WA

All Day

Apr. 7 Governor’s Cup

Salem, OR

8 a.m.

# Courthouse Tennis Club (1339 Madison NE in Salem, Ore.) ^ Willamette University Tennis Courts near Sparks Center parking lot * Northwest Conference match

Apr. 14 at Covered Bridge

Eugene, OR

7 a.m.

Apr. 20-21 at NWC Tournament

8 a.m.

Apr. 21 at NWCRC Championships Lake Stevens, WA

7 a.m.

Apr. 28-29 at WIRA Championships

8 a.m.

Lake Natoma, CA

May 25-27 at NCAA Championships Oak Ridge, TN

8 a.m.

Track and Field DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Mar. 3

Willamette Opener

Salem, OR

9 a.m.

Mar. 10

at Mt. Hood Invitational

Gresham, OR

Mar. 16

at Linfield Open

McMinnville, OR

TBA 12 p.m.

Mar. 17

at Oregon Preview

Eugene, OR

11:30 a.m.

Mar. 23

Bowles Classic

Salem, OR

12 p.m.

Apr. 6-7

Willamette Invite

Salem, OR

4 p.m.

Apr. 9-10 NWC Multi-Event

Salem, OR

9 a.m.

Apr. 14

Willamette Tri-Meet

Salem, OR

11 a.m.

Apr. 20-21 at NWC Championships

Tacoma, WA

2 p.m.

Apr. 27

at Western Ore. Twilight

Monmouth, OR

May

5

at Oregon Twilight

Eugene, OR

May

5

at Ken Shannon Invite

Seattle, WA

TBA

at Western Oregon

Monmouth, OR

TBA TBA

May 11

TBA 3:30 p.m.

May 12

at Ken Foreman Invite

Seattle, OR

May 17

WU Last Chance

Salem, OR

3:30 p.m.

Oshkosh, PR

All Day

May 24-26 NCAA Championships

Whitney Ueno, ‘09

Women’s Golf

Men’s Golf

DATE OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Mar. 8-9 at UPS/PLU Invitational

Tacoma, WA

12 p.m.

Fircrest Country Club Mar. 17 Willamette Invit.

DATE OPPONENT/EVENT LOCATION Feb. 26 at Oregon Cup%

Woodburn, OR 12 p.m.

Mar. 8-9 UPS/PLU/Linfield Fircrest Country Club

Mar. 18 Willamette Invit.

Mar. 19 Willamette Invit.

Woodburn, OR 12 p.m.

Oregon Golf Association Golf Course TBA

12 p.m.

Mar. 24-25 at Pacific Invit.%

Mar. 31 at NWC Spring Classic

Tacoma, WA

12 p.m.

Tacoma, WA

12 p.m.

Salem, OR

9 a.m.

Sisters, OR

Cornelius/Banks, OR TBA

Forest Hills and Ghost Creek

12 p.m.

TBA

The Classic Golf Club

Apr. 22-23 at NWC Championship Blue River, OR

Oakbrook Golf and Country Club Aspen Lakes Golf Course

TBA

Apr. 1-2 at NWC Spring Classic Tacoma, WA

Oakbrook Golf and Country Club

Apr. 14-15 at NWC Championship

Tacoma, WA

at Creekside Golf Club (36 holes)

Mar. 24-25 at Pacific Invitational

1 at NWC Spring Classic

TBA

Oregon Golf Club

Oregon Golf Association Golf Course

Apr.

TIME

West Linn, OR

at Tokatee Golf Club (36 holes, 18 holes) % Tentative

TBA

(Left to right) MeganMeidinger,Coxswain,‘07; Brice Miyasaki, Bow, Team CoCaptain ‘07; Jacob Wicks, Two Seat, ‘08; Andrew Clark, Three Seat, ‘09; Daniel Croom, Stroke Seat, Team Co-Captain, ‘08.

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Student-Athletes Help Area Groups

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United Way Days of Caring, Take a Kid to the Game, MS Walk

Bearcat Football Players Help United Way

Volleyball Volunteers for MS

The Willamette University football team provided plenty of man-hours of work on Saturday, Aug. 19, when more than 100 Bearcats participated in the Days of Caring, sponsored by the United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley. Each year, the Bearcats and other groups help area charities by cleaning, updating and enhancing the buildings they use and the surrounding landscapes.

“We have a lot of new players on campus and it was a good chance for them to spend some time with the returning players in a situation away from football,” Head Coach Mark Speckman said. “There was a lot of camaraderie going on out there during the weekend.”

Five teams of approximately 10 Bearcats each worked at McKay High School, where they cleaned the school grounds, power-washed parts of the building and contributed light maintenance work. Another three teams were at Pioneer Cemetery Park to provide a general cleaning. One team contributed their time and efforts at the Salvation Army by weeding and cleaning the garden area and by power-washing around the building, and another was with the Boys and Girls Club at Shelton Village Apartments to help paint various rooms.

“There’s certainly a lot of need out there ... and we have the ability to help,” Speckman continued. “It’s a good time for us to get out there and do something.

“The school motto (at Willamette University) is ‘not unto ourselves alone are we born,’” Speckman said. “It’s good to give everybody an opportunity to live up to that.”

Willamette’s volleyball squad formed a team for the MS Walk to help the National Multiple Sclerosis Society fund MS research. The number of people living with multiple sclerosis increases every hour of every day and will not slow down until a cure is found.

Research has made some incredible advances recently, but the world can still only offer disease management drugs and therapies to the 400,000 people living with MS in America.

In addition to supporting studies which hope to reveal the cause and course of the disease, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society also provides much needed education, programs, and services to everyone who is affected by MS. Those receiving services from the National Multiple Sclerosis Soceity include the diagnosed, their friends and families, and the healthcare professionals who work with them.

Take a Kid to the Game

Above: Jayson Vogt ‘08, Mike Plank ‘07 and Pat Bransfield ‘10 clean up yard debris at McKay High School.

At Right: Jack Bevins ‘09, Phil Sweet ‘08 and Stephen Shamus ‘08 work at Pioneer Cemetery.

When the Bearcat football team hosted Lewis & Clark College on Saturday, Nov. 4, it was Take a Kid to the Game day at McCulloch Stadium. Each child 14 and under was admitted free with a paid adult. McGruff the crime dog helped Salem Police complete Ident-AKid kits. Cold Stone Creamery provided free ice cream to children attending the game. The young fans also watched Willamette rout the Pioneers, 61-14.

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BEARCAT CLUB

FORE Willamette Nets $12,000 for Athletics Thanks to participants, hole sponsors, auction item donors and the support of Pepsi and Wells Fargo Bank as tournament sponsors, FORE Willamette 2006 generated $12,000 in support of Athletics. The event was held Monday, September 11, 2006.

Langdon Farms Golf Club in Aurora again played host to FORE Willamette, providing a challenging and fun course and outstanding hospitality. Twentysix teams including 104 golfers took over the course on a sunny afternoon.

In addition to a great golf course and the chance to win prizes, FORE featured a silent and live auction for the first time. Auction items included a golf weekend at The Running Y Ranch in Klamath Falls, Ore.; a premier golf package at La Quinta Resort, including round trip airfare, lodging and unlimited golf; hotel packages and other great gift ideas. The auction brought in over $3,000.

Proceeds from FORE Willamette support a variety of Athletics Department needs, including awards, travel, equipment and uniforms.

Save the Date for next year: FORE Willamette Monday, September 10, 2007

Nominations should include a person’s name and graduation year, sports played and supporting evidence

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It is the intent of the Hall of Fame to honor and preserve the memory of athletes, teams, coaches and others whose achievements have brought recognition and honor to the University and its athletic program. Criteria for selection not only includes achievements while at the University, but also accomplishments in the sports world later in life.

justifying the nomination. For teams, the year and sport should be identified along with supporting evidence.

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Nominations are invited for the Willamette Athletics Hall of Fame which will be inducting its next class during the 2007-08 school year.

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Business Partner Spotlight American Family Insurance supports young athletes at Willamette University football camp To a casual fan perched in the stands in Ogdahl Field at McCulloch Stadium on any given college football Saturday, a player’s trek to the field represents a short walk from the locker room to the FieldTurf playing surface.

Talk to a player’s parents, however, and you might hear of a journey starting way back in youth football.

They’ve watched their child progress from a pint-sized novice who needed help deciphering how to put on his pads, all the way to the young man who today balances the demands of a top-notch education with the rigors of college athletics.

American Family has a long tradition of community sponsorships and involvement, contributing to organizations that improve the quality of life for those in need, particularly children.

In addition to its sponsorship of Willamette University athletics, American Family also is involved this fall in a promotion with two other Oregon

It’s a journey that carries the individual quite far in life.

American Family Insurance understands the importance of athletics in building the self-esteem and discipline of Salem’s youths. That’s why American Family sponsors the Willamette University Football Camp’s week-long session for aspiring players in grades two through eight.

“The kids absolutely love the camp,” says Josh Scott, Willamette University assistant football coach. “It’s an opportunity to pick up on the fundamentals of the game and build some of the basic skills of playing football.”

Scott says about 15 of the 175 participants in the 2006 camp were on some sort of scholarship funded by American Family Insurance, and that number will grow to 25-30 in 2007. “These are kids from families who just don’t have the extra resources required to pay for a summer sports camp,” Scott says. “We’re grateful for American Family’s support in opening doors for these youngsters.”

Increasing costs meant the program likely would have raised its fees by about 6 percent in 2007, but Scott says American Family agreed to increase its contribution so that fees for all participants – not just the scholarship ones – would remain unchanged in 2007.

“We’re glad we could help close the funding gap of this very worthwhile program,” said Rob Quesnel, Oregon state sales director for American Family. “Are these kids going to make a career out of football? Probably not. But they get a chance to meet the Willamette University coaches and players, along with visiting NFL players. You’re talking about goal-oriented, successful people, and that can leave quite an impression on a young athlete … no matter what path they end up taking in life.”

Left to right: Rob Quesnel, Mark Majeski, Guy Hardwick

universities to produce and sell baseball-style caps to raise awareness and funding for the research and treatment of cancer.

Participating American Family agents are selling the caps, with proceeds distributed to the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute’s Adolescent and Young Adult cancer program, the University of Oregon Institute of Molecular Biology, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

Based in Madison, Wis., American Family offers auto, homeowners, life, health, commercial and farm/ranch insurance, plus financial services, in Oregon and 17 other states. American Family started doing business in Oregon in 1998 and is currently the state’s sixth-largest writer of private passenger auto insurance and fifthlargest writer of homeowner’s insurance.

“It’s the nature of our business to help people manage the financial uncertainties of their lives,” said Quesnel.

“It’s the nature of American Family Insurance to go further than that, to look for opportunities to improve our communities. We’re proud of our support of Willamette University and the positive impact our people have as members of the Salem community.”

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Bearcat club

How can I support “My Team?”

Making a Gift to Bearcat Athletics Giving to Willamette University accomplishes several things. It allows you to invest in the future of this University while providing you and your family with significant financial planning opportunities.

Gifts provide the donor with tax benefits and Willamette with critical resources to fulfill our educational mission. We encourage you to contact the Department of Athletics at 503-370-6420 or the Office of University Relations at 503-370-6552 with your questions. You can simply return the attached envelope with your gift or pledge.

Gift or Pledge You can choose to enclose a check or credit card payment for your gift, or you can designate a pledge amount to be fulfilled by the end of our fiscal year, which is May 31. Pledge reminders will be sent on the schedule that you determine.

Bearcat Club (Annual Fund) The Bearcat Club fund is a critical component for our annual operating budget. Funds are used to assist with department-wide needs, including awards, receptions, special equipment needs, printing and mailing expenses.

Unrestricted Gifts to Athletics Department These gifts are used at the discretion of the Director of Athletics and may be used for special projects, travel, uniforms or other department needs.

Endowment Currently, endowed funds have been established for football and rowing, and contributions can be made to these funds. Endowments may be established with a minimum gift of $50,000, and can be established for specific teams or programs as well as for general Athletic Department use.

Designated Gifts Any gift may be designated to a specific team or program. These “restricted” gifts will be used only for the designated team or program.

Each sport program has its own gift fund and we also have a designated fund for women’s athletics, which provides resources to our women’s teams.

How your support helps $50 provides practice gear for one student-athlete $100 provides a new uniform for one studentathlete $500 provides team travel costs for one athlete to California $1,200 provides a new computer for coaching staff

We encourage you to contact the Department of Athletics at 503-370-6420 or the Office of University Relations at 503-370-6552 for more information.

You can simply return the inserted envelope with your gift or pledge.

Bearcat Business Partners 24-Hour Fitness American Family Insurance Applebee’s Best Little Roadhouse Buster’s BBQ Cold Stone Creamery Comfort Suites Commercial Business Furniture Dan Miller Painting Domino’s Pizza Enchanted Forest Glen Creek Dental Hotel Vintage Plaza Jackson Jewelers Los Baez MaPS Credit Union McMenamins McNary Golf Club Mission Mill Museum Moonbaker Myrtle Creek Golf Club Naomi Stukey Photography Ned Baker Real Estate Oaks Photo & Digital Olive Garden PT Northwest Quiznos The Ram Restaurant Red Lion Hotel Roth’s - Keizer Salem Emblem Shop Shilo Inns Subway Super 8 Motel Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC Janet Wheeler The Willamette Store Withnell Car Rental VanNatta Public Relations Venti’s Cafe Yellow Book Willamette University Athletics would like to thank our Bearcat Business Partners for the 2006-07 school year. The support provided by these businesses helps enhance our athletics programs, while providing quality experiences for our student-athletes.

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