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Linfield claims NWC All-Sports award |
General Interest
May 5 Update |
For the second time in three years, Linfield College is being honored as the top athletics program in the Northwest Conference. Linfield culminated the sports year by winning the McIlroy-Lewis All-Sports trophy for 2002-03, recognizing athletic excellence among NWC institutions across all fields of competition.
A strong spring sports season helped propel the Wildcats past runner-up Whitworth in a close race. During 2002-03, Linfield captured NWC championships in football, men's tennis, women's tennis, and women's golf. The Wildcats also finished second in men's soccer, women's swimming and softball, and garnered third-place finishes in women's soccer, baseball and men's track and field. Linfield accumulated 122 points in the spring, equaling half the program's 244 overall point total.
Whitworth, which won four league championships and finished as runner-up in four other sports, finished seven points behind Linfield with 237 points. The Pirates, who won titles in volleyball, men's and women's basketball, and men's swimming, led the competition through the winter season but did not capture a single title in the spring. Whitworth did not score points in golf because the school does not sponsor either a men's or women's program.
Puget Sound finished third with 222 points. Willamette also won three championships in the spring to place fourth in the standings with 221 points. The Bearcats won titles in men's and women's track and field and men's golf. Pacific Lutheran, the defending all-sports trophy winner, finished in fifth place with 201 points. The Lutes won the conference softball title.
"I'm very proud of all the efforts and achievements our teams and athletes have made," said Linfield director of athletics Scott Carnahan. "Winning the all-sports award really shows the commitment to excellence that our athletic department has had for years."
Lewis & Clark moved up to finish sixth in the standings (118 points), followed by Whitman (114). Whitman does not sponsor softball or men's and women's track & field. Pacific (112 points) finished eighth while George Fox (99) took ninth place despite winning the final NWC spring title in baseball. The Bruins do not sponsor golf.
The McIlroy-Lewis trophy is named in honor Jane McIlroy, Linfield women’s athletics director and physical education professor from 1950-82 who also coached field hockey (1952-81), basketball, volleyball, softball and tennis; and John Lewis, the Willamette baseball coach (1947-72), basketball coach (1947-67) and athletics director (1952-72).
"We enjoyed fantastic seasons in football, women's golf, and men's and women's tennis," said Carnahan. "The overall consistency of our programs is the one of the main factors that helped Linfield win this award. Another factor that played a part is the tremendous support that Linfield enjoys from its administration, alumni, friends of the college, students and support people."
School |
wxc |
mxc |
wsoc |
msoc |
vb |
fb |
wsw |
msw |
wbb |
mbb |
bb |
sb |
wtn |
mtn |
wg |
mg |
wtf |
mtf |
total |
Linfield |
12 |
2 |
14 |
16 |
10 |
18 |
16 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
244 |
Whitworth |
16 |
14 |
11 |
14 |
18 |
14 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
10 |
12 |
16 |
12 |
-- |
-- |
16 |
16 |
237 |
Puget Sound |
14 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
8 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
8 |
8 |
222 |
Willamette |
18 |
18 |
17 |
12 |
8 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
4 |
6 |
-- |
18 |
18 |
18 |
221 |
Pacific Lutheran |
10 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
6 |
14 |
15 |
7 |
7 |
18 |
8 |
16 |
8 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
201 |
Lewis & Clark |
8 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
2 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
14 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
4 |
16 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
118 |
Whitman |
6 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
-- |
10 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
-- |
14 |
14 |
10 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
114 |
Pacific |
4 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
6 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
112 |
George Fox |
2 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
12 |
2 |
18 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
10 |
10 |
99 |
key: wxc = women's cross country; mxc = men's cross-country; wsoc = women's soccer; msoc = men's soccer; vb = volleyball; fb = football; wsw = women's swimming; msw = men's swimming; wbb = women's basketball; mbb = men's basketball; bb = baseball; sb = softball; wtn = women's tennis; mtn = men's tennis; wg = women's golf; mg = men's golf; wtf = women's track & field; mtf = men's track & field.
2002-03 NWC Sport Winners: Willamette, 6 (Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer-tie, Men's T&F, Women's T&F, Men's Golf); Linfield, 4 (Football, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Women's Golf); Whitworth, 4 (Volleyball, Men's Swimming, Women's Basketball, Men's Basketball); Puget Sound, 3 (Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer-tie, Women's Swimming); George Fox 1 (Baseball); Pacific Lutheran 1 (Softball).
Past McElroy-Lewis Trophy Winners |
2003 - Linfield |
2002 - Pacific Lutheran |
2001 - Linfield |
2000 - Pacific Lutheran |
1999 - Pacific Lutheran |
1998 - Pacific Lutheran |
1997 - Pacific Lutheran |
1996 - Pacific Lutheran |
1995 - Pacific Lutheran |
1994 - Willamette |
1993 - Pacific Lutheran |
1992 - Pacific Lutheran |
1991 - Pacific Lutheran |
1990 - Pacific Lutheran |
1989 - Pacific Lutheran |
1988 - Pacific Lutheran |
1987 - Pacific Lutheran |
1986 - Pacific Lutheran |
Kelly Bird, Director of Sports Information
Linfield College
McMinnville, OR 97128
E-mail: kbird@linfield.edu
Phone: 503-883-2439
Fax: 503-883-2649
