Ad and Joan Rutschman Fieldhouse -- Linfield College. Ad Rutschman (baseball) Stadium -- at Hare Field, Hillsboro
School District, Hillsboro, Oregon. Dennis Ludwig Stadium -- Sheldon High School, Eugene, Oregon. (Don) Hicks (softball) Field -- St. Francis Episcopal School, Houston, Texas.
Dale Newhouse Gymnasium -- Riverview Middle School, Bay Point, California.
Don Nicholson (football) Stadium -- Tracy High School, Tracy,
California. (Don) Schaefer (baseball) Stadium - North Salem High School, Salem, Oregon.
(Frank)
Smith & (Bob) Laycoe Varsity Weight Room -- University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, B.C.
Hal Smith Fitness Center -- Linfield College.
(Henry) Lever Street -- Linfield College campus.
Hugh Yoshida (football) Stadium -- Leilehua High School, Wahiawa,
Hawaii. Jack Riley Concourse at Goss (baseball) Stadium at Coleman Field -- Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore.
Jeff Basinski Athletic Center -- Forest Grove High School,
Forest Grove, Oregon.
Jeff Durham (football) Field -- Forest Grove High School, Forest
Grove, Oregon.
Joe Brock (baseball) Field -- Stayton High School, Stayton,
Oregon.
Lou Littlejohn (football) Field -- North Salem High School,
Salem, Oregon.
Michael OkuraMemorial (baseball) Field -- West Covina High School, West Covina, California.
Neal Abrahamson (track and football field) Field, Neah-Kah-Nie
High School, Rockaway, Oregon.
Pat Smith Athletic Complex -- Clackamas High School, Clackamas,
Oregon.
Paul Durham statue -- Linfield
College.
Paul Durham lobby and foyer inside Linfield College’s HHPA/Health, Human Performance
and Athletics building.
Paul and Judee Ward track -- Dallas High School, Dallas, Oregon.
Ron August (football) Field -- Dallas High School, Dallas,
Oregon.
Roy Helser (baseball) Field -- Linfield College. Ted Hippi (football) Field -- Toledo High School, Toledo, Washington.
On Nov. 22 in 1953, this story
and photo (click on photo above for a larger version) appeared in the Sunday Oregonian sports section:
Club Retires
Grid Jersey
Rutschman Gets
Linfield Honors
LINFIELD COLLEGE, McMinnville
(Special) – There will never be another 32 on a Linfield college football
uniform.
Action taken today by the college
student body and letterman’s club has decreed that all jerseys bearing the
number used by Linfield’s star fullback, Ad Rutschman, for the last four
seasons be placed on display in trophy cases and the number be permanently
retired from the Linfield football jersey list.
Rutschman has just completed a
four-year career that will go down as probably the greatest in Linfield history.
Sporting many nicknames, such as “Air Foam Ad” and “The Slippery Swiss,” the
ex-Hillsboro high athlete has led the Linfield ground gainers for four years.
The 5-foot-9, 182-pounder gained a total of 3390 yards from rushing plays, an
average of 5.1 yards per carry. His total of 1127 last season was eight best in
the nation.
Rutschman can add another 371
yards gained on passes thrown and 404 on the receiving end. He has also done
most of the club’s punting, averaging 34.5 yards on 155 punts. In his first three years at Linfield he was an all-Northwest conference selection twice. He
plans to become a high school teacher after graduation.
Paul Durham, Linfield coach,
while fully appreciating Ad’s running, passing and kicking talents, said:
“Greater than any of his accomplishments was his eternal desire to win and his
inspirational leadership of the team.”
Photo cutline:
Coach Paul Durham (right) and
Linfield’s star fullback, Ad Rutschman, talk over some of the big moments of
Rutschman’s four-year football career at Linfield. Durham holds up one of
Rutschman’s jerseys which will be put on display in the Linfield trophy case.
The number will be permanently retired.
POSTSCRIPT
from 2018:
Note
the story says, “In his first three years at Linfield he was an all-Northwest
conference selection twice.”
Research
shows in Ad Rutschman’s four seasons as a Linfield football player, he was
all-Northwest Conference four times, honorable mention as a freshman (1950) and
first team as a sophomore, junior and senior (1951, 1952 and 1953).
Brian Petersen and Mike Barrow, both Linfield Class of
1968, were teammates on Wildcat 1964 and 1965 (Championship Bowl) football
teams.
Brian from Medford, Ore., via Port Orchard, Wash., was a center.
Mike, from Prineville, Ore., was a quarterback on teams coached by Paul Durham.
During the Vietnam War, Brian was a hospital Corpsman, first
with the U.S. Navy and then with the U.S. Marine Corps. Mike, serving in the
infantry with the U.S. Army, died in combat in Vietnam in 1969.
The bond developed between football teammates and among those
who have served in the military is strong. Thus, it’s understandable that Brian
and Mike had such a bond.
Although Mike is gone, the bond remains, says Brian.
Because of it, Brian’s Linfield Football “Streak” ring has a
special inscription remembering Mike.
Photos include:
--Close-ups of Brian’s ring and “Remember Mike” inscription
inside it.
--Brian and Mike as Linfield center and quarterback.
--Still from video interview 11/10/2018, day before Veterans Day
11/11/2018, with Brian about Mike and the ring.
Famous
Linfield College Football Water Crew retires after 2018 Wildcat season
Some good things come to an end. That's the
case with the famous Linfield College Football Water Crew. The 2018 season was the
all-volunteer crew’s last.
Why? Their ages notwithstanding, they were
tired. Loved every minute of it. But, it was time.
The Linfield football Nov. 3, 2018, game in
Tacoma at University of Puget Sound – was the last "road" game for
the crew. Linfield won, 47-41.
The Nov. 10, 2018, Pacific University at
Linfield home football game in McMinnville on the college’s Maxwell Field was the
last home game and last game ever for the crew. That game won by Linfield, 50-7.
See video and photos posted here from that day.
Dedicated to Linfield and specifically
Linfield Football, the Water Crew’s members – John Schindelar, Jason
Schindelar, John O’Connor, Eric Lundeen and Bill Harlan -- were not Linfield
grads or had ever attended the college.
Nonetheless, crew members loved the
college, its football program – players, coaches and staff – and worked tirelessly
for the Wildcats.
And, although now retired from crew duties,
Linfield College Water Crew members continue to be ardent Linfield and Wildcat
fans.
=McMINNVILLE N-R STORY FROM 2014 ABOUT
LINFIELD COLLEGE FOOTBALL WATER CREW
Good Hydrations: Linfield football's
five-man water crew gives the program a lift
By ANDREW KILSTROM of The News-Register
Every Linfield home football game, John
Schindelar and his five-man water crew arrive at Maxwell field two and a half
hours before game time.
The men help prepare the locker room, mix
Gatorade, prepare the various water jugs and bottles and collect towels.
They then move to the field, where they set
up everything up for both the offense and defense, making sure everything is
perfect before kickoff is underway.
During the game, Schindelar follows the
defense with a “six-pack” of water bottles, ready for anyone who needs a drink.
John O’Connor does the same for the
offense.
Eric Lundeen is in charge of mixing all the
Gatorade and helps Schindelar with the defense.
Schindelar’s son, Jason, is in charge of
providing the coaches and referees with water at a moment’s notice, and Bill
Harlan roams the sideline doing whatever else is needed.
Together, the five men help Linfield run as
smoothly and efficiently as possible on game days, unnoticed by most, but vital
nonetheless.
“That’s our only goal, really,” John
Schindelar said. “To do whatever is needed of us and help out in whatever way
we can. Our main job is taking care of the water, but there’s a lot more we do
too.”
The group does more than work home games.
They work summer practices, making sure the players get the water they need.
Schindelar said their rule is to always be
at practice when it’s 80 degrees or warmer. They don’t always work practices in
the morning or later in the season when it’s cooler, but when they are at
practice — around 48 hours a week combined — they’re helping with more than
just the water.
In addition to handling the water,
Schindelar and company help equipment manager Mack Farag with cleaning helmets
and applying decals. They’ll stay as late as 10 p.m. some Fridays making sure
everyone’s helmet looks brand new for game day.
“They do a lot more than what you see on
game day,” said Tim Marsh, creator of the Wildcatville blog. “There’s so much
behind the scenes stuff that no one gets to see.”
The five members of the water crew are all
volunteers, donating their own time and money on road trips to serve the
Linfield football team. The entire group rarely travels to away games,
especially ones across the country like Saturday’s game against Hardin-Simmons,
but there’s always someone with the team to take care of the water.
This week it’s Schindelar traveling with
the team to Abeline, Texas. While it’s expensive at times, he said making the
trips with the team is always worth it. He’s experienced many great memories
during his 25 plus years of working on the Linfield water crew.
“I’d say the best memory is the year we won
the national championship,” he said. “There’s so many great memories and great
people you meet, but that was special. I still remember it, a beautiful day,
even though it was 15 degrees below zero. It was special.”
The members of the water crew aren't the
only ones that enjoy what they do for the Wildcats on a daily basis. Their
efforts don’t go unnoticed by the coaching staff and players.
Coach Joseph Smith and his team realize the
sacrifice and hard work the five men put in, and are always appreciative.
“I can’t say enough about our water crew
and the things they do for us every single day,” Smith said. “They’re out there
in the heat running around with water bottles, helping out with anything and
everything. Its people like them that allow our team be successful every single
year.”
Schindelar said he sees the appreciation on
an everyday basis. Interacting with the players has always been one of the most
appealing aspects to the position.
Nothing the crew does goes unappreciated by
the Wildcat players.
“The draw is that at division three you
have a really nice program,” Schindelar said. “You have really, really nice
kids. When we take water to them, every kid says, ‘thank you, appreciate you
being here today, this is the best water we’ve ever had.’ It just goes on and
on and on.”
Chances are Linfield will experience its
57th consecutive winning season this year, the all-time record for all
divisions of college football.
While the five men running around the
sidelines will often do so without recognition, their impact will be major. Win
or lose, Schindelar and his team are happy to do what they do.
“It’s just so much fun he said,” he said.
“Some of my best memories have come from Linfield football.”
=WILDCATVILLE
STORY FROM 2006 ABOUT LINFIELD COLLEGE FOOTBALL WATER CREW
Sunday,
Nov. 11, 2018, is Veterans Day. According to a Linfield grad/Delta Psi Delta
fraternity member, before the Saturday, Nov. 10 (1 pm PST kickoff) Pacific at
Linfield football game on Maxwell Field there will be a Veterans Day
observance.
Email the
grad and others Deltas received includes that “Mike Barrow will be mentioned
prior to the November 10thfootball game against Pacific. It is the 50th reunion
of his graduation class (1968). Because the game is just before Veterans Day,
we thought it would be timely both with the reunion and the sacrifice he made
with his life in Vietnam the next year. So come to Linfield's final game of the
season and remember our brother Mike for his sacrifice for his country during
the Vietnam War. Come early and view his memorial in the Linfield Library.”
Mike
Barrow, a Delta, was a Linfield quarterback. He died in Vietnam while serving with the U.
S. Army. Mike grew up in Prineville, Ore., and graduated from Crook County High
School there. He’s buried at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. There’s
a study room in Linfield’s Nicholson Library named for Mike. In the room are
framed items memorializing him.
Mike graduated from Linfield in spring 1968. In October of that year he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Soon thereafter, he began basic training at the Army’s Fort Lewis, Wash.
Mike’s Army tour of duty began April 3, 1969, in Vietnam. A private first class in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, he died during combat less than three months later. His death on June 23, 1969, in Long Khanh was a "hostile ground casualty" as a result of "multiple fragmentation wounds." He was 23 years-old and would have been 24 on July 3.
Slideshow and photos from Edith "Duffy" Reynolds' 90th birthday celebration in McMinnville at First Baptist Church on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018. Her 90th birthday was Nov. 1, 2018. Photos/video by Wildcatville.
…………………………………………
Photo below:
Linfield Prof. Emeritus Duffy Reynolds, a Linfield grad, 3/2/2019 in her Hillside apartment, McMinnville.
Eight former players file Title IX claim against Linfield
head volleyball coach; college begins formal investigation
By
Logan Brandon McMinnville N-R Oct 30, 2018
Eight former Linfield volleyball players, including previous
captain and McMinnville High School graduate Taylor Petersen, have filed a
joint Title IX harassment claim against current Wildcat head coach Josh Davis.
Raegan Barr, Tessa Doerfler, Destyni Grace, Anikalea Keliiheleua, Mattie Kelly,
Taylor Souza, Brianna Sanford and Petersen signed the document. All quit the
team earlier this month, alleging harassment, retaliation and verbal abuse by
Davis.
In their formal complaint, the student athletes cite a
nine-page report detailing the reputed behavior by Coach Davis. The Title IX claim
was sent last Thursday to Assistant Director of Athletics and NCAA Compliance
Officer Amy Dames Smith.
Linfield declined to respond to the Title IX claim, noting a
policy of not discussing or commenting on investigations.
While the college conducted multiple interviews with
players, coaches and parents in mid-September, no changes have taken place on
the volleyball staff.
Director of Communications Scott Nelson stated the team
wouldn’t utilize the Competitive Cauldron practice technique for the remainder
of the season. The method was an issue many players included in the nine-page
grievance report.
Nelson also said it isn’t uncommon for programs to play with
fewer than 12 players at any level of volleyball, adding, “It’s the coach’s job
to know how to adapt to the situation and create a fun and competitive
environment for all players.”
Linfield has two matches remaining, Friday at Whitman and
Saturday at Whitworth.
Linfield’s initial response to the eight players’ departure
stated, “Changing coaches and coaching style, in any sport, often involves a
growth process for both players and the coach. Linfield will continue to
communicate openly with everyone involved in this transition, and is confident
the result will be a successful on-court team and a positive and supportive
learning environment for our student-athletes.”
On Oct. 15, assistant coach Alfred Agcaoili voiced his
concerns to Linfield’s Human Resources. He said Davis’ behavior, as detailed in
the players’ report, caused him to come forward in support of the volleyball
athletes. Agcaoili noticed a distinct change in the coaching styles of Davis
and former Linfield coach Shane Kimura, who stepped in as interim head coach
Oct. 3-6 while Davis attended to health-related matters.
In a statement provided to the News-Register, Agcaoili said,
“Shane Kimura’s greatest legacy are all the strong, industrious women he has
provided guidance and support for in an uplifting and encouraging manner
through volleyball for the past four decades. This is Shane’s greatest
contribution to the McMinnville community and beyond as a servant leader:
mentoring and supporting future servant leaders honorably that shined a
positive spotlight on Linfield College and the women he celebrated and
supported. He is a great human being and leader. Shane Kimura will always be
Linfield Volleyball.”
Agcaoili was asked about the validity of a claim by Shelli
Wainwright, Petersen’s mom. In a News-Register letter to the editor sent Oct.
11, Wainwright stated Linfield Director of Athletics Garry Killgore threatened
Agcaoili and fellow assistant coach Meaghan Angel with termination if the two
spoke of the situation to outside organizations.
Linfield responded in an Oct. 12 email, through Nelson,
saying, “Garry Killgore, Director of Athletics, did not say he would fire coach
Davis if he could, nor did he ‘put on notice’ assistant coaches for discussing
these issues.”
Agcaoili contradicted the school’s response, noting,
“Assistant Coach Meaghan Angel and I were put on notice by Garry Killgore in an
October 2 meeting with him in his office that we would be dismissed from the
Linfield Volleyball staff if we spoke about any internal matters regarding
concerns and complaints brought to their attention by the Linfield women’s
volleyball team. Both of us are currently on Josh Davis’ coaching staff.”
Asked again Monday about the public accusation by Wainwright
and the threat toward the assistant coaches, Killgore denied saying any threats
toward volleyball staff.
The parents of the former players are not pursuing legal
action against Linfield College at this time.
Linfield football increased its NCAA record consecutive
winning seasons streak to 63 years after defeating Pacific Lutheran University
41-7 Saturday at Maxwell Field. The Wildcats’ impressive run, which began in
1956, is the longest in the history of college football at any level.
Linfield head coach Joseph Smith said he first realized the
weight of the streak in 2015, when it reached 60 games.
He explained, “The number 60 was such a monumental
milestone. Since that time, I guess I don’t think about it until the day that
we extend it. It means a lot to me, to our program and to the guys who have
gone before us. It takes a lot of work to be successful year in and year out –
it’s not easy. A lot of things can go wrong in the course of a season, which is
why no one has done it. We’ve defied the odds.”
Monster back Tyler Bergeron offers an interesting
perspective on the streak. The freshman initially played for the Wildcats back
in 2012, but after one season, joined the U.S. Marine Corps. Bergeron served
five years, then rejoined Linfield this season.
Asked about the 63 successful seasons, Bergeron stated,
“It’s awesome! I was here in 2012 for year number 57, took a little hiatus,
came back and now I’m here for 63. It’s pretty impressive and I’m pretty happy
for this program.”
Bergeron’s impact has become a welcome surprise, according
to defensive coordinator Jackson Vaughn.
“He came in as an old transfer and he’s been huge for us,”
he said. “We didn’t know what we’d get out of him, but now he’s emerged as a
starter and he’s making some outstanding plays like his pick-six today.”
Added Smith, “Tyler has just been a wonderful addition to
our team with regards to experience and the respect he has with his peers. He’s
been in danger’s way for our freedom, so he’s earned instant respect. He’s also
one of our hardest workers and trainers and now his play is catching up with
his ability.”
Bergeron and the Wildcats’ defense posted yet another strong
outing in limiting the Lute offense to 171 total yards. After entering the
season with question marks, that unit has quickly become the strength of this
Wildcat team.
“We’re finally maturing at some critical spots and that’s
allowed us to really give up very little on defense,” explained Vaughn.
Linfield’s defensive line simply dominated the interior.
Travis Swanson led the Wildcat linemen with two sacks and
three tackles for loss. Starting linebacker Patrick Pipitone also recorded an
impressive performance, notching seven tackles, two-and-a-half for loss and
forced three fumbles. Bergeron returned an interception 72 yards for a
touchdown in the third quarter.
Offensively, the Wildcats benefited from a 108-yard rushing
effort by Chidubem Nnoli. He also scored two touchdowns including Linfield’s initial
pair of scores in the first and second quarters. Wyatt Smith turned in a
quality outing at quarterback, throwing for 228 yards and two touchdowns.
“We worked really hard during the week and we capitalized
today,” noted Nnoli. “We just got on a roll today and he had a great balance
between run and adding in more of the pass. I played well today, but the line
blocked great for me which always makes my job easier.”
Leading 20-7 at halftime, Linfield increased lead in the
third quarter. Wyatt lofted a beautiful 36-yard touchdown pass to JD Lasswell
for a 20-point advantage at the 9:32 mark.
Five minutes later, Bergeron jumped a route by PLU,
intercepting the pass and returning it 72 yards for another score. Bergeron
attributed his amazing run back to the advice of the Linfield linebackers’
coach, Phil Rombach.
“I could hear Coach Rombach in my head, ‘Cut it back across
the field,’ so I cut it back and all my boys were there leading the pack. They
made it easy for me,” said Bergeron.
In the fourth quarter, Wyatt passed for his second TD,
hitting Chris Cassi on a 26-yard flag route to cement the 41-7 margin of
victory.
“Today was just a good team win for us today,” noted Smith.
“We played well in all three phases – offense, defense and special teams – and
that’s how you get lopsided wins.”
With their 34-point victory and their streak extended
another year, the Wildcats (5-2, 4-1 NWC) look to win their fifth game in a row
Saturday at University of Puget Sound. Game time is 1 p.m.
Friends, colleagues, former students of Edith “Duffy” Reynolds,
Linfield grad and Linfield professor emeritus, are invited to her 90th
birthday party, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, at McMinnville First Baptist
Church (FBC) in downtown McMinnville. Posted here is a story about Duffy which
appears in the Nov. 2018 edition of FBC The Tidings newsletter.
'Safety first, (Linfield) football purchases $950 helmets' - Story in Oct. 22, 2018, Linfield Review student newspaper. Article hard to read? Click on it for a larger, easier to read version.
