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The Linfield Intercollegiate Athletics Program strives for regional and national excellence in athletics while maintaining a high standard of academic excellence among all student-athletes. It is our goal to provide equal opportunities for participation in intercollegiate athletics for men and women while fostering the educational achievements of our student-athletes and academic integrity of Linf

ield University. Our major goal is to establish and maintain an Intercollegiate Athletics Program for students at Linfield and to serve the best interests of the University based upon high standards of scholarship and sportsmanship. The program strives to assist individuals in attaining intellectual, physical and athletic excellence. The Wildcats compete in the following 21 varsity sports:
Men: Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis and track and field (indoor and outdoor)
Women: basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball

Senior Ashlyn Aven and junior Meara Sain earn College Sports Communicators (CSC) First Team Academic All-America honors....
06/16/2026

Senior Ashlyn Aven and junior Meara Sain earn College Sports Communicators (CSC) First Team Academic All-America honors.

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Ashlyn Aven and Meara Sain claim CSC's highly-coveted Academic All-American honors

‪Junior Douglas Bailey earned Golf Coaches Association of America’s PING Honorable Mention All-America, capping off succ...
06/11/2026

‪Junior Douglas Bailey earned Golf Coaches Association of America’s PING Honorable Mention All-America, capping off successful 2025-26 season. ‬

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Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) and PING released their annual NCAA Division III All-America honors on Thursday morning, naming junior Wildcat Douglas Bailey as an Honorable Mention

06/10/2026
Honoring a career spanning portions of five decades, Linfield University athletics publicist Kelly Bird was one of six i...
06/10/2026

Honoring a career spanning portions of five decades, Linfield University athletics publicist Kelly Bird was one of six individuals inducted into the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Hall of Fame as part of the CSC All-Star Night of Honors.

Recognizing an accomplished 37-year career, Linfield's Kelly Bird is inducted into the College Sports Communicators Hall of Fame in Las Vegas

05/30/2026
‪Linfield softball roared back to force extra-innings against Simpson (IA) thanks to a three-run shot by senior Cydney H...
05/30/2026

‪Linfield softball roared back to force extra-innings against Simpson (IA) thanks to a three-run shot by senior Cydney Hess, ‘Cats fell 7-6 in the eighth to end their run at the National Championship.‬

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The McMinnville Region and McMinnville Super Regional tournaments place fifth nationally after losing in extra innings to Simpson

‪Softball takes down top-ranked Virginia Wesleyan in the elimination game behind Parmelee’s seventh-inning go-ahead sing...
05/29/2026

‪Softball takes down top-ranked Virginia Wesleyan in the elimination game behind Parmelee’s seventh-inning go-ahead single. CatBall set to face Simpson (IA) tomorrow at 11 a.m. EDT. ‬

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Linfield (43-7) advances to play the loser of a winners bracket game between Trine or Simpson. That game will start Saturday at 11 a.m. EDT (8 a.m. PDT)

Linfield softball fell to SCIAC-rival Redlands to open the NCAA DIII Softball Finals, set to face No. 1 Virginia Wesleya...
05/28/2026

Linfield softball fell to SCIAC-rival Redlands to open the NCAA DIII Softball Finals, set to face No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. EDT.

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Meara Sain's 33rd home run of 2026 ties the NCAA Division III doubles record and Ashlyn Aven moves up to No. 2 on the NCAA's single-season home runs list

Stay up to date with the NCAA Division III Softball National Championship Finals HERE! | | | 🔗Click ⬇️
05/27/2026

Stay up to date with the NCAA Division III Softball National Championship Finals HERE!

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Linfield (42-6) is seeking its third national championship since 2007 but the Wildcats must navigate the daunting double-elimination format

Linfield Softball Pre-Tournament Press Conference at the NCAA Division III Softball National Championship Finals: | |...
05/27/2026

Linfield Softball Pre-Tournament Press Conference at the NCAA Division III Softball National Championship Finals:
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Press conference prior to the 2026 NCAA Division III Softball National Championship Finals in Salem, Virginia, with head coach Jackson Vaughan, senior catche...

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