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

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Aven, Sain pinned College Sports Communicators Academic All-America - Linfield University Athletics 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 successful 2025-26 season. ‬

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GCAA names Douglas Bailey Honorable Mention All-America - Linfield University Athletics 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

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.

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

‪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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Linfield goes down swinging, falls 7-6 in 8 innings at NCAA Championship Finals - Linfield University Athletics 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 single. CatBall set to face Simpson (IA) tomorrow at 11 a.m. EDT. ‬

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Wildcats shock top-ranked Marlins, advance in NCAA Championship Finals - Linfield University Athletics 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 Wesleyan tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. EDT.

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Linfield piles up 11 hits but falls 9-7 to rival Redlands in first game at NCAA Finals - Linfield University Athletics 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!

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