After its “Strike Out Parkinson’s” fundraiser homecoming weekend, the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, SAAC, raised $2,000 in honor of former Head Baseball Coach Greg Bradley and the fight against Parkinson’s disease. SAAC president senior Eddie Carrillo said the committee donated … Continued
Student-athletes are constantly held to a higher standard. To motivate and encourage their athletes to go above and beyond the norm, Pacific coaches make strides to support their athletes both on and off the fields. One of the many commendable … Continued
Built in 1970, the Stoller Center has fallen behind the growing number of student athletes, exercise science students and general student population. While the athletic department has tripled in size and athletic administration is doing their best to accommodate with … Continued
Freshman Hawaii native Emily McLain came to Pacific with no intent to join a sports team. Yet her roommate Haley Gee, an experienced rower, convinced her to join the team and give rowing a chance. McLain, a previous high school … Continued
For the first time ever, students will be able to watch the women’s rugby team biff, bomb and bust in their first game against Portland State University Saturday, Oct. 25. The women’s rugby team has been years in the making. … Continued
Last year, 96 student-athletes went well above and beyond the minimum academic requirement and were named Northwest Conference NWC Scholar Athletes, earning at least a 3.5 GPA during the season. Cross Country runner Tyler Deck Shipley and swimmer Katie Porter … Continued
Along with new physical changes to campus, Pacific’s athletic program is also expanding with the new addition of a women’s rowing team as the 24th intercollegiate sport. Amanda Dudley was brought in as the new head coach. Dudley has prior … Continued
After building the handball program from the ground up 38 years ago and winning 25 national championships in the process, Mike Steele will be retiring as the head handball coach. This has been a commitment that he he has laid … Continued
When the Stoller Athletic Center was built, it was designed to house 200 student-athletes. Currently Pacific is home to more 600 athletes, and while the center was remodeled in 2000, the building remains barely large enough to house half of … Continued
The 2014-2015 swim season looks strong with fifteen incoming freshmen and a handful of Northwest Conference title winning men and women seniors. With no meets yet to be held, the swim team has been in the pool twice every day … Continued
Daily practices, meetings and traveling are some of the commitments that make being a player on a Division III team. Pacific’s volleyball team recently came back from a trip to California to play against various colleges. University of California Santa … Continued
Since being reinstated in 2010, Pacific University Football has come a long way. “We have a long term plan to be competitive with the top teams in the conference,” Buckley said. “To achieve this, we wanted to build our program … Continued