CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two Cascade Collegiate Conference student-athletes earned top honors at the 2021-22 Oregon Sports Awards Celebration of Champions presented by Pacific Seafood and Point S Tire and Auto premiered last weekend.
Southern Oregon University’s Riley Donovan was named the Ad Rutschman Small College Female Athlete of the Year after a truly dominant season. On the national leaderboard, she finished first in hits, RBIs and walks, as well as second in home runs and slugging percentage in the NAIA. Donovan was named the NAIA Player of the Year after her team finished the season with 40 more runs scored than any other team in the country.
Corban University’s Robert Swoboda was named the Ad Rutschman Small College Male Athlete of the Year after becoming one of the country’s best runners among small college programs. This year, Swoboda had the best track and field season of any athlete in his school’s history and brought home the NAIA National Title in the 10K, clocking a time of 30 minutes, 19.8 seconds.
Ad Rutschman guided Linfield College to four national championships, three in football and one in baseball, in 24 seasons. He is the only college coach at any level to win national titles in two different sports. A five-time Slats Gill Award winner, he is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. The award goes to the outstanding male and female student-athletes representing the state’s 14 NCAA Division II and III, NAIA-affiliated colleges and universities, and 10 community colleges.
Past Winners (CCC in italics)
2022: Robert Swoboda, Corban University // Riley Donovan, Southern Oregon University
2020:
Mitchell Fink, Oregon Tech Men’s Basketball &
Wyatt Smith, Linfield Baseball and Football //
Taylor Ristvedt, Southern Oregon University Volleyball
2019:
Mitchell Fink, Oregon Institute of Technology //
Annie Wright, George Fox University 2018:
David Ribich, Western Oregon University //
Jessa Perkinson, Southern Oregon University
2017:
Sam Riddle, Linfield College //
Tara Moates, Oregon Institute of Technology
2016:
Alex Hoff, Linfield College //
Rachel Roberts, Pacific University
2015:
Austin Dodge, Southern Oregon University //
Montana McNealy, Linfield College
2013:
Chris Haddeland, Linfield College //
Stephanie Hull, Corban University
2012:
Staci Doucette, Linfield College //
Mitch Lofstedt, Southern Oregon University
2011:
Bryant Sentman, Oregon Institute of Technology // Jackie Imhof, Oregon Institute of Technology
2010:
Mitchell Lofstedt, Southern Oregon University //
Staci Doucette, Linfield College
2009:
Aaron Boehme, Linfield College //
Kristen Shielee, George Fox University
2008:
Ryan Fiegi, Oregon Institute of Technology // Annie Hes, Concordia University
2007:
Scott O'Gallagher, Warner Pacific College // Kelsi Haylett, Oregon Institute of Technology
2006:
Nick Symmonds, Willamette University //
Sarah Zerzan, Willamette University
2005:
Brett Elliott, Linfield College //
Nick Symmonds, Willamette University //
DeeDee Arnall, Pacific University
2004:
Brett Elliott, Linfield College //
Caitie Davidson, Concordia University
2003:
Tyler Matthews, Linfield College //
Dusty McGrorty, Southern Oregon // Shelly Butcher, Concordia College
2002:
David Russell, Linfield College //
Meagan Webber, Oregon Institute of Technology
2001:
Nik Lubisich, Willamette University //
Becky Holliday, Clackamas Community College