The UP women’s soccer team and star forward Christine Sinclair are among the winners of the 2005 Oregon Sports Awards
BEAVERTON, Ore. -- University of Portland women’s soccer player Christine Sinclair was named the Bill Hayward Female Amateur Athlete of the Year and the Pilots’ women’s soccer team shared the George Pasero Team of the Year award with the Oregon State baseball team at the 54th annual Oregon Sports Awards held at the Nike World Campus on Sunday evening.
Sinclair, who set an NCAA single-season record with 39 goals in leading Portland to its second NCAA title in four years, also won the Bill Hayward Award in 2002 after the Pilots won their first championship. She finished her remarkable career as the NCAA’s second all-time in career goal scorer with 110 and became just the third woman to win consecutive Hermann Trophies.
The Pilots team joined North Carolina as the only women’s soccer programs to ever complete an unbeaten season with a championship. Portland finished with a 24-0-2 mark in setting a new school record in wins and also rewriting NCAA attendance records with 40,841 fans taking in 12 home matches.
Other University of Portland finalists included soccer players Lindsey Huie and Megan Rapinoe for the Bill Hayward Award; women’s soccer coach Garrett Smith for the Slats Gill Sportsperson of the Year Award, current freshman harrier Zuber Ahmed for the Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year and former UP men’s soccer standout and current U.S. National Team goalkeeper Kasey Keller.
Below is a list of the 12 category finalists and winners. A total of 75 finalists were selected by a statewide panel covering pro, major college, small college, high school and Special Olympics sports. To be eligible, finalists must have a connection with the state of Oregon as a current/past resident, or have attended school in the state.
Bill Hayward amateur athlete of the year (men): Mike Hass, Oregon State football
Finalists – Seamus Boxley, Portland State basketball; Dallas Buck, Oregon State baseball; Kellen Clemens, Oregon football; Brett Elliott, Linfield College football; Jacoby Ellsbury, Oregon State baseball; Haloti Ngata, Oregon football; Galen Rupp, Oregon track and field, cross country; Tommy Skipper, Oregon track and field; Salim Stoudamire, Arizona basketball
Recent winners – Luke Jackson (2004), Luke Ridnour/Steven Jackson (2003), Fred Jones (2002), Joey Harrington (2001)
Bill Hayward amateur athlete of the year (women): Christine Sinclair, Portland soccer
Finalists – Lindsey Huie, Portland soccer; Gayle Imran-Sideris, Portland State track and field; Cathrine Kraayeveld, Oregon basketball; Sarah Malone, Oregon track and field; Brianne McGowan, Oregon State softball; Megan Rapinoe, Portland soccer; Christine Soma, Gonzaga soccer; Kate Soma, Washington track and field; Sarah Tiller, Portland State golf
Recent winners – Mariel Zagunis (2004), Becky Holliday (2003), Christine Sinclair (2002), Felicia Ragland (2001)
Harry Glickman professional athlete of the year: Ben Crane, PGA Tour golf
Finalists – Brady Clark, Milwaukee Brewers baseball; Peter Jacobsen, PGA and Champions Tour golf; Chad Johnson, Cincinnati Bengals football; Kasey Keller, U.S. national team soccer; Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers football
Recent winners – Peter Jacobsen (2004), Tom Pappas (2003), Bob Gilder (2002), Scott Brosius (2001)
Slats Gill sportsperson of the year: Pat Casey, Oregon State baseball
Finalists – Mike Bellotti, Oregon football; Jay Locey, Linfield College football; Art Thunnell, Grant Union High School baseball; Garrett Smith, Portland women’s soccer
Recent winners – Danny Miles (2004), Ernie Kent (2003), Clive Charles (2002), Mike Bellotti (2001)
Johnny Carpenter prep athlete of the year (men): Kevin Love, Lake Oswego basketball, Joey Wong, Sprague baseball/football
Finalists – Zuber Ahmed, Benson track and field; Nate Anderson, Benson track and field; Connor Kavanaugh, Lincoln football; Kenny Klotz, Central Catholic track and field, cross country; Kyley McCrae, McNary football; Jason Ogata, Westview baseball; Kyle Singler, South Medford basketball; Seth Tarver, Jesuit basketball
Recent winners – Galen Rupp (2004), Tommy Skipper (2003), Jordan Kent (2002), Jordan Kent (2001)
Johnny Carpenter prep athlete of the year (women): Sara Callier, Benson track and field
Finalists – Ashley Birdsong, Taft softball; Lauren Greif, Lincoln basketball; Jillian Harmon, Lakeridge basketball; Stephanie Horton, Tigard track and field; Rebecca Kim, McNary golf; Annie McIntyre, Central Catholic basketball; Janee Olds, North Bend basketball; Leah Worthen, Marshfield track and field; Rachel Yurkovich, Newberg track and field
Recent winners – Jillian Harmon (2004), Brianne Anderson-Gregg (2003), Deborah Jones (2002), Maranda Brownson (2001)
Nike-Steve Prefontaine Award: Kenny Klotz, Central Catholic
Finalists – Holly Dieu, Coquille; Anne Murphy-Hagen, St. Mary’s Academy; Sheryl Page, Sandy; Isaac Stoutenburgh, Crater; Brad Taylor, Oakridge
Recent winners – Scott Sanders, Brookings (2004), Galen Rupp (2003), Lauren Jespersen (2002), Jeane Goff (2001)
Ad Rutschman small-college athlete of the year (men): Brett Elliott, Linfield College, football, Nick Symmonds, Willamette, track and field/cross country
Finalists –Eric Fiegi, Corban College, basketball; Greg McCarthy, Western Oregon University, baseball; Shea Washington, Southern Oregon University, basketball
Recent winners –Brett Elliott (2004), Tyler Matthews (2003), David Russell (2002), Nik Lubisich (2001)
Ad Rutschman small-college athlete of the year (women)
Finalists – Alicia Andrews, Willamette University, track and field; DeeDee Arnall, Pacific University, track and field, basketball; Michelle Forbes, George Fox University, track and field; Monica Smith, Western Oregon University, track and field; Elizabeth Kapua Torres, Pacific University, wrestling
Recent winners – Caitie Davidson (2004), Shelly Butcher (2003), Meagan Webber (2002), Becky Holliday (2001)
Lou Burge Special Olympics athlete of the year: Jennifer Hill, Turner
Finalists – Darrick Yarbrough, Bend; Kevin Zwart, Salem
Recent winners – Rebecca Taylor (2004), Jennifer Duras (2003), Debra McDougald (2002), John Paul Monroe (2001)
Les Schwab Friend of Sports Award (no finalists): Norm Daniels, G.I. Joe’s
Recent winners –Terry Newsom and Pacific Office Automation (2004), U.S. Bank (2003), Les Schwab Tire Centers (2002)
George Pasero team of the year: Portland women’s soccer, Oregon State baseball
Finalists – Linfield College football, Oregon State baseball, Portland State men’s basketball, Oregon football
Recent winners – Aloha Knights baseball/George Fox baseball/Linfield College football/Oregon Institute of Technology men’s basketball (2004); Linfield College football (2003); Portland women’s soccer/Oregon men’s basketball (2002); Oregon football (2001)
