STUNT National Championship Highlights Year of Athletic Accomplishments

It didn’t take the university’s STUNT team long to make an impact at the national level. Two years, to be exact.

In winning a national title this spring, the squad became the university’s fifth Division III champion since 2000 and its second DIII victor in two years, following the women’s golf team’s 2023 championship run.

After a third-place national finish in its inaugural season in 2024, George Fox’s STUNT team, under program director Reba McClennan and head coach Beth Sanchez, defeated St. Mary of Indiana and Muskingum University of Ohio in the preliminary rounds in this year’s competition before beating Muskingum again – this time in the national championship – by a score of 9-7.

The victory came in the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women classification. Previously, George Fox claimed national NCAA titles in baseball (2004), women’s basketball (2009), women’s track and field (2018), and women’s golf (2023).

Best in the Northwest

Six teams claimed Northwest Conference championships during the 2024-25 season

The women’s golf team won its 15th straight NWC title and competed at the NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Championships in Williamsburg, Virginia, where they finished fourth in mid-May. Leading the way was Alison Takamiya, who placed third individually.

In lacrosse, the Bruins won their 84th consecutive conference game with a final regular-season victory over Lewis & Clark and a 12-9 defeat of Whitman in the NWC championship contest. That qualified George Fox for nationals, where the Bruins dropped their first-round matchup against No. 17 Stevens Institute of Technology.

Meanwhile, the George Fox track and field teams swept conference championships for an eighth straight season, scoring 215 and 219 points, respectively, to defeat runner-up Whitworth by more than 45 points on both sides.

In the fall, the men’s and women’s cross country teams swept the NWC Championship for the fourth consecutive season. Both teams qualified for the third straight Division III National Championships, with the men placing 18th and the women finishing 21st.

Bruin Benchmarks

• Softball player Sharon Tomei broke the program record for career home runs (55), thanks to a school-record 22 home runs this season.
• The men’s soccer team finished its best season in the 21st century with a 14-5-1 record, second in the NWC.
• The women’s basketball squad recorded the greatest single-season turnaround in program history, finishing 20-7 and making the NWC championship game.
• Momo Stokes became the first Bruin men’s basketball player to be named NWC Player of the Year in 20 seasons.
• Austin Gappa and Breanna Schmitt earned All-American status as both the men’s and women’s cross country teams made the NCAA Division III Championships for the third straight season.