Todd Mansfield has been hired as men's tennis coach at Linfield University. Director of Athletics Scott Brosius announced Mansfield's appointment on Monday.
 
"I would like to thank Scott Brosius for giving me the opportunity to lead this storied tennis program," he said. "I've known about Linfield University since reporting on its football prowess while at Fox Sports Net-Northwest. I have always kept my eye on this program knowing that Linfield is truly a diamond in the rough.
 
Mansfield is also a former Division I tennis player who has coached in Oregon at the high school level for the past 17 years.
 
He coached tennis at Oregon Episcopal School, Lincoln High School and Catlin Gabel School, guiding numerous players to Division I and Division III college playing careers. In 2023, he was named Oregon Coach of the Year after guiding OES to its 11th state championship. He also assisted with the boys basketball program for six seasons, helping the Aardvarks capture their first state championship in 2020.
 
A native of Seattle, Washington, Mansfield was a three-sport athlete at Lakeside High School. He starred in tennis as a three-time state finalist and individual state champion.
 
He continued his tennis career at Northwestern University for two seasons before a serious injury forced him to retire from competition.
 
He turned to radio and television, where he became a local and national sports broadcaster for FSN-NW, calling Pac-10 football, basketball and baseball games, hosting the pregame and postgame shows for the Portland Trail Blazers. He also provided live broadcasts of Colorado Rapids, Portland Timbers, the University of Denver hockey, basketball, lacrosse and gymnastics contests.
 
He also worked as a sports anchor and reporter for KDVR Fox 31 in Denver. It was there here he won his most prized award, "Best Lack of Hair on a TV Personality."
 
Oregon State Beaver fans may remember his favorite journey to Omaha alongside Mike Parker to call OSU's first national championships in baseball.
 
He recently completed a master's degree from the University of Missouri in Positive Coaching and Athletic Leadership.
 
Mansfield and his wife, Laura, live in Portland. They have two sons, Drew (17) and Connor, a rising junior soccer player at Skidmore College in New York.
 
In his free time, he enjoys fly fishing and tending beehives. He also invests in real estate to help those in need of affordable housing.
 
At Linfield, he inherits a team that went 4-9 overall and 3-4 in the Northwest Conference last spring under interim coach Tessa Kern.