Linfield University Athletics

SENIOR
Varsity letter winner.
Nabbed a silver medal in the 50 freestyle with a personal best time of 20.38 at the NWC Championships, February 11.
Relay team member in new school record breaking time of 1:22.51 in the 200 freestyle at the NWC Championships, February 12.
Member of the silver medal relay team in the 400 freestyle with a time of 3:01.09 at the NWC Championships, February 13.
Swam a time of 45.49 in the 100 freestyle earning him fourth place at the NWC Championships, February 13.
Honored with first team All-NWC selections in the 50 freestyle and 200 medley relay, and the 200 freestyle relay.
Selected as second team All-NWC in other events as well.
 
JUNIOR
Letter winner.
Sprinted to a time of 22.30 in the 50 freestyle at Lewis & Clark, March 6.
Raced to a time of 1:38.33 in the 200 medley relay at Lewis & Clark, March 6.
Swam a time of 1:54.31 in the 200 freestyle at George Fox, March 20.
Recorded a time of 49.64 in the 100 freestyle at Pacific, March 27.
 
SOPHOMORE
Letter winner.
Won the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay at the NWC Championships.
Placed second in the 50 freestyle at the NWC Championships, recording a time of 20.55.
Recorded a time of 45.95 in the 100 freestyle at the NWC Championships to place third.
Competed in the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle,
Raced to a time of 20.47 in the 50 freestyle at the UNLV Invitational, which is a NWC record.
 
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Attended the University of Utah for two years.
 
MCMINNVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letter winner.
Finished first in the 50 freestyle at the state championships.
Holds the school record in 50 freestyle.
Three-time member of team that finished first at the district championships.
 
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Majoring in history.
Son of Mindy and Robert Sutton.
Attended and swam at University of Utah for two years.
 
WHY LINFIELD? I chose Linfield because being raised in McMinnville, I knew a lot of people on campus. I knew that Linfield had a lot of good classes for my history major as well.
 
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT LINFIELD? Being a student-athlete at Linfield means being able to work on my studies while also being a part of a team that is bigger than the sum of its parts.
 
WHAT MAKES YOU INTERESTING AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE? I understand that while I do put a lot of time and effort into my athletic craft, at the end of the day I am pursuing an education that will allow me obtain a job that will both fascinate and support me.
 
WHAT IS NEXT AFTER LINFIELD? My focus is to be a history professor that focuses on either ancient Rome or ancient Greece. Linfield is helping me pursue this dream by allowing me to take classes taught by passionate professors. Who go out of their way to give me the means to construct my passion into a career.
 
WHAT IS THE BEST CLASS YOU’VE TAKEN AT LINFIELD? The best class I have taken at Linfield was History of The US West with Professor Lisa Wadewitz. Getting a chance to look into how our nation was formed and the culture that came as a result, was both extremely educational and interesting.
 
WHEN NOT COMPETING IN SPORTS OR STUDYING FOR SCHOOL, I LIKE TO SPEND MY FREE TIME…Surfing on the coast with my teammates. As long as I get to spend time with my family, the setting doesn’t matter.
 
THE GREATEST LESSON THAT I’VE LEARNED WHILE COMPETING IN ATHLETICS AT LINFIELD HAS BEEN…“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
 
WHAT HAS BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR LINFIELD CAREER THUS FAR? The highlight of my Linfield athletic career was winning the 400 freestyle relay at the NWC championships and being able to share that moment with some of my closest friends made it a highlight that I will forever cherish.