2008 Woodie Awards
Assistant coach Lewis Coy provided The Pacific Index with a personal account of the women's wrestling team's results from the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Women's National Championships in Lakeland, Fla. After a seven and a half hour plane ride, a half an hour road trip, six months of academic stress, weight cutting, everyday personal problems, big injuries, nagging injuries, morning runs, and last but not least, two and a half to three hours a night with one of the meanest men they know, they wrestled for two straight days to become the number two team in the nation, being beaten only by the Canadian national champions.
Judy Sherman is a legend at Pacific. She coached the softball team from 1968-1995 and was inducted into the Pacific University Hall of Fame in 2005. Her number one jersey is retired and hangs in the lobby of the Pacific Athletic Center. The new softball complex, Sherman/Larkins Field, was named in her honor and the inaugural games were played on April 5.