{"id":174,"date":"2018-04-04T00:12:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T00:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/?page_id=174"},"modified":"2020-06-08T18:14:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T18:14:56","slug":"sports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/sports\/","title":{"rendered":"George Fox Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/263531848\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/263531848\">We are Bruins<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/georgefox\">George Fox University<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Men\u2019s Baseball:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-273 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_15_060002-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bruins baseball player, number 44, swinging a bat.\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_15_060002-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_15_060002-768x1126.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_15_060002-699x1024.jpg 699w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_15_060002-1260x1847.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_15_060002.jpg 1452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s Baseball began in 1903. George Fox has long taken pride in its baseball team and grew especially fond of the program when it experienced a period of consistent victory in the early 2000s. The team participated in 8 NCAA Division III National Tournaments, won 10 Northwest Conference Championships since 2000, and achieved 8 top 25 national rankings during the decade. All of this culminated in 2004 when the team won the NCAA Division III National Championship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Men\u2019s Basketball:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-472 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_15_060001-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_15_060001-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_15_060001-768x958.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_15_060001-821x1024.jpg 821w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_15_060001-1260x1571.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The basketball team began in 1898 but without proper facilities, they did not participate in games against other colleges. \u00a0In 1904 the students came together and built a new gymnasium that would allow other collegiate teams to compete on campus, and throughout the century the team saw good success. In 1988 and 2000 they made it to NCCAA National Tournament and have had 2 NBA draft picks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Football:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1508 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ethan-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ethan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ethan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ethan-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ethan-1260x840.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ethan.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Began in 1894 as Pacific College, the football team saw good success. They had 1 post-season tournament appearance in 1960 at the Crusader Bowl. Only a few years later the program was discontinued in 1969, but was brought back in 2014. Since then, the team has had three winning seasons out of the last four,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been contenders for the conference championship, and have had 1 NFL draft picks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-499 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.31-PM-1-300x292.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.31-PM-1-300x292.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.31-PM-1.png 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Men\u2019s Golf:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-297 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.58-PM-259x300.png\" alt=\"Bruins men's golf player swings a golf club.\" width=\"179\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.58-PM-259x300.png 259w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.58-PM.png 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Men\u2019s Golf program began in 2008. \u00a0Although there\u00a0have been no conference titles since its beginning, the Men\u2019s Golf team has significantly improved its performance each season, and are right on the cusp of being the top team in the conference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Men\u2019s Soccer:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men&#8217;s Soccer was established in 1969 to replace Football as the fall sport. They brought home three NCCAA championships in 1988, 1990, and 1991. By 1993, George Fox Men\u2019s Soccer had secured a top 25 ranking, and have since had 11 players sign professional contracts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-303 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_29_500003-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"Bruins men's soccer players dribble up the field.\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_29_500003-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_29_500003-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_29_500003-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_29_500003-1260x895.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_29_500003.jpg 1476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-308 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_29_500002-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_29_500002-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_29_500002-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_29_500002-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_29_500002.jpg 1043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Men\u2019s Tennis:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The GFU Men\u2019s Tennis program started in 1897, and became a varsity sport in 1966. They have had 5 NWC Tournament appearances since 2012 and have produced 2 All-American Athletes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Track and Field:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.52-PM-300x238.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.52-PM-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.52-PM.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacific College\u2019s first men\u2019s track meet was against Willamette University in 1896. It wasn\u2019t until 1964 that a women\u2019s program was included. Since then, the women have won 6 NWC Conference Championships and the men have won 1 &#8211; with both programs regularly sending athletes to compete at Nationals. In total, the George Fox Track and Field program has produced 130 All-American athletes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Women\u2019s Basketball:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-469 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_45_160002-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_45_160002-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_45_160002-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_45_160002-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_45_160002.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s Basketball began in 1938. \u00a0From 1964 to 1968, the women\u2019s team won the Women\u2019s Conference of Independent Colleges title four years in a row. In the following years, the team has had 24 straight winning seasons, made it to the NCAA III Tournament \u201cFinal Four\u201d \u00a0three times, competed in the NCAA III National Tournament 13 times, won 11 Northwest Conference Championships, and has had a top 25 national ranking 13 times. Perhaps the greatest achievement of this prestigious program was the Bruins\u2019 2009 undefeated season during which they won the NCAA Division III National Championship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s XC:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-475 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_45_160001-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_45_160001-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_45_160001-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_45_160001-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_45_160001-1260x854.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018_03_23_15_45_160001.jpg 1515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In 1966, the Men\u2019s XC program was created. They placed fifth in the NAIA National Championships in 1990 and have since made it to 8 NAIA Men\u2019s\u00a0National Meets with 5 top 10 finishes. Women&#8217;s cross country was added as a sport in 1979. In 1988, the Women\u2019s XC team won the NCCAA national title and in 1990 they placed sixth in the NAIA national championships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Women\u2019s Golf:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-479 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0728a-L-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0728a-L-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0728a-L.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s Golf began in 2007. Only two years later the team began to see\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">success. Following the 2009 season, GFU Women\u2019s Golf has seen nine consecutive winning seasons, eight NWC championships, eight top 25 national rankings, have been the only NWC team to finish in the top 10 at the National Championship Tournament five times in the last five years, and a second place finish at the NCAA III National Tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Lacrosse:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-483 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.40-PM-300x253.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.40-PM-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.40-PM.png 431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2014, Lacrosse became a sport at GFU. They have since had four consecutive winning seasons and two NWC Conference Championships. In 2015, Lacrosse player Miranda Edwords made the USA Select Lacrosse Team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Women\u2019s Soccer:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-627 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-6.21.33-PM-231x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-6.21.33-PM-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-6.21.33-PM.png 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1990, the college introduced a Women\u2019s Soccer program which produced immediate positive results. Since then, the program has been in a period of rebuilding, but has had numerous individual All-Northwest Conference players. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Women\u2019s Softball:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-628 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-6.20.46-PM-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-6.20.46-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-6.20.46-PM.png 716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The George Fox Women\u2019s Softball program was added to the growing list of offered sports in 1935. In 1969, they had an undefeated season, and in 2016 they appeared in their first NCAA III Regional Tournament. Overall, they have had 4 Northwest Conference Tournament appearances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Swimming:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-488\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-488\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.47-PM-300x228.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.47-PM-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-04-at-3.39.47-PM.png 517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Swimming 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The GFU Swim program was introduced in 2017 and will begin competition in the fall of 2018 after the complete renovation of the Chehalem Aquatic and Fitness Center. George Fox Athletics are now equal to the rest of the conference terms of its athletic offerings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s Tennis:<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-629\" style=\"width: 215px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-629\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-6.22.00-PM-215x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-6.22.00-PM-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-6.22.00-PM.png 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women&#8217;s Tennis 1980<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women\u2019s Tennis began in 1912 and was one of the first sports organized for women at the college. Since then, the program has consistently found itself just out of the top spot in conference. In 2017, hard work paid off and they had their first NWC Tournament bid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Volleyball:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-552\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-552\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-12-at-12.21.53-PM-234x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-12-at-12.21.53-PM-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-12-at-12.21.53-PM.png 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Women&#8217;s Volleyball 1984<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volleyball games began at George Fox in 1924. \u00a0As early as the 1965 undefeated season, George Fox\u2019s volleyball program has achieved success. This program claimed the National NCCAA Title twice &#8211; \u00a0once in 1984 and again in 1987. 1998 marks the only time a GFU volleyball team reached the NAIA National Tournament, in which they placed 10th. In the same season, they brought home the Northwest Conference Championship for the first time in the sports\u2019 history.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are Bruins from George Fox University on Vimeo. Men\u2019s Baseball:\u00a0 Men\u2019s Baseball began in 1903. George Fox has long taken pride in its baseball team and grew especially fond of the program when it experienced a period of consistent victory in the early 2000s. 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