Walk-on athlete creates his own path
By The Front and Landon Groves | October 12When Stephen Jinneman arrived at Western, he wasn’t sure if he wanted to play college soccer.
When Stephen Jinneman arrived at Western, he wasn’t sure if he wanted to play college soccer.
It may be their first year on the defending national champion Western Women’s Soccer team, but 2017’s group of freshman have been up to the challenge.
Forward Gabriela Pelogi makes a habit of scoring goals. She has collected 10 this season, more than any player in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Winn and Payne will be joining the Vikings, who won the 2016 Great Northwest Athletic Conference title with a 17-3 record.
The Western men’s soccer team had an outstanding 2016 season, finishing second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. With the 2017 campaign about to kick off, Western is shooting to win the GNAC championship.
The Sandy, Oregon native was part of a record-topping group of 543 nominated female college athletes from all three NCAA divisions. She is one of 117 Division II nominees and 87 track and field nominees.
Stafford graduated from Western in the spring of 2017 after playing one season with the team, where he averaged 22.8 points per game en route to a team record of 25-6.