Aaron Boehme was named the 2009 Ad Rutschman Oregon Small College Athlete of the Year (Male, obviously) at the annual Oregon Sports Award that is held up at the Nike World Campus. Boehme threw for 3,261 yards, 33 passing TDs, a 60.5 completion percentage with a 149.09 QB rating. Oh yeah, he also rushed for 466 yards and 10 tugs on the ground. Not a bad year for the 'Cats Junior QB as he was also named the 2009 Northwest Conference Offensive Player of the Year and 3rd team All-West Region by D3football.com.As I mentioned when Aaron was named NWC Offensive POY, this award is well earned by Aaron as he had to overcome a bitterly disappointing personal year in 2008 when he broke his collarbone in the opening contest but this type of an award is also a reflection of what this team accomplished this past season. Aaron would be the first to tell you that without his O-Line giving him dog years to throw the ball, WR's to make huge plays, and RBs to gash defenses, scout team guys giving the offense great looks this type of personal year can't happen for a QB. However, don't let what I'm writing get it twisted...Aaron is everything Linfield could have envisioned for their QB when he first walked on campus back in 2006. Not only does he have the skills but he possesses the intangibles that a player needs to help elevate his team.
This is the 5th time a Linfield football players has been named the Oregon male small college athlete of the year since they've started giving out this award in 2001 and as you can see it's a pretty heady list of 'Cats: David Russell (2002), Ty Matthews (2003), Brett Elliott (2004 & 2005).
Congrats to the Linfield players, staff, and of course to Aaron Boehme on the incredible honor.
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