George Fox University

Barbara (Jones) Ireland was a six-sport athlete who twice was named George Fox's Female Athlete of the Year. She competed in volleyball, basketball, softball, field hockey, tennis and track. As a junior and senior, she was a Willamette Valley Field Hockey Association all-star. Her basketball teams won three Women's Conference of Independent Colleges (WCIC) titles. In  1967 - 68, she was both center fielder and coach for the WCIC-Champion softball team.