Jack Sareault (1935-2009) served as the sports information director for the Northwest Conference from 1978-1997. He was instrumental in documenting the league's entire sports history, going all the way back to its founding in 1926.
In addition to his work with the NWC, Sareault ran the Northwest Collegiate Sports Service from 1969 to 2002, best known for producing the annual "Little All-Northwest" football and basketball teams honoring the best non-Division I players in the region. His resume also included 23 years as a sportswriter for the Tacoma News Tribune and 11 years as a public information officer for the Washington State Patrol.
Sareault was presented with the College Sports Information Directors of America's (CoSIDA) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. He is a member of the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame and has been inducted twice into Saint Martin's University's Hall of Fame and Hall of Honor, once as an athlete and once in recognition of his service to Northwest small college athletics.
In recognition of Jack's invaluable work, the Northwest Conference Sports Information Director of the Year award has been named in his honor. The Jack Sareault Award is presented annually to the top SID in the league, following the great example set by Jack to serve the NWC's nine member institutions.
NWC Sports Information Director of the Year
2023-24 - Antonio Arredondo & Haley Downey, George Fox University
2022-23 - Steve Flegel, Whitworth University
2021-22 - Robert McKinney & Chris Sabato, Willamette University
2020-21 - Kelly Bird & Avi Mehta, Linfield University
2019-20 - Ryan Goff, Lewis & Clark College
2018-19 - Steve Flegel, Whitworth University
2017-18 - Gregor Walz, Puget Sound
2016-17 - Ryan Goff, Lewis & Clark College
2015-16 - Casey Grogan, Pacific University
2014-15 - Kelly Bird & Katherine Brackmann, Linfield College
2013-14 - Blair Cash, George Fox University
2012-13 - Steve Flegel, Whitworth University
2011-12 - Nick Dawson, Pacific Lutheran University
2010-11 - Blake Timm, Pacific University
2009-10 - Chris Thompson, University of Puget Sound
2008-09 - Blair Cash, George Fox University
2007-08 - Kelly Bird, Linfield College
2006-07 - Blake Timm, Pacific University
2005-06 - Steve Flegel, Whitworth/Northwest Conference