SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash.—Lewis & Clark College women's cross country got their first taste of the NCAA DIII West Regional Championship course on Saturday morning at the Frank Knott Classic.
THE BASICS
Women's Cross Country – 17
th out of 17 Teams – 462 Points
HOW IT HAPPENED
First year
Ava Stewart and junior
Talia Tomhave led the River Otters as they faced off against a loaded field in Washington. The River Otters raced against four NCAA DI teams, nationally-ranked NAIA #15 Lewis-Clark State and 10 NCAA DIII squads.
Stewart paced Lewis & Clark. The first year crossed the 6K finish line in 24:35.5. She finished 99
th overall.
Tomhave came in just behind Stewart. The junior placed 102
nd overall with a final time of 24:43.1
Sophomore
Eva Marley-Jester was the third Lewis & Clark harrier to finish. The sophomore notched a time of 25:11.5 to place 118th overall.
First year
Zoe Benton closed in 136
th place. The first year posted a time of 25:42.5 to place fourth on the team.
Sophomore
Katherine Scannell ended the race as the team's fifth and final scorer. Scannell registered a time of 27:27.4 to finish 161
st.
Senior
Carolyn Mayberry and junior
Nadia Cota finished back-to-back. Mayberry (28:24.3) and Cota (28:40.7) placed 168
th and 169
th overall.
Sophomore
Dagny Fenton came in 172
nd overall. The sophomore completed her first collegiate 6K in 31:23.1.
Junior
Maeva Conroy made her season debut on Saturday. Conroy placed 174
th overall with a time of 34:46.2.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Stewart paced Lewis & Clark for the fourth-straight race to open her career.
- Conroy competed in her first cross country race since the 2025 NCAA DIII West Regional Championship last November.
- NCAA DI Montana-State University won the team crown with 15 total points to edge fellow NCAA DI schools Gonzaga University (59) and Eastern Washington University (93 points). Host Whitworth University was the top NCAA DIII finisher with 163 points.
- Lewis & Clark will return to The Course on Saturday, November 14 for the NCAA DIII West Regional Championship Meet.
- Montana State's Claire Rutherford won the race in 20:50.2
WHAT'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark will return to Oregon for the rest of the month. The River Otters will compete on Saturday, October 17 at the George Ojai Invitational in their regular-season finale.
