SPOKANE, Wash.—Senior Andrew Baum broke the program record in the weight throw and won the shot put and the men's 4x400M Relay team added a program-record setting performance over the weekend at the Whitworth Indoor Invitational. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
 
Men's track & field posted a dozen top-10 marks in program history and 10 top-10 finishes in their indoor track & field season finale. 
 
After going abroad last Spring and missing his junior track & field season, Baum continued his torrid start to his senior year. He finished in first place in the shot put with the 76^th-best throw in NCAA DIII this year. Baum launched the implement 15.24M (50-00.00 Feet) to defeat a field of 36 throwers. First year Ewan Reid posted a mark of 8.86M (29-01.00 Feet). 
 
Baum reset his own program record and finished fourth overall in the weight throw. He placed fourth overall with a mark of 15.83M (51-11.25 Feet). Junior Liam Stanley posted a heave of 10.87M (35-08.00 Feet) to finish 32^nd overall. 
 
All four Lewis & Clark relay teams posted top-10 marks in program history. 
 
The 4x400M Relay team capped off the weekend with the team's second program record. The quartet of senior Jordan Lahusky, first year Forrest Holt, junior Colin Shimabukuro and junior Harrison Fung placed ninth out of 15 teams. Their time of 3:28.03 broke the program record that was set in 2023 at the 2023 Spokane Invitational. 
 
Lewis & Clark entered three teams into the Distance Medley Relay on Friday night. The top team of junior Quinn Higgins, Lahusky, Shimabukuro and junior Evan Markelz posted the second-fastest time in program history. The quartet combined for a time of 10:36.14 - which ranks 27^th in NCAA DIII this year. They finished the race in fifth overall. The "B" team of sophomore AJ Gibbs, Fung, junior Jordan Wu and junior Emil Miller notched a time of 11:06.16 to move into fourth in program history. First year Knox Orchard, juniors Teagon Aasen and Gavin Sellers and senior Joseph Naylor combined for a time of 11:28.69 to post the fifth-fastest time in school history. 
 
Markelz led Lewis & Clark in the 3,000M Invite. He finished eighth out of 25 runners and posted a PR time of 8:37.46 to move into third place in program history. Miller came across in 20^th place with a PR mark of 9:00.68. 
 
Gibbs led a quartet of River Otters who competed in the 3,000M Collegiate section. Gibbs came across in ninth out of 33 runners with a time of 9:16.18. Naylor (9:25.02) and Orchard (9:38.39) each posted PR times to finish in 11^th and 19^th places. Senior Theron Plumb made his season-debut and crossed the line in 20^th place with a time of 9:39.67. 
 
Senior Jonathan Fritz placed ninth overall in the 60M Hurdles. Fritz posted a PR time of 8.80 to move into fourth place in program history in the event. 
 
Fritz also led Lewis & Clark in the long jump. The senior leapt 6.45M (21-02.00 Feet) to place 11^th out of 27 competitors. Sophomore Kris Adams placed 18^th overall with a jump of 5.92M (19-05.25 Feet). Junior Keegan Zaso moved into eighth all-time in the event when he notched a mark of 4.31M (14-01.75 Feet) to place 26^thoverall. 
 
Higgins claimed the final top-10 performance of the weekend for the men's team. He notched a season-best time of 4:22.85 in the mile to place 10^th overall. Sellers (4:54.52) and junior John Blockhus (5:07.64) came across in 37^th and 40^th places. 
 
Fung led a trio of River Otters in the 400M. Fung crossed the line 50.45 to finish 15^th out of 39 runners. His time moved him into third place in program history in the event. Lahusky recorded a time of 51.10 to place 18^th. Holt notched a time of 52.93 to place 26^th. He cracked the top-10 in program history and sits eight all-time. 
 
Shimabukuro added a top-10 mark in program history in the 800M. The junior crossed the line in 2:02.89 to place 16^th and sixth in school history. Wu posted a time of 2:11.16 to finish 29^th overall. Aasen came across in 2:17.57 to take 35^th place. 
 
First year Duncan O'Kelly posted his first collegiate mark in the pole vault. O'Kelly placed 16^th overall when he cleared 3.90M (12-09.50 Feet). His mark moved him into sixth place in program history. 
 
Sophomore Jaden Mwendapole paced a trio of Lewis & Clark runners in the 60M. Mwendapole placed 30^th out of 74 runners with a time of 7.17. First year Enzo Murray notched a PR time of 7.29 to finish 30^th overall. His time moved him into 10^th all-time in program history. Senior Zaren Crockett notched a season-best time of 7.67 to finish 64^th.
 
Fritz also led Lewis & Clark in the 200M. He finished 40^th overall with a season-best time of 23.45. Murray added a PR time of 24.41 to finish in 55^th place. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS 

• Baum improved upon his PR and program-record in the weight throw by 3-01.00 feet. His best throw in the shot put was a PR by over five feet (5-02.25 Feet). 
• Men's track & field broke three program records across their four indoor meets. Baum (weight throw), 4x400M Relay and Fung (600M) all set program records this winter. 
• Lewis & Clark competed against 25 schools at the Whitworth Indoor Invitational including NCAA DI schools Gonzaga University, Eastern Washington University, Idaho University, Portland State University.  

WHO'S NEXT 

Lewis & Clark will kick off their Outdoor Track & Field schedule on Friday, March 6 when they travel to Linfield University for the Erik Anderson Icebreaker.