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Women's Track & Field Posts Six Top-10 Finishes On Day Two Of John Knight Twilight

Senior Emogene Lutz placed fifth in the 5K

MONMOUTH, Ore.—Lewis & Clark College women's track & field posted six top-10 finishes on Day Two of the John Knight Twilight Meet.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 
 
Six different River Otters finished in the top-10 and two others posted top-50 marks in program history, on the second and final day at Western Oregon University. 
 
Senior Emogene Lutz led a quartet of Lewis & Clark runners in the 5K. She crossed the line in 5th out of 26 competitors with a season-best time of 20:05.33. Sophomore Talia Tomhave came across in 20:32.00 to place ninth overall. Senior Ali Kerschner notched a PR time of 20:40.18 to finish in 12th place. First year Tesla Curtis (21:21.80) and junior Mackenzie Olver (21:24.38) finished back-to-back in 17th and 18th overall. 
 
Senior Elsie Chin paced a trio of River Otters in the 400M. Chin came across in a season-best time of 59.31 to finish in ninth place. Junior Callow Soto added a 10th-place showing, when she posted a time of 59.73. Senior AJ Schroeder clocked a season-best time of 1:11.43 to place 37th.
 
Senior Malia Heien added the final top-10 finish of the day on the track. Heien recorded a season-best time of 2:17.25 to finish 10th out of 68 competitors. Senior Miriam Reside placed 27th overall with a time of 2:26.08. Junior Maeva Conroy (2:40.40), Tomhave (2:40.57 – season-best) and first year Katherine Scannell (2:40.84 – PR) finished back-to-back in 50th, 51st and 52nd places. Kerschner registered a mark of 2:52.15 to finish in 63rd place. 
 
Junior Divinity Singleton led the team's field athletes on Saturday with the River Otters' lone top-10 showing. 
 
Singleton finished eighth out of 43 throwers in the shot put. She launched the implement 11.56M (37-11.25 Feet). First year Ky Roussin placed 16th overall with a mark of 10.53M (34-06.75 Feet). Senior Nia Pile recorded a toss of 9.77M (32-00.75 Feet) to finish 23rd. First year Lillian Morlan came in just behind Pile in 24thwith a throw of 9.69M (31-09.50 Feet). 
 
Junior Lillian Besa led five Lewis & Clark throwers in the discus. Besa finished 12th out of 43 throwers with a heave of 33.89M (111-02 Feet). Senior Reilyn Sabado recorded a PR throw of 33.07M (108-06 Feet) to place 15th. Roussin launched the discus 28.11M (92-02 Feet) to finish in 29th. Morlan placed 31st with a toss of 27.54M (90-04 Feet). Singleton ended the event in 35th place with a throw of 25.83M (84-09 Feet). 
 
Junior Rose Dinh and senior Anli Davis represented Lewis & Clark in the long jump. Dinh finished in 16th place with a leap of 4.97M (16-03.75 Feet). Davis launched herself 4.41M (14-05.75 Feet) to come in 31st place. 
 
Dinh also led a trio of River Otters in the 100M Hurdles. She finished in 19th place with a time of 16.79. Junior Carolyn Mayberry crossed the line in 17.17 to place 20th. First year Sofia Figueroa added a PR time of 17.59 to finish in 22nd
 
Scannell represented Lewis & Clark in the 3,000M Steeplechase. The first year posted a time of 13:46.97 to finish 15th overall. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS 
  • Heien moved up to 83rd in NCAA DIII in the 800M with her season-best time (2:17.25). She owns the program record in the event with a time of 2:11.17. 
  • Sabado's PR in the discus (33.07M) pushed her up to 19th all-time in program history. 
  • Heien ranks second in the NWC this season in the 800M (2:17.25). She also owns the top time in the 1,500M (4:45.61). 
  • Figueroa now sits 38th in program history in the 100M Hurdles (17.59). 
  • Chin's time in the 400M moved her up to fifth in the Northwest Conference. 
WHAT'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will host the L&C Larry Byerly Invite on Friday and Saturday in their final tune-up before the 2026 Northwest Conference Championship Meet. Friday's portion of the meet will be hosted at Linfield University and be comprised solely of field events. Saturday's meet will be hosted at the Eldon and David Fix Track on campus and also serve as Lewis & Clark's Senior Day. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Lillian Besa

Lillian Besa

Throws
Junior
Elsie Chin

Elsie Chin

Sprints/Hurdles
5' 7"
Senior
Maeva Conroy

Maeva Conroy

Distance
5' 3"
Sophomore
Anli Davis

Anli Davis

Jumps
5' 1"
Senior
Rose Dinh

Rose Dinh

Hurdles/Jumps
5' 4"
Junior
Malia Heien

Malia Heien

Distance
Senior
Ali  Kerschner

Ali Kerschner

Distance
Senior
Emogene Lutz

Emogene Lutz

Distance
Senior
Carolyn  Mayberry

Carolyn Mayberry

Hurdles
5' 5"
Junior
Mackenzie Olver

Mackenzie Olver

Distance
5' 8"
Junior
Nia Pile

Nia Pile

Throws/Jumps
5' 7"
Senior
Miriam Reside

Miriam Reside

Distance
Senior

Players Mentioned

Lillian Besa

Lillian Besa

Junior
Throws
Elsie Chin

Elsie Chin

5' 7"
Senior
Sprints/Hurdles
Maeva Conroy

Maeva Conroy

5' 3"
Sophomore
Distance
Anli Davis

Anli Davis

5' 1"
Senior
Jumps
Rose Dinh

Rose Dinh

5' 4"
Junior
Hurdles/Jumps
Malia Heien

Malia Heien

Senior
Distance
Ali  Kerschner

Ali Kerschner

Senior
Distance
Emogene Lutz

Emogene Lutz

Senior
Distance
Carolyn  Mayberry

Carolyn Mayberry

5' 5"
Junior
Hurdles
Mackenzie Olver

Mackenzie Olver

5' 8"
Junior
Distance
Nia Pile

Nia Pile

5' 7"
Senior
Throws/Jumps
Miriam Reside

Miriam Reside

Senior
Distance