PORTLAND, Ore.—Lewis & Clark College men's track & field honored the program's 18 seniors and posted eight top-10 finishes at the L&C Larry Byerly Invitational. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
 
Lewis & Clark hosted their second and final regular-season meet of the season over the weekend at the David and Eldon Fix Track. The River Otters welcomed over 1,000 athletes to the two-day meet with schools from NCAA DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, Junior College and club and masters teams represented. 

At the conclusion of Saturday's competition, Lewis & Clark honored their 18 seniors/athletes competing in their final season of track & field: Andrew Baum, John Blockhus, Elsie Chin, Zaren Crockett, Nadia Cota, Anli Davis, Rose Dinh, Jon Fritz, Malia Heien, Ali Kerschner, Jordan Lahusky, Emogene Lutz, Joseph Naylor, Nia Pile, Theron Plumb, Miriam Reside, Reilyn Sabado and AJ Schroeder. 
 
Men's track & field posted five top-50 marks in program history, as they competed in their final tune-up before the 2026 Northwest Conference Championship Meet. 
 
Junior Keegan Zaso put together one of the top performances of the weekend in the triple jump. He earned a spot in the Finals of the event and placed fourth of 27 jumpers with a PR mark of 14.16M (46-05.50 Feet). He finished the event as the top jumper from an NCAA institution and it moved him up to 44^th in NCAA DIII this season. Fritz placed eighth in the triple jump with a leap of 13.81M (45-03.75 Feet). 
 
First year Zane Bryant led a trio of long jumpers for Lewis & Clark on Saturday. The first year registered a PR mark to crack the top-50 in program history. He placed 21^st out of 45 competitors with a leap of 6.39M (20-11.75 Feet). Sophomore Kristopher Adams came in 33^rd place with a jump of 6.09M (19-11.75 Feet). Crockett, who was competing in the long jump for the first time in his career, placed 41^st overall with a leap of 5.46M (17-11 Feet). 
 
First year Cody Strozyk added a third-place showing in the javelin throw on Friday. The first year launched the javelin 52.51M (172-03 Feet) to finish third out of 22 competitors and first among D3 throwers by almost 10 meters. 
 
Baum made the most of his final home meet with two-10 marks. He finished seventh out of 34 student-athletes in the hammer on Friday at Linfield. Baum's best throw traveled 47.07M (154-05 Feet) to place first among D3 throwers. Junior Liam Stanley placed 23^rd in the event with a heave of 36.28M (119-00 Feet). 
 
Baum also led a trio of Lewis & Clark throwers in the discus on Saturday. He unleashed a throw of 44.64M (146-05 Feet) to place seventh out of 50 throwers. Stanley came in 25^th place with a mark of 36.37M (119-04 Feet). First year Ewan Reid registered a throw of 30.14M (98-10 Feet) to place 46^th. 
 
In the final throwing event, Baum took 13^th out of 42 competitors in the shot put. Baum recorded a heave of 13.69M (44-11 Feet). Reid posted a PR throw of 10.43M (34-02.75 Feet) to come in 35^th place. 
 
Lahusky posted the top finish for Lewis & Clark on the track. The senior came in fourth out of 57 sprinters in the 400M with a time of 49.54. Lahusky finished first among all NCAA runners and over a second faster than the second D3 runner to cross the line. First year Forrest Holt added a PR time of 51.05 to place 13^th. 
 
Junior Evan Markelz led a quintet of Lewis & Clark runners in the 1,500M. Markelz finished second in his heat and 12^th out of 93 runners with a PR time of 3:57.47. He was the top-D3 finisher in the event. Junior Emil Miller placed 24^th overall and second in his heat with a PR time of 4:01.50. Sophomore AJ Gibbs crossed the line in 4:09.22 to finish 51^st overall. Naylor (4:21.40) and Blockhus (4:30.84) came across in 69^th and 78^th place. 
 
Junior Colin Shimabukuro finished first among six River Otters in the 800M. Shimabukuro registered a PR time of 1:58.14 to place 16^th out of 86 runners in the 800M.  First years Dustin Widrig and Knox Orchard each registered PR times on Saturday. Widrid finished 22^nd overall with a time of 1:58.89. Orchard crossed the line in 1:59.67 to place 30^th. Junior Jordan Wu added a season-best time of 2:02.72 to place 57^th. Naylor nearly won his heat with a huge second 400M, as he placed second in the heat and 71^st overall with a season-best time of 2:08.22. Junior Teagon Aasen crossed the line in 78^th with a mark of 2:10.60. 
 
Junior Gavin Sellers represented Lewis & Clark in the 3,000M Steeplechase. He placed 12^th out of 17 runners with a season-best time of 10:26.21. 
 
Sophomore Jaden Mwendapole led a trio of River Otters in the 100M. Mwedanpole posted a time of 11.29 to finish 31^st out of 100. First year Enzo Murray placed 67^th with a PR time of 11.75. Crockett notched a season-best time of 12.09 to come across in 88^th place. 
 
Plumb was the lone Lewis & Clark competitor in the 5K. He finished 35^th out of 79 runners with a time of 15:53.51. 
 
Lewis & Clark entered three relay teams on Saturday. 
 
The 4x100M Relay team placed fourth out of 11 teams and first among the NWC competitors. The quartet of Fritz, Mwendapole, Lahusky and Bryant combined for a time of 42.45 to beat NWC teams Linfield, Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound. 
 
Lewis & Clark had two teams compete in the 4x400M Relay. The "A" Team of Shimabukuro, Wu, Widrig and Lahusky finished 10^th out of 18 teams with a time of 3:30.90. The "B" Team of Aasen, Markelz, Orchard and Miller posted a time of 3:41.45 to finish in 12^th. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS 

• Zaso's mark in the triple jump (14.16M) moved him past Fritz for fifth all-time in program history. His mark is the best jump by a River Otter since 1980 in the event. He will head into the NWC Championship Meet ranked first in the conference. 
• Markelz's PR time in the 1,500M pushed him up to 18^th in program history (3:57.47). Miller joined him in the top-50 on Saturday by recording the 37^th-best time (4:01.50). 
• Bryant moved into 37^th place in program history in the long jump (6.39M) on Saturday. 
• Shimabukuro cracked the top-50 in the 800M on Saturday with the 46^th-fastest time in school history (1:58.14). 

WHAT'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will travel to Spokane for the 2026 NWC Championship Meet on Saturday and Sunday. The meet will kick off on Saturday at 11 a.m. and there will be a live video feed (FloSports) and live results available for both days.