Wednesday, April 22, 2015


Season Winds Down at L&C Invite
April 18, 2015

PORTLAND, Ore. - Typical unpredictable Oregon spring weather brought warm temperatures as well as some hot performances on the Lewis and Clark track. Numerous season's bests and personal records were reached and a few more Wildcat athletes snagged the coveted qualifying standard and punched their ticket to the NWC Championships.

The Linfield distance crew will be taking a sizable van load to the Conference meet next week at George Fox University. Wildcat qualifiers for 2015 are:

Seniors - Calli Dowdy, Brooke Niemann, Chad Linnerooth, Clavin Howell
Juniors - Alex Mangan
Sophomores - Maddy Noe, Chris Poole, Chris Roth, Adrian Clifford
Freshmen: Kaelia Neal, Emma Knudson, Jaime Rodden, Jeff Lee

"We have a great crew representing the 'Cat's this year," stated assistant coach Greg Mitchell. "I'm proud of all of them and I'm really excited to see what kind of noise they will make at the Championships. As long as they believe in themselves and execute a solid race plan, they'll rack up some solid points."
Emma Knudson will be racing the 10k and 5k at the NWC Championships.
Wildcat mid-distance runners celebrate after a strong showing in the 800m races.
Vera Heidmann and Katie Higinbotham press the pace in the 1500m.
The Purple Pain Train chases the NWC standard in the 5k at the L&C Invite.
Chris Roth will be jumping the barriers next week in the NWC steeple chase.
Members of the Wildcat distance crew celebrate a successful meet and season together.



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