Track & Field Athletes of the Week

April 14

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Ben Dillow (George Fox, Sr., Newberg, Ore. - Cedar Park Christian) came from behind to win the NWC decathlon with an NCAA automatic qualifying score of 4,716 points. He won the 1,500 (final event) in 4:19.09.
Honorable Mention: Isaac Moog (PLU, Fr., sprints); Josh Lovell (Linfield, So., Decathlon).

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Lakia Arceneaux (PLU, Fr., Puyallup, Wash. - Emerald Ridge) won the 100 dash (12.76) and placed second in the 200 (26.22) at the PLU Invitational.
Honorable Mention: Terah Laack (George Fox, Sr., heptathlon); Casey Stepan (Linfield, Sr., 800).

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Carson Bartlett (Pacific, Fr., St. Helens, Ore. - St. Helens) improved his NCAA qualifying mark in the triple jump by winning the event at the L&C Invitational (46’-6.5”) and also finished second in the high jump (6’-5”).
Honorable Mention: Ben Spaun (Whitworth, Sr., decathlon); Ben Burgess (George Fox, Jr., throws).

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Melinda Fahey (Willamette, Sr., Salem, Ore. - McKay) won the hammer at the L&C Invite in an NCAA provisional mark of 162’-4” and was third in the discus (136’-1”), missing the NCAA provisional mark by one inch.
Honorable Mention: Taylor Hacker (PLU, Jr., throws); Kristen Dormaier (Whitworth, Sr., heptathlon, TJ); Risa Allen (Pacific, Jr., jumps); Sarah Curry (George Fox, Fr., PV).

April 7

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Ian Batch (Willamette, Jr., Eagle, Idaho) ran the 5,000 in 14:31.79 at the Willamette Invite, finishing second overall (top college runner) and provisionally qualifying for the NCAA championships.
Honorable Mention: Mat Strum (Linfield, Jr., 400); Adrian Shipley (Pacific, Jr., 10k); Garrett Blizzard (George Fox, Jr., 400).

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Jena Winger (Willamette, Jr., Bonney Lake, Wash. - Sumner) earned an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the 5,000 with a time of 17:21.59, the top time in the NWC this season, at the Willamette Invitational.
Honorable Mention: Kelsey Owens (Pacific, Jr., 5k); Caitlin McGrane (UPS, So., 100h); Lisa Mensonides (George Fox, Jr., 400h).

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Carson Bartlett (Pacific, Fr., St. Helens, Ore. - St. Helens) posted NCAA provisional qualifying marks in both the triple jump (46’-3.25”) and long jump (22’-11.75”), setting NWC bests in both events this season.
Honorable Mention: Jeff Kintner (Whitworth, So., throws); Isaac Moog (PLU, Fr., jumps); Greg Bailey (UPS, Jr., throws); Jake Weber (George Fox, Fr., jumps).

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Risa Allen (Pacific, Jr., Portland, Ore. - UPS) established a new NWC best in the triple jump and broke her own school record with a distance of 35’-10” at the Willamette Invite.
Honorable Mention: Taylor Hacker (PLU, Jr., throws); Sarah Curry (George Fox, Fr., PV).

March 31

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Josh Lovell (Linfield, So., Vancouver, Wash. - Columbia River) earned an NCAA provisional qualifying score in the decathlon (6,407 points) at the Linfield Multi Event Invite, winning the 100 (11.34) and 400 dash (51.08).
Honorable Mention: John Zaganiacz (George Fox, So., sprints/hurdles).

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Lisa Mensonides (George Fox, Jr., Tacoma, Wash. - Tacoma Baptist) earned an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 400 hurdles (1:02.84) at the PLNU Collegiate Invite and anchored the Bruins to a time of 4:00.72 in the 4x400 relay, the NWC’s best time this season.
Honorable Mention: Laura Sibley (Linfield, Jr., Hept).

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Ben Dillow (George Fox, Sr., Newberg, Ore. - Cedar Park Christian) posted the NWC’s best pole vault (14’-6”) at the PLNU Collegiate, and also long jumped 21’-1.25”.
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Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Katie Alaimo (George Fox, Sr., The Dalles, Ore. - The Dalles) cleared 5’-4” in the high jump at the Westmont Retro dual meet, the best mark in the NWC this season, and also triple jumped 31’-4.5”.
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March 24

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Emmanuel Bofa (Whitworth, So., Puyallup, Wash. - Emerald Ridge) won the 800 meter run at the Point Loma Invite with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 1:51.01, setting a new school record.
Honorable Mention: John Zaganiacz (George Fox, So., hurdles).

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Melissa Leighty (George Fox, Fr., Canby, Ore. - Canby) provisionally qualified for the NCAA championships in the heptathlon with a score of 4,170, setting best times in the NWC in the 100 hurdles (15.18) and 200 (26.02).
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Mattila (Whitworth, Fr., hurdles); Kelsey Owens (Pacific, Jr., mid-distance); Brittany Hodgson (UPS, Sr., steeplechase); Faven Araya (PLU, Jr., hurdles).

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Ben Dillow (George Fox, Sr., Newberg, Ore. - Cedar Park Christian) won the decathlon with an NCAA qualifying score of 6,920 points. His pole vault height of 13’-10.75” is the best in the NWC to date.
Honorable Mention: Kory Kemp (Whitworth, Jr., javelin); Isaac Moog (PLU, Fr., jumps); Greg Bailey (UPS, Jr., hammer); Bobby Larkins (Pacific, Jr., shot put).

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Risa Allen (Pacific, Jr., Portland, Ore. - UPS) hit the NWC’s best mark to date in the triple jump with a distance of 35’-4” at the Oregon Preview.
Honorable Mention: Cindy Walsh (George Fox, So., long jump); Taylor Hacker (PLU, Jr., throws); Kristen Dormaier (Whitworth, Sr., jumps).

March 17

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Kyle Kotaich (Willamette, So., Florence, Ore. - Siuslaw) posted the NWC’s fastest 800 meter run time this season with a 1:55.48 at the WOU-SOU at Willamette meet, finishing second in the event.
Honorable Mention: Nick Gallagher (Whitworth, Fr., 5,000); Ryan Forbes (George Fox, Jr., sprints); Adrian Shipley (Pacific, 5,000).

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Jenna Winger (Willamette, Jr. Bonney Lake, Wash. - Sumner) won the 3,000 meter steeplechase in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 10:51.06 and setting a new school record.
Honorable Mention: Kelsey Owens (Pacific, Jr., mid-distance); JulieKay Brown (George Fox, Sr., 400).

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Grant Piros (Willamette, Jr., Newberg, Ore. - Newberg) threw the javelin 200’-4” in the decathlon, earning an NCAA DIII provisional qualifying mark. He won the decathlon with a score of 5,958 points.
Honorable Mention: Carson Bartlett (Pacific, Fr., jumps); Joel Krebs (George Fox, Jr., Jav).

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Brooke Smith (Willamette, Jr., Idleyld Park, Ore. - Glide) won the heptathlon with a score of 4,068 points, missing the NCAA provisional mark by just 32 points.
Honorable Mention: Sierra Whitehill (George Fox, Fr., TJ); Corey Dugan (Whitworth, Fr., LJ); Angie Miller (Pacific, Fr., jumps).

March 10

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Emmanuel Bofa (Whitworth, So., Puyallup, Wash. - Emerald Ridge) won the 400 dash at the CC of Spokane Mini Meet in 49.72, then anchored the winning 4x400 relay to a time of 3:20.94.
Honorable Mention: Merben Woo (Willamette, Jr., sprints, hurdles); Shawn Fisher (Linfield, So., mid-distance); Nate Dillow (GFU, Fr., hurdles); Reggie Torres (Pacific, Jr., sprints)

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Faven Araya (PLU, Jr., Portland, Ore. - Portland Lutheran) won the 400 hurdles at the Peyton Invite with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:03.90. She also ran the 100 hurdles (15.83) and was part of the Lutes’ 4x100 relay (49.78).
Honorable Mention: Kelsey Owens (Pacific, Jr., mid-distance); Elizabeth Matilla (Whitworth, Fr., sprints, hurdles); Mollie Honan (George Fox, Jr., sprints, hurdles); Jordyn Smith (Willamette, Sr., 1,500); Marci Klimek (Linfield, So., distance).

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Josh Lovell (Linfield, So., Vancouver, Wash. - Columbia River) won the long jump at the Pacific 4-way with a career-best mark of 23’-4”, the fifth best mark in school history, then won the high jump (6’-2.75”) and the javelin (170’-4”).
Honorable Mention: Jeff Kintner (Whitworth, So., throws); Jacob Monroe (Willamette, Jr., throws); Ben Dillow (George Fox, Sr., PVdiscus); Bobby Larkins (Pacific, Jr., throws).

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Taylor Hacker (PLU, Jr., Gig Harbor, Wash. - Gig Harbor) set a Baker Stadium record and earned a strong provisional qualifying mark in the hammer with a winning throw of 167’-10”. She also finished 2nd in the shot put (37’-11.5”) and tossed the discus (93’-11”).
Honorable Mention: Sierra Whitehill (George Fox, Fr., jumps); Elizabeth Andrews (Willamette, So., PV).

March 3

Men’s Track Athlete of the Week: Darrell Stewart (UPS, Jr., Long Beach, Calif. - Loyola) won both the 100 dash (11.35) and 200 dash (22.89) and was part of the winning 4x100 relay (44.18) for the Loggers at their meet with Lewis & Clark and Seattle Pacific.
Honorable Mention: Merben Woo (Willamette, Jr., sprints); Shawn Pollard (Linfield, Sr., 10k); Ben Spaun (Whitworth, Sr., hurdles); Adrian Shipley (Pacific, Jr., 5k); Grant Finney (George Fox, Sr., 10k).

Women’s Track Athlete of the Week: Carley Killam (Willamette, Sr., Kailua, Hawaii - Punahou) earned an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 1,500 (4:39.31) at the Willamette Opener, finishing second only to a runner from Oregon State.
Honorable Mention: Janece Levien (UPS, Jr., sprints); Elizabeth Matilla (Whitworth, Fr., hurdles); Marci Klimek (Linfield, So., 10k); Melissa Leighty (George Fox, Fr., hurdles, sprints); Faven Araya (PLU, Jr., sprints); Kelsey Owens (Pacific, Jr., 5k).

Men’s Field Athlete of the Week: Cody Stelzer (Whitworth, So., The Dalles, Ore. - The Dalles) won the high jump at the Willamette Opener with a mark of 6’-8.75”, beating the NCAA provisional qualifying standard.
Honorable Mention: Jacob Monroe (Willamette, Jr., throws); Greg Bailey (UPS, Jr., throws); Dakari Kongela (George Fox, So., TJ); Bobby Rudel (Linfield, Jr., throws); Bobby Larkins (Pacific, Jr., throws).

Women’s Field Athlete of the Week: Melinda Fahey (Willamette, Sr., Salem, Ore. - McKay) won the hammer throw with an NCAA provisional qualifying distance of 153’-7” and also won the discus (132’-6”) at the Willamette Opener.
Honorable Mention: Taylor Hacker (PLU, Jr., hammer); Chelsea Machida (Linfield, Fr., HJ); Elisha Kampfe (George Fox, So., LJ); Ili Wong (UPS, Fr., jumps); Angie Miller (Pacific, Fr., jumps).