October 19
Men
Leo Castillo
Willamette, Junior
Parkdale, Ore./Hood River Valley HS
Castillo took 24th place in the highly-competitive 8k men’s race at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, hosted by the University of Oregon on Oct. 16. Castillo’s time was 24:38.62. The meet included three Top 11 teams from NCAA Division I (Oregon, Portland, Wisconsin).
Honorable Mention –
Robin Harkins (Puget Sound, Fr. – Eureka, Calif.)
Joe Deardorff (Pacific, So. – Independence, Ore./Central)
Women
Kimber Mattox
Willamette, Sophomore
Bend, Ore./Cornell Univ.
Mattox took second place behind unattached runner Christine Babcock in the 5k women’s race at the Mike Hodges Invitational on Oct. 15. Mattox earned a time of 17:56.88. Her time moved Mattox into seventh on Willamette’s all-time Top 10 list, improving her previous top time of 18:00.56.
Honorable Mention –
Joy Shufeldt (Whitworth, So. – Portland, Ore./Franklin)
Hayley Walker (Puget Sound, Jr. – Cambria, Calif.)
Sam Lee (Pacific, Sr. – Fort Wayne, Ind./Xavier Univ.)
October 12
Men
John Phillips
Pacific Lutheran, Senior
Kenmore, Wash./Seattle Pacific Univ.
Phillips finished sixth out of 62 runners at the PLU Invitational with a time of 27:13.09.
Honorable Mention –
Women
Katie Gebert
Pacific Lutheran, Sophomore
Everett, Wash./Everett HS
At the PLU Invitational, Gebert placed sixth out of 58 runners with a time of 23:28.52.
Honorable Mention –
October 5
Men
Leo Castillo
Willamette, Junior
Parkdale, Ore./Hood River Valley HS
Castillo placed 20th out of 239 runners in the Men’s Cardinal 8k Race at the 36th Annual Charles Bowles Classic on Oct. 2. He completed the race in 24:24.31 and was the top NCAA Division III finisher. Castillo helped Willamette place 5th in the team standings (score of 155) behind four NCAA Division I and II teams.
Honorable Mention –
Trevor Berrian (Whitworth, So. – North Bend, Ore./North Bend)
Robin Harkins (Puget Sound, Fr. – Eureka, Calif.)
Joe Gladow (Linfield, Fr. – Shoreline, Wash./Shorewood)
Joe Deardorff (Pacific, So. – Independence, Ore./Central)
Women
Tonya Turner
Whitworth, Junior
Spokane, Wash./Mead
Turner was the top NCAA DIII runner (the next closest was her own teammate in 15th) at the Willamette Charles Bowles Invite, placing 12th out of 257 runners with a time of 17:52.90. She led the Pirate women to the best NCAA DIII finish.
Honorable Mention –
Kimber Mattox (Willamette, So. – Bend, Ore./Bend HS/Cornell University)
Hayley Walker (Puget Sound, Jr. – Cambria, Calif.)
Sam Lee (Pacific, Sr. – Fort Wayne, Ind./Xavier University)
September 28
Men
Country
Scott Pinske
Linfield, Senior
Trinidad, Calif./McKinleyville
Pinske was the top collegiate finisher at the Linfield Preview. His time of 26:36 was just five seconds behind the race winner, a club runner. Pinske, a senior competing in his first season of cross country, helped the Linfield men’s team claim second place.
Honorable Mention –
Joe Deardorff (Pacific, So. – Independence, Ore./Central)
Women
Mimi Seely
Linfield, Freshman
Redmond, Ore./Bend
Seeley won the Linfield Preview by a nine-second margin over the second-place runner. She covered the six-kilometer course in 23:23, leading Linfield to a third-place team finish.
Honorable Mention –
Sam Lee (Pacific, Sr. – Fort Wayne, Ind./Xavier University)
Tonya Turner (Whitworth, Jr. – Spokane, Wash./Mead HS)
September 21
Men
Trevor Berrien
Whitworth, Sophomore
North Bend, Ore./North Bend
Berrien was the top NCAA DIII finisher at the UW Sundodger Open race, leading Whitworth to a team title over NAIA/CIS power UBC. He finished less than 13 seconds behind the winner from NCAA DII St. Martin’s.
Honorable Mention –
Leo Castillo (Willamette, So. – Parkdale, Ore./Hood River Valley HS)
Richi LeDonne (Lewis & Clark, Sr. – Narberth, Pa.)
Joe Deardorff (Pacific, So. – Independence, Ore./Central)
Alex Pia (George Fox, Fr. – Newberg, Ore.)
Robin Harkins (Puget Sound, Fr. – Eureka, Calif.
Women
Kimber Mattox
Willamette, Junior
Bend, Ore./Cornell University
Mattox won the women’s race (5k) and led the Bearcats to a team victory at the Willamette Grass Course on Friday, Sept. 17. She crossed the finish line in 19:03.41 to win by 29.52 seconds over Mimi Seeley of Linfield in second place.
Honorable Mention –
Tonya Turner (Whitworth, Jr. – Spokane, Wash.)
Mimi Seeley (Linfield, Fr. – Redmond, Ore./Bend)
Illana Livstrom (Lewis & Clark, So. – Roseville, Minn./Great River School)
Suzy Olsen (Pacific Lutheran, So. – Everett, Wash./Everett HS)
Sam Lee (Pacific, Sr. – Fort Wayne, Ind./Xavier University)
Marnie Hazelhurst (Puget Sound, Jr. – Portland, Ore)
Chelsea Sowards (George Fox, Fr. – Marysville, Wash./Lakewood)
September 14
Men
Leo Castillo
Willamette, Junior
Parkdale, Ore./Hood River Valley HS
Castillo took second place with a time of 25:06.67 over the 8k course at the Pier Park Invitational hosted by the University of Portland. Castillo helped Willamette finish second in the team results as WU scored 2-4-6-10-11.
Honorable Mention –
John Roberts (Lewis & Clark, Jr. – Hudson, Wisc./Hudson)
Joseph Pia (George Fox, Fr. – Newberg, Ore./Veritas)
Joe Deardorff (Pacific, So. – Independence, Ore./Central)
Women
Illana Livstrom
Lewis & Clark, Sophomore
Roseville, Minn./Great River School
Livstrom placed second at the Lewis & Clark Invitational, beating her own personal record from the previous week by 32 seconds with a time of 22:24.72.
Honorable Mention –
Kimber Mattox (Willamette, Jr. – Bend, Ore./Cornell Univ.)
Sam Lee (Pacific, Sr. – Fort Wayne, Ind./Xavier University)
Chelsea Sowards (George Fox, Fr. – Marysville, Wash./Lakewood)
September 7
Men
Trevor Berrian
Whitworth, Sophomore
North Bend, Ore./North Bend HS
Major: Philosophy/Theology
Berrian came from behind to overtake teammate Kalen Darling over the final kilometer and lead Whitworth for a 1-2-3-4 finish at the Whitman Invitational.
Honorable Mention –
Richie LeDonne (Lewis & Clark, Sr. – Narbert, Pa./Lower Merion
Scott Pinske (Linfield, Jr. – Trinidad, Calif.)
Alan DenAdel (Pacific Lutheran, Fr. – Bow, Wash./Burlington-Edison HS)
Wes Finger (Puget Sound, Fr. – Deming, Wash./Mt. Baker)
Women
Whitworth, Junior
Spokane, Wash./Mead HS
Major: Health Science
Turner led Whitworth to a 1-2-3-4 finish at the Whitman Invitational, winning it for the second straight year.
Honorable Mention –
Illana Livstrom (Lewis & Clark, So. – Roseville, Minn./Great River School)
Hayley Walker (Puget Sound, Sr. – Cambria, Calif./Coast Union)
Katie Gebert (Pacific Lutheran, So. – Everett, Wash./Everett HS)