2010 Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week
April 20
Men's Track
Nate Dillow
George Fox, Junior
Newberg, Ore./Marist HS
Dillow scored 5,468 points and finished 5th in the NWC Decathlon despite taking no score in the pole vault. He also posted NWC qualifying marks in the 400 and 110 hurdles.
Honorable Mention –
Nathan Gilpin (Pacific, Jr. – Oregon City, Ore./Oregon City)
Women's Track
Alyssa Turner
George Fox, Freshman
Vancouver, Wash./Hodson’s Bay
Turner won the 100 hurdles on Saturday at the Rich Allen Classic and improved her NWC-leading mark in the triple jump.
Honorable Mention –
Jenna Matsumoto (Pacific, So. – Kailua, Hawaii/University Lab)
Men's Field
Jeremy Lovell
Linfield, Senior
Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River HS
Major: Accounting
Lovell won the NWC decathlon title with a personal best of 6,868 points, which ranks third in NCAA Division III currently. He placed first in three of the 10 individual events.
Honorable Mention –
Jeff Kintner (Whitworth, Sr. – Wenatchee, Wash./Wenatchee)
Evin Colignon (Willamette, Jr. – Poulsbo, Wash./Charles Wright Academy)
David Dillow (George Fox, Jr. – Newberg, Ore./Marist HS)
Bobby Larkins (Pacific, Jr. – Forest Grove, Ore./Forest Grove)
Women's Field
Beth Stam
George Fox, Sophomore
Siletz, Ore./Toledo HS
Stam finished 2nd overall in NWC Heptathlon with 4,236 points. She won four events (HJ, SP, LJ, and JT) and posted a new NWC season high and the 9th best in GFU history in triple jump (36-1.25/11.00m) at the Rich Allen Classic. In addition, all of her marks were NWC qualifiers.
Honorable Mention –
Catherine Street (Linfield, So. – Wilsonville, Ore./Wilsonville HS)
Christina Edholm (Willamette, Sr. – Pleasanton, Calif./Foothill HS)
Jenny Novak (Pacific, So. – Dexter, Ore./Pleasant Hill)
April 13
Men's Track
Dusty Caseria
Whitworth, Senior
Bellingham, Wash./Sehome
Major: Physics
Caseria defeated a deep field of 43 runners to win the 800 at the Washington-Oregon Dual in 1:53.24. His time just missed an NCAA provisional qualifying mark and is the second-fastest in the NWC only to the nation-leading time of teammate Emmanuel Bofa.
Honorable Mention –
Ben Donovan (Willamette, So. – Minneapolis, Minn./South HS)
Chris McIsaac (Linfield, Sr. - Olympia, Wash./Capital)
Vince Mull (Pacific, Fr. – Beaverton, Ore./Aloha)
Cam Eberhart (George Fox, Sr. – Albany, Ore./West Albany HS)
Barrett Bollen (Pacific Lutheran, So. – Grayland, Wash./Ocosta HS)
Women's Track
Kimber Mattox
Willamette, Senior
Bend, Ore./Cornell University
Mattox took first place in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:40.67 to take over the lead for the fastest time in the NWC this season (pending other weekend results). She won by 1.39 seconds over Maggie Miller from the College of Idaho, who took second in 4:42.06. A total of 32 runners competed in the 1,500.
Honorable Mention –
Hayley Walker (Puget Sound, Jr. – Cambria, Calif./Coast Union)
Irene Johnson (George Fox, Jr. – Portland, Ore./David Douglas HS)
Chelsea Putnam (Pacific Lutheran, So. – East Wenatchee, Wash./Eastmont)
Jenna Matsumoto (Pacific, So. – Kailua, Hawaii/University Lab)
Men's Field
Alex Hymel
Whitworth, Junior
Damascus, Ore./Sam Barlow
Major: Biochemistry & Math
Hymel won the javelin, which included 24 competitors with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark and the best mark this season in the NWC of 206’-5.”
Honorable Mention –
Bobby Larkins (Pacific, Jr. – Forest Grove, Ore./Forest Grove)
Kai Ojala (George Fox, So. – Beaverton, Ore./Clackamas CC)
Women's Field
Catherine Street
Linfield, Sophomore
Wilsonville, Ore./Wilsonville
Major: Nursing
Street soared 13 feet, ¼ inch in the women’s pole vault to break her own school record in the event at the Pacific Luau meet. The effort broke the on-year-old standard of 12-10 ¼ she set at the 2009 NCAA Championships. Street currently leads all NCAA Division III vaulters.
Honorable Mention –
Marlee Zakrevsky (George Fox, Jr. – Newberg, Ore./Newberg HS)
Chelsea Putnam (Pacific Lutheran, So. – East Wenatchee, Wash./Eastmont)
Kasey Fisher (Pacific, Fr. – Denair, Calif./Hughson)
April 6
Men’s Track
Francis Reynolds
Puget Sound, Senior
Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto
Reynolds met the NCAA DIII provisional qualifying mark in the 10k on Friday at Willamette with a time of 31:05.83. He finished fifth in the 35-man field that had no other DIII runners. His time is the sixth best in the country this season according to raceberryjam.com.
Honorable Mention –
Cam Eberhart (George Fox, Sr. – Albany, Ore./West Albany)
Jarred Franklin (Pacific, Fr. – McMinnville, Ore./McMinnville)
Emmanuel Bofa (Whitworth, Sr. – Puyallup, Wash./Emerald Ridge)
I.V. Reeves III (Pacific Lutheran, Fr. – Puyallup, Wash./Puyallup)
Women’s Track
Tonya Turner
Whitworth, Sophomore
Spokane, Wash./Mead
Major: Health Science
Turner finished second out of six athletes in the 1500 (4:48.89) at the Sam Adams Classic in a race that included student-athletes from WSU
and LCSC. Her time is the best in the NWC this season.
Honorable Mention –
Lakia Arceneaux (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Puyallup, Wash./Emerald Ridge)
Hayley Walker (Puget Sound, Jr. – Cambria, Calif./Coast Union)
Alyssa Turner (George Fox, Fr. – Vancouver, Wash./Hudson’s Bay)
Samantha Lee (Pacific, Sr. – Fort Wayne, Ind./Xavier Univ.)
Men’s Field
Kai Ojala
George Fox, Freshman
Beaverton, Ore./Clackamas CC
Ojala won the Linfield Invitational high jump with a mark of 6-4/1.93m. Kai already has the second-best mark in the conference at 6-5.25/1.96m.
Honorable Mention –
Alex Nguyen (Pacific, So. – Hillsboro, Ore./Hillsboro)
Women’s Field
Erica Cox
Whitworth, Junior
Parma, Idaho/Parma
Major: Elementary Education
Cox finished 3rd of 14 in the discus (125-9) and 4th of 11 in the hammer (155-9) at the Sam Adams Classic. Her mark in the discus is the best in the NWC this season.
Honorable Mention –
Angie Miller (George Fox, Jr. – Alsea, Ore./Pacific University)
Chelsea Putnam (Pacific Lutheran, So. – East Wenatchee, Wash./Eastmont)
Frances Corcorran (Linfield, Sr. – Bellevue, Wash./Newport)
Kasey Fisher (Pacific, Fr. – Denair, Calif./Hughson)
March 30
Men’s Track
Dakarai Kongela
George Fox, Senior
Suquamish, Wash./North Kitsap
Kongela won the Westmont Celebration 100 meters with a hand-timed 10.1. The time would be an NCAA automatic qualifying time if hand times were allowed and it is the unofficial George Fox 100 meter record. Dakarai bettered own NWC-leading mark of 10.87.
Honorable Mention –
Emmanuel Bofa (Whitworth, Sr. – Puyallup, Wash./Emerald Ridge)
Francis Reynolds (Puget Sound, Sr. – Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto)
Women’s Track
Lakia Arceneau
Pacific Lutheran, Junior
Puyallup, Wash./Emerald Ridge
Major: Business
Lakia set meet records in both the 100 (12.61) and 200 (25.73) to help lead the Lutes to a team victory at the Joe Peyton Invitational. Her 200 time is the fastest in the NWC this year.
Honorable Mention –
Irene Johnson (George Fox, Jr. – Portland, Ore./David Douglas)
Caitlyn McGrane (Puget Sound, Sr. – Colville, Wash./Colville)
Men’s Field
Josh Lovell
Linfield, Senior
Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River
Major: Physics
Lovell broke an 18-year-old Linfield record in the men’s decathlon. He scored 7,125 points to break the old standard of 7,113 set by former Wildcats All-American Ken Weinberg in 1992. The score also surpassed his own NCAA championship-winning total of last season. He won or shared top honors in six of the 10 events.
Honorable Mention –
Ron Whitley (Whitworth, Sr. – Marysville, Wash./CC of Spokane)
Jon Udlock (George Fox, Fr. – Oregon City, Ore./Clackamas CC)
Ryan Ransavage (Pacific Lutheran, Fr. – North Bend, Wash./Mount Si)
Travis Stull (Puget Sound, Fr. – Dallas, Texas/Greenhill)
Women’s Field
Angie Miller
George Fox, Junior
Alsea, Ore./Pacific (Ore.)
Miller won the Westmont Celebration long jump (18’ 9.75”) and placed 7th in the high jump (4’ 9”). Her long jump mark is an NCAA provisional mark and currently the second best in the nation. The height is also an NWC qualifier and a new GFU record.
Honorable Mention –
Jasmine Wallace (Pacific Lutheran, So. – Tacoma, Wash./Stadium)
Erica Cox (Whitworth, Jr. – Parma, Idaho/Parma)
Misty Corwin (Linfield, So. – Waldport, Ore./Waldport)
March 23
Men’s Track
Emmanuel Bofa
Whitworth, Senior
Puyallup, Wash./Emerald Ridge
Major: Speech Communications
Bofa won the 800 meters with an automatic NCAA qualifying time of 1:48.69, setting a new school record and the best time in NCAA DIII (and NWC) to date.
Honorable Mention –
Neal Howard (Willamette, So. – Seattle, Wash./Ballard)
I.V. Reeves III (Pacific Lutheran, Fr. – Puyallup, Wash./Puyallup)
Chris McIsaac (Linfield, Sr. – Olympia, Wash./Capital)
Nate Dillow (George Fox, Jr. – Newport, Ore./Marist)
Michael Hunker (Pacific, Fr. – Cornelius, Ore./Glencoe)
Women’s Track
Marci Klimek
Linfield, Senior
Phoenix, Ore./Phoenix
Major: Marketing
Klimek won both the 800 meters (2:23.18) and 1,500 meters (4:51.37) at the L&C Spring Break Open. Her times qualify for the conference meet in both events and are the fastest 800 time in and second-fastest 1,500 time in the NWC this spring.
Honorable Mention –
Kimber Mattox (Willamette, So. – Bend, Ore./Cornell University)
Lakia Arceneaux (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Puyallup, Wash./Emerald Ridge)
Joy Shufeldt (Whitworth, Fr. – Portland, Ore./Franklin)
Irene Johnson (George Fox, Jr. – Portland, Ore./David Douglas)
Heather Spurling (Lewis & Clark, Fr. – Islesford, Maine/Mount Desert Island)
Nicole Smith (Pacific, Jr. – Wailuku, Hawaii/Kamehameha)
Men’s Field
Ron Whitley
Whitworth, Senior
Marysville, Wash./CC of Spokane
Major: Elementary Education
Whitley earned NCAA provisional qualifying marks in both the hammer throw (181’-10”) and the discus (157’-1”) events. He finished second out of 30 throwers in the discus and third out of 21 throwers in the hammer at the large meet PLNU Collegiate Open. Ron’s Both now lead the NWC.
Honorable Mention –
Josh Clothier (Willamette, Jr. – Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla)
Jake Weber (George Fox, So. – Carlton, Ore./Yamhill-Carlton)
Conor McNeill (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Elma, Wash./Elma)
Clint Moore (Linfield, Sr. – Moro, Ore./Sherman)
Bobby Larkins (Pacific, Jr. – Forest Grove, Ore./Forest Grove)
Women’s Field
Beth Stam
George Fox, Sophomore
Siletz, Ore./Toledo
Stam scored 4,391 points in the Cal State-Northridge heptathlon, finishing third with a NCAA provisional mark. She hit the NCAA provisional mark in javelin (140’-5”) and her other field event marks were NWC qualifiers.
Honorable Mention –
Rachel Siebuhr (Willamette, Fr. – Centralia, Wash./Centralia)
Catherine Street (Linfield, So. – Wilsonville, Ore./Wilsonville)
Lakia Arceneaux (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Puyallup, Wash./Emerald Ridge)
Rachel Busick (Whitworth, So. – Renton, Wash./Seattle Christian)
Chloe Hallyburton (Pacific, Fr. – Dayton, Ore./Dayton)
March 16
Men’s Track
I.V. Reeves III
Pacific Lutheran, Freshman
Puyallup, Wash./Puyallup
I.V. moved into PLU's top 25 all-time list with his 100-meter time of 11.10. He also won the triple jump at the PLU Invitational and competed in the 200-meter and 400-meter relay.
Honorable Mention –
Casey Taylor (George Fox, So. – McMinnville, Ore./McMinnville)
Chris McIsaac (Linfield, Sr. – Olympia, Wash./Capital)
Stefan Redfield (Willamette, Jr. – Sisters, Ore./Sisters)
Vince Mull (Pacific, Fr. – Beaverton, Ore./Aloha)
Women’s Track
Kimber Mattox
Willamette, Junior
Bend, Ore./Cornell Univ.
Mattox won both the 800-meter run and the 1,500-meter run during Willamette's dual meet with Southern Oregon. She won the 800 with an NWC qualifying time of 2:23.96 in a field of 13 runners, winning by 1.99. It was her first time competing in the 800. She won the 1,500 with an NWC qualifying time of 4:50.59.
Honorable Mention –
Marci Klimek (Linfield, Sr. – Phoenix, Ore./Phoenix)
Suzy Olsen (Pacific Lutheran, Fr. – Everett, Wash./Everett)
Irene Johnson (George Fox, Jr. – Portland, Ore./David Douglas)
Jenna Matsumoto (Pacific, So. – Kailua, Hawaii/University Lab)
Nika Evans (Puget Sound, So. – Wayzata, Minn./Wayzata)
Men’s Field
Josh Clothier
Willamette, Junior
Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla
Clothier won the shot put at the Willamette-Southern Oregon dual with a throw of 50'6.25", as he recorded a personal record and finished just two inches short of the NCAA provisional standard. Clothier also placed fourth in the discus (127'11"), just six inches out of third, and was third in the hammer (155'6"), just four inches out of second.
Honorable Mention –
Jeremy Lovell (Linfield, Sr. – Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River)
Jake Weber (George Fox, So. – Carlton, Ore./Yamhill-Carlton)
John Fredericks (Pacific, Jr. – Forest Grove, Ore./Forest Grove)
Women’s Field
Christina Edholm
Willamette, Senior
Pleasanton, Calif./Foothill)
Edholm won the shot put (40'2.75") and took second in both the discus (108'11") and the hammer (125'7") during Willamette's dual meet with Southern Oregon. She recorded a personal best in the shot put.
Honorable Mention –
Marlee Zakrevsky (George Fox, Jr. – Newberg, Ore./Newberg)
Haley Tank (Pacific, Fr. – West Richland, Wash./Hanford)
Kelly Marineau (Linfield, So. – Beaverton, Ore./Beaverton)
Jasmine Wallace (Pacific Lutheran, So. – Tacoma, Wash./Stadium)
March 9
Men’s Track
Chris McIsaac
Linfield, Senior
Olympia, Wash./Capital
Major: Accounting
McIsaac turned in the top time by a collegian, placing second in the 10,000 meters. His time of 30:58.03 shaved more than a minute off his personal best and earned the Wildcats senior a NCAA provisional qualifying mark. It also elevated him to No. 4 on Linfield's all-time list in the event.
Honorable Mention –
Cam Eberhart (George Fox, Sr. – Albany, Ore./West Albany)
Ben Donovan (Willamette, So. – Minneapolis, Minn./South)
Casey Wall (Puget Sound, So. – Portland, Ore./Cleveland)
Michael Hunker (Pacific, Fr. – Cornelius, Ore./Glencoe)
Women’s Track
Kimber Mattox
Willamette, Sophomore
Bend, Ore./Cornell Univ.
Mattox earned an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase as she won the event at the Willamette Opener. Her time was 11:04.42, well under the provisional standard of 11:13.0.
Honorable Mention –
Joy Shufeldt (Whitworth, Fr. – Portland, Ore./Franklin)
Irene Johnson (George Fox, Jr. – Portland, Ore./David Douglas)
Lakia Arceneaux (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Puyallup, Wash./Emerald Ridge)
Samantha Lee (Pacific, Sr. – Fort Wayne, Ind./Xavier Univ.)
Caitlin McGrane (Puget Sound, Sr. – Colville, Wash./Colville)
4x400 Relay (Linfield)
Men’s Field
Josh Lovell
Linfield, Senior
Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River
Major: Physics
Lovell competed in four events, winning the high jump, long jump and 4x400 relay. In the pole vault his mark of 14-5 ½ was a new personal record.
Honorable Mention –
Alex Hymel (Whitworth, Jr. – Damascus, Ore./Sam Barlow)
Kai Ojala (George Fox, So. – Beaverton Ore./Clackamas CC)
Conor McNeill (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Elma, Wash./Elma)
Travis Stull (Puget Sound, Fr. – Dallas, Texas/Greenhill)
Ryan Culp (Pacific, So. – Woodburn, Ore./Woodburn)
Women’s Field
Catherine Street
Linfield, Sophomore
Wilsonville, Ore./Wilsonville
Major: Nursing
Street broke a 13-year-old Erik Anderson Icebreaker record held by former University of Oregon star Karina Elstrom. Her mark of 11-11 ¼ in the pole vault is a NCAA provisional qualifier.
Honorable Mention –
Katie Peterson (Willamette, So. – Independence, Ore./Central)
Erica Cox (Whitworth, Jr. – Parma, Idaho/Parma)
Cindy Walsh (George Fox, Sr. – Dayton, Ore./Dayton)
Lakia Arceneaux (Pacific Lutheran, Jr. – Puyallup, Wash./Emerald Ridge)
Haley Tank (Pacific, Fr. – West Richland, Wash./Hanford)
Maggie Klee (Puget Sound, So. – Portland, Ore./Jesuit)