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Track & Field Sets Three Program Records At Portland Indoor Open #2 Meet

Freshman Malia Heien set the program record in the 800M

PORTLAND, Ore.—Lewis & Clark College track & field set three indoor program records on Sunday afternoon at the Portland Indoor Open #2 Meet. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Women's freshman Malia Heien set the first program record of the day for the Pioneers. Heien, who was competing in the women's 800M at the collegiate level for the first time, finished third overall and broke the previous program record by over six seconds with a time of 2:20.25. 
 
It wouldn't take long for the next program record to be broken. Fellow freshman Noah Nelson paced five Pioneers in the men's 800M. He broke the previous program record by a second, after finishing in 2:00.88 to take seventh place. Sophomore Will Dennis placed ninth (2:02.21), with junior Brendan Creeks (2:03.33), sophomore Liam Rickey (2:04.56) and junior Frankie Reid (2:05.08) coming in 11th, 12th and 15th places. 
 
The Pioneers tacked on a third program record in the final event of the meet. The Pioneers 4x400M relay team of freshman Jordan Lahusky, sophomore Paul Biaggi, junior Devon Guest and Nelson finished second overall with a new program record time of 3:33.68. Lewis & Clark's second relay team of sophomore Daniel Madhavan, junor Connor Smyth, freshman Will Laskey and junior Elliott Harrison took 11th place in 3:52.28. 
 
Junior Macy O'Hara got the day started off strong for the Pioneers in the women's 200M. O'Hara came in sixth place with a time of 26.83. Senior Sarah Carney took 26th in the event with a time of 32.01. 
 
Guest led a quintet of Pioneers in the men's 200M. The Pioneers dual-sport athlete finished in 11th place (23.93). Harrison came in second on the team and 20th overall with a time of 25.24. Laskey finished in 26.24 (24th) and Smyth (26.77) and Madhavan (27.98) rounded out the Pioneers five runners. 
 
Lahusky and Biaggi represented Lewis & Clark in the men's 400M. Lahusky took 11th place (52.20) and Biaggi came in 21st (55.33). 
 
In the women's mile, sophomore Marion Jones (6:00.07) finished in 26th overall. Senior Hanna Callinan crossed the line in 6:26.51 to finish 34th. 
 
Sophomore Aidan Ridderhof led four Pios in the men's mile. Ridderhof registered a 12th place showing with a time of 4:34.10. Freshman Joseph Naylor (4:47.26) barely edged out junior Dylan Souza (4:51.22) and junior Brandon Apresa (5:01.09). 
 
Freshmen Emogene Lutz and Ali Kerschner competed in the women's 3K. Lutz notched a 13th place showing (11:16.19) and Kerschner took 21st (12:25.27). 
 
Junior Miles Voenell paced six Pioneers runners in the men's 3K. Voenell took 26th place with a time of 9:09.82. Freshman Theron Plumb (9:16.07) and junior Nate Bay (9:20.91) finished second and third on the team. Sophomore Peter Ford (9:25.35), freshman Rigo Castellanos (9:28.98) and sophomore Mike Reem (9:36.94) rounded out the six Lewis & Clark runners in the event. 
 
The Pioneers rounded out the day in the women's 4x400M relay. O'Hara, freshman Elsie Chin, junior Macy Carroll and Carney took 12th place with a time of 4:38.38. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • The Pioneers have run the 4x400M twice this season and set the program record both times. Biaggi and Nelson have been apart of both record-setting performances. 
  • O'Hara's time in the 200M was the second-fastest time in program history. Her time of 26.83 seconds was just .07 seconds behind Nicole Godbout's record (26.76) that she set in 2017. 
  • Heien ranks 74th among NCAA Division III runners this year in the 800M. 
  • Lahusky's time in the 400M (52.20) is tied for third in program history. 
WHAT'S NEXT 
 
The Pioneers will send a group of student-athletes to Spokane for the Whitworth Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
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Players Mentioned

Brandon Apresa

Brandon Apresa

Distance
5' 7"
Junior
Nate Bay

Nate Bay

Distance
6' 0"
Junior
Paul Biaggi

Paul Biaggi

Sprints
Sophomore
Sarah Carney

Sarah Carney

Hurdles/Sprints
5' 4"
Senior
Macy Carroll

Macy Carroll

Distance
5' 3"
Junior
Brendan Creeks

Brendan Creeks

Distance
5' 11"
Junior
Will Dennis

Will Dennis

Distance
5' 10"
Sophomore
Peter Ford

Peter Ford

Distance
5' 8"
Sophomore
Devon Guest

Devon Guest

Sprints
6' 0"
Junior
Elliott Harrison

Elliott Harrison

Sprints
5' 8"
Junior
Marion Jones

Marion Jones

Distance
5' 8"
Sophomore
Daniel Madhavan

Daniel Madhavan

Sprints
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Brandon Apresa

Brandon Apresa

5' 7"
Junior
Distance
Nate Bay

Nate Bay

6' 0"
Junior
Distance
Paul Biaggi

Paul Biaggi

Sophomore
Sprints
Sarah Carney

Sarah Carney

5' 4"
Senior
Hurdles/Sprints
Macy Carroll

Macy Carroll

5' 3"
Junior
Distance
Brendan Creeks

Brendan Creeks

5' 11"
Junior
Distance
Will Dennis

Will Dennis

5' 10"
Sophomore
Distance
Peter Ford

Peter Ford

5' 8"
Sophomore
Distance
Devon Guest

Devon Guest

6' 0"
Junior
Sprints
Elliott Harrison

Elliott Harrison

5' 8"
Junior
Sprints
Marion Jones

Marion Jones

5' 8"
Sophomore
Distance
Daniel Madhavan

Daniel Madhavan

Sophomore
Sprints