SALEM, Ore.—Seven Lewis & Clark College women's cross country runners posted career-best 6K times on Saturday morning at the Linfield George Oja Invitational. 
 
THE BASICS
 
Women's Cross Country – 25^th out of 31 Teams – 638 Points 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Senior Miriam Reside ran the 46^th-fastest time in program history, to lead Lewis & Clark at the Oak Knoll Golf Course. 
 
Reside paced Lewis & Clark for the second time in the past three meets. Reside broke her PR over 6K by nearly 45 seconds, when she placed 148^th overall. She crossed the finish line in 23:53.9. 
 
Junior Skylar Willow placed second on the team after registering a season-best mark. Willow finished in 24:04.70 to place 161^st.
 
Sophomore Talia Tomhave came in just behind Willow. Tomhave recorded a season-best mark of 24:10.80 to come in 168^th place. 
 
Sophomore Maeva Conroy finished as Lewis & Clark's fourth scorer. Conroy notched a PR time of 24:37.50 to place 204^th. 
 
Junior Nadia Cota ended the race in fifth on the team. She crossed the line in 24:52.80, a new collegiate PR, to come across in 222^nd place. 
 
Senior Emogene Lutz was the next Lewis & Clark runner to finish. Lutz posted a season-best mark of 25:17.40 to place 239^th. 
 
Junior Melissa Zurla and senior Ali Kerschner finished in quick succession. Zurla compiled a PR time of 25:30.40 to place 249^th. Kerschner was just behind her, as the senior registered a PR time of 25:36.50 to come in 255^th. 
 
First year Tesla Curtis placed ninth on Lewis & Clark. The first year finished 274^th with a PR mark of 25:59.70. 
 
First year Katherine Scannell and junior Carolyn Mayberry were the final two Lewis & Clark runners to cross the line. Scannell recorded a PR time of 28:40.60 to take 323^rd place. Mayberry placed 329^th with a mark of 28:59.20. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• All seven Lewis & Clark runners who posted PR times - improved their PRs by over 40 seconds: Curtis (130.2), Scannell (120.5), Zurla (107), Conroy (92.5), Cota (53.6), Kerschner (45.6), Reside (43.4).
• Boise State University (NCAA DI) placed first overall with a score of 25 points to edge out the University of Portland (NCAA DI) who posted 33 points. 
• Reside is now the fourth active Lewis & Clark runner to own a top-50 time in program history. Heien (seventh), Willow (28^th) and Lutz (49^th) also rank in the top-50. 
• The Evergreen State College's Alauna Carstens finished first overall with a time of 20:15.20. 

WHAT'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will travel to Tacoma on Saturday, November 1 for the 2025 Northwest Conference Championship Meet. The women's race will start at 11:00 a.m.