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Lewis & Clark College

2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Steve Gibbons
Ella Ruark
Steve Gibbons

Nia Pile

  • Height 5-7
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
  • High School The Governor’s Academy (Mass.)
  • Events Throws/Jumps
  • Major Psychology, Health Professions (Preprofessional program)

Biography

TFRRS BIO PAGE: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8368232/Lewis__Clark/Nia_Pile

2025 Outdoor Season Best Marks
 
100M: 14.24 – L&C Electric Forest Open, March 8 
Shot Put: 12.00M (39-04.50 Feet) – Linfield Jenn Boyman Memorial Invitational, April 5 – 5th in program history
Long Jump: 4.85M (15-11.00 Feet) – Linfield Jenn Boyman Memorial Invitational, April 5 – T-30th in program history

2025 Indoor Season Best Marks
 
60M: 8.91 - George Fox Indoor #2, February 21  
Shot Put: 10.71 (35-01.75 Feet) – George Fox Indoor #1, February 8  

NOTABLES 
  • Put together a strong junior campaign that saw her record two top-16 marks in outdoor program history 
  • Competed in 10 meets during her junior season 
  • Opened her season on February 8 when she posted a season-best mark in the Indoor Shot Put (10.71M) at the George Fox Indoor #1 Meet 
  • Placed third in the shot put (10.72M), seventh in the long jump (4.75M) and ran a PR in the 100M (14.24) at the L&C Electric Forest Open 
  • Posted PRs in the both the shot put (12.00M) and long jump (4.85M) and recorded top-16 marks in program history in both events at the Linfield Jenn Boyman Memorial Invitational 
  • Placed 11th at the Northwest Conference Championship Meet in the shot put (11.02M) 
2024 Outdoor Season Best Marks

Long Jump: 4.69M (15-04.75 Feet) – L&C Larry Byerly Invite, April 13 - 36th in program history
Shot Put: 11.85M (38-10.5 Feet) – L&C Larry Byerly Invite, April 13 – 5th in program history

2023-24 Indoor Season Best Marks
 
60M: 8.88  – 2023 Spokane Invitational, December 9 – 16th in program history
Shot Put: 11.12M (36-05.75 Feet) – George Fox Indoor #1, February 3 – 3rd in program history

NOTABLES 
  • Competed in eight meets during her sophomore season 
  • Posted the third-best shot put mark in indoor program history on February 3 at the George Fox Indoor #1 Meet
  • Recorded career-best marks in the long jump and the shot put on April 13 at the L&C Larry Byerly Invite
  • Finished third in the shot put at the L&C Larry Byerly Invite and recorded the 5th-best mark in program history 
  • Placed 13th in the shot put (10.65M) at the Northwest Conference Championship Meet
2023 Outdoor Season Best Marks
 
100M: 14:64 – Friday Night Lights, March 24 
Shot Put: 10.87M (35-08) – L&C Larry Byerly invite, April 15 – 16th in program history
Discus: 23.33M (76-06) – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker, March 4 – 34th in program history
Hammer Throw: 26.43M (86-08) – John Knight Invitational, April 7 – 16th in program history
 
2023 Indoor Season Best Marks
 
Shot Put: 10.23M (33-06.75) – George Fox Indoor #1, February 5 – 3rd in program history
 
NOTABLES 
  • Made her collegiate debut on February 5 at the George Fox Indoor #1 Meet 
  • Posted a top-35 mark in program history in all four events she competed in as a freshman
  • Competed in the shot put (14th place) at the NWC Championship event 
Prior to Lewis & Clark: Attended the Governor's Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts ... Competed in football and track & field ... Named the USA Track & Field New England Indoor Women’s Shotput Champion ... Earned MVP honors for the Women's Outdoor Track & Field Team ... Holds the program record for shotput in indoor track & field ... Member of the varsity outdoor track & field program for all four years ... Brother Nkosi competed at Division I Saint Peter's University in track & field. 

Why Lewis & Clark?: I chose Lewis and Clark because I wanted to try something new, discover a different vibe and personality from what I was used to and L&C was the best option for that.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023First Year

    Throws
    5'7"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Throws
    5'7"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Throws/Jumps
    5'7"