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Lewis & Clark College

2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Ella Ruark
Seth Orensky
Jordan Wu
Seth Orensky

Peter Ford

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Eugene, Ore.
  • High School Sheldon
  • Events Distance
  • Major Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biography

TFRRS STATS PAGE: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7888581/Lewis__Clark/Peter_Ford.html

2024-25 Awards 
 
2025 Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete 

2025 Outdoor Season Best Marks
 
800M: 2:04.55 – Willamette T&F Invitational, March 29
1,500M: 3:59.57 – L&C Electric Forest, March 8 – 28th in program history
5,000M: 14:42.61 – John Knight Twilight, April 11 – 7th in program history
10,000M: 32:05.56 – Ed Boitano Invitational, February 28 – 17th in program history

2025 Indoor Season Best Marks
 
Mile: 4:22.35 – Portland Indoor #1, January 26  - 7th in program history

NOTABLES 
  • Put together the best season of his career as a senior 
  • Competed in nine meets during his senior campaign 
  • Recorded two top-10 marks in program history and top-30 marks in four of his five events 
  • Posted new career PRs in all five events he competed in during his final season 
  • Ran the fastest 5K time in the Northwest Conference, during the regular season, when he posted a PR time of 14:42.61 to finish second overall at the John Knight Twilight Meet
  • Finished 18th in the 5K at the NWC Championship Meet with a time of 15:12.06
  • Wraps up his career with seven top-30 marks in program history 
2024 Outdoor Season Best Marks
 
1,500M: 4:03.70 – L&C Larry Byerly Invite, April 13 – 44th in program history
5,00M: 15:04.96 – Northwest Conference Championship, April 16 – 20th in program history
10,00M: 32:10.51 – Northwest Conference Championship, April 15 – 16th in program history

2024 Indoor Season Best Marks
 
3,00M: 8:50.38- Whitworth Indoor Invitational, February 9-10 – 4th in program history

NOTABLES 
  • Competed in six meets during a strong junior campaign  
  • Recorded career-best times in all four events he raced in during his third season 
  • Opened the track & field season by running the fourth-fastest time in indoor program history in the 3K at the Whitworth Indoor Invitational 
  • Ran career-best times in the 10K and 5K at the Northwest Conference Championship Meet
  • Placed eighth in the 10K to earn a point for his team and 11th in the 5K 
  • Finished off his season by racing the 5K (15:24.79) at the Portland Twilight Meet on May 4
2023 Outdoor Season Best Marks
 
1,500M: 4:08.92 – L&C Larry Byerly Invite, April 14 
5,000M: 15:24.90 – Portland Twilight, May 6 – 38th in program history
10,000M: 32:20.30 – NWC Championship, April 21 – 17th in program history
 
2023 Indoor Season Best Marks
 
Mile: 4:38.55 – Portland Indoor #1, January 22 
3,000M: 9:25.35 – Portland Indoor #2, February 5 
 
NOTABLES 
  • Posted the fastest times of his collegiate career in all three of his events during outdoor track season 
  • Placed eighth in the 10K and ninth in the 5K at the NWC Championship Meet 
2022 Outdoor Season Best Marks 
 
1,500M: 4:20.17 – Rich Allen Classic, April 9 
5,000M: 15:53.50 – Pacific Preview, March 26 
10,000M: 33:53.98 – Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker, March 4 
 
2022 Indoor Season Best Marks
 
800M: 2:14.57 – Portland Indoor #4, February 13 – 15th in program history
Mile: 4:38.42 – Portland Indoor #4, February 13 – 16th in program history
3,000M: 9:08.96 – Seattle Pacific Final Qualifier, February 26 – 7th in program history
 
NOTABLES 
  • Made his collegiate track & field debut on January 23 at the Portland Indoor #2 Meet 
  • Recorded top-20 marks in program history in all three of his indoor events 
  • Competed at the NWC Championship in the 5K (21st place) 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Distance
    5'8"
  • 2023Sophomore

    Distance
    5'8"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Distance
    5'8"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Distance
    5'8"