SALEM, Ore. – Jennifer Torres Bermudez and Makayla Erickson blazed to a 1-2 finish for the Linfield Wildcats Saturday morning at Bush's Pasture Park. The two Wildcats spurred Linfield to a 24-31 victory over Northwest Conference rival Willamette.
 
Torres Bermudez claimed the race title, covering the five-kilometer course in 19 minutes, 28 seconds. Erickson followed closely behind, ending as runner-up in a time of 19:45.
 
Linfield's women also nabbed the 6-7-8-9 positions, led by Abby Grebisz who claimed sixth place in 20:45. Kaylee Delzotti was seventh (20:47), Ashley Ambrose was eighth (20:51), and Amber Chaffee cross the finish line in ninth place (20:56).
 
On the men's side, Alex Oathout and Calvin Cahill were the frontrunners for Linfield. Oathout clocked 26:14 over the eight-kilometer course to capture second place. Cahill was fourth in 27:08.
 
Other top finishers for the Wildcats included Bradley Kiltow, who was sixth in 27:19, Calvin Ong, seventh in 27:26, and John Christian, ninth in 28:08.

Willamette's men edged Linfield for top team honors, winning by a 27-28 count.
 
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Linfield takes the following weekend off in preparation for the Northwest Conference Championships, Oct. 30, at McMinnville's Michelbook Country Club.