McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Jennifer Torres Bermudez and Makayla Erickson set the pace for the Linfield women and Alex Oathout was the Wildcats' frontrunner on the men's side Saturday at Michelbook Country Club, site of the 2021 Northwest Conference Cross Country Championships.
 
Torres Bermudez placed 18^th in 24:35 and Erickson covered the five-kilometer course in 24:53 to earn 20^th place.
 
A tight cluster of Wildcats finished together. Abby Grebisz claimed 51^st place in 26:23, Kalyee Delzotti was 52^nd in 26:24, Ashley Ambrose took 53^rd in 26:26 and Kimberly Roberts was 55^th in 26:29.
 
Also finishing for the Wildcat women were Anna Frazier, 57^th in 26:51, Samantha Kasitz, 59^th in 26:57, Amber Chaffee, 63^rd in 27:40, and Holly Riley, 67^th in 28:21.
 
With 170 team points, Linfield finished in seventh place among nine women's programs. George Fox won the team title with 40 points, placing four runners among the top seven finishers.
 
Covering the eight-kilometer route, Oathout continued his excellence this fall by claiming 34^th place in 27:46. Bradley Kiltow was close behind in 46^th place with a time of 28:11 and Calvin Ong turned in his best performance, clocking 28:23 to place 48^th. Calvin Cahill was 55h in 28:49, Evan Kern took 68^th in 29:44, Brendan Perez was 71^st in 30:34, Kai Szoatak timed 30:34 to take 72^nd and John Christian was 73^rd in 31:00.
 
Linfield's men placed eighth in the team standings. George Fox was crowned men's team champion, with all five of its runners placing among the top 16 competitors.