McMINNVILLE, Ore – Keaton Wood, Jerrica Pachl, Ronan Krutzikowsky and Jacob Slifka joined the women's 4x400 relay squad as event winners on Saturday at the Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker, held under sunny skies Saturday at historic Maxwell Field.
 
For the men, Wood won the 110 hurdles, Krutzikowsky prevailed in the 400 hurdles, and Slifka was the clear winner in the discus. Pachl was the class of the field in the high jump, leaping 5-3¾ to take top honors.
 
WOMEN
Linfield's 4x400 relay, comprised of Feinglas, Torres Bermudez, McBride-Steiger and Pachl, bested a field of 11 squads. The four Wildcats won the event by nearly six full seconds (4:11.93).
 
Justice McBride-Steiger earned fourth place in the 400 dash (1:01.69) and newcomer Yahaira Rodriguez placed fifth in the 400 hurdles (1:12.16).
 
McKenzie Fineglas was fourth (12.73) and Hillary Connors placed eighth (13.09) in the 100 dash. Feinglas also pocketed a second-place ribbon in the 200 dash (25.89). McBride-Steiger ended in seventh place in the same event (26.97).
 
In the 1,500, Jennifer Torres Bermudez ran 4:56.60 to claim fifth place. Makayla Erickson was 10^th in 5:10.65.
 
Maya Scott turned in a seventh-place effort in the 100 hurdles, clocking 17.02.
 
MEN
Wood led all finishers in the 110 hurdles. His time of 14.81 was comfortably in front of runner-up Dylan Murray's time of 15.15.
 
Krutzikowsky won the 400 hurdles by more than a full-second cushion. His time of 57.48 edged runner-up Tahzmere Givens of Southwestern Oregon CC, who finished in 58.75. Krutzikowsky was a fourth-place finisher in the pole vault with a mark of 14-2.
 
Slifka slung the discus 154-9 to outdistance the field of 22 competitors by a full 12 feet. Grant Jackson was fifth in the hammer with a mark of 137-6. Matt Metcalf heaved the javelin 185-10, netting fourth place among 17 challengers. Nick Olsen nabbed seventh place in the shot put with a mark of 41-2½.
 
Dylan Jackson showed off his speed in the sprints. Jackson was second in the 200 dash (22.51), two places in front of teammate Daniles Olson (22.88). In the 100 dash, Jackson's time of 11.13 earned the sophomore a fourth-place result.
 
Alex Oathout used a strong surge on the final lap to collect third place in the 800 run (1:58.49). Connor Dooley was eighth (2:00.05).
 
The Wildcats' 4x400 relay, featuring Olson, Krutzikowsky, Chandler Morris and Wood, clocked 3:30.06 to earn a runner-up finish.
 
First-year Wildcat Shylo Keele placed third in the high jump (5-5¾).
 
NEXT
Wood and Pachl are scheduled to compete Friday and Saturday at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships in Winston-Salem, N.C. The remainder of the squad will head to Eugene to compete in the Lane Invitational on Saturday starting at 10 a.m.