TACOMA, Wash. – Kenzie Feinglas moved to No. 2 on Linfield's all-time list in the 100-meter dash and No. 3 in the 200, leading a productive afternoon of competition during the opening day of the Northwest Conference Track and Field Championships. The meet, hosted by the University of Puget Sound, brings together the leading performers from the NWC's nine member schools.
 
After Day 1, Linfield's women sit in sixth place in the team standings with nine points. The Wildcat men occupy seventh place with 11.5 points. Action continues Saturday at Baker Stadium starting at noon.
 
WOMEN
Feinglas blazed to a time of 12.25 in the preliminaries of the 100 dash, surpassing her previous best of 12.46 to place third overall. The junior speedster also secured a fourth-place showing in the preliminaries of the 200 dash with a new career best of 25.54.
 
Maya Scott achieved a personal-best in the 100 hurdles (16.78) and clocked 12.86 in the 100 dash to qualify for Saturday's finals. Justice McBride-Steiger cut .20 seconds off her best time to take third place in the 400 dash (59.46).
 
Jerrica Pachl recorded a significant personal record to qualify for the final in the 200. Her time of 21.21 chopped more than a half second of her top incoming time. Jennifer Torres Bermudez cut nearly two seconds off her entry time to qualify for Saturday's final in the 800 (2:21.60). Makayla Erickson placed fourth in the 3,000 steeplechase in 11:46.96, slicing more than four seconds off her top time.
 
MEN 
With a time of 21.74 in the 200 dash, Dylan Jackson rose to No. 5 on Linfield's all-time list and also ran one of the day's top times in the preliminaries of the 200 (10.94), placing third.

Chandler Morris recorded an ultra-quick time of 50.41 in the 400 dash, trimming more than a full second off his entry time of 51.51. Morris also shared eighth place in the long jump with a personal-best effort of 21-0¾.
 
Alex Oathout turned in a time of 4:04.20 in the 1,500, qualifying for Saturday's final. 
 
Multi-event star Keaton Wood placed third the high jump (6-2¾) and fifth in the 100 dash (11.03).
 
Grant Jackson earned important team points with a sixth-place result in the hammer (145-5). Freshman Nick Olsen tossed the shot put 41-8 to secure seventh place for the Wildcats.