McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Weather conditions Saturday at Maxwell Field were far from ideal, but members of the Linfield track and field team nonetheless persevered through steady rain to record quality marks at the Linfield Open, the final home meet of the 2024 season.
 
Jacob Slifka (discus), Emil Miller (3,000-meter steeplechase) and Devin Harrison (5,000 run) each prevailed in individual events to top the list of men's results. The Wildcat women celebrated winning results by Jordan Roberts (women's 100 hurdles) and Jennifer Torres-Bermudez (women's 800 run).
 
MEN
Miller, a freshman distance specialist, won his first collegiate event, topping the list of results in the 3,000 steeplechase in a personal-record time of 10:08.69.
 
Harrison, also a freshman, blazed to a first-place showing in the 5,000 run. His time of 15:27.09 shaved more than 30 seconds off his previous top time.
 
Slifka hurled the discus 154 feet, 6 inches to claim top honors.
 
Jevon Cloy placed third in the 110 hurdles in 15.83 seconds.
 
Evan Fisette secured a fourth-place finish in the 200 dash, recording a personal record time of 49.66.
 
Alex Oathout turned in a season-best effort in the 1,500 run (4:00.12) and was sixth in the 800 run (personal record 1:57.95).
 
Durham Huson leapt 5 feet, 7 inches to take eighth-place in the high jump.
 
WOMEN
Roberts won the 100 hurdles in 16.01 seconds. The Linfield sophomore also placed third in the high jump with a mark of 5-7. Teammate Ashley Hayes was sixth in the same event at 4-6. Roberts added a seventh-place mark in the triple jump (32-6½).
 
Jennifer Torres-Bermudez made her final race at Maxwell Field a memorable one, blazing to first-place result in the 800 run in a personal-record time of 2:17.37.
 
Kira Hawaaboo locked up second place in the long jump, soaring 18-8¾.
 
Linfield freshman Jayden Taylor cut more than 40 seconds off her previous best time, clocking 19:20.76 to place fifth in the 5,000 run.
 
Rachelle Silis took sixth place in the 100 dash (13.06).
 
ALSO
Friday night at the Oregon Twilight meet in Eugene, Hawaaboo prevailed in the women's long jump with a mark of 18-1¾. Silis was seventh in the 400 dash (59.77) while Justice McBride-Steiger was eighth (1:00.72).
 
On the men's side, Jacob Slifka tossed the discus 157-6 to earn third place. Nick Olsen took eighth placed in the shot put in 44-6¼.
 
Cloy was eighth in the 110 hurdles in 15.80. Fisette recorded a personal-best time in the 100 dash in 10.88.
 
THANK YOU SENIORS
Saturday's Linfield Open marked the final home meet for 10 graduating seniors. The list of soon-to-be graduates included Cooper Browning, Calvin Cahill, Hillary Connors, Siera Crawford, Evan Fisette, Dylan Jackson, Hayden Magill, Justice McBride-Steiger, Daniel Olson, Jacob Slifka, and Jennifer Torres-Bermudez.
 
AHEAD
Linfield athletes have two more opportunities to improve their marks in hopes of earning a berth to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, May 23-25, at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Next Saturday, select Wildcats will compete at the Portland Distance Festival, hosted by Lewis & Clark. The following Wednesday, May 15, George Fox will host the annual Last Chance meet starting at 10 a.m.