LA GRANDE, Ore. – Nearly two dozen Linfield track and field athletes got an early start to the 2026 indoor season at the Beat the Freeze Up Invite, hosted by Eastern Oregon University.
 
Several first-year Wildcats performed well in their collegiate debuts, most notably Hudson Holzhauer, who set a new Linfield indoor record in the 35-pound weight throw. The sophomore placed third with a heave of 52 feet, 9¼ inches (16.08 meters).
 
Holzhauer, a transfer from Northern Arizona University, surpassed the standing record of 49-3 set by Matt Metcalf at the 2019 Lauren McCluskey Memorial Invitational in Moscow, Idaho.
 
Other top finishers for the Linfield men included freshman Jayden Donald, who placed third in the 60-meter dash in 7.03 seconds, and Tyson Morris, whose personal-best effort of 13-11¼ (4.25 meters) in the pole vault earned the freshman fifth place.
 
On the women's side, Isabella Grutsch won the 60-meter hurdles by a substantial margin. Her time of 9.15 seconds ranks second on Linfield's all-time indoor list and was .55 seconds faster than runner-up Aliviah Mode of Eastern Oregon, who clocked 9.70.
 
Freshman Savannah Filios placed fifth in a field of 12 competitors in the 20-pound weight throw with a personal-best mark of 41-7½ (12.69m). She was also seventh in the shot put, tossing the steel ball 35-4¾ (10.79m).
 
Sage Cramp turned in a memorable meet, placing second in the pole vault. Her mark of 11-3¾ (3.45m) tied her with Misty Corwin for No. 5 on Linfield's career indoor list.
 
AHEAD
After enjoying a break for the holidays, a select group of student-athletes are slated to compete kick off the new year at the Washington Preview meet, Jan. 16-17, at Hec Edmundson Pavillion.