SALEM, Ore. — Linfield men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up the regular season on Saturday at Oak Knoll Golf Course for the Northwest Conference Championships, led by senior Mia McCormack and freshman Teagan Randles who each posted career-best marks.

WOMEN'S RACE

Senior Mia McCormack led the Wildcats with a 26th-place finish, crossing the line in 23:22.5. McCormack recorded a personal-best time, while fellow senior Jayden Taylor followed in 32nd place with a time of 23:40.9. McCormack's top-30 finish is the program's best finish at the NWC Championships since the 2023 season.

Sophomore Jasmine Solso finished 46th overall in 24:26.4, followed by senior Saniyah Ayala in 51st at 24:47.5. Sophomore Mya Budzik rounded out Linfield's five scoring runners, placing 61st with a time of 25:45.7. Solso and Ayala each recorded new career-best times, with Budzik's serving as her fastest in her sophomore campaign.

Freshman Isabella Manges finished 65th in 26:06.8, followed by Angela Hernandez-Gallo in 72nd at 27:40.4. Kara Regan placed 74th in 28:10.6, while Brenna Gamache took 76th in 28:30.0. Both Manges and Regan posted career-best 6,000-meter times. Senior Liberty McElfatrick completed the lineup in her final NWC meet of her career, finishing 77th in 28:33.9.

The Wildcats finished seventh of nine teams in the team standings, No. 21 George Fox claimed the team title and the individual medalist in senior Breanna Schmitt who posted a time of 21:10.5.

MEN'S RACE

The Linfield men's cross country team finished eighth at the 2026 Northwest Conference Championships on Saturday, led nearly the whole race by freshman Wildcat Teagan Randles.

Randles paced the Wildcats, placing 39th overall with a career-best time of 26:13.5. Sophomore Marcus Stroman followed in 49th, crossing the finish line in 26:34.9.

Freshman Jackson Fears also earned a new career-best time, finishing 57th with a time of 26:58.5. Senior C.J. Brindeiro completed his Northwest Conference career after his second season as a Wildcat, placing 64th in 27:12.5.

Freshman Logan Marquart rounded out Linfield's five scoring runners, placing 70th with a personal-best time of 28:06.5. Vincent Andrews followed in 76th at 28:36.8, while Joseph Nelson rounded out the Linfield lineup with a personal-best of his own, finishing 81st in 32:58.0.

No. 28 George Fox earned the team title, while Whitworth's London Haley was the conference medalist with a time of 24:00.6. 

The 'Cats regular season is complete, hoping to earn bids into the NCAA DIII West Regional in two weeks at Plantes Ferry Park in Spokane, Washington.

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