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2025 Track & Field Roster

Naji Saker, Linfield Sports Communications

Leah Stednick

  • Hometown Mercer Island, Wash.
  • Previous School Mercer Island
  • Major Economics

Biography

JUNIOR
Letterwinner in cross country and lacrosse.
Clocked a time of 22:47.1 in the 5K at the Charles Bowles Willamette XC Invitational.
Ran a time of 26:24.8 in the 6K at the Linfield George Oja XC Invitational.
Finished with a time of 27:27.1 in the 6K at the NWC XC Championships.
 
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Majoring in economics.
Also competing in lacrosse.
Dean's list fall semester 2021 and spring semester 2023.
Traveled abroad to New Zealand during Jan Term 2023.
 
WHAT’S THE BEST LINFIELD CLASS YOU’VE TAKEN AND WHY?
As someone majoring in Economics and minoring in Environmental Studies, any class that combines the two subjects is my favorite. I particularly enjoyed a class I took my Sophomore year, called Natural Resource Economics.
 
WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INSPIRATION IN YOUR LIFE?

I can’t necessarily say that I have ever had one single person to look up to. Instead, I find inspiration in most everyone around me. Inspiration to do and be better.
 
THE GREATEST PRINCIPLE OR LESSON THAT I’VE LEARNED WHILE COMPETING IN ATHLETICS AT LINFIELD HAS BEEN…

That you never know what will happen. The decisions you make in your life, no matter how small they are can have lasting impacts. For example, the decision I made to join Cross Country in addition to Lacrosse last year has made my college experience more meaningful.
 
AS A LINFIELD ATHLETE, MY GOALS INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY FOR MY TEAM ARE…

Individually, I want to have faith in myself and believe that I can get the job done. As for my team, I want us to feel like we can talk to each other about anything. I want us to have each other’s backs, both in competition and out.