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August 16, 2010
Women's Track & Field Team Earns Academic Honor
The 2009 Pacific Lutheran women's track & field team finished with a cumulative 3.20 grade point average and as a result earned Scholar Team of the Year honors as announced by the national coaches association.

August 2, 2010
Lute Trio Earn Academic All-America Honors
Pacific Lutheran student-athletes Katie Jahnsen, Ayla Mull and Conor McNeill have earned 2010 NCAA Division III track & field Academic All-America status.

May 5, 2010
Track & Field: One Last Chance for Improvements
A handful of Pacific Lutheran track & field athletes have one last chance this Saturday to improve their season bests and earn a trip to the Division III championship meet.

April 29, 2010
Group of Lutes to Compete at Saint Martin's Invitational
A small handful of Pacific Lutheran track & field athletes will compete this Saturday at the Saint Martin's Invitational in Lacey, Wash.

April 24, 2010
Huge Second Day Lifts PLU Men to Fourth at NWC Track Championships
SPOKANE - The Pacific Lutheran men's track & field team had a big second day at the Northwest Conference Championships on Saturday, scoring 81 points and moving from seventh place to fourth in the final team standings.

April 23, 2010
Lutes Net A Trio of Thirds at NWC Track Meet
SPOKANE - Nicole Jones, Ayla Mull and Chelsea Putnam all placed third in their Friday finals to lead Pacific Lutheran's performance at Friday's first day of the Northwest Conference Track & Field Championships being hosted by Whitworth University.

April 22, 2010
Lutes Look For Improvement at NWC Track Meet
Pacific Lutheran track & field head coach Heather Kreier is hopeful that some excellent individual talent and improved depth will make a difference in the team standings when her Lutes compete this Friday and Saturday at the NWC Track & Field Championships in Spokane.

April 21, 2010
Athletes of the Week: No. 12
Beks Blakney, Chelsea Putnam, Barrett Bollen, Chester Holt and Katie Jahnsen have been selected as PLU track & field Athletes of the Week for the 12th week of the season.

April 21, 2010
Athletes of the Week: No. 13
Katie Jahnsen, Davey Fisher and Barrett Bollen have earned PLU track & field Athlete of the Week honors for the 13th week of the 2010 season.

April 16, 2010
Lutes Head to Portland for Final Pre-NWC Meet
The Pacific Lutheran track & field team will be represented by a small handful of athletes this coming Saturday at the Lewis & Clark Invitational in Portland, Ore.

April 15, 2010
Atheltes of the Week: No. 11
Chelsea Putnam, Ryan Ransavage, I.V. Reeves III and Ayla Mull have earned PLU track & field Athlete of the Week honors for the 11th week of the season.

April 14, 2010
Athletes of the Week: No. 10
PLU track & field Athletes of the Week for week No. 10 are Jasmine Wallace, Ryan Ransavage, Lakia Arceneaux and Davey Fisher.

April 13, 2010
Bollen Finishes Fifth in NWC Decathlon
FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Barrett Bollen had a solid second day to finish fifth in the decathlon at the Northwest Conference Multi-Event Championships held at Pacific University's Lincoln Park Stadium.

April 12, 2010
Alexander Sixth After First Day of NWC Decathlon
FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Colin Alexander is in sixth place in the decathlon after the first day of the Northwest Conference Multi-Event Championships hosted by Pacific University.

April 10, 2010
Putnam Has Big Meet at Pacific Luau
FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Chelsea Putnam won the women's long jump, placed second in the 100 and third in the 200 to highlight Pacific Lutheran's performances at the Pacific Luau track & field meet held Saturday.

April 9, 2010
Lutes Head to a Luau on Saturday
Ever been to a luau? After Saturday, members of the Pacific Lutheran track & field team can say that they have as the Lutes are scheduled to compete in the NWC Luau hosted by Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore.

April 8, 2010
Putnam and McNeill Honored as All-Americans
The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) recently awarded Chelsea Putnam and Conor McNeill from PLU, with its annual All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year award—recognizing the student athletes dedication to strength training and conditioning

April 7, 2010
Athletes of the Week: No. 9
I.V. Reeves, Lakia Arceneaux, Jasmine Wallace and Conor McNeill have been chosen by their teammates as Pacific Lutheran track & field Athletes of the Week for the ninth week of the season.

April 6, 2010
Athletes of the Week: No. 8
The Pacific Lutheran track & field team has selected its Athletes of the Week for the eighth week of the season. Making the list were I.V. Reeves, Suzy Olsen, Jasmine Wallace and Conor McNeill.

April 3, 2010
Three Lutes Win Events at Shotwell Invitational
TACOMA - Lakia Arceneaux, Chelsea Putnam and I.V. Reeves III all won events to lead Pacific Lutheran at the Shotwell Invitational track & field meet hosted by the University of Puget Sound on Saturday.

March 31, 2010
Arceneaux Honored; Lutes Compete at Shotwell
Lakia Arceneaux has had a tremendous junior season and her effort at last Saturday's Joe Peyton Invitational was honored by the Northwest Conference when she was named track & field female Track Athlete of the Week.

March 27, 2010
Arceneaux Sets Two Meet Records at Peyton Invitational
TACOMA - Lakia Arceneaux continued her outstanding 2010 track & field season on Saturday, breaking meet records in the short sprints at the Joe Peyton Invitational hosted by the University of Puget Sound.

March 25, 2010
Lutes Head Across Town for Joe Peyton Invitational
A total of 47 Pacific Lutheran track & field athletes are entered in the Joe Peyton Invitational to be held Friday and Saturday, March 26-27, by the University of Puget Sound.

March 22, 2010
Jahnsen in Fourth After First Day at Linfield Multis
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Katie Jahnsen is in fourth place in the heptathlon and Barrett Bollen holds down fifth in the decathlon after the Monday's first day of the Linfield Heptathlon/Decathlon meet currently underway at Linfield College.

March 20, 2010
Arceneaux, Lutes Solid at Oregon Preview
EUGENE, Ore. - Lakia Arceneaux finished among the top eight in three different events and I.V. Reeves III broke the 11-second barrier in the 100 meters for the second straight day as Pacific Lutheran competed Saturday afternoon at the Oregon Preview track & field meet.

March 19, 2010
Reeves Wins Two Events at Bowles Invitational
SALEM, Ore. - I.V. Reeves III placed first in the 200 meters and triple jump and second in the 100 meters on Friday afternoon to lead Pacific Lutheran's efforts at the Charles Bowles Invitational track & field meet.

March 18, 2010
Double Duty For PLU Track & Field Team
The Pacific Lutheran track & field team has a pair of meets on its schedule this weekend as the Lutes will compete in Salem, Ore., on Friday and in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday.

March 13, 2010
Strong Showing for Women at PLU Invitational
Pacific Lutheran won six women's events, including a sprint douible by Lakia Arceneaux, to highlights the team's performance Saturday at the PLU Invitational track & field meet.

March 11, 2010
Athletes of the Week: No. 7
Lakia Arceneaux, Steven McDonald, Chelsea Putnam, Joel Ramos and Brady Tsukamaki are the PLU track and field Athletes of the Week for week No. 7.

March 11, 2010
Lutes Make Only Home Appearance This Saturday
Pacific Lutheran will compete in front of the home fans for the only time this season with it hosts the annual PLU Invitational on Saturday at the PLU track. Running events get underway at 9 a.m. and field events start at 10 a.m.

March 10, 2010
Athletes of the Week: No. 6
Chiara Rose-Witt, Lakia Arcenaux, Orion Bras and Bjorn Berkedal have earned PLU Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors for week No. 6.

March 6, 2010
Arceneaux Picks Up Where She Left Off
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Lakia Arceneaux showed during the 2009 track & field season that she is one of the brightest stars in the Northwest Conference, and she picked up where she left off in Pacific Lutheran's 2010 opener at the Linfield Erik Anderson Icebreaker.

February 25, 2010
Athletes of the Week: No. 5
Joel Ramos, Nicole Jones, Chelsea Putnam and Steven McDonald have earned the vote of their teammates for PLU track & field Athletes of the Week for week No. 5.

February 18, 2010
Athletes of the Week: No. 4
A total of six athletes have earned Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors for week No. 4 in a vote of their teammates.

February 11, 2010
Athletes of the Week: No. 3
Suzy Olsen, Vanessa Bryant, Nicole Jones, Krystin Allison, Dana Prior and Barrett Bollen have earned PLU track & field athlete of the week honors for the week of Feb. 1-5.

January 27, 2010
Athletes of the Week: No. 2
Lakia Arceneaux, Beks Blakney, Kelly Fenton, Jasmine Wallace, Orion Bras and Conor McNeill have earned PLU track & field athlete of the week honors for the week of January 18-24.

January 26, 2010
Athletes of the Week: No. 1
Lakia Arceneaux, Barrett Bollen, Katie Jahnsen and Brady Tsukamaki have earned PLU track & field athlete of the week honors for the week of January 18-22.

October 21, 2009
Waller Finishes With Two Golds, One Silver
Michael Waller, Pacific Lutheran University's track & field sprints coach, finished with two gold medals and a silver at the recently completed Masters World Games held in Sydney, Australia.

August 5, 2009
Track & Field Summer Camp Off to Strong Start
A total of 45 youngsters ranging in age from 6 to 18 years old are participating in the first-ever PLU Track & Field Summer Camp currently underway at the Pacific Lutheran University track.