PORTLAND – Richard Johnson and the 4x100 relay team led the Pacific Lutheran track and field teams at the 2016 Northwest Conference Championships, hosted by Lewis & Clark.  The men's team finished fourth, while the women finish eighth.

The two event titles came on the track when Richard Johnson won the 100m in a time of 10.76.  The 4x100 relay team of Johnson, Carson Ketter, Garrett Hittner and Shaun Bradley started the morning off with a winning time of 41.86.

Johnson, Ketter and Hittner continue to add points for the Lutes with a three (Johnson, 21.880, four (Hittner, 22.11), and five (Ketter, 22.23) finish in the 200m.  Lucas Hatton contributed with a third place finish in the shot put with a throw of 15.40, and a fifth place in the discus with a personal best throw of 42.44m. 

On the women's side, Annie Waldrop set a personal record in the shot put with a throw of 12.17m, good enough for second place.   Dominique Jackson earned second place in the discus with a throw of 38.81m. 

Senior Amanda Wilson placed third in both the 200m (25.69) and 400m (58.72).  Maddie Bernard placed third in the triple jump with a mark of 11.02m.

The PLU women finished eighth in the team standings with a weekend total of 51, while the men finished fourth with 101 points.   Whitworth won both the men's (187 points) and women's (216.5 points) titles, followed by George Fox and Linfield.

Full event results can be found here.

Lute Top-8 Finishers – Saturday

Men's Discus

5. Lucas Hatton, 42.44m 

Men's Shot Put

3. Lucas Hatton, 15.40m

Men's 4x100 Relay

1. PLU (Johnson, Bradley, Hittner, Ketter), 41.86

Men's 100m

1. Richard Johnson, 10.76

2. Carson Ketter, 10.97

5. Garrett Hittner, 11.08

Men's 200m

3. Richard Johnson, 21.88

4. Garrett Hittner,22.11

5. Carson Ketter, 22.23

Men's 1,500m

2. Brad Hodkinson, 4:02.54

Men's 5,000m

6. Brad Hodkinson, 15:37.29

Men's 4x400 Relay

7. PLU (Hittner, Hatlen, Ketter, Bradley), 3:31.09

Women's Shot Put

2. Annie Waldrop, 12.17m

6. Charene Stovall, 11.74m

Women's Discus

2. Dominique Jackson, 38.81m

Women's Trip Jump

3. Maddie Bernard, 11.02

Women's 200m

3. Amanda Wilson, 25.69 

Women's 400m

3. Amanda Wilson, 58.72

Women's 800m

7. Mekenzie Voellger, 2:23.91

Women's 4x100 Relay

6. PLU (Bernard, Furu, Graddy, Wilson), 49.34

Women's 4x400 Relay

7. PLU (Wilson, Berg, Runco, Voellger), 4:17.15