Around Luteville: It's D3Week and the Lutes have plenty going on in Luteville. Baseball, softball, and women's lacrosse all play at home while track & field and golf compete locally in the South Sound. On Saturday, the department will also induct six legends into the Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 34th induction class.

What does D3 mean to you?

Hear from some Lute Student-Athletes on what Division III means to them!#GoLutes #D3Week #WhyD3 pic.twitter.com/xm9mRUSim6

— PLU Athletics (@golutes) April 8, 2025

 
Meet the Hall of Famers: This Saturday the Lutes honor baseball's Jason Andrew, volleyball's Gina DiMaggio, football's Jeff Douglass, softball's Gretchen (Ruecker) Hoog and Jewel Koury, and swimming's Bruce Wakefield. Click on each honorees name to learn more about their Hall of Fame careers while wearing the black and gold. 
 
FRIDAY:
BB hosts Chapman at PLU Field (2 p.m.)
WLAX hosts Puget Sound at East Field (7 p.m.)
SATURDAY:
GOLF at SPSCC Invitational in Tumwater, Wash.
T&F at Puget Sound Invitational in Tacoma, Wash.
SB hosts Lewis & Clark (DH) at PLU Field (12 p.m.)
BB hosts Chapman at PLU Field (12 p.m.)
WLAX at Lewis & Clark in Portland, Ore. (1 p.m.)
SUNDAY:
GOLF at SPSCC Invitational in Tumwater, Wash.
T&F at Puget Sound Invitational in Tacoma, Wash.
SB hosts Lewis & Clark (DH) at PLU Field (11 a.m.)
BB hosts Chapman at PLU Field (12 p.m.)

Lutes Save Lives. ??

Cameron Amoroso of @PLUFootball joined the list of Lutes to donate live-saving stem cells via @nmdp_org! Be the match, join the registry today! #GoLutes #D3Week #WhyD3 #NMDP #bethematchregistry pic.twitter.com/YMrN8hB23s

— PLU Athletics (@golutes) April 9, 2025

Women's Track & Field: The Lutes hosted their third and final home meet of the season last weekend, winning seven events and collecting eight runner-up finishes.

On the track, PLU secured wins from Addisen Hering in the 100-meter hurdles (15.46 seconds) and Annika Deazley in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (13:18.05) while winning both relays, clocking a time of 50.53 in the 4x100-meter relay and 4:22.30 in the 4x400-meter relay.

In the field events, Ki Neir cleared 10 feet, 0 inches to win the pole vault while also getting Lute wins from Madison Downey in the long jump (16' 11 ¼") and Kyleigh Archer in the triple jump (38' 2 ¼").

PLU also tallied runner-up showings from Hering (400-meter hurdles), Downey (pole vault & triple jump), Archer (long jump), Kloe Salazar (shot put), Eva Wirth (discus & hammer), and Katy Cook (javelin). 
 
Women's Rowing: Pacific Lutheran had a sneak peak of the Northwest Conference Championships on Saturday, racing against the other three conference rivals at the Pio Invitational on Vancouver Lake.

The Lute varsity eight was runner-up after surging down the 2,000-meter course in 7:39.4, owning a 3.9-second gap on third place Pacific University.

PLU's varsity four won by a commanding 11.6-second margin while also getting runner-up finishes from the second varsity eight, and the second varsity four.

On Wednesday, PLU was ranked as the top team in the Pacific Region by the NCAA Division III selection committee.
 
Baseball: The Lutes (9-15, 6-9 NWC) won their second conference series of the season over the weekend, taking two of three at home against Linfield University. PLU secured a 6-4 win over the visiting Wildcats last Friday, using a four-run eighth inning to pull ahead. The two teams split the next day with Linfield riding a strong individual pitching effort to a 6-0 win before the Lutes secured the series with a 7-6 win in game three.
 
Kamryn Swartz was dialed in on the hill, earning the save in game one and collecting the win in game three after tossing three innings of long relief. 
 
PLU was back on the diamond on Wednesday. Brody Phinney blasted a grand slam in the seventh inning but a pair of unearned runs sabotaged the Lutes in the ninth with host University of Puget Sound winning 7-6 on a walkoff walk.

Making a positive impact in the community ??

Congratulations to Carson Burke of @PLUBaseball for being nominated for Allstate & NACDA's Good Works SpringTeam!#GoLutes #GoodWorksTeam #D3Week #WhyD3 pic.twitter.com/gvmJyX2EQM

— PLU Athletics (@golutes) April 8, 2025

 
Men's Track & Field: Pacific Lutheran flexed its muscles in the final home meet of 2025, winning 10 events at the PLU Spring Invitational. 

Kellen Meade won both the 100-meters (11.19) and 200-meters (22.49) and was on winning 4x100-meter (43.61) and winning 4x400-meter relays (3:23.57).
 
Kai Sorensen won the 800-meters in 1:52.77 with Ryan Stracke topping the 10,000-meter field in 30:39.97. 

Nathan Atkinson cleared 6' 1 ¼" to win the high jump while also netting event winners from George Sonko in the discus (143' 10") and Darius Chaffin in the javelin (194' 9").

On Monday, Sorensen was recognized by the NWC, earning NWC Track Athlete of the Week. The Sacramento, California native is the sixth different men's track & field athlete to win the honor in 2025. 
 
Softball: The Lutes (13-7, 3-5 NWC)  earned a doubleheader split on the road last weekend against Willamette University with Paige Wilson stealing the show by tossing her second no-hitter of the season.

The host Bearcats took the series opener 1-0 before Wilson struck out five and allowed just one free pass in an 11-0 victory in game two. Zoe Smithson was dialed in offensively, finishing with two hits and five RBIs.
 
The second day of the series was postponed due to weather.
 
On Monday, Wilson was tabbed the NWC Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season, earning the honor after becoming the first Lute since 2003 to toss two no-hitters in one year.

Catching Greatness: The Lutes have three no-hitters this season and one common denominator has been the person behind home plate. First-year Bri Sarae from Pearl City, Hawaii has caught all three no-hitters. In addition to Wilson's no-no on Saturday, the catcher also caught the two no-hitters thrown on March 8 from Wilson and Rachel Treves. 

Men's Golf: Soren Bostrom led the Lutes and was one of four to crack the top 25, finishing fifth as a team at the NWC Spring Classic at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Washington.

Bostrom was 13th after shooting a 146. That included a team-best round of 70 on Sunday before shooting a 76 on Monday. Koen Solis was 16th with a 147 while Marcus Otto was 22nd.

As a team the Lutes shot a 590 (294-296), owning a two-stroke edge on Puget Sound.
 
Women's Golf: The Lutes finished seventh at the NWC Spring Classic with Emily Alicea leading the way.
 
Alicea paced the Lutes with a 163 to place 19th. The first-year shot an 83 on Sunday and was even better in round two, carding an 80. Abby Matelski was 24th (166) with Ashley Nguyen 29th.
 
PLU shot a 692 over the two days, finishing 18-strokes clear of Linfield.
 
Women's Lacrosse: Issabella Marchio and Annie Latimer both scored goals over the weekend as the Lutes (1-8, 0-2 NWC) opened up NWC play with 21-1 and 20-1 setbacks against Willamette and Linfield.

Kassie Diller made her 100th save over the weekend and owns 112 on the season with a .423 save percentage. Taylee Alldredge is PLU's top offensive weapon with 18 goals and two assists through the opening nine games of 2025. 

Mattea Gaines has found a home in Luteville with supportive teammates who have learned American Sign Language to communicate with the first-year swimmer. Catch her whole story in our bio link!#GoLutes #D3Week #WhyD3 pic.twitter.com/CY02R7rWlA

— PLU Athletics (@golutes) April 7, 2025