Results

TACOMA, Wash. — A wintery mix of snow and rain made it less than ideal conditions for the Pacific Lutheran University women's track & field squad on Friday but the Lutes' made the most of the situation, winning six events at the PLU Open.

"Definitely some of the most challenging weather conditions we could've had," said Head Coach Trey Henderson.

"When you have a day like that you have to focus on the right things and I thought the team did that. At the beginning of the week we talked about not focusing on the result but focusing on how we compete regardless of the circumstances. You could see that in the team today. I'm excited to finish off with the throws tomorrow."

The Lutes set the tone by winning the 4x100-meter relay with Lexie McGurk, D'Yhana Clemons, Soukhanya Waters, and Kira Marshall speeding around the home oval in 50.41 seconds to snag the top spot. 

Addisen Hering took top billing in the 100-meter hurdles with a winning time of 16.16 while teammates Abi Caprye (17.10) and Lilly Achterling (17.19) crossed the line in fourth and fifth, respectively. 

Clemons was the top collegiate finisher in the 100-meter dash, checking in second overall in 13.25 with McGurk in third in 13.36. McGurk would later win the 200-meter dash, finishing in 27.55 with Kiana Gutierrez placing third (27.77) and Waters fifth (28.53). 

Damaris Ibrahim was third in the 400-meters, making one trip around the track in 1:08.96 with Tina Bullen fourth in 1:11.65.
 
Heather Johnson was runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles, posting a time of 1:09.79 with Achterling placing third (1:13.71), Hering fourth (1:15.63), and Adalia Olmos fifth (1:16.29). 

Jessalyn Robles paced the distance crew, finishing runner-up in the 800-meters in 2:32.25 with Maddie Mitchell fourth overall in 2:35.85. Mitchell additionally finished 12th in the 1,500-meters in 5:19.01. 
 
Mariel Robles was third in the 5,000-meters, making 12 ½ laps around the track in 20:12.20 with Natalie Moran-Padilla and Rachel Rosario placing fourth and fifth, respectively, with time of 21:00.08 and 21:36.42. 
 
In the field events, Caprye soared over four feet, 11 ¾ inches into a soggy apron to win the high jump while teammates Achterling, Madison Downey, and Sydney Sparks all tied for third place after clearing 4' 9 ¾". 
 
Kyleigh Archer won the triple jump, leaping 34' 7 ¾" with Downey third with a mark of 32' 7". 

In the throws, Sandra Valmonte was third in the hammer throw with a heave of 139' 1" with Samayia White fifth with a toss of 135' 9". 

Capitalizing on the ideal conditions inside Olson Gymnasium, Ki Neir won the pole vault by clearing 10' 11 ¾" while Downey was second with a vault of 10' 6". Caprye was third, also clearing 10' 6". 
 
The PLU Open will conclude tomorrow with a handful of field events, including the discus, javelin, and shot put.