Official NWC Release

HILLSBORO, Ore. — The Northwest Conference office officially announced All-Conference selections for the sport of women's track & field on Thursday with 13 Pacific Lutheran University student-athletes earning recognition.

NWC Champions Madison Downey and Ki Neir headlined the Lute honorees, joining First Team selections Kyleigh Archer and Abi Caprye. Securing Second Team honors was Caprye, D'Yhana Clemons, Kiana Gutierrez, Addisen Hering, Tajanai Huff, Kira Marshall, Lexie McGurk, Jessalyn Robles, Sandra Valmonte, Soukhanya Waters, and Samayia White.

Madison Downey secures First Team All-NWC in the triple jump after winning the conference title in the event for the second time in three seasons. The junior had a winning leap of 37 feet, six and ½ inch on Sunday at the 2026 NWC Championships in Spokane at Whitworth University's Pine Bowl. It's the third straight season Downey was named First Team All-League, winning the conference title in 2024 and placing runner-up last spring. 

Ki Neir lands First Team All-Conference after winning the NWC title in the pole vault. Neir dominated the competition, clearing a career best 12' 0 ¾". It's the second time the sophomore has secured All-NWC in the event after placing third as a first-year in 2025.

Kyleigh Archer secures First Team All-NWC in the triple jump for the third consecutive season. Archer was third in the event on Sunday, jumping 36' 11 ½". The junior was the conference champion in the triple jump in 2025 and was runner-up in 2024.

Abi Caprye earns All-Conference accolades in two events, securing First Team honors in the high jump and Second Team status in the 100-meter hurdles. The junior cleared 5' 2 ¼" in the high jump, finishing third overall while placing fifth in the 100 hurdles in a personal best time of 15.33 seconds. Caprye was Second Team All-League in both events during the 2025 season.
 
D'Yhana Clemons, Kiana Gutierrez, Soukhanya Waters, and Lexie McGurk land Second Team All-Conference as members of the 4x100-meter relay squad. The quartet blazed to a third place podium finish at the NWC Championships, clocking a season best time of 48.18. 

Addisen Hering lands Second Team All-League in both hurdle events for the second straight season. The sophomore finished sixth in the 400-meter hurdles in a personal best time of 1:06.14 while placing seventh in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.61. 

Tajanai Huff is recognized as Second Team All-NWC in the shot put. The sophomore placed eighth in the event with a career-best throw of 39' 1 ¼".
 
Jessalyn Robles represented the distance crew, grabbing Second Team All-NWC in the 800-meters. The sophomore clocked a career-best time of 2:21.70 in the preliminaries before making two trips around the track in 2:26.64 in Sunday's finals, placing eighth overall. 

Sandra Valmonte and Samaiya White both earn Second Team All-Conference in the hammer throw. White earns All-NWC for the first time in her career after placing fourth overall after unleashing a career best toss of 152' 0". Valmonte earns recognition for the third straight season, placing seventh last weekend with a toss of 148' 9".
 
PLU's 13 All-Conference student-athletes propelled the Lutes to a sixth place team finish at the 2026 NWC Championships.