MCMINNVILLE, Ore. -- As the Northwest Conference Championships get closer and closer, Pacific track athletes continue to put their best foot forward and show off the incredible work they've put in throughout the 2025 season.
On a bright, beautiful, warm spring day, the Boxers took to the track once again at the Linfield Jenn Boyman Invitational and had multiple season bests, personal bests, conference qualifying, and top ten performances.
Top Performers
The breakout performance of the day was done by freshman Mikell Adler, who took to the track and ran a blazing time of 14.87 seconds in the men's 110-meter hurdles. This is the second fastest time in Pacific track and field history and sets him up well for the conference championship in three weeks.
Another standout performance came from senior Natalie Taylor, who took five seconds off of her collegiate 800Â personal record and ran a time of 2:19.90, breaking into Pacific's All-Time Top Ten list and now sits No. 6Â all time.
Several more great performances were had by Pacific athletes. Freshman RJ Lydon ran the 3000Â steeplechase in a time of 10:05.09, the tenth fastest time in Pacific history. The men's 4x100 team of Rome Moreland, Kamron Shields, Zion Booker, and Charles Bennett clocked in a time of 42.22, taking second place and putting them at No.7 on the All-Time list. Shields also took second place in the men's 200Â in 22.43. Freshman Peyton Fisher finished second in the men's 800Â in a personal record time of 1:57.26, and junior Makayla Tuiolemotu finished second in the women's hammer with a throw of 44.40 meters.
Conference Qualifiers
800
Lauren Ortega
400Â Hurdles
Sydney Esperanza
High Jump
Ellie VanDeventer
Triple Jump
Ro'o Satta Ellis
Shot put
Noah Tyrin
Top Ten Performances
Mikell Adler, 110Â Hurdles, #2 All-Time, 14.87
Natalie Taylor, 800m, #6 All-Time, 2:19.90
RJ Lydon, 3000m Steeplechase, #10 All-Time, 10:05.09
Rome Moreland,
Kamron Shields,
Zion Booker,
Charles Bennett, Men's 4x100, #7 All-Time, 42.22
Up Next
Pacific athletes will  travel down to Monmouth, Oregon to compete at the John Knight Invite hosted by Western Oregon University on April 11th and 12th. Friday will host the 400 hurdles, 1500, steeplechase, and 5000, as well as the hammer and javelin throws. Saturday will contest the rest of the regular events. Immediately following that meet will be the Northwest Conference Multi Championships on April 14th and 15th at George Fox University.Â
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