Thirteen Bearcats earn All-Northwest Conference Honors in Track and Field

SALEM, Ore. -- Thirteen Willamette University athletes earned All-Northwest Conference honors for their efforts at the 2016 NWC Track and Field Championships on April 22-23 at Lewis & Clark College.

Track and field competitors gained All-NWC recognition by placing in the top three of an individual event or by participating on a relay team that finished in the top three. The Bearcats received 16 total All-NWC selections, with three athletes attaining honors in two events.

Willamette Men's Track & Field All-NWC Honors:

Hans Lehndorff (Sr., Boulder, CO/Boulder HS)
Discus Throw, 1st place, 158' 2"
Shot Put, 2nd place, 52' 5.25"

Jacob Shafi (Sr., Pleasanton, CA/Amador Valley HS)
3,000-meter steeplechase, 1st place, 9:26.70

Patrick Loftus (So., Santa Rosa, CA/Sonoma Academy)
3,000-meter steeplechase, 2nd place, 9:32.39

Yonny Castillo (Sr., Hood River, OR/Hood River Valley HS)
5,000-meter run, 3rd place, 15:20.93

Jack Kobylka (So., Napa, CA/Vintage HS)
1,500-meter run, 3rd place, 4:03.25

Willamette Women's All-NWC honors:

Maura Forbush (Jr., Hollister, CA/San Benito HS)
4 x 100-meter relay, 1st place, 48.44
400-meter dash, 2nd place, 57.47

Kylea Johnson (Sr., Onalaska, WA/Onalaska HS)
4 x 100-meter relay, 1st place, 48.44
100-meter dash, 3rd, 12.73

Taylor Ostrander (Sr., Kenai, AK/Kenai Central HS)
5,000-meter run, 1st place, 17:32.92

Hannah Bressler (Sr., Oak Harbor, WA/Oak Harbor HS)
3,000-meter steeplechase, 1st place, 10:56.20

Teneah Rushen (So., Portland, OR/Franklin HS)
4 x 100-meter relay, 1st place, 48.44

Jewell Sparks (So., San Francisco, CA/Lick Wilmerding HS)
4 x 100-meter relay, 1st place, 48.44

Hannah Swanson (So., Seattle, WA/Roosevelt HS)
1,500-meeter run, 2nd place, 4:36.11

Juliet Farnan (Sr., Lafayette, CA/Campolindo HS)
10,000-meter run, 3rd place, 38:08.24