Emma Jenkins had a stellar debut for the Washington State cross country team, winning her first race and setting a freshman course record.
Jenkins, a Camas High graduate, won the WSU Alumni Meet on Friday at Colfax Golf Club. She covered the 4,000-meter course in 13 minutes, 49.5 seconds, shaving nearly 26 seconds off the freshman record set last year by Kiyena Beatty.
Jenkins finished three seconds ahead of second-place Devon Bortfeld, who was a senior captain for WSU last year.
WSU’s next race is the Cougar Classic on Sept. 14, also at Colfax Golf Club.
Jenkins starred all four years at Camas, finishing in the top seven four times at the WIAA state meet. She was a two-time district champion and Columbian All-Region girls cross country runner of the year as a senior.
Cross Country
• Said Guermali, a junior from Camas, was named West Coast Conference men’s cross country runner of the week. The University of Portland runner won the Portland State Rust Buster on Saturday, covering the 6,000 meter course at Blue Lake Park in 18:56.8.
• Yacine Guermali, a redshirt freshman from Camas, finished seventh in his first race for Gonzaga at the Clash of the Inland Northwest on Friday. He covered the 6,000 meter course in Moscow, Idaho in 17:23.2.
Women’s Soccer
• Ellie Walker, a sophomore from Columbia River, is a starting defender for University of Portland. She played both of the Pilots’ games at the Husky/Nike Invitational last week in Seattle, a 1-0 overtime loss to Michigan State and a 2-1 loss to Wisconsin.
• Sarah Davidson, a sophomore from Camas, started in Washington State’s 2-1 win at Nebraska on Friday. The Cougars are 4-0.
• Riley Smetzler, a junior from Ridgefield, had an assist in Corban’s 3-1 loss to Saint Martin’s on Thursday.
• Taylor Hallquist, a senior from Columbia River, scored a goal in Western Washington’s 2-1 season-opening win over Point Loma on Friday.
Volleyball
• Page Heller, a junior from Columbia River, had 83 digs over four matches for Colorado State-Pueblo at the Hilltopper Classic Friday and Saturday in Austin, Texas.
• Brooke Van Sickle, a redshirt sophomore from Battle Ground, had 19 digs over three matches as Oregon swept three matches at the Oregon Classic on Friday and Saturday.
• Hannah Lord, a sophomore from Heritage, had 12 kills and five digs for Northwest University in a 3-1 loss to The Evergreen State College on Saturday.
• Ashley Watkins, a junior from Battle Ground, had 51 assists as Montana notched its first win of the season, a 3-2 victory over Gonzaga on Saturday.
• Evi Wilson, a junior from Columbia River, had 20 kills and five digs for Montana State against LIU Brooklyn on Friday at the University of Portland Tournament.
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• Madelynn Culp, a freshman from Union, had 94 assists and 45 digs over four matches for Western New Mexico at the Dixie State Tournament on Friday and Saturday in St. George, Utah.
Men’s Soccer
• Christian Thyron, a freshman from Prairie, had an assist in Concordia’s 2-0 season-opening win over University of Mary on Thursday.
• Brandon Wolter, a redshirt freshman from Union, played the first half of Western Washington’s 1-0 win over Chico State, making two saves Saturday.
• Mitchell Pinney, a senior from Hockinson, had two assists in Southern Oregon’s 6-1 win over William Jessup on Saturday.
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