Amanda Phillips won her fourth race of the season with a victory Saturday morning at the Pacific Lutheran Open in Tacoma. 

The Pioneer women, running a 6k race (results), were paced once again by Phillips. Phillips finished with a time of 21:27.39, giving her the victory in the field of 75 runners. Kitty Smith (junior, Malibu, Calif.) was the second finisher for L&C, finishing 16th with a time of 23:25.47. Kelsey Croall (freshman, Newcastle, Calif.) was the only other Pioneer to finish in the top half of the field, finishing 33rd with a 23:48.80. The team finished fifth our of six teams.

The men's team also finished fifth of six teams in their 8k race (results). Richie LeDonne (freshman, Narbath, Penn.) was the top finisher for the Pioneers, finishing 15th with a 26:21.38. Jeff Carman (junior, Elmira, Ore.) was 22nd with a 26:47.05. Karl Dickman (sophomore, Bend, Ore.) was 27th 26:56.32.

Without number two runner Tamma Carleton who was home sick, the Pioneer women recorded 12 PRs and 2 seasonal bests. The men also were missing several runners due to illness but still came away with 3 PRs and 4 seasonal bests. 

"Both teams raced well today," said Head Coach Keith Woodard. "When we can get the whole team healthy and put them on the starting line we can be very competitive. Even shorthanded we closed in on the teams in front of us. I am very pleased with how everyone is racing, it should give us a boost of confidence."