INDEPENDENCE, Ore. – Freshmen Anika Jenson and Leona Higgins finished as Oregon Tech's top two runners, posting career-best times as the Lady Owls placed 13th overall at the George Oja Invitational, hosted by Linfield University, at Oak Knoll Golf Course.
 
OIT scored 403 place-points in the 29-team field, finishing just behind league rivals Corban (388) and Evergreen (394) – as Evergreen standout Alauna Carstens claimed the individual title (20:38) in a 6,000-meter race featuring four Division I programs.
 
Jenson recorded a time of 22:44, taking 76th, with Higgins (22:46) in 78th, just two seconds behind. Senior Charis Childers also broke the 23-minute barrier, finishing 84th in a time of 22:49.
 
Ava Shackleford (24:13) and Corinne Childers (24:14) rounded out the Lady Owls scoring runners.
 
Tech will have three weeks to prepare for the upcoming Cascade Conference Championships in Lewiston, Idaho.