Lewis & Clark College

TFRRS BIO PAGE: https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8599932/Lewis__Clark/Evan_Markelz.html

CAREER-BEST TIMES 

8K: 24:08.4 - Linfield George Oja Invitational, Oct 14, 2023 

6K: 18:01.9 - 18:01.9 - Ash Creek Collegiate - Sep. 13, 2024

4K: 13.44.9 - Lewis & Clark Time Trials - Nov 3, 2023

2025-26 AWARDS

2025-26 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2025-26 Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete Team

2025 TIMES (FASTEST TIMES LISTED) 
 
8K: 26:22.8 – Pacific Lutheran Invitational – September 20, 2025
 
6K: 19:01.3 - Ash Creek Invitational - September 12, 2025

• Battled through injuries to compete in three meets during his junior season 
• Placed fourth on the team and 14^th overall at the Ash Creek Invitational on September 12 in his season debut 
• Finished third on the team and 16^th overall at the PLU Invitational on September 20
• Crossed the line fourth on the team and 27^th overall at the NWC Championship Meet with a time of 26:56.8   

2024 Awards
 
All-Region Honoree: 10^th Place 
 
Northwest Conference All-Conference First Team: 4^th Place 

2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
 
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Athlete

Lewis & Clark ELCYs: Dell-Smith Scholar Athlete of the Year (Male Scholar-Athlete) – Bronze Medal 

Northwest Conference Sportsmanship Team

2025 Northwest Conference Scholar-Athlete 

 
2024 TIMES (FASTEST TIMES LISTED) 

8K: 24:28.6 (NCAA DIII West Regional Championship 11/16)
 
6K: 18:01.9 (Ash Creek Collegiate Invite 9/13)

• Put together a fantastic sophomore campaign as the team’s top runner 
• Placed first on the team in all eight competitions he raced in 
• Finished in the top-four in five of his eight races and the top-16 seven times 
• Earned his first career trip to D3 Nationals and placed 138^th overall with a time of 25:25.3
• Won the first two cross country races of his collegiate career as a sophomore
• Named the Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week four times 
• Earned his first career cross country victory on September 13, when he ran a career-best 6K time of 18:01.9 to finish first out of 73 runners
• Placed 16^th at the D3 Pre-Nationals Meet with a time of 24:57.5 
• Won the L&C Invite with a time of 24:51.9 to finish first out of 103 runners at the Pioneers home meet
• Earned First Team All-Conference honors for a second-straight season by placing fourth at the NWC Championship Meet
• Punched a ticket to Nationals for the first time in his career by placing 10^th overall with a season-best time of 24:28.6

2023 Awards 
 
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Athlete

Region X: All-Region 
 
Northwest Conference Men’s Rookie of the Year 
 
Northwest Conference First Team All-Conference

Lewis & Clark ELCYs: Rookie of the Year on a Men's Team
 
2023 TIMES (FASTEST TIMES LISTED) 
 
8K: 24:08.1 (George Oja Linfield Invitational 10/14) – Fastest time in program history overall and by a first-year
 
6K: 18:03.1 (Ash Creek Collegiate Invite 9/8)   

• Put together one of the best seasons in program history in his first year 
• Finished first one the team in all six of the team’s meets 
• Posted five top-20 finishes and placed inside the top-six in three races 
• Won the Northwest Conference Men’s Runner of the Week after all four of his regular-season races 
• Made his collegiate debut on September 8 when he finished sixth overall at the Ash Creek Collegiate Invite (6K) with a time of 18:03.1
• Ran the seventh-fastest time in program history over 8K in his first collegiate 8K race when he finished the Dellinger Invitational in 24:40.2 
• Set the program record for an 8K race on October 14 with a record-setting time of 24:08.4 at the George Oja Linfield Invitational 
• Placed third overall (24:46.6) at the Northwest Conference Championship Meet to earn First Team All-Conference honors 
• Earned All-Region accolades at the NCAA DIII West Regional Championship Meet with a 19^th-place finish (25:07.1) 
• Finished one spot away (four places) from qualifying for an individual bid to the NCAA DIII National Championship Meet  

At Lewis & Clark: Minoring in Environmental Studies and Earth Systems Science ... Member of the track & field team.

Prior to Lewis & Clark: Attended Mountain View High School … Named the Male Athlete of the Year for his high school as a senior … Earned the Track & Field MVP award as a junior and senior and the Cross Country MVP as a senior … Won the Coaches Award for cross country as a junior … Both his mother and father ran cross country and track & field at Trinity College. 

Why Lewis & Clark?: I chose Lewis & Clark because I felt comfortable when I visited campus. It felt like the perfect distance from home and had the kind of academic and athletic environment I was looking for.