INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Five Portland State track and field athletes and the Portland State women's 4x100-meter relay team have been accepted to compete at the NCAA West Preliminary in Fayetteville, Ark., from May 29-31, the NCAA announced Thursday.
 
The Viking sprinting crew will send athletes to compete in four events, as freshman Genna Settle will compete in the women's 100, junior Jasmine Woods will compete in the women's 200, junior Jazmin Ratcliff and freshman CeCelia Jackson will each compete in the women's 100-meter hurdles, and the Vikings as a team will compete in the women's 4x100-meter relay.
 
Outside of the sprints, senior Sarah Dean will also compete in the women's 10,000 meters. Dean had also qualified in the women's 1,500 meters during the season, but will skip the race to focus on the 10,000.
 
Ratcliff and Dean rank the highest in their respective events of the Vikings competing at the regional meet, as Ratcliff ranks 12th in the 100-meter hurdles going into the meet, while Dean ranks 16th in the 10,000.
 
The top 12 finishers in each event at the NCAA West Preliminary will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in Eugene, Ore., from June 11-14.
 
Qualification for the NCAA West Preliminary was based on the descending-order list in each event, with the top 48 declared student-athletes in each individual event qualifying, and the top 24 declared relay teams.
 
PORTLAND STATE NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY QUALIFIERS
Women's 100 Meters
Rank      Name                          Seed
45.          Genna Settle               11.75
 
Women's 200 Meters
Rank      Name                          Seed
44.          Jasmine Woods           24.02
 
Women's 10,000 Meters
Rank      Name                          Seed
16.          Sarah Dean             34:00.32
 
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
Rank      Name                          Seed
12.          Jazmin Ratcliff            13.34
35.          CeCelia Jackson         13.61
 
Women's 4x100-Meter Relay
Rank      Name                          Seed
23.          Portland State             45.39

FULL LIST OF QUALIFIERS