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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland State track and field teams will compete at the John Knight Twilight Meet Friday at McArthur Field on the campus of Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Ore.
 
The Vikings will have several athletes competing outside of their primary events at the meet, including junior Sheldon Prince, who is scheduled to compete in the 800 meters for the first time as a Viking. Prince ranks second all-time at Portland State in his primary event – the 400 meters – but will put his endurance to the test as he doubles his primary distance at the John Knight Twilight Friday.
 
Sophomore Mitchell Gable will also compete in the men's 800 meters for the first time as a Viking Friday, while fellow sophomore Whitney Diggs will make only her second-ever appearance in the women's 800 meters in a Viking singlet.
 
Additionally, senior Nettie Wayne, typically a sprinter for the Vikings, will make her  throws debut at PSU, as she's entered in the women's hammer. That could set up for an odd triple for Wayne at the meet, as she's also entered in the women's 100 and 200 meters.
 
Outside of the non-traditional events, however, the John Knight Twilight will also give the Vikings' women's 4x100-meter relay team a chance to defend its Big Sky lead in the event. The Vikings claimed the conference lead with their time of 45.65 seconds at the Stanford Invitational last weekend, but will look to lower that further as they currently sit just outside of qualifying position for the NCAA West Preliminary meet. The Vikings rank 26th in the NCAA west at the moment, and the top 24 declared relay teams will qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary.
 
The Vikings will also race a lot of athletes in the distance events Friday. The Vikings have eight women and nine men entered in their respective sides of the 1,500 meters at the meet, while another four athletes (two women, two men) will run in the 5,000 meters. Additionally, senior Keikoanne Hollins will make her 2015 debut in the steeplechase. Hollins broke the school record in the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 2012, and moved up to sixth all-time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase last season.
 
Field events for the meet will get underway at 1 p.m. (PT) with the men's hammer, while track events start at 4 p.m. (PT) with the women's 4x100-meter relay.
 
MEET INFORMATION:
April 10, 2015 – John Knight Twilight – Monmouth, Ore. (McArthur Field)
 
LIVE RESULTS:
Live results for the meet will be available. The link to live results will be available on either track and field schedule page on GoViks.com before the meet begins.
 
MEET SCHEDULE
Friday, April 10
Running Events
Start (PT)                  Event (PSU entries)
4 p.m.                          Women's 4x100-Meter Relay (Portland State 'A' – Ratcliff, Settle, Woods, Simms)
4:05 p.m.                    Men's 4x100-Meter Relay (Portland State 'A' – Pfefferkron, Schmidt, Prince, Gable)
4:45 p.m.                    Men's 400 Meters (Robinson)
4:55 p.m.                    Women's 100 Meters (Diggs, Miller, Richey, Simms, Wayne, White)
5:05 p.m.                    Men's 100 Meters (Gable, Nixon, Pfefferkorn, Schmidt)
5:15 p.m.                    Women's 800 Meters (Beng, Diggs, Loveland, Tollefson, Trapp)
5:30 p.m.                    Men's 800 Meters (Gable, Prince, Seibert)
5:45 p.m.                    Women's 400-Meter Hurdles (Anderson, Jackson, Miller)
6:05 p.m.                    Women's 200 Meters (Jones, Richey, Wayne, White)
6:15 p.m.                    Men's 200 Meters (Nixon, Pfefferkorn, Schmidt)
6:25 p.m.                    Women's 1,500 Meters (Beng, Coleman, Contos, Hollins, Loveland, Martin, McMorris, Trapp)
6:45 p.m.                    Men's 1,500 Meters (Brown, Cotton, Hicks, Macias, Richardson, Russell, Schwartz, Talik, Wikler)
7 p.m.                          Women's 4x400-Meter Relay (Portland State 'A' – Contos, McMorris, Trapp, Hollins)
7:10 p.m.                    Men's 4x400-Meter Relay (Portland State 'A' – Russell, Brown, Richardson, Hicks)
7:40 p.m.                    Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (Hollins)
7:55 p.m.                    Women's 5,000 Meters (Hendricks, Hollins)
8:20 p.m.                    Men's 5,000 Meters (Castillo, Landstrom)
 
Field Events
Start (PT)                  Event (PSU entries)
1 p.m.                          Men's Hammer (Oni)
                                    Women's Hammer (Wayne) – Following the completion of the men's hammer
~3:15 p.m.                 Women's Shot Put (Johnson) – Following the completion of the men's shot put
~3:15 p.m.                 Men's Triple Jump (Nixon, Oni) – Following the completion of the men's long jump
3:30 p.m.                    Women's Long Jump (Jones, Richey, Settle)
                                    Women's Triple Jump (Jones) – Following completion of the women's long jump
4 p.m.                          Women's Javelin (Bell, Wilson)
~4:30 p.m.                 Women's Discus (Bell, Johnson) – Following the completion of the men's discus
4:45 p.m.                    Men's High Jump (Robinson, Stipic, Tufty)
 
COMING UP:
The Vikings will split up next weekend with a select group going to the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut Calif., April 16-18, while the rest of the team travels to Eugene, Ore., for the Oregon Relays, April 17-18.
 
STANFORD INVITATIONAL RECAP:
The Vikings set or bettered five Big Sky-leading marks at the Stanford Invitational, April 3-4, at the Cobb Track and Angell Field in Stanford, Calif. Senior Jasmine Woods, sophomore Baileh Simms and seniors Jazmin Ratcliff and Camelia Mayfield all set individual leading marks, while the Vikings' 4x100-meter relay team set the leading mark in the conference as well. Woods and Mayfield lowered their leading times at the meet, as Woods won the 100 in 11.71 seconds, while Mayfield set a huge personal best in the 10,000 meters with her time of 34:35.88. Simms, meanwhile, took a commanding lead in the women's long jump, as she jumped a personal-best 19-08.00 (5.99m), just under six inches greater than the No. 2 mark in the conference, which Simms' freshman teammate Ta'mara Richey set at 19-02.50 (5.85m) at the same meet. Ratcliff, the 2014 Big Sky champion in the 100-meter hurdles, also reclaimed the lead in her primary event, as she finished the prelims of the short hurdles in 13.97 seconds. The Vikings then capped the meet with a Big Sky-leading time in the 4x100-meter relay on the meet's second day, as they finished in 45.65 seconds.
 
TEXAS RELAYS RECAP:
Portland State senior Jasmine Woods ran a Big Sky-leading 11.78 seconds in the prelims of the 100 meters, as she and three other Vikings competed against an elite field at the Texas Relays at Mike A. Myers Stadium on March 27. Woods' time beat her old personal best in the 100 by two-hundredths of a second, and moves her up to sixth all-time at Portland State. Additionally, Woods narrowly missed qualifying for the finals of the 100 out of an elite field that featured athletes from national sprinting powers Texas A&M and LSU. Clemson's Sabria Hadley claimed the final qualifying spot with her time of 11.74 seconds, just four-hundredths of a second faster than Woods. Sophomore Baileh Simms also hit a Big Sky qualifying mark while placing fourth in the 'B' section of the women's long jump at the meet. Simms jumped 18-08.50 (5.70m) on her fourth attempt in the event, moving her up to fourth in the Big Sky Conference. Sophomore Genna Settle set a seasonal best with her time of 12.04 seconds in the 100 meters as well, while Settle, Woods, Simms and senior Jazmin Ratcliff collectively set a seasonal best in the 4x100-meter relay with their time of 46.32.
 
ROSE CITY PREVIEW RECAP:
The Vikings' sprinters dominated the team's first home meet since 2000, going 1-2-3 in four different events while winning two others, as the Vikings hosted the Rose City Preview on March 21 at Earl Klapstein Stadium in Gresham, Ore. The Vikings swept the top three spots in the women's 100 and 200 meters, as well as the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles. Sophomore Whitney Diggs also won the 400 meters in a Big Sky-qualifying 55.29 seconds, while the Vikings won the 4x100-meter relay by nearly a full second. Senior Jasmine Woods led the Vikings' sprinting showcase, as she won the 100 and 200 meters at the meet, and ran one of the legs of the Vikings' winning 4x100-meter relay team. Woods won the 100 and 200 meters while hitting Big Sky qualifying times in each event, running the 100 in 11.88 seconds, and the 200 in 24.42 seconds. Senior Jazmin Ratcliff, meanwhile, led the Vikings' sweep in the 100-meter hurdles, as she started her defense of her 2014 Big Sky title in the event with a Big Sky-qualifying time of 14.20 seconds. Sophomores CeCelia Jackson and Akayla Anderson followed Ratcliff in second and third, respectively, while Jackson also hit a Big Sky qualifying mark with her time of 14.40 seconds. Additionally, Jackson led the Vikings' sweep in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing ahead of teammates Roazena Miller and Anderson. Junior Sheldon Prince also hit a Big Sky qualifying mark in the men's 400 meters, as he placed third in the event in 48.45 seconds.
 
LINFIELD ERIK ANDERSON MEMORIAL ICEBREAKER RECAP:
The Viking distance crew led Portland State at the season-opening Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker in McMinnville, Ore., on March 6-7. The Vikings hit five Big Sky qualifying marks at the meet between three marks in the women's 10,000 meters and two in the men's 800 meters. Senior Camelia Mayfield led the Vikings' three qualifiers in the women's 10,000 meters, as she placed second in the event in 36:00.94. Sophomores Maggie Coleman and Cheryn Trapp followed Mayfield with qualifying marks of their own, as Coleman placed fifth in 36:32.11, while Trapp placed ninth in 37:40.11. Sophomore Nathan Fleck and junior T-Roy Brown, meanwhile, qualified in the men's 800 meters while placing first and second, respectively, in the event. Fleck won the event in 1:52.82, while Brown placed close behind in 1:53.06.
 
VIKINGS IN NATIONAL RANKINGS:
The Vikings have athletes ranked in the top 95 in the nation in four different events so far this season, including sophomore Baileh Simms, who ranks highest of them all at 31st in the nation in the women's long jump. Besides Simms, seniors Jasmine Woods and Camelia Mayfield rank 52nd in the nation in the women's 100 and 10,000 meters, respectively, while the Vikings' 4x100-meter relay team ranks 53rd. Freshman Ta'mara Richey also joins Simms in the national ranks in the women's long jump, as she ranks 62nd in the nation off of her jump at the Stanford Invitational. Sophomores Genna Settle and Maggie Coleman, meanwhile, join Woods and Mayfield in the 100 and 10,000 national ranks, respectively, as Settle ranks 89th in the 100, while Coleman ranks 85th in the 10,000.
 
VIKINGS IN NCAA WEST RANKINGS:
More important than the national rankings, however, is the fact that the Vikings have nine athletes ranked in the top 48 in the NCAA West region across six different events. The top 48 declared student-athletes in each individual event will qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary rounds in Austin, Texas, May 28-30, which directly feeds into the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 10-13. Additionally, the top 24 declared relay teams will make the meet, and the Vikings' women's 4x100-meter relay team sits just outside of qualifying at 26th in the west currently. Individually, the majority of the Vikings' athletes currently in position to qualify for the regional meet have come in the sprints, where Jasmine Woods (23rd in the 100, 48th in the 200), Genna Settle (42nd in the 100), Whitney Diggs (46th in the 400) and Jazmin Ratcliff (48th in the 100 hurdles) all find themselves in qualifying position. Sophomore Baileh Simms and freshman Ta'mara Richey also each moved into position to qualify in the women's long jump after they each set big personal bests at the Stanford Invitational. Senior Camelia Mayfield and sophomore Maggie Coleman, meanwhile, each currently stand in qualifying position in the women's 10,000 meters, with Mayfield 30th in the west, and Coleman 43rd.
 
VIKINGS IN NCAA WEST TOP 50:
Women:
100m
23. Jasmine Woods – 11.71 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
42. Genna Settle – 11.83 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
 
200m
48. Jasmine Woods – 24.52 – Stanford Invitational (4/4/15)
 
400m
46. Whitney Diggs – 55.29 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
10,000m
30. Camelia Mayfield – 34:35.88 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
43. Maggie Coleman – 36:32.11 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6/15)
 
100m Hurdles
48. Jazmin Ratcliff – 13.97 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
 
4x100m Relay
26. Portland State 'A' – 45.65 – Stanford Invitational (4/4/15)
 
Long Jump
11. Baileh Simms – 19-08.00 (5.99m) – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
28. Ta'mara Richey – 19-02.50 (5.85m) – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
 
BIG SKY QUALIFIERS:
Fourteen Vikings have already qualified for the Big Sky Championships across nine different events. Qualifying marks assure the athlete of competing at the conference meet in Cheney, Wash., from May 13-16, while the rest of the field for each event will follow the descending order list for each event. The top 20 in each event qualify for the meet, except in the combined events, where the top 16 qualify.
 
PSU Big Sky Auto Qualifiers:
Women:
Maggie Coleman – 10,000m – 36:32.11 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6/15)*
Whitney Diggs – 400m – 55.29 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
CeCelia Jackson – 100m Hurdles – 14.14 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
Sydney Johnson – Discus – 148-06 (45.27m) – Stanford Invitational (4/4/15)
Camelia Mayfield – 10,000m – 34:35.88 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)*
Jazmin Ratcliff – 100m Hurdles – 13.97 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
Ta'mara Richey – Long Jump – 19-02.50 (5.85m) – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
Ta'mara Richey – Triple Jump – 38-06.00 (11.73m) – Stanford Invitational (4/4/15)
Genna Settle – 100m – 11.83 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
Genna Settle – 200m – 24.42 – Stanford Invitational (4/4/15)
Baileh Simms – Long Jump – 19-08.00 (5.99m) – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
Cheryn Trapp – 10,000m – 37:40.11 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6/15)*
Jasmine Woods – 100m – 11.71 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
Jasmine Woods – 200m – 24.25 – Stanford Invitational (4/4/15)
 
Men:
T-Roy Brown – 800m – 1:53.06 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/7/15)
Nathan Fleck – 800m – 1:52.82 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/7/15)
Sheldon Prince – 400m – 48.45 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
* - Time cross qualifies the athlete for the 5,000 meters
 
VIKINGS IN BIG SKY TOP 20:
Women:
100m
2. Jasmine Woods – 11.71 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
3. Genna Settle – 11.83 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
9. Baileh Simms – 12.16 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
12. Jazmin Ratcliff – 12.19 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
19. Adia White – 12.51 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
 
200m
3. Jasmine Woods – 24.25 – Stanford Invitational (4/4/15)
4. Genna Settle – 24.42 – Stanford Invitational (4/4/15)
8. Whitney Diggs – 24.97 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
400m
2. Whitney Diggs – 55.29 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
1,500m
7. Camelia Mayfield – 4:34.62 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
10,000m
1. Camelia Mayfield – 34:35.88 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
3. Maggie Coleman – 36:32.11 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6/15)
7. Cheryn Trapp – 37:40.11 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6/15)
 
100m Hurdles
1. Jazmin Ratcliff – 13.97 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
5. CeCelia Jackson – 14.14 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
9. Akayla Anderson – 14.42 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
400m Hurdles
7. CeCelia Jackson – 1:03.32 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
12. Roazena Miller – 1:04.29 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
16. Akayla Anderson – 1:04.93 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
4x100m Relay
1. Portland State – 45.65 – Stanford Invitational (4/4/15)
 
4x400m Relay
8. Portland State – 3:54.86 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
Long Jump
1. Baileh Simms – 19-08.00 (5.99m) – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
2. Ta'mara Richey – 19-02.50 (5.85m) – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
T-14. Genna Settle – 17-11.50 (5.47m) – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
Triple Jump
3. Ta'mara Richey – 38-06.00 (11.73m) – Stanford Invitational (4/4/15)
 
Shot Put
19. Sydney Johnson – 41-08.75 (12.72m) – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
Discus
7. Sydney Johnson – 148-06 (45.27m) – Stanford Invitational (4/4/15)
 
Men: 
200m
13. Sheldon Prince – 22.22 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
400m
T-5. Sheldon Prince – 48.45 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
16. Mitchell Gable – 49.27 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
17. Hunter Pfefferkorn – 49.30 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
800m
5. Nathan Fleck – 1:52.82 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/7/15)
11. T-Roy Brown – 1:53.06 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/7/15)
14. Spencer Russell – 1:53.55 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
T-17. Ben Richardson – 1:54.20 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
5,000m
15. T-Roy Brown – 15:30.55 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/7/15)
19. John Talik – 15:48.47 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/7/15)
 
10,000m
11. Andrew Landstrom – 31:21.25 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6/15)
12. John Talik – 31:37.23 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6/15)
15. Jake Schwartz – 31:58.24 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6/15)
18. Jose Macias – 32:37.55 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6/15)
 
4x400m Relay
8. Portland State – 3:23.00 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
High Jump
T-9. Tyson Stipic – 6-04.75 (1.95m) – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
T-9. Rockwell Tufty – 6-04.75 (1.95m) – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
18. Kevin Robinson – 5-10.75 (1.80m) – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/7/15)
 
Long Jump
13. Spenser Schmidt – 22-01.75 (6.75m) – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
Triple Jump
13. Major Oni – 43-04.25 (13.21m) – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
17. Cole Nixon – 40-05.50 (12.33m) – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
Hammer
17. Major Oni – 153-00 (46.63m) – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
Javelin
15. Donté Robinson – 169-10 (51.76m) – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
 
2015 INDOOR SEASON RECAP:
The Vikings had a somewhat disappointing end to what had been a highly successful indoor season at the Big Sky Championships in Flagstaff, Ariz., at the end of February. The Viking women had hoped to challenge for a Big Sky title at the meet, but placed tied for fourth instead, while the men finished last with eight total points. Senior Jazmin Ratcliff still led an impressive showing from the Vikings in the 60-meter hurdles at the meet. The Vikings scored 22 points in the meet, highlighted by Ratcliff, who won the event in a school-record 8.33 seconds. Sophomore Akayla Anderson placed second behind Ratcliff to earn All-Big Sky honors in the event as well, while senior Jasmine Woods and sophomore Genna Settle also earned All-Big Sky honors with second- and third-place finishes in the 60 and 200 meters, respectively. The Vikings also had several standout performances during the indoor regular season, as the Viking women won four Big Sky Athlete of the Week honors during the season. Ratcliff won two in a row at the start of the season, while junior Sydney Johnson and sophomore Genna Settle followed with their first career athlete of the week honors over the next two weeks. The Vikings also set two new school records at the UW Invitational, as junior Amanda Boman broke the record in the women's 5,000 with her time of 17:01.73, while the Viking men's distance medley relay team broke a 10-year-old record with their time of 10:05.11 in the event.