INDIANAPOLIS – Western Oregon track & field will be sending seven student-athletes to the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
 
Representing the Wolves on the men's side will be junior David Ribich and sophomore Dustin Nading in the 1,500 meters and senior Wesley Gray in the triple jump. On the women's side, sophomore Olivia Woods and juniors Megan Rose and Suzanne Van De Grift will compete in the 800m while sophomore Sheila Lima De La Cruz competes in the javelin.
 
In the final USTFCCCA poll of the regular season, the WOU men ranked 25^th in Division II with 41.29 points and ninth in the West Region with 175.13 points. For the women, they currently rank 14^th in the West with 117.22 points and 61^st in the nation (16.34).
 
The complete list of WOU student-athletes competing is listed below, as well as their event(s) and entry mark for the specific event.
 
Men
Wesley Gray – Triple Jump (15.50m)
Dustin Nading – 1500m (3:47.17)
David Ribich – 1500m (3:41.45)
 
Women
Sheila Limas De La Cruz – Javelin (44.14m)
Megan Rose – 800m (2:09.05)
Suzanne Van De Grift – 800m (2:09.47)
Olivia Woods – 800m (2:08.46)
 
Hosted by the University of Tampa and IMG Academy, the three-day championship meet will begin on Thursday, May 25, with the preliminaries of the men's 1,500 meters at 6:10 p.m. Eastern (3:10 p.m. Pacific). The triple jump final and prelims for the women's 800m is on Friday, May 26 while the finals for javelin, men's 1,500 and women's 800 are on Saturday.