NCAA DII TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP: ACCEPTED FIELDS / LIVE RESULTS
INDIANAPOLIS –– After collecting All-American honors a year ago, Western Oregon's
Darian Wilson and
Olivia Woods will once again be booking tickets to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Posting NCAA DII provisional qualifiers earlier in the year, Wilson and Woods officially made the cut as he NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee announced the complete list of participants on Tuesday.
The championships will be held May 23-25 at Texas A&M-Kingsville's Javelina Stadium. The championships will be streamed live on
www.NCAA.com each day.
Woods will be entered in the 800-meter run at the outdoor championships for the third straight season. A six-time All-American over her career at Western Oregon, Woods placed eighth in the 800 at the outdoor championships last season after earning bronze in the event at the 2017 edition of the event.
Wilson earned All-American honors in the javelin as a true freshman by taking seventh place at nationals in 2018. This year, Wilson is ranked No. 17 on the DII performance list. A total of 23 competitors will make up the women's javelin field with nearly half of the participants entered as either a freshman or sophomore.
A total of 32 women and 14 men, representing eight of the GNAC's 10 track and field programs, gained invitations to the national meet. Simon Fraser led the way with nine individual selections while Alaska Anchorage had eight individual selections plus the women's 4x400-meter relay.
NCAA DIVISION II OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
GNAC ENTRIES
MEN
Alaska Anchorage: Edwin Kangogo (Steeplechase), Wesley Kirui (Steeplechase).
Central Washington: Braydon Maier (Decathlon).
Concordia: Giovanni Brown (Decathlon), Easton Christensen (Javelin), Sam Nichols (Discus), Dalton Rasmussen (Javelin).
Northwest Nazarene: Jake Knight (Shot Put, Discus).
Saint Martin's: Tyler Cronk (High Jump).
Simon Fraser: Aaron Ahl (Steeplechase), Rowan Doherty (1,500 Meters).
Western Washington: Karlington Anunagba (100 Meters), Alex Barry (Javelin), Cordell Cummings (400 Meter Hurdles).
WOMEN
Alaska Anchorage: Vanessa Aniteye (400 Meters), Danielle McCormick (800 Meters), Ruth Cvancara (800 Meters), Nancy Jeptoo (1,500 Meters), Chrisalyn Johnson (Long Jump, Triple Jump), Caroline Kurgat (5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters), 4x400 Meter Relay (Vanessa Aniteye, Tylantiss Atlas, Marie Ries, Danielle McCormick).
Central Washington: Halle Irvine (Pole Vault), HarLee Ortega (Heptathlon), Alexa Shindruk (5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters), Sidney Trinidad (400 Meter Hurdles), Mariyah Vongsaveng (100 Meter Hurdles), Erykah Weems (400 Meter Hurdles).
Northwest Nazarene: Ellie Logan (Javelin).
Saint Martin's: Liz Larson (Hammer), Keshara Romain (Triple Jump).
Seattle Pacific: Scout Cai (Pole Vault, Heptathlon), Dania Holmberg (1,500 Meters, 5,000 Meters), Kate Lilly (1,500 Meters, 5,000 Meters), Kaylee Mitchell (Steeplechase).
Simon Fraser: Miryam Bassett (1,500 Meters), Sophie Dodd (800 Meters), Lauren Fridman (Javelin), Julia Howley (5,000 Meters, Steeplechase), Alana Mussatto (800 Meters), Paige Nock (800 Meters), Chelsea Ribeiro (Steeplechase).
Western Oregon: Olivia Woods (800 Meters), Darian Wilson (Javelin).
Western Washington: Amanda Short (Javelin), Raquel Pellecer (Javelin), Paige Shimkus (Javelin), Maddie Taylor (High Jump).
