Willamette Track and Field Teams to Compete at John Knight Twilight
SALEM, ORE. -- Track and field athletes from Willamette University will participate in the John Knight Twilight on Friday, April 10 at Western Oregon University. Action will get underway at 1 p.m. (PDT) with the hammer throw. Running events will start at 4 p.m.
Field Events Start at 1 p.m.; Running Events will Begin at 4 p.m.
SALEM, ORE. -- Track and field athletes from Willamette University will participate in the John Knight Twilight on Friday, April 10 at Western Oregon University. Action will get underway at 1 p.m. (PDT) with the hammer throw. Running events will start at 4 p.m.
Willamette has six athletes ranked in the top 20 of the NCAA Division III performance list through April 9.
Olivia Mancl (So., Seattle, WA/Roosevelt HS) is ranked #5 in the women's 1,500-meter run. Her top time is 4:34.71, which she recorded at the Willamette Invitational on March 28.
Three Bearcats are included in the top 5 of the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase. Michaela Freeby (Sr., Milwaukie, OR/Rex Putnam HS) leads the nation with a personal record time of 10:30.09, placing her 4.92 seconds in front of defending national champion Lucy Cheadle from Washington University, whose top time this year is 10:35.01.
Taylor Ostrander (Jr., Kenai, AK/Kenai Central HS) of Willamette is ranked #3 in the steeplechase at 10:52.24. Hannah Bressler (Jr., Oak Harbor, WA/Oak Harbor HS) holds the #5 ranking at 10:59.31.
Maura Forbush (So., Hollister, CA/San Benito HS) is listed at #14 for the Bearcats in the women's 400-meter dash at 57.95 seconds.
Willamette's Meka Townsend (Jr., Okanogan, WA/Okanogan HS) is #14 in the women's javelin throw. Her best throw so far this year went 131' 4" during the Willamette vs. Corban Dual on March 19.
Following Friday's meet, the Bearcats will have an open weekend before competing at the 2015 Northwest Conference Championships in Newberg, Oregon. The NWC meet will be hosted at George Fox University on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25.MULTIMEDIA
John Knight Twilight
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Ore.
Friday, April 10
Daniel Swanson (left) and Yonny Castillo (right) are two of Willamette's top distance runners.