NCAA West Preliminary Results
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – University of Portland junior Taryn Rawlings improved her
school record in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:13.35 to qualify for the NCAA Championship meet on the final day of the NCAA West Preliminary on Saturday night at Hornet Stadium.
Rawlings makes five Pilots that punched tickets the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, June 6-9 at Hayward Field in Eugene. It is the 27th consecutive year that Portland will be represented at the NCAA meet.
Senior Matt Welch and sophomore Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse both qualified in the men's 10,000-meter run on Thursday, while junior Lauren LaRocco secured a spot in the women's 10,000-meter run as well. Redshirt freshman Riley Osen punched his ticket in the 3000-meter steeplechase on Friday.
Rawlings, who set a new Portland women's record in the 1,500m two weeks ago at the Portland Twilight, shaved more than a second off that time on Saturday.
"Taryn did an amazing job," Portland women's track coach Ian Solof said. "She really kept her composure when the pace picked up. Her last two laps were 66 and 63, which shows how strong she is. I am so proud of the progress she has made."
Portland was well-represented at the NCAA West Preliminary with 13 student-athletes competing in 15 different events. See below for complete meet results for Pilot runners.
NCAA West Preliminary
Sacramento, Calif. (Hornet Stadium)
May 24-26, 2018
Complete Portland Results
Men's 1500m First Round (Thursday, May 24)
(4 Heats. Top 5 from each heat plus next 4 times advance to quarterfinals)
5. Trent Mazelli (3:45.73, Heat 4 – 5th place)
7. Stuart McCallum (3:46.18, Heat 4 – 6th place)
Men's 1500m Quarterfinals (Saturday, May 26)
(2 Heats. Top 5 from each heat plus next 2 times advance to NCAA's)
15. Stuart McCallum (3:46.22,
Heat 1 – 8th place)
24. Trent Mazelli (3:54.39, Heat 1 – 12th place)
Women's 1500m First Round (Thursday, May 24)
(4 Heats. Top 5 from each heat plus next 4 times advance to quarterfinals)
23. Taryn Rawlings (4:25.30, Heat 2 – 2nd place)
Women's 1500m Quarterfinals (Saturday, May 26)
(2 Heats. Top 5 from each heat plus next 2 times advance to NCAA's)
6. Taryn Rawlings (4:13.25, Heat 1 – 4th place)… PR… School Record.
Men's 10,000m Semifinals (Thursday, May 24)
(1 heat. Top 12 advance to NCAA's)
4. Matt Welch (29:15.13)… PR.
12. Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse (29:17.96)
24. Nick Hauger (29:40.15)
28. Gabriel Haughey (29:58.08)
Women's 10,000m Semifinals (Thursday, May 24)
(1 heat. Top 12 advance to NCAA's)
11. Lauren LaRocco (32:58.05)
30. Aoibhe Richardson (33:59.21)… PR.
3000m Steeplechase Semifinals (Friday, May 25)
(3 heats. Top 3 from each heat plus next best 3 times advance to NCAA's)
10. Riley Osen (8:44.09, Heat 1 – 6th place)… PR.
19. Noah Schutte (8:48.14
, Heat 2 – 5th place)
DNS Simon Grannetia
Men's 5,000m Semifinals (Saturday, May 26)
(2 heats. Top 5 from each heat plus next best 2 times advance to NCAA's)
36. Michael Teran-Solano (14:20.80, Heat 2 – 17th place)
42. Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse (14:46.52, Heat 2 – 21st place)
Women's 5,000m Semifinals (Saturday, May 26)
(2 heats. Top 5 from each heat plus next best 2 times advance to NCAA's)
21. Lauren LaRocco (16:09.22, Heat 2 – 11th place)
*NCAA Qualifiers Bolded
