PORTLAND, Ore.---A combined 10 members from the Pilots men's and women's track and field teams are headed for postseason competition at the NCAA West Preliminary Meet in College Station, Texas beginning on Wednesday, May 26 and continuing through Saturday, May 29.
 
The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Committee announced earlier this week that Anna Pataki, Laura Pellicoro, Veerle Bakker, Sofia Castiglioni, and Stella Gillman from the Portland women's team had all earned seeds for preliminary competition ahead of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships set for June 9-12 at Hayward Field in Eugene.
 
Over on the men's side, Caleb Webb, Cathal Doyle, Michael Teran-Solano, Jacob Klemz, and Riley Osen also garnered entries to the regional meet and seek advancement to the national event in Eugene.
 
Pataki and Webb will race in two events apiece, with Pataki in the women's 5000m and 10,000m runs, and Webb in the men's 1500m and 5000m contests. Each other Portland runner is slated for a single event. See below for the complete meet schedule and lineup for Portland's individual qualifiers.
 
Live video and live results links will be available throughout all four days of the NCAA West Preliminary Meet at PortlandPilots.com.
 
The Portland men will open day one of competition on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., when Doyle and Webb run in the 1500m first round race, looking to move onto the quarterfinal round scheduled for Friday. Teran-Solano and Klemz will also appear in the 10K later that night at 9:10 p.m.
 
The Portland women will begin competition on Thursday, with Pellicoro up first in the 800m prelim, set for 7:50 p.m. Pataki, Gillman, and Castiglioni will follow in the 10K semifinal at 9:10 p.m.
 
Riley Osen and Veerle Bakker are both set for the 3000 meter steeplechase semifinals, with Osen racing on Friday at 6:10 p.m., and Bakker on Saturday at 6:10 p.m.
 
NCAA West Preliminary Meet
Schedule of Events
College Station, Texas
 
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Men's 1500 Meter Run First Round 6:30 PM
Heat 3: Cathal Doyle
Heat 4: Caleb Webb
24 advance to quarterfinal on Friday: Top five in each heat plus next four best times
 
Men's 10,000 Meter Run Semifinal 9:10 PM
Michael Teran-Solano, Jacob Klemz
Top 12 advance to Eugene
 
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Women's 800 Meter Run First Round 7:50 PM
Heat 1: Laura Pellicoro
24 advance to quarterfinal on Saturday: Top three in each heat plus next six best times
 
Women's 10,000 Meter Run Semifinal 9:10 PM
Anna Pataki, Stella Gillman, Sofia Castiglioni
Top 12 advance to Eugene
 
Friday, May 28, 2021
Men's 1500 Meter Quarterfinal 5:45 PM
 
Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase Semifinal 6:10 PM
Heat 3: Riley Osen
12 advance to Eugene: Top three in each heat plus next three best times
 
Men's 5000 Meter Run Semifinal 8:30 PM
Heat 1: Caleb Webb
12 advance to Eugene: Top five in each heat plus next two best times
 
Saturday, May 29, 2021
Women's 3000 Meter Steeplechase Semifinal 6:10 PM
Heat 3: Veerle Bakker
12 advance to Eugene: Top three in each heat plus next three best times
 
Women's 800 Meter Run Quarterfinal 7:35 PM
 
Women's 5000 Meter Semifinal 8:30 PM
Heat 1: Anna Pataki
12 advance to Eugene: Top five in each heat plus next two best times