Portland State Athletics Hall of Fame
Genna Settle, Track and Field, 2014-17
Genna Settle put together one of the single-best track & field seasons in Big Sky Conference history. As a senior in 2017, Settle swept the indoor 60- and 200-meter titles at the Big Sky Indoor Championships in February, then followed by sweeping the outdoor 100- and 200-meter titles at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in May. Only two other athletes in conference history had accomplished that previously including Portland State's own Jernise Saunders. Adding Settle's outdoor 100-meter title in 2016 to the four she earned as a senior, she finished with the second-most individual conference titles (5) in program history. Additionally, her 59 career points individually at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships are the most of any Viking – male or female – while her 105 combined points between the Big Sky Indoor and Outdoor championships rank tied for second all-time. At the national level, Settle qualified for the NCAA West Prelims – the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships – six times. That includes three qualifications in the 100 meters (2014, 2016, 2017), two in the 4x100-meter relay (2014, 2015) and one in the 200 meters (2016). As a result, she's the only four-time USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree in program history. She also left Portland State with the school records in the indoor and outdoor 200 meters. She held the Big Sky Conference and championship meet records in the indoor 200 meters at the time of her graduation. Additionally, Settle was part of school records in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays in 2015 and 2016, respectively, as well as a Big Sky championship meet record in the 4x100.
