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STANFORD, Calif. — Senior Sarah Dean and freshman Nathan Fleck qualified for the Big Sky Championships in the women's 10,000 and men's 800 meters Friday and Saturday at the Stanford Invitational at Cobb Track and Angell Field.
 
Dean set her qualifying mark in the 10,000 meters Friday, as she finished 21st in the second section of the women's 10,000 with a time of 34:49.18. Dean's time moves her up to second all-time in the event at Portland State, and would have given her the Big Sky lead by over three minutes going into the weekend.
 
Dean's time in the 10,000 meters also cross-qualifies her for the Big Sky 5,000 meters, since she beat the cross-qualifying standard of 37:00.00. With that, Dean has now qualified in the 800, 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 meters after just three outdoor meets this season.
 
Fleck, meanwhile, hit the Big Sky qualifying mark in the 800 meters while finishing 39th overall in the event in 1:52.85 Saturday, a time that would have led the Big Sky going into the weekend. Fleck's time also ranks him ninth all-time in the 800 meters at Portland State.
 
Fellow freshman Ben Richardson also set a new personal best in the 800 meters, as he finished 80th overall in 2:00.14, edging his old PR of 2:00.55, which he set at the Willamette Invitational last week.
 
The Portland State track and field teams will next compete Thursday to Saturday, April 10-12, at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge in Sacramento, Calif.
 
PSU Big Sky Auto Qualifiers (through April 5)
Allison Burkett – Javelin – 135-06.25 (41.30m) – Willamette Invitational (3/29/14)
Maggie Coleman – 10,000m – 37:34.62 – SF State Distance Carnival (4/4/14)
Sarah Dean – 800m – 2:10.61 – Willamette Invitational (3/29/14)
Sarah Dean – 1,500m – 4:32.87 – Willamette Invitational (3/29/14)
Sarah Dean – 10,000m – 34:49.18 – Stanford Invitational (4/4/14)*
Whitney Diggs – 200m – 24.60 – Victor Lopez Classic (3/29/14)
Whitney Diggs – 400m – 54.65 – Victor Lopez Classic (3/29/14)
CeCelia Jackson – 100m Hurdles – 14.25 – Victor Lopez Classic (3/29/14)
CeCelia Jackson – 400m Hurdles – 1:02.48 – Victor Lopez Classic (3/29/14)
Sydney Johnson– Discus – 142-07.25 (43.46m) – Willamette Invitational (3/29/14)
Jazmin Ratcliff – 100m Hurdles – 14.08 – Victor Lope Classic (3/29/14)
Genna Settle – 100m – 12.00 – Oregon Preview (3/22/14)
Genna Settle – 200m – 24.72 – Victor Lopez Classic (3/29/14)
Baileh Simms – Long Jump – 19-04.25 (5.90m) – Victor Lopez Classic (3/29/14)
Jasmine Woods – 100m – 12.06 – Willamette Invitational (3/29/14)
Men:
Nathan Fleck – 800m – 1:52.85 – Stanford Invitational (4/5/14)
Michael Kubisiak – 100m – 10.72 – Oregon Preview (3/22/14)
Sheldon Prince – 200m – 21.81 – Oregon Preview (3/22/14)
Sheldon Prince – 400m – 47.65 – Victor Lopez Classic (3/29/14)
Rockwell Tufty – High Jump – 6-07.75 (2.03m) – Willamette Invitational (3/29/14)
 
*Dean's time in the 10,000 meters cross-qualifies her for the women's 5,000 meters as well. Athletes who finish the women's 10,000 meters in less than 37:00.00 also qualify for the Big Sky meet in the 5,000 meters.
 
Stanford Invitational
Stanford, Calif.
Cobb Track and Angell Field
April 4-5, 2014
 
Women's Results:
10,000m (Section 2): 21. Sarah Dean, 34:49.18.
 
Men's Results:
800m: 39. Nathan Fleck, 1:52.85; 80. Ben Richardson, 2:00.14.