RESULTS

GRESHAM, Ore. — Freshman Nyalual Beng shaved close to four seconds off her personal best in the 800 meters, as she led a small group of Vikings at the Mt. Hood Track Festival Saturday at Earl Klapstein Stadium.
 
Beng placed third overall in the 800 meters in 2:14.47, more than 3.5 seconds better than her prep personal best of 2:18. Beng's time also marks a near-four-second seasonal best, as her time Saturday beat her previous seasonal best of 2:18.12, set at the Oregon Relays two weekends ago.
 
Fellow freshman Ethan Cotton also set a new personal best in the men's 1,500 meters Saturday. Cotton crossed the line in 4:30.09 at the meet, more than three seconds better than his previous personal best, which he set at 4:33.21 at the John Knight Twilight meet earlier this season.
 
Additionally, freshman Shasta Wilson added a third new personal best for the Vikings, as she placed third in the javelin with a throw of 120-03.75 (36.67m). Wilson's mark Saturday beats her previous best by nearly eight feet, and continues a constant upward trend for the freshman in the javelin this season. Wilson opened the outdoor season with a throw of 90-05 (27.56m) at the Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker at the beginning of March, but has increased her mark at each meet she's competed at this season.
 
Outside of the personal bests, junior Adia White led the Vikings with third-place finishes in the 100 and 200 meters Saturday. White finished the 100 in 12.36 seconds, setting a new seasonal best in the event.
 
The Vikings will now move onto the Oregon Twilight meet Friday, which will be the team's final meet before the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in Cheney, Wash., May 13-16.
 
PSU Big Sky Auto Qualifiers:
Women:
Akayla Anderson – 100m Hurdles – 13.87 – Oregon Relays (4/18/15)
Maggie Coleman – 10,000m – 36:32.11 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6/15)*
Whitney Diggs – 200m – 24.40 – Mt. SAC Relays (4/17/15)
Whitney Diggs – 400m – 54.95 – Mt. SAC Relays (4/17/15)
CeCelia Jackson – 100m Hurdles – 13.85 – Mt. SAC Relays (4/17/15)
Sydney Johnson – Discus – 151-10 (46.27m) – John Knight Twilight (4/10/15)
Camelia Mayfield – 5,000m – 16:58.50 – Oregon Relays (4/17/15)
Camelia Mayfield – 10,000m – 34:35.88 – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
Jazmin Ratcliff – 100m Hurdles – 13.78 – OSU High Performance Meet (5/1/15)
Ta'mara Richey – Long Jump – 19-06.00 (5.94m) – OSU High Performance Meet (5/1/15)
Ta'mara Richey – Triple Jump – 38-06.00 (11.73m) – Stanford Invitational (4/4/15)
Genna Settle – 100m – 11.70 – OSU High Performance Meet (5/1/15)
Genna Settle – 200m – 24.29 – Mt. SAC Relays (4/17/15)
Baileh Simms – Long Jump – 19-08.00 (5.99m) – Stanford Invitational (4/3/15)
Cheryn Trapp – 10,000m – 37:40.11 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6/15)*
Jasmine Woods – 100m – 11.63 – Mt. SAC Relays (4/17/15)
Jasmine Woods – 200m – 24.16 – Mt. SAC Relays (4/17/15)
 
Men:
T-Roy Brown – 800m – 1:53.06 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/7/15)
Nathan Fleck – 800m – 1:52.82 – Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/7/15)
Sheldon Prince – 400m – 48.45 – Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
Spenser Schmidt – Long Jump – 22-08.50 (6.92m) – Oregon Relays (4/17/15)
Rockwell Tufty – High Jump – 6-10.25 (2.09m) – OSU High Performance Meet (5/1/15)
 
* - Time cross qualifies the athlete for the 5,000 meters
 
Mt. Hood Track Festival
Earl Klapstein Stadium
Gresham, Ore.
May 2, 2015
 
Women's Results:
100m: 3. Adia White, 12.36; 7. Nettie Wayne, 12.66. 200m: 3. Adia White, 26.18. 800m: 3. Nyalual Beng, 2:14.47. Javelin: 3. Shasta Wilson, 120-03.75 (36.67m).
 
Men's Results:
200m: 6. Hunter Pfefferkorn, 22.71. 400m: 8. Cole Nixon, 50.99. 1,500m: 20. Ethan Cotton, 4:30.09.