Beavers off to Eugene for Pac-12 Championships

Venessa D'Arpino will compete in the 200 and 400 meters. She holds the school record in both events.

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

May 11, 2017 | Women's Track & Field

2017 performance list All-time list Pac-12 meet entrants Pac-12 release Live results

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State track & field team will compete at the Pacific-12 Conference championships this Saturday and Sunday at Hayward Field in Eugene.

The Beavers are tied for second place with Washington State with 10 points entering the competition, two points behind UCLA. Senior Kara Hallock took second and redshirt sophomore Saskia McNairy took seventh at the Pac-12 Heptathlon finals on May 6-7.

"We believe the outstanding performance in the heptathlon gives us momentum heading into the Pac-12 meet, which is one of the best meets in the world every year," OSU coach Kelly Sullivan said.

"We have prepared all season to be at our very best this weekend. We should be rested and ready to compete at a high level and to continue to improve as our program matures."

The top eight places score points. The Beavers have five athletes in the top 8 in their respective events on the Pac-12 season performance list:

Redshirt sophomore Venessa D'Arpino is seeded eighth in the 200 meters (22.63) and 12^th in the 400 meters (54.14). She is the school record-holder in both events.
Senior Morgan Anderson is seeded 11^th in the 1,500 meters (4:23.65) and 17^th in the 5,000 meters (16:17.50). She ranks No. 2 all-time in both events, behind All-American Laura Carlyle.
Senior Devin Collins is ranked 11^th in the 400-meter hurdles (1:00.73). She advanced to the finals at the 2016 meet, but did not race. She placed fifth in the 100 hurdles at the 2016 championships, but is not entered in that event this year.
Sophomore Juliana Mount is seeded seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. She set the school record (10.22.97) at the High Performance Meet on April 28 in her first time running the event.
Senior Helen Ann Haun (12-10) is seeded 10^th and sophomore Gillette Field (12-9.50) is seeded 13^th in the pole vault. Haun placed fourth, Field fifth in 2016.
Hallock is seeded eighth in the long jump (19-9.50) and 11^th in the 100 hurdles (13.90). She redshirted in 2016.
Senior Madelayne Varela (37-7.75) is seeded 12^th in the triple jump.
Senior Rachel Picknell is seeded sixth in the discus (164-9). She took ninth and just missed scoring at the 2016 meet.
Sophomore Kindel Bailey (151-0) is seeded seventh and junior McKenzie Byrd (150-9.75) is seeded eighth in the javelin. Byrd took fifth, Bailey 10^th in 2016. OSU has five throwers in the 21-woman field; also entered are junior Amber Peschka (142-7), freshman Mikayla Pivec (142-4) and senior Kala Fleskes (139-9).

The Beavers finished in 11^th place at the 2016 championships with 23.50 points, the most in a conference meet since the program's reinstatement in 2005. Their previous high was 12 in 2013.

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This weekend's entrants, with outdoor season's-best in parenthesis (all events finals unless otherwise noted):

Pac-12 Championships
Saturday's entrants

200 METERS (prelims): Venessa D'Arpino (23.63).
400 METERS (prelims): Venessa D'Arpino (54.14).
800 METERS (prelims): Nicole Goecke (2:12.74), Kala Kopecek (2:12.87), Gwyneth McMorris (2:13.92).
1,500 METERS (prelims): Morgan Anderson (4:23.65).
10,000 METERS: Samantha Lewis (nm), Emily Weber (nm)
100 HURDLES (prelims): Kara Hallock (13.90).
400 HURDLES (prelims): Devin Collins (1:00.83), Dakota Steen (1:02.27).
3,000 STEEPLECHASE: Juliana Mount (10:22.97).
LONG JUMP: Kara Hallock (19-9.5), Saskia McNairy (18-7.75), Lucinda Howard (17-7.50).
JAVELIN: Kindel Bailey (151-0), McKenzie Byrd (150-9.25), Amber Peschka (142-7), Mikayla Pivec (142-3), Kayla Fleskes (139-9).

Sunday's entrants

200 METERS: TBA
400 METERS: TBA
800 METERS: TBA
1,500 METERS: TBA
5,000 METERS: Morgan Anderson (16:17.50), Juliana Mount (16:42.83), Emily Weber (16:51.24), Samantha Lewis (17:16.56).
100 HURDLES: TBA
400 HURDLES: TBA
400 RELAY: TBA
1,600 RELAY: Oregon State (Devin Collins, Venessa D'Arpino, Kara Hallock, Dakota Steen, Nicole Goecke, Saskia McNairy, 3:55.31).
HAMMER: Lindsay McShane (162-9).
DISCUS: Rachel Picknell (164-9), Lindsay McShane (154-9).
TRIPLE JUMP: Madelayne Varela (37-7.75), Saskia McNairy (nm).
HIGH JUMP: Ally Jackson (5-7.25), Rachel Proteau (5-5), Amy Hilger (5-3).
POLE VAULT: Helen Ann Haun (12-10), Gillette Field (12-9.50).

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