GNAC heptathlon and long jump champ Renick Meyer leads group of Washington collegians to NCAA D2 champs...

INDIANAPOLIS—The NCAA announced Tuesday the field for next week’s NCAA Division II national track & field championships at the Irwin Belk Complex in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Seattle Pacific’s Renick Meyer (above/photo courtesy SPU Athletics) is the only athlete from the four Washington schools entered in two events at the nationals, as she will go in both the long jump and the heptathlon.

Here are the entries by school:

Central Washington:  Kodiak Landis (decathlon), Ali Anderson (400m Hurdles), Halle Irvine (Pole Vault), HarLee Ortega (Heptathlon), Alexa Shindruk (10,000 Meters), Nicole Soleim (Steeplechase), Mariyah Vongsaveng (100m Hurdles), Erykah Weems (400m Hurdles);

Saint Martin’s: Brian Chalkey (javelin); Deanna Avalos (javelin), Liz Larson (hammer);

Seattle Pacific: Scout Cai (Heptathlon), Mary Charleson (1,500 Meters), Kate Lilly (1,500 Meters), Renick Meyer (Long Jump, Heptathlon);

Western Washington: Alex Barry (javelin); Anna Paradee (Pole Vault), Raquel Pellecer (Javelin), Natalie Vetto (Javelin).

The complete list of selected athletes, along with the link to live results are available here.

NOTE:  The Great Northwest Athletic Conference, Seattle Pacific University, and the NCAA contributed to this report.

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