LAWRENCE, Kans. --- Three members of the Portland Pilots men's and women's track & field team booked tickets to the NCAA National Championship on Friday morning. Reid Buchanan, Lauren LaRocco, and Kaylie Van Loo each took top ten finishes in their respective events at Rock Chalk Park during the NCAA West Regional.
Van Loo's throw of 167'8 in the javelin held off nine of the last 16 throwers placing her in seventh overall. She will be one of the 24 student-athletes competing for a national championship in Eugene.
Portland's distance running strength continued in the men's and women's 10,000m.