Track & Field | 4/8/2015 1:07:00 PM

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MONMOUTH, Ore. – The Western Oregon University women's and men's track and field teams host their lone home meet of the regular season at the annual John Knight Twilight Friday, April 10.
 
The meet, which is celebrating its 11th year, was renamed for the former WOU Head Coach John Knight in 2008. Knight coached WOU's track and field program from 1989 to 2003 and had 17 individual national champions during that time, and won national coach of the year honors in 2003 (NCAA) and 1993 (NAIA).
 
"We love this meet," Western Oregon Head Track & Field Coach Mike Johnson said. "It's important to us because a lot of us know John Knight. He was a great coach and is a great guy. We love having this meet in his honor."
 
In his collegiate career, Knight coached over 250 All-Americans and was named a conference coach of the year for eight consecutive seasons from 1996-2003 in the Cascade Conference, Pacific West Conference and Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Knight is a member of the NAIA track and field Hall of Fame.
 
Western Oregon welcomes a strong contingent of competition once again this season to McArthur Field. The field spans NCAA Div. I to junior colleges, along with several club teams and unattached participants. Some of the schools competing are Oregon State, Portland State, Willamette, Concordia, Northwest Christian, and College of Idaho.
 
Four members of the Wolves' men's team – Zach Holloway, Justin Larson, Badane Sultessa, and Cody Warner – have each reached provisional marks for the 2015 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Holloway did so in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Willamette Invitational with a time of 9:21.91, while Larson reached the mark in the javelin with a throw of 61.57 meters (202-0) also at the Willamette Invitational. Sultessa achieved the mark in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:51.16 at last week's Stanford Invitational, while Warner accomplished the feat in the 100 meter dash with a time of 21.40 seconds at the Willamette Invitational.

Holloway, Sultessa, and Warner currently rank at the top of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) standings in each of their respective events, while Larson sits sixth in the GNAC in the javelin.

Seven Wolves have reached automatic qualifying marks for the GNAC Outdoor Championships in May, while four other WOU student-athletes have a chance to improve on their provisional marks for next month's GNAC Outdoor Championships.
 
On the women's side, three female student-athletes – Emmi Collier, Stephanie Stuckey, and Amanda Short – have all reached provisional marks for the upcoming championships. Collier reached her mark in the shot put with a throw of 13.71 meters (44-11.75) at the Willamette Invitational, while Stuckey ran a provisional time of 4:34.23 at last week's SF State Distance Carnival and Short hit the mark in the javelin at the Willamette Opener with a toss of 43.88 meters (143-11).

Four female Wolves have already qualified for the GNAC Outdoor Championships next month, while 10 other WOU student-athletes have a chance to better than provisional marks this week for the GNAC Outdoor Championships in May.

The meet begins with the men's hammer throw at 1 p.m. Track events start at 4 p.m. with the women's 4x100-meter relay.
 
Tickets to the John Knight Twilight meet are $6 for adults and $4 for non-WOU students and seniors as current WOU students are admitted for free with a valid ID card.