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LOS ANGELES, Calif. --- Portland redshirt junior Jared Bassett will be competing in the steeplechase, while 2006 UP alum Kristen Rohde will run in the 5,000m at the USATF High Performance meet at Occidental college on Friday.
Bassett will be looking to chase the U.S. Olympic Trials standard of 8:32.00. His PR of 8:47.09 was set earlier this month at the Oregon Twilight and ranks fourth in UP history. The men’s steeplechase is scheduled for 6:50 p.m.
Rohde, who now runs for Nike’s Bowerman Athletic Club, will compete in the elite section of the women's 5,000m and will be chasing the U.S. Olympic Trials standard of 15:35.00. The women’s 5,000m run is scheduled for 9:20 p.m.
Live video of all of the events will be streamed
here.