2018 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... USTFCCCA All-West Region indoor in 60, 200, and 4000 distance medley relay (2015). ... All-GNAC indoor 4x400 relay (2017), 60-meter dash (2015) and 200 (2015). ... USTFCCCA All-West Region outdoor in 100 and 200 (2015) and in 4x100 relay (2015, 2016, 2018). ... All-GNAC outdoor in 100 and 200 (2015), 4x100 relay (2015, 2016, 2018) and 4x400 relay (2015). ... GNAC All-Academic (2016, 2018). ... USTFCCCA All-Academic (2016, 2018).
Senior (2018): INDOOR – Placed 5th in the 200 in 25.351 and 7th in the 60-meter dash in 7.95 seconds at GNAC. Also ran the anchor leg on the 5th-place 4x400 relay at GNAC. ...Her GNAC finals 200 time was a season best. Ran a season-best 7.91 in the 60-meter preliminaries at GNAC. OUTDOOR – Ran the third leg on the GNAC champion 4x100 relay team, combining with Renick Meyer, Julia Stepper, and Grace Bley for a meet-record time of 46.51. That performance came exactly one week after that same foursome set a school record and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 46.33 at the Ken Shannon Invitational at Husky Track. ... Placed 6th in the 100 (12.49) and fifth in the 200 (a season-best 25.30) at GNAC. ... Ran the second leg on the third-place GNAC 4x400 relay that posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:45.88. ... Won four individual races during the season – with three of those coming in the 400: the season-opening Ed Boitano Invitational at Puget Sound on March 3, the SPU-hosted Doris Heritage Track Festival on March 24, and the UBC Open on March 30 in Vancouver, B.C., steadily dropping her time in each one: 58.98 to 58.78 to 58.33. ... Won the 100-meter ah on April 14 at the Saint Martin's Jay Hammer Meet. ... In her final 400, set yet another PR, this one 57.48 at the Beach Invitational in Long Beach, Calif., on April 21. ... Ran on seven winning relays.
Junior (2017): INDOOR – Ran the anchor leg on the 3rd-place 4x400 relay team at GNAC, giving SPU the six points it needed to secure the team championship by a mere 4 1/2 points ahead of Simon Fraser. ... Also placed 14th in both the 60-meter dash (8.01) and the 200 meters (26.20), as she stuck with those events plus the relay for the entire season. OUTDOOR – Led off the 3rd-place 4x100 felay at GNAC, followed by Scout Cai, Kyra Brannan, and Lani Taylor for a time of 48.47. ... Placed 14th in the 100-meter dash (12.94) and 15th in the 200 (26.86) at GNAC. ... Posted season-best times of 12.47 in the 100 and 25.70 in the 200, both at the Beach Invitational on April 15 in Long Beach, Calif. ... Led off the winning 4x100 relay at the JD Shotwell Invitational in Tacoma on April 1, followed by Olivia Gabriel, Kyra Brannan, and Cheryl Hong for a time of 48.11.
Sophomore (2016): INDOOR – Placed 4th in the 60-meter dash (7.80) and 7th in the 200 (25.32) at GNAC. ... Ran the third leg on the 4x400 relay the clocked 3:51.85 on Jan. 30 at the UW Invitational, initially putting the Falcons onto the NCAA Division II provisional qualifying list. ... Ran in six meets altogether. OUTDOOR – Led off 3rd-place 4x100 relay at GNAC. ... Placed 5th in 100 (12.73) and 7th in 200 (26.50) at GNAC. ... Led off 4x100 relay that posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 46.81 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 15, followed by Jalen Tims, Kyra Brannan, and Jahzelle Ambus. ... Participated in 10 meets, all in the 100 and 200, and on one or both relays.
Freshman (2015): INDOOR – Ran the 400-meter leg on the 9th-place distance medley relay at NCAA. Had not previously run on that relay, but stepped into the 400 leg at the SPU Final Qualifier on Feb. 28, helping the Falcons secure the final berth to nationals. ... Set school indoor 200-meter record of 24.89 seconds in taking second place at GNAC on Feb. 21. The old mark of 24.99 was set by Shavonne Colebrooke in 1996. Houk's time made the NCAA provisional list. ... Placed 3rd in 60-meter dash at GNAC in a PR and NCAA provisional time of 7.66. ... Logged her first NCAA provisional mark in any event on Feb. 15 at the UW Indoor Open with a 7.67. OUTDOOR – Led off GNAC-winning 4x100 relay, with a final time of 46.82 that made NCAA provisional and came within .05 of the school record. ... Also led off the 2nd-place 4x400 relay team at GNAC. ... Placed 2nd in the 100 (11.99) and 200 (24.70) at GNAC, the latter a PR time and her third sub-25 of the season. ... In the GNAC 100 prelims, broke 12 seconds with an 11.98 that put her on the NCAA provisional qualifying list. ... Ran in nine meets, all in the 100 and 200, and in various 4x100 and 4x400 relay combos. ... Set a meet record of 25.05 in winning the 200 at the Emilie Mondor Invitational on April 12.
Oregon City High School: Capped her career with a pair of Oregon 6A state titles in 2014, winning the 100 in 12.04 and the 200 in 24.74. Both were personal bests and would have been 2nd-place times at the 2014 GNAC Championships. Was not the top seed for either event going into the finals (No. 3 in the 100, and No. 2 in the 200). ... Also anchored the 7th-place 4x100 relay at state. ... Posted a PR of 9-0 in pole vault in 2014. ... Won 2014 district titles in both sprints. ... Placed 3rd at state in the 100 and 200 in 2013. ... Won Three Rivers League 100 title 2013.
Personal: Becca Mae Houk. ... Born Oct. 23, 1995. ... Psychology major.
Fun facts: Got started in track as a 6th grader when her grandpa encouraged her to attend a camp. ... Soccer also has been a big part of her athletic life. ... Books she just couldn't put down were any in the 'Twilight' series. ... Favorite sports to watch are basketball and soccer. ... Favorite junk food is flaming hot Cheetos. ... Favorite healthy foods are hummas and carrots. ... Favorite TV programs are "Revenge" and "Arrow." ... Favorite sports team is the Portland Trail Blazers. ... Favorite athlete is LaMarcus Aldridge. .. If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Jesus, and she would serve chicken pesto pasta "because it tastes like heaven." ... If she could be any action hero or heroine, would be Catwoman. ... Her friends call her Bee or Becca Boit. ... In 10 years, wants to be working for the Trail Blazers as their sports psychologist. ... At some point, would love to adopt a child from another country "and change their life."
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60: 7.66 (2/21/2015)
200: 24.89 (2/21/2015)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 11.98 (5/8/2015)
200: 24.70 (5/9/2015)
400: 57.48 (4/21/2018)
CAREER RESULTS
