Quarter-miler Dejanea Oakley will make her professional debut at this weekend’s Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, the ninth stop of the Wanda Diamond League.

The two-day meet, which starts on Friday, will see a record 17 Jamaicans in action and promises several heavyweight clashes on the track and in the field.

Oakley will be the lone Jamaican competing on Friday when she lines up in the women’s 400 metres. The former collegiate star clocked a personal best and world-leading 48.79 seconds at the same venue during the NCAA Division One Outdoor Championships a few weeks ago. However, she was displaced at the top of the world rankings by the Dominican Republic’s Olympic champion, Marileidy Paulino, who ran a season-best and world-leading 48.48 to win at last Sunday’s Paris Diamond League.