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PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland State indoor track teams head to Seattle, Wash., for the second time this season, to take part in the UW Invitational at the Dempsey Indoor facility. The Vikings will be sending individual event competitors as well as multi event competitors.
 
The women's pentathlon and men's heptathlon events will begin on Friday, Jan. 27 as well as some individual events. The full slate of events will be on Saturday with running and field events beginning at 10:00 a.m. PT.
 
Cherry & Silver Invitational Rewind
The Vikings are coming off a successful outing in New Mexico at the Cherry & Silver Invitational last weekend. No group had more success than the women's sprints squad, particularly in the 200-meters. Ten sprinters set season bests at the event with seven either improving on or setting qualifying times for the Big Sky Indoor Track Championships later this season.
 
The Vikings have five of the top-10 women's 200-meter marks in the conference this season with Karene King leading the way. King breezed to a second place overall finish in the event last weekend with at time of 24.08. She is just 0.06 second off her Portland State record for the event and will be looking to break that and move closer to the conference record of 23.85.
 
On the men's side, Jake Ovgard set personal bests in the 60-meter dash and the 200-meters while Luke Leddige set a season best in the 60-meter hurdles. Sean Mackelvie set personal bests in the long and triple jump events.
 
Big Sky Qualifiers
Fourteen Vikings have already qualified for the Big Sky Indoor Championships this year in Flagstaff, Ariz. Listed below are the qualifiers and their events.
 
Women's Qualifiers
Name – Event(s)
Geronne Black – 60-meters*/200-meters
Sierra Brooks – 60-meters
Hanna Johnson – Shot Put
Karene King – 60-meters*/200-meters
Dominique Maloney – 400-meters
Montaisha Moore – Triple Jump
Jazmin Ratcliff – 200-meters
Anaiah Rhodes – 60-meters/200-meters
Cassandra Sidner – 60-meter Hurdles
Dejuanae Toliver – 200-meters
Joenisha Vinson – 60-meter Hurdles/Pentathlon
 
Men's Qualifiers
Name – Events(s)
Tony Crisofulli – 800-meters
John Lawrence – Mile
Brandon Search – High Jump
 
* - Indicates the top-time or mark in the Big Sky this season.
 
Where They Stack Nationally
Four Vikings are ranked in the top-50 for their events in the country so far this season. King is ranked 29th in the women's 200, Joenisha Vinson is ranked 29th in the women's pentathlon, Geronne Black is ranked 37th in the women's 60-meters while Tony Crisofulli is ranked 46th overall in the men's 800-meters.
 
What's Next?
Following this weekend in Seattle, the Vikings will head to the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York, N.Y. next weekend, Feb. 3-4.