RESULTS - MEN | WOMEN

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Portland State track & field team got a peek at its competition for the Big Sky Outdoor Championships six weeks early as the Vikings faced off against four other Big Sky schools at the Al Manuel Northwest Dual Invitational Saturday at the University of Montana's Dornblaser Field.
 
The Vikings – competing against Idaho, Eastern Washington, Montana and Montana State – can take confidence in their women's sprinters, especially sophomore Nia Powdrell, who extended her perfect start to the season in the women's 100 and 200 meters. Powdrell swept both events for the second straight week, moving her to 5-0 this outdoor season in either the 100 or 200 meters.
 
Powdrell blew away the field in both events Saturday, as she won the 100 meters by three-tenths of a second and won the 200 meters by close to nine-tenths of a second. Powdrell won the 200 meters in 24.70 seconds, over eight-tenths of a second better than her time in the 200 meters last week, when she finished in 25.51 seconds at the Willamette Invitational.
 
Powdrell also ran a leg on the Vikings' winning 4x100-meter relay, which finished in a seasonal-best 47.71 seconds. Kristen O'Handley, Ta'mara Richey and Natalie Cummings joined Powdrell on the relay, which beat second-place Montana State by close to nine-tenths of a second. 
 
Powdrell would have added a fourth win to her meet resume in the women's long jump if not for her teammate, Richey. Richey and Powdrell finished 1-2 for the Vikings while jumping 18-07.25 (5.67m) and 18-01.00 (5.51m), respectively.
 
The Vikings went 1-2-3-4 in the men's triple jump with Chance Whitehurst beating out teammates Jaron Barrow, Kevin Luyamba and Jean-Luc Toku for the event win. Whitehurst jumped 47-08.00 (14.53m) to move up to third all time in the event at Portland State, while Barrow moved up to seventh all time with his jump of 46-04.00 (14.12m). Luyamba nearly matched his personal best in triple jump while placing third behind Whitehurst and Luyamba with a mark of 45-03.50 (13.80m). Toku placed fourth with a jump of 45-01.00 (13.74m).
 
Whitehurst was also the Vikings' top finisher in the men's long jump, as he placed third with a personal-best jump of 22-05.75 (6.85m).
 
Katie Baxter won the women's 400-meter hurdles while finishing in a PSU personal-best 1:03.48. Baxter beat the No. 2 finisher in the event – Montana State's Ahna Kreitinger – by close to 3.5 seconds, and beat her time of 1:04.05 last week at the Willamette Invitational by over half a second.
 
Ceil Dunleavy won the women's high jump in her debut as a Viking Saturday. Dunleavy cleared 5-05.00 (1.65m) – two inches higher than any other competitor –moving her into a tie for eighth all time in the event at Portland State.
 
The Vikings didn't win any of the throw events, but got a pair of good performances from Angela Mumford and Megan Cornett.
 
Mumford crushed her PSU personal best in the shot put while placing second with a best throw of 41-08.00 (12.70m)
 
Cornett – a dual-sport athlete at Portland State who also competes for the women's soccer team – moved up to eighth all time in the women's javelin while placing seventh with a best throw of 132-08 (40.43m). Cornett was just off the top 10 while throwing 126-07.50 (38.59m) in her debut last week at the Willamette Invitational, and beat that distance by over six feet Saturday.
 
The Vikings have next week off before they return to competition at the Pelluer Invitational, April 13-14, in Cheney, Wash.
 
Al Manuel Northwest Dual Invitational
Missoula, Mont.
Dornblaser Field
March 30-31, 2018
 
Women's Results:
100m: 1. Nia Powdrell, 12.33; 5. Kameron Smith, 12.97. 200m: 1. Nia Powdrell, 24.70; 2. Kristen O'Handley, 25.59; 5. Natalie Cummings, 26.27; 8. Mirannda Shulman, 26.80; 13. Kameron Smith, 27.45. 400m: 2. Maya Jackson, 58.56; 6. Mirannda Shulman, 1:01.73; 11. Natalie Cummings, 1:03.70. 100H: 3. Kristen O'Handley, 15.07; 5. Alexis Buckhaults, 15.43; 7. Katie Baxter, 15.95; 9. Savanna Milroy, 20.15. 400H: 1. Katie Baxter, 1:03.48; 6. Alexis Buckhaults, 1:14.36. 4x100m Relay: 1. Portland State 'A' (O'Handley, Powdrell, Richey, Cummings), 47.71. High Jump: 1. Ceil Dunleavy, 5-05.00 (1.65m); 4. Taylor Elliott, 5-01.00 (1.55m); 5. Kristen O'Handley, 5-01.00 (1.55m); Savanna Milroy, NH. Pole Vault: Saraia Collmer, NH. Long Jump: 1. Ta'mara Richey, 18-07.25 (5.67m); 2. Nia Powdrell, 18-01.00 (5.51m); 9. Brandi Williams, 15-10.50 (4.84m). Triple Jump: 5. Taylor Elliott, 33-03.25 (10.14m). Shot Put: 2. Angela Mumford, 41-08.00 (12.70m). Javelin: 7. Megan Cornett, 132-08 (40.43m); 18. Taylor Matsuzaki, 106-06 (32.46m); 20. Savanna Milroy, 79-08 (24.29m).
 
Men's Results:
100m: 4. Tay Kilcup, 11.12; 10. Se Min Park, 11.47; 11. Justin Desaki, 11.49; Josh Pikes, DNF. 200m: 6. Tay Kilcup, 22.62; 9. Zack Davis, 23.15; 13. Will Payton, 23.57; 15. Se Min Park, 23.75; 16. Justin Desaki, 23.98. 400m: 7. Zack Davis, 52.13; 8. Will Payton, 52.31. 110H: 3. Kamal-Craig Golaube, 15.38; 5. Donté Robinson, 15.57. 400H: 4. Kamal-Craig Golaube, 57.78. 4x100m Relay: 4. Portland State 'A' (Park, Pikes, Kilcup, Desaki), 43.57. Pole Vault: Griffin Johnson, NH; Braden Masanga, NH; Donté Robinson, NH. Long Jump: 3. Chance Whitehurst, 22-05.75 (6.85m); 5. Jaron Barrow, 21-11.00 (6.68m); 8. Jean-Luc Toku, 21-05.50 (6.54m). Triple Jump: 1. Chance Whitehurst, 47-08.00 (14.53m); 2. Jaron Barrow, 46-04.00 (14.12m); 3. Kevin Luyamba, 45-03.50 (13.80m); 4. Jean-Luc Toku, 45-01.00 (13.74m). Javelin: 4. Donté Robinson, 173-04 (52.84m); 6. Jean Rwandika, 168-05 (51.34m).
 
HAYWARD, Calif. — Austen Hvidsten shaved close to three seconds off his personal best in the men's 800 meters while leading a group of three Vikings in the event at the SF State Distance Carnival Saturday.
 
Hvidsten finished in 1:55.67 to beat his old best of 1:58.56, which he set at the Linfield Open last season. Hvidsten won his section of the race by close to a full second, beating out Santa Rosa's Justin Thurman, who placed second in 1:56.49. 
 
Andrew Stafford also won his section of the men's 800 meters while finishing in 1:59.22.
 
Jack Rubalcave ran his first outdoor 800-meter race as a Viking, as well, and finished in 2:04.96.
 
SF State Distance Carnival
Hayward, Calif.
Chabot College Track
March 30-31, 2018
 
Women's Results:
5,000m: 23. Sarah Medved, 17:21.25; 28. Kaila Gibson, 17:24.46; 61. Meggie Karp, 17:54.79. 3,000m Steeplechase: 39. Alana Chaplin, 11:31.34.
 
Men's Results:
800m: 35. Austen Hvidsten, 1:55.67; 68. Andrew Stafford, 1:59.22; 105. Jack Rubalcave, 2:04.96. 1,500m: 109. Andrew Stafford, 4:13.81. 5,000m: 178. Nigel Leonis, 15:41.85. 10,000m: 15. Alex Cisneros, 29:54.96; 85. Justin Wikler, 33:10.20; 101. Jason Rae, 34:29.15. 3,000m Steeplechase: 70. Jacob Emeterio, 10:07.73.
 
FOREST GROVE, Ore. — Alana Baldwin-Joiner shaved close to 25 seconds off her personal best in the 5,000 meters as she led a small group of Vikings at the Pacific Open with her finish in 18:51.89 at Hanson Stadium.
 
Cody Jones set a new personal best in the men's 5,000 meters, as he finished in 16:15.69 to beat the PR he came into Portland State with of 16:18. Elmer Shelevy placed second in the men's 5,000 meters while finishing in 15:57.44.
 
McKenna Martin ran her first 3,000-meter steeplechase as a Viking, as she placed second in 12:26.46. 
 
Hannah Tomeo made her debut as a Viking while running in the 1,500 meters in 5:29.77.
 
Twin brothers Andy Solano and Erik Solano ran the men's mile for the Vikings, and finished in 4:15.18 and 4:16.75, respectively.
 
Pacific Open
Forest Grove, Ore.
Hanson Stadium
March 31, 2018
 
Women's Results:
1,500m: 3. Hannah Tomeo, 5:29.77. 5,000m: 2. Alana Baldwin-Joiner, 18:51.89; 4. Jocelyn Reynolds, 19:38.79. 3,000m Steeplechase: 2. McKenna Martin, 12:26.46. 
 
Men's Results:
1,500m: 3. Andy Solano, 4:15.18; 4. Erik Solano, 4:16.75. 5,000m: 2. Elmer Shelevy, 15:57.44; 5. Cody Jones, 16:15.69. Pole Vault: Viktor Moen, NH.