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PORTLAND, Ore. — After setting two school records and going 4-for-4 in personal bests across two meets in the Los Angeles area last week, the Portland State track & field team returns to its Oregon roots for a pair of meets within the state this weekend.
 
The Vikings compete at the Pacific Twilight Invitational Friday in Forest Grove, Ore., and head to Corvallis, Ore., for the OSU High Performance meet Friday and Saturday. Those meets are the last regular-season meets currently on the schedule for the Vikings, who will head to the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, May 8-11, in Moscow, Idaho.
 
The Vikings had one of their best weeks of the season last week, when they had four athletes all set personal bests at the Mt. SAC Relays and Bryan Clay Invitational.
 
Sarah Medved and Alex Cisneros broke the school records in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase and men's 10,000 meters, respectively, and put themselves in contention for what regional qualification in both events. 
 
Medved shaved more than 36 seconds off her old record while beating out an elite field in the event with her finish in 10:21.56. Medved's makes her a serious contender to qualify regionally for the 3,000-meter steeplechase, an event that no Viking has ever qualified in before. Medved ranks 21st in the NCAA west region at the moment, well within the top 48 that qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds at the end of May.
 
Cisneros could become the Vikings' first regional qualifier in the men's 10,000 meters, as well as the Viking men's first regional qualifier in any event longer than 800 meters.
 
Cisneros put himself in that position after breaking a 34-year-old school record in the event with his finish in 29:25.74 at the Mt. SAC Relays. Cisneros beat Dave Henderson's old record of 29:30.04 by over four seconds, which Henderson set in 1984.
 
Cisneros has now broken three different school records in 2018, as he also broke the school records in the indoor 3,000 and 5,000 meters. Additionally, Cisneros became the first Viking to crack the top 10 all time in the men's 5,000 meters since 2005 with his finish in 14:28.96 at the L&C Spring Break Open on March 17.
 
Cisneros will not be active this week for the Vikings, but Medved will as she joins Kaila Gibson – who set her own personal best in the 5,000 meters with her finish in 16:47.04 at the Bryan Clay Invitational last week – in the women's 1,500 meters Friday at the OSU High Performance Meet.
 
Donté Robinson will also be back in action this week after he was the fourth Viking to set a personal best last week with a score of 6,908 points in the decathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational. Robinson is entered in the men's pole vault Friday at the OSU High Performance meet, along with Griffen Johsnon, Braden Masanga, Viktor Moen and Keegan Winkle. Masanga and Winkle have yet to clear a height in the pole vault during the outdoor season, but moved up to second and third all time in the event during the 2018 indoor season.
 
Saraia Collmer will compete in the women's pole vault for the first time since she broke the school record in the event at the Pelluer Invitational on April 14. Collmer cleared 11-03.00 (3.43m) to better the old record that Lynae Newby set at 10-11.75 (3.35m) in 2004. Collmer also broke the school record in the women's indoor pole vault back in February, and now holds both pole vaulting records after less than a year in the Viking program.
 
A number of other Vikings jumpers set personal or seasonal bests the Pelluer Invitational two weeks ago, and will make their return to competition at the OSU High Performance meet this weekend.
 
Events start at 1 p.m. for the Vikings Friday at the Pacific Twilight Invitational, and 3:30 p.m. at the OSU High Performance meet. Saturday's events start at 11:30 a.m. for the Vikings at the OSU High Performance meet.
 
MEET INFO:
April 27 – Pacific Twilight Invitational – Forest Grove, Ore. (Hanson Stadium)
April 27-28 – OSU High Performance Meet – Corvallis, Ore. (Whyte Track & Field Center)
 
LIVE RESULTS:
Live results will be available from both meets this weekend. Fans can find the link to live results on the track & field schedule page on GoViks.com.
 
PACIFIC TWILIGHT INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE:
Friday, April 27
Field Events
Start (PT)              Events (PSU entries)
1 p.m.                   Women's Hammer (Mumford)
After M-SP            Women's Shot Put (Mumford)
1:30 p.m.              Women's Long Jump (Milroy, Terry)
After M-Jav           Women's Javelin (Cornett, Matsuzaki, Milroy)
~3 p.m.                 Women's Triple Jump (Buckhaults)
~3 p.m.                 Women's Discus (Mumford)
3:15 p.m.              Men's Pole Vault (Johnson)
 
Running Events
Start (PT)              Events (PSU entries)
3:30 p.m.              Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (Martin)
4:30 p.m.              Women's 4x100-Meter Relay (Portland State 'A' – Buckhaults, Smith, Terry, Cummings)
                              Men's 4x100-Meter Relay (Portland State ' A' – Desaki, Kilcup, Park, Davis)
~4:45 p.m.            Men's 1,500 Meters (Leonis, Stafford)
Rolling                   Women's 100-Meter Hurdles (Buckhaults, Milroy)
Schedule                Women's 400 Meters (Shulman)
                              Men's 400 Meters (Davis)
                              Women's 100 Meters (Cummings, Smith, Terry)
                              Men's 100 Meters (Desaki, Kilcup, Park)
                              Men's 800 Meters (Hvidsten, Payton)
                              Women's 200 Meters (Cummings, Milroy, Shulman, Smith)
                              Men's 200 Meters (Davis, Desaki, Kilcup, Park)
                              Women's 5,000 Meters (Baldwin-Joiner, Reynolds, Tomeo)
                              Men's 5,000 Meters (Jones, Shelevy, Solano, A., Solano, E.)
 
OSU HIGH PERFORMANCE MEET SCHEDULE:
Friday, April 27
Field Events
Start (PT)              Events (PSU entries)
3:30 p.m.              Men's Pole Vault (Flight 1 – Johnson, Masanga, Moen, Robinson, Winkle)
                              Women's Pole Vault (Flight 1 – Collmer)
3:30 p.m.              Women's Hammer (Flight 1 – Mumford)
After M-Discus      Women's Discus (Flight 1 – Mumford)
 
Running Events
Start (PT)              Events (PSU entries)
6:15 p.m.              Men's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (Section 1 – Emeterio)
6:40 p.m.              Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (Section 1 – Chaplin)
7:20 p.m.              Women's 1,500 Meters – Invite Section (Gibson, Medved)
8 p.m.                   Men's 1,500 Meters – Section 4 (Stafford)
8:50 p.m.              Women's 5,000 Meters – Section 2 (Karp)
9:10 p.m.              Men's 5,000 Meters – Section 3 (Rae, Stafford, Wikler)
 
Saturday, April 28
Field Events
Start (PT)              Events (PSU entries)
11:30 a.m.            Women's Shot Put (Flight 1 – Mumford)
12 p.m.                 Women's High Jump (Flight 1 – Dunleavy, Elliott)
12:30 p.m.            Men's Long Jump (Flight 1 – Toku, Whitehurst; Flight 2 – Barrow)
                              Men's Triple Jump (Flight 1 – Barrow, Luyamba; Flight 2 – Toku, Whitehurst)
1 p.m.                   Women's Long Jump (Flight 2 – Richey, Williams)
                              Women's Triple Jump (Flight 1 – Richey)
1:30 p.m.              Women's Javelin (Flight 1 – Cornett)
                              Men's Javelin (Flight 1 – Rwandika)
 
Running Events
Start (PT)              Events (PSU entries)
1 p.m.                   Women's 4x100-Meter Relay (Portland State 'A' – Cummings, Powdrell, Richey, O'Handley)
1:10 p.m.              Men's 4x100-Meter Relay (Portland State 'A' – Desaki, Park, Golaube, Kilcup)
1:20 p.m.              Men's 800 Meters – Section 5 (Hvidsten)
1:37 p.m.              Women's 100-Meter Hurdles – Section 2 (O'Handley)
1:41 p.m.              Women's 100-Meter Hurdles – Section 3 (Baxter)
1:48 p.m.              Men's 110-Meter Hurdles – Section 1 (Golaube)
1:58 p.m.              Women's 400 Meters – Section 1 (Jackson)
2:20 p.m.              Women's 100 Meters – Section 1 (Powdrell)
3:10 p.m.              Women's 400-Meter Hurdles – Section 1 (Baxter)
3:25 p.m.              Men's 400-Meter Hurdles – Section 2 (Golaube)
3:35 p.m.              Women's 200 Meters – Section 1 (Powdrell)
3:38 p.m.              Women's 200 Meters – Section 2 (O'Handley)
3:41 p.m.              Women's 200 Meters – Section 3 (Jackson)
4:25 p.m.              Women's 4x400-Meter Relay (Portland State 'A' – Baxter, Shulman, Jackson, O'Handley)
4:32 p.m.              Men's 4x400-Meter Relay (Portland State 'A' – Davis, Golaube, Payton, Desaki)
 
UPCOMING:
The Vikings take next weekend off before heading to the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, May 8-11, in Moscow, Idaho.
 
BIG SKY INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS:
The Big Sky Conference eliminated qualifying standards for the Big Sky Outdoor Championships last season, and will continue in that mold this season. Roster sizes will be capped at 28 athletes (men and women), leaving it up to coaches to determine how to maximize their scoring potential at the meet. The Big Sky Outdoor Championships take place, May 8-11, in Moscow, Idaho.
 
NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION:
Unlike the NCAA Indoor Championships, the path to the NCAA Outdoor Championships runs through a regional stage, giving the Vikings a better chance of qualifying for the national meet. Indoors, the Vikings could only qualify for the national meet if they finished in the top 16 in each individual event, but outdoors, the Vikings only need to finish in the top 48 of the NCAA west region to qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, May 24-26, in Sacramento, Calif. The top 12 in each event at the NCAA West and East Preliminary Rounds then advance onto the NCAA Outdoor Championships, June 6-9, in Eugene, Ore. The qualification procedure differs a bit for the relay events, as only the top 24 relay teams qualify for the regional stage. Qualifying for the multi-events also differs, as they skip the regional stage and instead advance the top 24 in the nation in the heptathlon and decathlon directly to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
 
COUGAR OPEN RECAP:
Viktor Moen won the men's pole vault to lead a small group of three Vikings at the Cougar Open, April 21, at Canby High School in Canby, Ore. Moen cleared 15-01.00 (4.60m) in his win, while Griffen Johnson set a PSU personal best with his clearance of 13-01.50 (4.00m). Maya Jackson, meanwhile, ran the women's 200 and 400 meters in 26.40 and 58.34 seconds, respectively.
 
MT. SAC RELAYS RECAP:
Sarah Medved and Alex Cisneros made history while breaking the school records in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase and men's 10,000 meters, respectively, at the Mt. SAC Relays, April 19, at Murdock Stadium in Torrance, Calif. Both Medved and Cisneros put themselves in strong contention to qualify for the NCAA west regional in their respective events, which would make them the first Vikings in program history to qualify regionally in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase and men's 10,000 meters. Medved set the 3,000-meter steeplechase record after beating out an elite field in the event with her finish in 10:21.56. Medved has now competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase twice as a Viking, and has broken the school record both times. Medved shaved more than 36 seconds off her debut time in the event, and now stands more than 50 seconds clear of the old record that Mandy Peterson set at 11:11.60 in 2003. Medved out-kicked Montana State's Patricia Carlson for the win, as she beat Carlson by seven-hundredths of a second after trailing going into the bell lap. Cisneros, meanwhile, broke a 34-year-old school record in the men's 10,000 meters with his finish in 29:25.74. Cisneros beat Dave Henderson's old record of 29:30.04 by over four seconds, which Henderson set in 1984. Cisneros' time puts him in good position to become the first Viking to qualify regionally in an event longer than 800 meters. The final qualifying time in the 10,000 meters last season was 29:39.95, more than 14 seconds slower than the time Cisneros ran at the Mt. SAC Relays. Cisneros moved up to 35th in the NCAA west region after his performance at the Mt. SAC Relays, well within the top 48 that qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds at the end of May.
 
BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL RECAP:
Donté Robinson and Kaila Gibson set personal bests in the decathlon and women's 5,000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational, April 18-19, at the Cougar Athletic Stadium in Azusa, Calif. Robinson set his second personal best in as many attempts in the decathlon this season, as he scored 6,908 points to move up to fifth all time in the event at Portland State. Robinson set decathlon personal bests in the 110-meter hurdles and javelin on the second day of the competition, and wasn't far off his personal bests in the pole vault and 1,500 meters. Robinson was similarly close to his decathlon personal bests in the shot put, high jump and 400 meters on the first day of the competition, and set an outdoor personal best in the long jump. Gibson, meanwhile, shaved more than 36 seconds off her personal best in the outdoor 5,000 meters, as she finished in 16:47.04. Gibson crushed her previous seasonal best in the 5,000 meters, which she set at 17:24.46 three weeks ago at the SF State Distance Carnival. Gibson moved up to fifth all time in the outdoor 5,000 meters with her finish at the meet.
 
PELLUER INVITATIONAL RECAP:
Saraia Collmer broke the school record in the women's pole vault with a clearance of 11-03.00 (3.43m) as the Viking jumpers led the team at the Pelluer Invitational, April 13-14, at Roos Field in Cheney, Wash. Collmer broke the record Lynae Newby set with a clearance of 10-11.75 (3.35m) in 2004, and now holds both the indoor and outdoor school records in the women's pole vault. Ta'mara Richey placed second in the women's long jump with a mark of 19-03.50 (5.88m), beating her previous seasonal best of 18-11.25 (5.77m) by more than four inches. Richey's mark put her right on her progression in the long jump last season, as she jumped 19-04.25 (5.90m) at the Texas Invitational on the same weekend last year. Freshman Taylor Elliott moved into a tie for eighth all time in the women's high jump at the meet, matching her classmate Ceil Dunleavy. Elliott cleared 5-05.00 (1.65m) Saturday, tying her with Dunleavy, Damaris Tucker (2006) and Erin Kinney (2007) in the all-time ranks. Junior Jaron Barrow nearly moved into the top 10 all time in the men's long jump, as he placed fourth in the competition with a best jump of 22-11.75 (7.00m) – a centimeter behind the current 10th-best mark of 23-00.00 (7.01m). Jean-Luc Toku placed second in the men's triple jump, ahead of Barrow, with a seasonal-best mark of 46-08.75 (14.24m). The Vikings also set seasonal bests in both the men's and women's 4x100-meter relays, while Kamal-Craig Golaube set seasonal or personal bests in the 110- and 400-meter hurdles. Golaube narrowly missed the top 10 all time in the 400-meter hurdles, as he finished in 56.89 seconds – less than four-tenths of a second behind the current No. 10 time of 56.89 seconds.
 
JOHN KNIGHT TWILIGHT RECAP:
Maya Jackson shaved seven-tenths of a second off her seasonal best in the 400 meters while finishing in 57.86 seconds at the John Knight Twilight, April 6, at McArthur Field in Monmouth, Ore. Meggie Karp and McKenna Martin provided two more seasonal bests in the women's 1,500 meters, as they finished in 4:52.35 and 4:58.97, respectively. Erik Solano beat his prep personal best in the 5,000 meters while leading a group of three Vikings in the event with his finish in 16:04.87.
 
PACIFIC OPEN RECAP:
Alana Baldwin-Joiner shaved close to 25 seconds off her personal best in the 5,000 meters while leading a small group of Vikings at the Pacific Open, March 31, at Hanson Stadium in Forest Grove, Ore. Cody Jones, meanwhile, 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. 
 
AL MANUEL NORTHWEST DUAL INVITATIONAL RECAP:
Nia Powdrell swept the women's 100 and 200 meters at the Al Manuel Northwest Dual Invitational, March 30-31, at Dornblaser Field in Missoula, Mont., extending her unbeaten streak in the sprint events to open the season. Powdrell improved to 5-0 in the 100 or 200 meters while winning both events by three-tenths and nine-tenths of a second, respectively. Powdrell also ran a leg on the Vikings' 4x100-meter relay, which finished in a seasonal-best 47.71 seconds. Powdrell would have added a fourth win to her meet resume in the women's long jump if not for her teammate, Ta'mara Richey. Richey and Powdrell finished 1-2 in the long jump, while the Vikings went 1-2-3-4 in the men's triple jump. Chance Whitehurst beat out teammates Jaron Barrow, Kevin Luyamba and Jean-Luc Toku for the event win while moving up to third all time at Portland State with a mark of 47-08.00 (14.53m). 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 and Ceil Dunleavy won the women's 400-meter hurdles and high jump, respectively, with Dunleavy moving into a tie for eighth all time in the event with her clearance of 5-05.00 (1.65m). Megan Cornett also moved into the top 10 all time in the women's javelin, as she finished with a best throw of 132-08 (40.43m) to move up to eighth all time in the event.
 
SF STATE DISTANCE CARNIVAL RECAP:
Alex Cisneros became the first Viking to crack 30 minutes in the 10,000 meters since 1984 at the SF State Distance Carnival, March 30-31, at the Chabot College Track in Hayward, Calif. Cisneros finished in 29:54.96, moving him up to third all time in the event behind Dave Henderson and Seppo Matela, who stand 1-2 with times of 29:30.04 and 29:34.60, respectively. Sarah Medved, meanwhile, won her section of the women's 5,000 meters while finishing in 17:21.25. Alana Chaplin shaved 16 seconds off her personal best in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and moved up to ninth all time with her finish in 11:31.34. Justin Wikler also set a personal best in the fourth section of the men's 10,000 meters, as he finished in 33:10.20. Austen Hvidsten shaved close to three seconds off his personal best in the men's 800 meters while finishing in 1:55.67 on the second day of the meet.
 
BOXER COMBINED EVENT RECAP:
Donté Robinson improved to 3-for-3 in multi-event competitions this season while winning the decathlon at the Boxer Combined Event, March 27-28, in Forest Grove, Ore. Robinson won by close to 500 points while setting a new personal-best score of 6,868 points. Robinson didn't finish lower than third in any individual event, and set overall or decathlon personal bests in three of the five events on the second day of the competition. Robinson cleared 14-03.25 (4.35m) in the pole vault, moving him up to seventh all time in the event at Portland State. Katie Baxter placed third in the heptathlon with 4,354 points at the Boxer Combined Event, while freshman Kristen O'Handley – the first-day leader – placed fourth with 4,226 points. Baxter's best event came in the javelin, where she placed second overall with a best throw of 110-09 (33.76m). O'Handley dropped from the top spot because of a poor mark in the javelin, but had won the 200 meters and long jump earlier in the competition, and placed second in the 100-meter hurdles. Freshman Savanna Milroy also competed in the heptathlon for the Vikings, placing tied for 11th with 2,976 points.
 
WILLAMETTE INVITATIONAL RECAP:
Sophomores Angela Mumford and Nia Powdrell led the Vikings in their sophomore outdoor meet of the 2018 season, the Willamette Invitational, March 24, in Salem Ore. Mumford competed in the shot put, discus and hammer for the Vikings, but her best mark came in the hammer, where she set a new personal best of 141-03.50 (43.06m) while moving up to seventh all time at Portland State. Mumford became the first Viking to enter the top 10 all time in the hammer since 2009. Powdrell, meanwhile, swept the 100 and 200 meters, and improved to 3-0 in individual sprint races during the outdoor season. Freshmen Megan Cornett and Taylor Matsuzaki made their Portland State debuts at the meet while competing in the javelin. Cornett, who is also a player for the Portland State women's soccer team, nearly entered the top 10 all time in the javelin while uncorking a throw of 126-07.50 (38.59m) on her second attempt of the day. Matsuzaki set her best mark on her third attempt of the day, as she finished with a top throw of 107-04 (32.71m). Junior Jaron Barrow highlighted the day for the Viking men, as he entered the top 10 all time in the triple jump with a best mark of 45-10.50 (13.98m). Barrow set the mark on his first attempt of the day, moving him up to seventh all time in the event at Portland State.
 
L&C SPRING BREAK OPEN RECAP:
The Viking distance crew headlined the team's season-opening meet at the L&C Spring Break Open, March 16-17 in Portland, Ore. Sarah Medved broke the school record in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase on the first day of the meet, Friday. Medved set the record in her debut in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing in 10:58.17 to become the first Viking women to crack 11 minutes in the event. Medved beat the old record of 11:11.60 that Mandy Peterson set 15 years ago in 2003. Alex Cisneros followed Medved with the Viking men's first top 10 mark in the 5,000 meters in 13 years Saturday despite running through rainy conditions. Cisneros won the 5,000 meters in 14:28.96, moving him up to sixth all time in the event. No Viking had entered the top 10 in the outdoor men's 5,000 since Blake Flanders in 2005, who Cisneros ironically knocked out of the top 10 with his time Saturday. Medved and Cisneros were also just two of several event winners for the Vikings at the meet. Jaron Barrow and Ta'mara Richey won the men's and women's long jump, respectively, Friday, while the Vikings won seven events Saturday. Nia Powdrell and Kristen O'Handley swept the women's 100 and 200 meters, while both also joined Richey and Natalie Cummings to win the 4x100-meter relay for the Vikings. Josh Pikes won the men's 200 meters, and was part of the Vikings' winning 4x400-meter relay team along with Zack Davis, Justin Desaki and Will Payton. Viktor Moen and Jean-Luc Toku, meanwhile, added event wins in the field for the Viking men, as they swept the pole vault and triple jump, respectively. The Viking women beat out Oregon State for first place in the team competition, finishing with 122 points to the Beavers' 115. The Viking men placed second with 102 team points, 21 points behind Western Oregon, which won the men's competition with 123.
 
TEDDY TWILIGHT RECAP:
Alana Chaplin broke the school record in the 2,000-meter steeplechase at the Teddy Twilight on March 3. Chaplin finished in 7:36 to break Keikoanne Hollins' old record of 7:43.56 that she set in 2012. McKenna Martin also moved up to fourth all time in the 2,000-meter steeplechase with her finish in 7:52. Jacob Emeterio and Jayson Maule also competed in the men's 2,000-meter steeplechase and moved up to third and fifth all time with their finishes in 6:20 and 6:44, respectively.
 
2018 INDOOR SEASON RECAP:
Donté Robinson out-kicked Sacramento State's Max Jette in the final event of the heptathlon – the 1,000 meters – at the Big Sky Indoor Championships, giving the redshirt junior his first Big Sky title. Robinson and Jette were tied through the first six events of the heptathlon, but Robinson passed Jette with a lap to go in the 1,000 meters and didn't look back, finishing in 2:51.65 to beat Jette by three-and-a-half seconds. Robinson became the Vikings' first Big Sky champion in the heptathlon since former NCAA first-team All-American Nick Trubachik won the event in 2010. Robinson won the event with a personal-best score of 5,248 points, and set personal bests in four of the seven events during the competition. Besides Robinson, the Vikings set five school records during the season, including two for Alex Cisneros. Cisneros broke his own school record in the 5,000 meters at the UW Invitational, finishing in 14:19.95 – 23 seconds faster than the time he ran at the same meet last season. Cisneros also broke the school record in the 3,000 meters at the UW Indoor Open, finishing in 8:16.45 to beat the old record of 8:21.04 by more than four seconds. Kaila Gibson joined Cisneros in a sweep of the men's and women's 5,000-meter records at the UW Invite, as she set the women's record with her finish in 16:53.60. Saraia Collmer, meanwhile, broke the school record in the women's pole vault in back-to-back meets during the season. Collmer first broke the record with a clearance of 11-05.25 (3.49m) at the Idaho Duals, and then broke it again a week later with a clearance of 11-07.25 (3.54m) at the UW Indoor Open. Kamal-Craig Golaube also broke the school record in the men's 60-meter hurdles twice, as he broke the record in the prelims and then the finals of the Big Sky Indoor Championships. Golaube finished the prelims of the 60 hurdles in 8.19 seconds, and then finished the finals in 8.14 seconds.