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2016 SCHEDULE Date Meet Time Sept. 3 Oregon State Invite___ 10:45 a.m. Sept. 17 Sundodger Invite________ 11 a.m. Oct. 1 Charles Bowles Invite______ 9 a.m. Oct. 15 Bronco Invite_____________ 9 a.m. Oct. 22 Beaver Classic_____________ 9 a.m. Oct. 28 Big Sky Championships___ 11 a.m. Nov. 11 NCAA West Regional_____ 11 a.m. Nov. 19 NCAA Champs_______ 11 a.m. (ET)
QUICK FACTS School___________ Portland State University Location____________________ Portland, Ore. Founded_____________1946 (4-year in 1955) Enrollment________________________ 29,452 Nickname________________________ Vikings Colors_________ Green (PMS 3435 C), White, ____________ Anthracite (PMS 447 C), Black, _______ Silver (887 C), and Grey (PMS 429 C) National Affiliation_______ NCAA Division I Conference_______________________ Big Sky President____________________ Wim Wiewel Director of Athletics________ Mark Rountree
COACHING STAFF Head Coach________________ Brent Ericksen Year_____________________________ 2nd Assistant Coach__________Dennis McCaffrey Year______________________________ 2nd
MEDIA RELATIONS Assoc. AD/Media Relations______ Mike Lund Asst. Director_________________Ryan McCall Asst. Director (XC)___________ Andy Jobanek Office: 503.725.2525 • Cell: 541.968.8702 Email_______________ [email protected]
PROGRAM HISTORY Big Sky Conf. Year_________ 21st (1996-2016) NCAA Division I Year______ 21st (1996-2016) Best BSC Finish (M)________ 6th (2002, 2004) Best BSC Finish (W)________ 5th (1996, 2002) Best BSC Point Total (M)________ 140 (2004) Best BSC Point Total (W)________ 128 (2004) Best NCAA Reg. Finish (M)_____ 16th (1998) Best NCAA Reg. Finish (W)_____ 11th (2002) Best NCAA Reg. Score (M)_______ 438 (2002) Best NCAA Reg. Score (W)______ 375 (2002) All-Big Sky honorees (M/W)____________ 0/4 Academic All-Big Sky (M/W)__________ 43/68 Big Sky AOTWs (M/W)_________________ 4/4 Division II All-Americans (M/W)_________ 7/5 Division II Academic All-Americans (M)____ 1
VIKINGS READY FOR STEP UP IN COMPETITION AT SUNDODGER INVITATIONAL SATURDAY PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland State cross country program races against the big dogs – or Dawgs – Saturday, as the Vikings head up north for the Sundodger Invitational, hosted by the University of Washington at Lincoln Park in Seattle, Wash. The Vikings will race against the other Division I teams in the invitational sections of the women’s 6,000- and men’s 8,000-meter races. The women will race in the 6k invitational at 11 a.m. (PT), while the men will race the 8k invitational at 11:35 a.m. (PT). The race will be a step up in competition from the Vikings’ season opener at the John Frank Oregon State Invitational on Sept. 3. The University of Washington men enter their first home meet of the season ranked eighth nationally, while the UW women enter the meet ranked 11th nationally. The Vikings enter the meet on the back of a strong meet for the Vikings’ young runners at the OSU meet in Corvallis. Only one of the Viking women’s top seven runners at the OSU meet had more than a letter of experience within the Viking program. Sophomore Kaila Ann Gibson – one of those seven runners – led the Viking women with a 14th-place overall finish, with fellow sophomore Nevina De Luca right behind her at 15th overall. Freshman Demi Marine followed as the Viking women’s third runner, as she placed 22nd overall in her first race as a Viking. Freshman Michael Biedebach led the youthful Viking men’s team, which features seven freshmen among the team’s 11 runners. Biedebach placed fifth overall in his first collegiate race, finishing the 6,000-meter men’s race in 18:47.8 – just eight seconds behind Zach Carpenter’s school record of 18:39.45 from 2011. The young Viking men will have a tougher time Saturday, however, as the distance kicks up to 8,000 meters, much longer than the 6,000-meter race they ran at the OSU meet, and longer still than the standard boys high school distance of 5,000 meters. Junior Alex Cisneros will help the young Viking men at Saturday’s meet, as he races in his first meet of the season after missing the OSU meet due to a hand injury. Cisneros will be the Vikings’ top returning finisher from last year’s Sundodger Invitational, when he placed as the Viking men’s second runner at 29th overall. Cisneros has been near the top of the Vikings’ lineup throughout his Portland State career, and has led the Viking men at five of the 11 meets he’s run in as a Viking. MEET INFO: Sept. 17 – Sundodger Invitational – Seattle, Wash. (Lincoln Park)
SUNDODGER INVITATIONAL Seattle, Wash. Lincoln Park
PSU ENTRIES Women (6K) 11 a.m. (PT)
Nyalual Beng Alana Chaplin Nevina De Luca Kaila Ann Gibson Demi Marine Kennedy Martin Jocelyn Reynolds Cheryn Trapp Men (8K)
11:35 a.m. (PT)
Gabe Bader Michael Biedebach Alex Cisneros Ethan Cotton Jacob Emeterio Cameron Gaskell Ben Richardson Andrew Stafford Justin Wikler
MEET SCHEDULE: 11 a.m. Women’s 6,000-Meter Invitational Race 11:35 a.m. Men’s 8,000-Meter Invitational Race PSU ENTRIES: Women: Nyalual Beng, Alana Chaplin, Nevina De Luca, Kaila Ann Gibson, Demi Marine, Kennedy Martin, Jocelyn Reynolds, Cheryn Trapp Men: Gabe Bader, Michael Biedebach, Alex Cisneros, Ethan Cotton, Jacob Emeterio, Cameron Gaskell, Ben Richardson, Andrew Stafford, Justin Wikler MEET RECORDS: 6k – Kendra Schaaf, University of Washington – 19:49.1 (2009) 8k – Paul Limpf, Eastern Washington University – 23:33.1 (2008)
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HEAD COACH BRENT ERICKSEN Brent Ericksen assumed the leadership of the Portland State track & field and cross country programs on Aug. 10, 2015, and will enter his second year at the helm for the 2016-17 season. Ericksen led the Vikings to several individual successes in his first year at the helm in 2015-16, including multiple historic accomplishments. The Vikings won five Big Sky titles between the indoor and outdoor seasons, while the Vikings earned 19 All-Big Sky honors (1 cross country; 9 indoor; 9 outdoor), broke four school records, tied a Big Sky Championship meet record and had five athletes qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in 2015-16. Genna Settle qualified for the NCAA West prelims in the 100 and 200 meters, becoming just the fifth athlete to qualify for both events in the same season. Additionally, Settle nearly pulled out the 100-200 title sweep at the Big Sky outdoor meet, as she won the 100 and came within a hundredth of a second of winning the 200 as well. Settle won the 100 in 11.46 seconds, tying the Big Sky Championship meet record in the event and moving her up to third all-time at Portland State. Settle then broke the school record with her second-place finish in the 200 meters, finishing in 23.42 seconds to break the record former world outdoor qualifier Karene King set at 23.46 seconds in 2011. ChaQuinn Cook, meanwhile, became just the second Viking ever to sweep the Big Sky indoor and outdoor titles in the triple jump, as well as the first freshman ever to do so, and qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in the triple jump. Cook also hit the USATF Junior Outdoor Championship qualifying mark in the triple jump on the back of her Big Sky-winning mark of 4102.50 (12.56m). Amanda Boman also had a banner year in the distances, qualifying for the NCAA West prelims in the 10,000 meters, while also earning All-Big Sky honors in cross country and in the outdoor 5,000 meters. Boman’s All-Big Sky honors in cross country made her just the second Viking to earn All-Big Sky honors in cross country since 1999, joining Sarah Dean in 2013. Boman’s all-conference honors in the 5,000 meters also marked the longest distance at which any Viking had earned All-Big Sky honors, as she placed second in the event.
PORTLAND STATE MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER Name Gabe Bader Michael Biedebach Alex Cisneros Ethan Cotton Jacob Emeterio Cameron Gaskell Alec Hornecker Liam Jemison Ben Richardson Andrew Stafford Justin Wikler
Year Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr.
Exp. HS HS 2L 2L HS HS HS HS 3L HS 2L
Hometown Portland, Ore. Lake Forest, Calif. Hermiston, Ore. Vail, Colo. Arroyo Grande, Calif. Lafayette, Calif. Golden, Colo. Portland, Ore. Keswick, Ontario Los Osos, Calif. Castaic, Calif.
Previous School Grant HS El Toro HS Hermiston HS Battle Mountain HS Arroyo Grande HS Acalanes HS Golden HS Grant HS Bill Crothers S.S. Morro Bay HS West Ranch HS
PORTLAND STATE WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER Name Nyalual Beng Alana Chaplin Nevina De Luca Kaila Ann Gibson Demi Marine Kennedy Martin Sarah Medved Madeline Ogle Jocelyn Reynolds Cheryn Trapp
Year Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr.
Exp. 1L HS 1L 1L HS 3L 2L TR 1L 3L
Hometown Portland, Ore. Corvallis, Ore. Talent, Ore. Santa Cruz, Calif. West Covina, Calif. Gresham, Ore. Portland, Ore. Morro Bay, Calif. Shell Beach, Calif. Nampa, Idaho
(Previous School) De La Salle North Catholic Corvallis HS Phoenix HS San Lorenzo Valley HS Covina HS Gresham HS Westview HS Cuesta College Arroyo Grande HS Vallivue HS
PSU’S HISTORY AT SUNDODGER INVITATIONAL: The Viking men and women competed in the Sundodger Invitational last season, which was the first time the Vikings had competed at the meet since 2012. The Vikings have competed at the Sundodger Invitational 10 times overall – all at Lincoln Park – including four straight seasons from 2003-06. The Viking men have twice finished third at the Sundodger Invitational, which stands as the team’s best finish ever. The Vikings placed third out of seven teams in 2003, and then followed it up with another third place finish out of 10 teams in 2004. Individually, Michael Devenport had the best finish by a Viking men’s runner in 2004, when he finished the 8,000-meter course 10th overall in 24:36.08, which also stands as the best time ever at by a Viking men’s runner at the meet. Alex Cisneros will be the Vikings’ top returning runner from last season, when he placed as the Vikings’ second runner at 29th overall – behind departed senior John Talik – in 25:33.25. The Viking women, meanwhile, had their best finish at the Sundodger come last season, when they placed in the top half of the team standings for the first time ever. The Viking women placed fourth out of nine teams at the meet, as All-Big Sky runner Amanda Boman led them with a 22nd-place overall finish in 21:39.11. Amber Rozcicha had the best individual finish by a Viking woman in 2012, when she placed 10th out of 67 runners in 21:20.24 – also the best time ever by a Viking women’s runner. Kaila Ann Gibson will be the Vikings’ top returning runner in the 2016 field, after placing as the team’s third runner in 2015 at 31st overall in 22:08.31. THE COURSE: The Sundodger Invitational will be contested at Lincoln Park once again, as it has every year the Vikings have competed at the meet. The 6,000-meter women’s course will make two loops over the course before an extended finishing loop. The 8,000-meter men’s course, meanwhile, will make three loops over the course before finishing with the same extended loop. The start and finish to the course will be on a grass playing field, while the rest of the course will be a mixture of grass, dirt, light gravel and bark chips. LOOKING AHEAD: The Vikings take another week off before competing in the Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational, Oct. 1. The Viking men will run in the Cardinal 8k at 9:30 a.m. (PT), while the Viking women will run in the Cardinal 5k at 10:20 a.m. (PT).
Coaching highlights • 2x national champion (2007 NCAA DII outdoor track & field with Wisconsin La Crosse; 2010 NAIA XC with Southern Oregon) • Two-time national coach of the year • 141 all-americans coaches • 16 national champions • 11 total coach of the year honors
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MEET NOTES
2016 CROSS COUNTRY PERFORMANCE LIST WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS Date
Meet (Distance)
Sept. 3
John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile) Corvallis, Ore. (Avery Park)
Location (Course)
Finish (out of/Dual) - Points
Top PSU Runner (out of)
4th (5) - 88 points
14. Kaila Ann Gibson, 18:05.1 (50)
WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Nyalual Beng
Jr. (1L) • Portland, Ore. (De La Salle North Catholic HS) Date Meet (Distance) PSU/Overall Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile) 5th/30th
Time 19:17.9
Alana Chaplin
Jr. (HS) • Corvallis, Ore. (Corvallis HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile)
PSU/Overall 6th/33rd
Time 19:34.6
PSU/Overall 2nd/15th
Time 18:11.4
So. (1L) • Santa Cruz, Calif. (San Lorenzo Valley HS) Date Meet (Distance) PSU/Overall Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile) 1st/14th
Time 18:05.1
Nevina De Luca
So. (1L) • Talent, Ore. (Phoenix HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile)
Kaila Ann Gibson
Demi Marine
Fr. (HS) • West Covina, Calif. (Covina HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile)
PSU/Overall 3rd/22nd
Time 18:36.9
PSU/Overall 8th/44th
Time 20:51.4
So. (1L) • Shell Beach, Calif. (Arroyo Grande HS) Date Meet (Distance) PSU/Overall Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile) 7th/34th
Time 19:40.0
Kennedy Martin
Sr. (3L) • Gresham, Ore. (Gresham HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile)
Jocelyn Reynolds
Cheryn Trapp
Sr. (3L) • Nampa, Idaho (Vallivue HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
PSU/Overall 4th/26th
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Time 19:04.8
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MEN'S TEAM RESULTS Date
Meet (Distance)
Location (Course)
Finish (out of/Dual) - Points
Top PSU Runner (out of)
Sept. 3
John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
Corvallis, Ore. (Avery Park)
3rd (4) - 75 points
5. Michael Biedebach, 18:47.8 (50)
MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Gabe Bader
Fr. (HS) • Portland, Ore. (Grant HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
PSU/Overall 8th/45th
Time 20:45.7
PSU/Overall 1st/5th
Time 18:47.8
PSU/Overall 6th/38th
Time 20:16.8
Fr. (HS) • Arroyo Grande, Calif. (Arroyo Grande HS) Date Meet (Distance) PSU/Overall Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k) 5th/36th
Time 20:05.2
Michael Biedebach
Fr. (HS) • Lake Forest, Calif. (El Toro HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
Ethan Cotton
Jr. (2L) • Vail, Colo. (lBattle Mountain HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
Jacob Emeterio
Cameron Gaskell
Fr. (HS) • Lafayette, Calif. (Acalanes HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
PSU/Overall 3rd/24th
Time 19:40.0
PSU/Overall 9th/48th
Time 21:08.0
Sr. (3L) • Keswick, Ontario (Bill Crothers S.S.) Date Meet (Distance) PSU/Overall Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k) 2nd/23rd
Time 19:38.6
Liam Jemison
Fr. (HS) • Portland, Ore. (Grant HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
Ben Richardson
Andrew Stafford
Fr. (HS) • Los Osos, Calif. (Morro Bay HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
PSU/Overall 7th/44th
Time 20:40.5
PSU/Overall 4th/33rd
Time 19:59.9
Justin Wikler
Jr. (2L) • Castaic, Calif. (West Ranch HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
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MEET NOTES
John Frank Oregon State Invitational Corvallis, Ore. Avery Park Sept. 3
Women’s Individual Top 10 (3 Miles, 50 Runners) 1. Parkes Kendrick 2. Anne Luijten 3. Taryn Rawlings 4. Kristiane Width 5. Courtney Cox 6. Sam McKinnon 7. Lexi Reed 8. Samantha Lewis 9. Morgan Anderson 10. Lacey Conner
Portland Portland Portland Oregon State Portland Oregon State Oregon State Oregon State Oregon State Unattached
Women’s Team Scores 1. Portland 2. Oregon State 3. Western Oregon 4. Portland State 5. Concordia (Ore.)
22 points 34 points 85 points 88 points 134 points
Portland State Runners 14. Kaila Ann Gibson 15. Nevina De Luca 22. Demi Marine 26. Cheryn Trapp 30. Nyalual Beng 33. Alana Chaplin 34. Jocelyn Reynolds 44. Kennedy Martin
18:05.1 18:11.4 18:36.9 19:04.8 19:17.9 19:34.6 19:40.0 20:51.4
Men’s Individual Top 10 (6,000 Meters, 50 runners) 1 David Ribich 2. Logan Orndorf 3. Fabian Tomas 4. Joe Horen 5. Michael Biedebach 6. Erik Wingfield 7. Andre Walker 8. Tayte Pollmann 9. Judd Lewis 10. Carter Aebi
Western Oregon Portland Portland Portland Portland State Portland UO Running Club Portland Concordia (Ore.) Portland
Men's Team Scores 1. Portland 2. Western Oregon 3. Portland State 4. Concordia (Ore.)
22 points 56 points 75 points 95 points
Portland State Runners 5 Michael Biedebach 23. Ben Richardson 24. Cameron Gaskell 33. Justin Wikler 36. Jacob Emeterio 38. Ethan Cotton 44. Andrew Stafford 45. Gabe Bader 48. Liam Jemison
18:47.8 19:38.6 19:40.0 19:59.9 20:05.2 20:16.8 20:40.5 20:45.7 21:08.0
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16:52.8 16:53.3 16:53.8 17:01.8 17:23.7 17:27.5 17:30.8 17:43.6 17:44.3 17:52.6
18:21.6 18:31.5 18:43.6 18:47.0 18:47.8 18:52.3 18:57.8 18:59.9 19:00.5 19:03.9
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2016 SCHEDULE Date Meet Time Sept. 3 Oregon State Invite___ 10:45 a.m. Sept. 17 Sundodger Invite________ 11 a.m. Oct. 1 Charles Bowles Invite______ 9 a.m. Oct. 15 Bronco Invite_____________ 9 a.m. Oct. 22 Beaver Classic_____________ 9 a.m. Oct. 28 Big Sky Championships___ 11 a.m. Nov. 11 NCAA West Regional_____ 11 a.m. Nov. 19 NCAA Champs_______ 11 a.m. (ET)
QUICK FACTS School___________ Portland State University Location____________________ Portland, Ore. Founded_____________1946 (4-year in 1955) Enrollment________________________ 29,452 Nickname________________________ Vikings Colors_________ Green (PMS 3435 C), White, ____________ Anthracite (PMS 447 C), Black, _______ Silver (887 C), and Grey (PMS 429 C) National Affiliation_______ NCAA Division I Conference_______________________ Big Sky President____________________ Wim Wiewel Director of Athletics________ Mark Rountree
COACHING STAFF Head Coach________________ Brent Ericksen Year_____________________________ 2nd Assistant Coach__________Dennis McCaffrey Year______________________________ 2nd
MEDIA RELATIONS Assoc. AD/Media Relations______ Mike Lund Asst. Director_________________Ryan McCall Asst. Director (XC)___________ Andy Jobanek Office: 503.725.2525 • Cell: 541.968.8702 Email_______________ [email protected]
PROGRAM HISTORY Big Sky Conf. Year_________ 21st (1996-2016) NCAA Division I Year______ 21st (1996-2016) Best BSC Finish (M)________ 6th (2002, 2004) Best BSC Finish (W)________ 5th (1996, 2002) Best BSC Point Total (M)________ 140 (2004) Best BSC Point Total (W)________ 128 (2004) Best NCAA Reg. Finish (M)_____ 16th (1998) Best NCAA Reg. Finish (W)_____ 11th (2002) Best NCAA Reg. Score (M)_______ 438 (2002) Best NCAA Reg. Score (W)______ 375 (2002) All-Big Sky honorees (M/W)____________ 0/4 Academic All-Big Sky (M/W)__________ 43/68 Big Sky AOTWs (M/W)_________________ 4/4 Division II All-Americans (M/W)_________ 7/5 Division II Academic All-Americans (M)____ 1
VIKINGS READY FOR STEP UP IN COMPETITION AT SUNDODGER INVITATIONAL SATURDAY PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland State cross country program races against the big dogs – or Dawgs – Saturday, as the Vikings head up north for the Sundodger Invitational, hosted by the University of Washington at Lincoln Park in Seattle, Wash. The Vikings will race against the other Division I teams in the invitational sections of the women’s 6,000- and men’s 8,000-meter races. The women will race in the 6k invitational at 11 a.m. (PT), while the men will race the 8k invitational at 11:35 a.m. (PT). The race will be a step up in competition from the Vikings’ season opener at the John Frank Oregon State Invitational on Sept. 3. The University of Washington men enter their first home meet of the season ranked eighth nationally, while the UW women enter the meet ranked 11th nationally. The Vikings enter the meet on the back of a strong meet for the Vikings’ young runners at the OSU meet in Corvallis. Only one of the Viking women’s top seven runners at the OSU meet had more than a letter of experience within the Viking program. Sophomore Kaila Ann Gibson – one of those seven runners – led the Viking women with a 14th-place overall finish, with fellow sophomore Nevina De Luca right behind her at 15th overall. Freshman Demi Marine followed as the Viking women’s third runner, as she placed 22nd overall in her first race as a Viking. Freshman Michael Biedebach led the youthful Viking men’s team, which features seven freshmen among the team’s 11 runners. Biedebach placed fifth overall in his first collegiate race, finishing the 6,000-meter men’s race in 18:47.8 – just eight seconds behind Zach Carpenter’s school record of 18:39.45 from 2011. The young Viking men will have a tougher time Saturday, however, as the distance kicks up to 8,000 meters, much longer than the 6,000-meter race they ran at the OSU meet, and longer still than the standard boys high school distance of 5,000 meters. Junior Alex Cisneros will help the young Viking men at Saturday’s meet, as he races in his first meet of the season after missing the OSU meet due to a hand injury. Cisneros will be the Vikings’ top returning finisher from last year’s Sundodger Invitational, when he placed as the Viking men’s second runner at 29th overall. Cisneros has been near the top of the Vikings’ lineup throughout his Portland State career, and has led the Viking men at five of the 11 meets he’s run in as a Viking. MEET INFO: Sept. 17 – Sundodger Invitational – Seattle, Wash. (Lincoln Park)
SUNDODGER INVITATIONAL Seattle, Wash. Lincoln Park
PSU ENTRIES Women (6K) 11 a.m. (PT)
Nyalual Beng Alana Chaplin Nevina De Luca Kaila Ann Gibson Demi Marine Kennedy Martin Jocelyn Reynolds Cheryn Trapp Men (8K)
11:35 a.m. (PT)
Gabe Bader Michael Biedebach Alex Cisneros Ethan Cotton Jacob Emeterio Cameron Gaskell Ben Richardson Andrew Stafford Justin Wikler
MEET SCHEDULE: 11 a.m. Women’s 6,000-Meter Invitational Race 11:35 a.m. Men’s 8,000-Meter Invitational Race PSU ENTRIES: Women: Nyalual Beng, Alana Chaplin, Nevina De Luca, Kaila Ann Gibson, Demi Marine, Kennedy Martin, Jocelyn Reynolds, Cheryn Trapp Men: Gabe Bader, Michael Biedebach, Alex Cisneros, Ethan Cotton, Jacob Emeterio, Cameron Gaskell, Ben Richardson, Andrew Stafford, Justin Wikler MEET RECORDS: 6k – Kendra Schaaf, University of Washington – 19:49.1 (2009) 8k – Paul Limpf, Eastern Washington University – 23:33.1 (2008)
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HEAD COACH BRENT ERICKSEN Brent Ericksen assumed the leadership of the Portland State track & field and cross country programs on Aug. 10, 2015, and will enter his second year at the helm for the 2016-17 season. Ericksen led the Vikings to several individual successes in his first year at the helm in 2015-16, including multiple historic accomplishments. The Vikings won five Big Sky titles between the indoor and outdoor seasons, while the Vikings earned 19 All-Big Sky honors (1 cross country; 9 indoor; 9 outdoor), broke four school records, tied a Big Sky Championship meet record and had five athletes qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in 2015-16. Genna Settle qualified for the NCAA West prelims in the 100 and 200 meters, becoming just the fifth athlete to qualify for both events in the same season. Additionally, Settle nearly pulled out the 100-200 title sweep at the Big Sky outdoor meet, as she won the 100 and came within a hundredth of a second of winning the 200 as well. Settle won the 100 in 11.46 seconds, tying the Big Sky Championship meet record in the event and moving her up to third all-time at Portland State. Settle then broke the school record with her second-place finish in the 200 meters, finishing in 23.42 seconds to break the record former world outdoor qualifier Karene King set at 23.46 seconds in 2011. ChaQuinn Cook, meanwhile, became just the second Viking ever to sweep the Big Sky indoor and outdoor titles in the triple jump, as well as the first freshman ever to do so, and qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in the triple jump. Cook also hit the USATF Junior Outdoor Championship qualifying mark in the triple jump on the back of her Big Sky-winning mark of 4102.50 (12.56m). Amanda Boman also had a banner year in the distances, qualifying for the NCAA West prelims in the 10,000 meters, while also earning All-Big Sky honors in cross country and in the outdoor 5,000 meters. Boman’s All-Big Sky honors in cross country made her just the second Viking to earn All-Big Sky honors in cross country since 1999, joining Sarah Dean in 2013. Boman’s all-conference honors in the 5,000 meters also marked the longest distance at which any Viking had earned All-Big Sky honors, as she placed second in the event.
PORTLAND STATE MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER Name Gabe Bader Michael Biedebach Alex Cisneros Ethan Cotton Jacob Emeterio Cameron Gaskell Alec Hornecker Liam Jemison Ben Richardson Andrew Stafford Justin Wikler
Year Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr.
Exp. HS HS 2L 2L HS HS HS HS 3L HS 2L
Hometown Portland, Ore. Lake Forest, Calif. Hermiston, Ore. Vail, Colo. Arroyo Grande, Calif. Lafayette, Calif. Golden, Colo. Portland, Ore. Keswick, Ontario Los Osos, Calif. Castaic, Calif.
Previous School Grant HS El Toro HS Hermiston HS Battle Mountain HS Arroyo Grande HS Acalanes HS Golden HS Grant HS Bill Crothers S.S. Morro Bay HS West Ranch HS
PORTLAND STATE WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER Name Nyalual Beng Alana Chaplin Nevina De Luca Kaila Ann Gibson Demi Marine Kennedy Martin Sarah Medved Madeline Ogle Jocelyn Reynolds Cheryn Trapp
Year Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr.
Exp. 1L HS 1L 1L HS 3L 2L TR 1L 3L
Hometown Portland, Ore. Corvallis, Ore. Talent, Ore. Santa Cruz, Calif. West Covina, Calif. Gresham, Ore. Portland, Ore. Morro Bay, Calif. Shell Beach, Calif. Nampa, Idaho
(Previous School) De La Salle North Catholic Corvallis HS Phoenix HS San Lorenzo Valley HS Covina HS Gresham HS Westview HS Cuesta College Arroyo Grande HS Vallivue HS
PSU’S HISTORY AT SUNDODGER INVITATIONAL: The Viking men and women competed in the Sundodger Invitational last season, which was the first time the Vikings had competed at the meet since 2012. The Vikings have competed at the Sundodger Invitational 10 times overall – all at Lincoln Park – including four straight seasons from 2003-06. The Viking men have twice finished third at the Sundodger Invitational, which stands as the team’s best finish ever. The Vikings placed third out of seven teams in 2003, and then followed it up with another third place finish out of 10 teams in 2004. Individually, Michael Devenport had the best finish by a Viking men’s runner in 2004, when he finished the 8,000-meter course 10th overall in 24:36.08, which also stands as the best time ever at by a Viking men’s runner at the meet. Alex Cisneros will be the Vikings’ top returning runner from last season, when he placed as the Vikings’ second runner at 29th overall – behind departed senior John Talik – in 25:33.25. The Viking women, meanwhile, had their best finish at the Sundodger come last season, when they placed in the top half of the team standings for the first time ever. The Viking women placed fourth out of nine teams at the meet, as All-Big Sky runner Amanda Boman led them with a 22nd-place overall finish in 21:39.11. Amber Rozcicha had the best individual finish by a Viking woman in 2012, when she placed 10th out of 67 runners in 21:20.24 – also the best time ever by a Viking women’s runner. Kaila Ann Gibson will be the Vikings’ top returning runner in the 2016 field, after placing as the team’s third runner in 2015 at 31st overall in 22:08.31. THE COURSE: The Sundodger Invitational will be contested at Lincoln Park once again, as it has every year the Vikings have competed at the meet. The 6,000-meter women’s course will make two loops over the course before an extended finishing loop. The 8,000-meter men’s course, meanwhile, will make three loops over the course before finishing with the same extended loop. The start and finish to the course will be on a grass playing field, while the rest of the course will be a mixture of grass, dirt, light gravel and bark chips. LOOKING AHEAD: The Vikings take another week off before competing in the Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational, Oct. 1. The Viking men will run in the Cardinal 8k at 9:30 a.m. (PT), while the Viking women will run in the Cardinal 5k at 10:20 a.m. (PT).
Coaching highlights • 2x national champion (2007 NCAA DII outdoor track & field with Wisconsin La Crosse; 2010 NAIA XC with Southern Oregon) • Two-time national coach of the year • 141 all-americans coaches • 16 national champions • 11 total coach of the year honors
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MEET NOTES
2016 CROSS COUNTRY PERFORMANCE LIST WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS Date
Meet (Distance)
Sept. 3
John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile) Corvallis, Ore. (Avery Park)
Location (Course)
Finish (out of/Dual) - Points
Top PSU Runner (out of)
4th (5) - 88 points
14. Kaila Ann Gibson, 18:05.1 (50)
WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Nyalual Beng
Jr. (1L) • Portland, Ore. (De La Salle North Catholic HS) Date Meet (Distance) PSU/Overall Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile) 5th/30th
Time 19:17.9
Alana Chaplin
Jr. (HS) • Corvallis, Ore. (Corvallis HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile)
PSU/Overall 6th/33rd
Time 19:34.6
PSU/Overall 2nd/15th
Time 18:11.4
So. (1L) • Santa Cruz, Calif. (San Lorenzo Valley HS) Date Meet (Distance) PSU/Overall Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile) 1st/14th
Time 18:05.1
Nevina De Luca
So. (1L) • Talent, Ore. (Phoenix HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile)
Kaila Ann Gibson
Demi Marine
Fr. (HS) • West Covina, Calif. (Covina HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile)
PSU/Overall 3rd/22nd
Time 18:36.9
PSU/Overall 8th/44th
Time 20:51.4
So. (1L) • Shell Beach, Calif. (Arroyo Grande HS) Date Meet (Distance) PSU/Overall Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile) 7th/34th
Time 19:40.0
Kennedy Martin
Sr. (3L) • Gresham, Ore. (Gresham HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (3 Mile)
Jocelyn Reynolds
Cheryn Trapp
Sr. (3L) • Nampa, Idaho (Vallivue HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
PSU/Overall 4th/26th
3 • 2016 Portland State Vikings Cross Country
Time 19:04.8
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MEET NOTES
MEN'S TEAM RESULTS Date
Meet (Distance)
Location (Course)
Finish (out of/Dual) - Points
Top PSU Runner (out of)
Sept. 3
John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
Corvallis, Ore. (Avery Park)
3rd (4) - 75 points
5. Michael Biedebach, 18:47.8 (50)
MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Gabe Bader
Fr. (HS) • Portland, Ore. (Grant HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
PSU/Overall 8th/45th
Time 20:45.7
PSU/Overall 1st/5th
Time 18:47.8
PSU/Overall 6th/38th
Time 20:16.8
Fr. (HS) • Arroyo Grande, Calif. (Arroyo Grande HS) Date Meet (Distance) PSU/Overall Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k) 5th/36th
Time 20:05.2
Michael Biedebach
Fr. (HS) • Lake Forest, Calif. (El Toro HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
Ethan Cotton
Jr. (2L) • Vail, Colo. (lBattle Mountain HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
Jacob Emeterio
Cameron Gaskell
Fr. (HS) • Lafayette, Calif. (Acalanes HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
PSU/Overall 3rd/24th
Time 19:40.0
PSU/Overall 9th/48th
Time 21:08.0
Sr. (3L) • Keswick, Ontario (Bill Crothers S.S.) Date Meet (Distance) PSU/Overall Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k) 2nd/23rd
Time 19:38.6
Liam Jemison
Fr. (HS) • Portland, Ore. (Grant HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
Ben Richardson
Andrew Stafford
Fr. (HS) • Los Osos, Calif. (Morro Bay HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
PSU/Overall 7th/44th
Time 20:40.5
PSU/Overall 4th/33rd
Time 19:59.9
Justin Wikler
Jr. (2L) • Castaic, Calif. (West Ranch HS) Date Meet (Distance) Sept. 3 John Frank OSU Invite (6k)
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2016 Portland State Vikings Cross Country • 4
MEET NOTES
John Frank Oregon State Invitational Corvallis, Ore. Avery Park Sept. 3
Women’s Individual Top 10 (3 Miles, 50 Runners) 1. Parkes Kendrick 2. Anne Luijten 3. Taryn Rawlings 4. Kristiane Width 5. Courtney Cox 6. Sam McKinnon 7. Lexi Reed 8. Samantha Lewis 9. Morgan Anderson 10. Lacey Conner
Portland Portland Portland Oregon State Portland Oregon State Oregon State Oregon State Oregon State Unattached
Women’s Team Scores 1. Portland 2. Oregon State 3. Western Oregon 4. Portland State 5. Concordia (Ore.)
22 points 34 points 85 points 88 points 134 points
Portland State Runners 14. Kaila Ann Gibson 15. Nevina De Luca 22. Demi Marine 26. Cheryn Trapp 30. Nyalual Beng 33. Alana Chaplin 34. Jocelyn Reynolds 44. Kennedy Martin
18:05.1 18:11.4 18:36.9 19:04.8 19:17.9 19:34.6 19:40.0 20:51.4
Men’s Individual Top 10 (6,000 Meters, 50 runners) 1 David Ribich 2. Logan Orndorf 3. Fabian Tomas 4. Joe Horen 5. Michael Biedebach 6. Erik Wingfield 7. Andre Walker 8. Tayte Pollmann 9. Judd Lewis 10. Carter Aebi
Western Oregon Portland Portland Portland Portland State Portland UO Running Club Portland Concordia (Ore.) Portland
Men's Team Scores 1. Portland 2. Western Oregon 3. Portland State 4. Concordia (Ore.)
22 points 56 points 75 points 95 points
Portland State Runners 5 Michael Biedebach 23. Ben Richardson 24. Cameron Gaskell 33. Justin Wikler 36. Jacob Emeterio 38. Ethan Cotton 44. Andrew Stafford 45. Gabe Bader 48. Liam Jemison
18:47.8 19:38.6 19:40.0 19:59.9 20:05.2 20:16.8 20:40.5 20:45.7 21:08.0
5 • 2016 Portland State Vikings Cross Country
16:52.8 16:53.3 16:53.8 17:01.8 17:23.7 17:27.5 17:30.8 17:43.6 17:44.3 17:52.6
18:21.6 18:31.5 18:43.6 18:47.0 18:47.8 18:52.3 18:57.8 18:59.9 19:00.5 19:03.9
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