RESULTS

MONMOUTH, Ore. — For anyone familiar with the movie Twister, picture the scene where the cow is being blown around in the tornado. Got it? Well that was how the Portland State track & field team must have felt Friday while competing in strong winds and off-and-on rain at the John Knight Twilight meet at Western Oregon University's McArthur Field.
 
The blustery conditions meant the Vikings fought headwinds in nearly every event, limiting what the Vikings could accomplish at the meet. Freshman Kamal-Craig Golaube, for instance, ran the men's 110-meter hurdles in a headwind of 3.9 meters per second, while fellow freshman Maya Jackson faced a headwind of 4.0 meters per second in the women's 200 meters.
 
The Vikings still pulled out four event-wins Friday, however, starting with Golaube fighting the wind to pull out a victory in the men's 110-meter hurdles. Golaube won the event in 15.70 seconds, .70 seconds behind his seasonal best this season but understandable given the heavy headwind.
 
Sophomore Jean-Luc Toku did not fight a headwind in the long jump, and instead jumped with a +4.6 meters per second wind reading. Toku jumped 21-10.00 (6.65m) on his first attempt of the day, beating Concordia's James Phillips, who finished second with a jump of 21-08.75 (6.62m).
 
The Viking men also pulled out a win in the 4x400-meter relay, beating the field by close to eight full seconds. Mitchell Gable, Ben Richardson, Donté Robinson and Christian Wood ran the relay for the Vikings, and won in 3:23.82 in their first completed relay of the outdoor season.
 
Senior Cheryn Trapp pulled out a win for the Viking women, too, as she beat the field in the women's 5,000 meters by more than 17.5 seconds. Trapp won in 18:27.39, beating Willamette's Olivia Mancl, who placed second in 18:44.94. Fellow senior Kennedy Martin also set a new outdoor personal best in the race, as she finished in 18:48.97.
 
The Vikings will hope to leave the bad weather behind them for their next meet, as they head to Austin, Texas, for the Texas Invitational, April 14-15.
 
John Knight Twilight
Monmouth, Ore.
McArthur Field
April 7, 2017
 
Women's Results:
200m: 4. Maya Jackson, 26.86. 400m: 4. Maya Jackson, 58.81. 1,500m: 5. Kaila Ann Gibson, 4:53.27. 5,000m: 1. Cheryn Trapp, 18:27.39; 4. Kennedy Martin, 18:48.97. Javelin: 17. Mikenna Marchment, 110-04.25 (33.63m).
 
Men's Results:
100m: T-8. Tanner Tropio, 11.73; 16. Se Min Park, 11.94; 21. Justin Simpson, 12.15; 22. Jean-Luc Toku, 12.42. 200m: 11. Se Min Park, 24.44; 16. Justin Simpson, 25.30. 400m: 3. Christian Wood, 50.81. 800m: 6. Ben Richardson, 1:58.87; 11. Liam Jemison, 2:01.77; 14. Austen Hvidsten, 2:02.75. 1,500m: 12. Andrew Stafford, 4:07.62; 16. Alec Hornecker, 4:10.42; 18. Michael Biedebach, 4:12.16; 22. Gabe Bader, 4:14.50; 31. Jacob Emeterio, 4:22.58. 5,000m: 7. Justin Wikler, 15:59.63. 110H: 1. Kamal-Craig Golaube, 15.70. 400H: 6. Kamal-Craig Golaube, 1:02.30. 3,000m Steeplechase: 2. Cameron Gaskell, 9:50.72. 4x400m Relay: 1. Portland State 'A' (Gable, Richardson, Robinson, Wood), 3:23.82. Long Jump: 1. Jean-Luc Toku, 21-10.00 (6.65m). Discus: 12. Troy Bacon, 142-01.75 (43.32m).