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PORTLAND, Ore. – Twenty-four Vikings, 17 women and seven men, on the Portland State track and field team will compete in the Big Sky Indoor Track Championship Feb. 24-25 at the Skydome in Flagstaff, Ariz. It is the largest group the Vikings have sent to the championship.
Follow Online
The Big Sky Indoor Championship can be followed live online on the championship page found
here. There will be links to Live Results along with
Big Sky TV.
Last Year's Championship
At the 2011 Big Sky Indoor Championship
Geronne Black set the championship record, tied the indoor track conference record and won the 60-meter dash championship with a time of 7.43. She also finished fourth in the 200-meters.
Karene King won the 200-meter championship with a time of 24.10 at last year's championship. She finished 0.30 seconds ahead of the next fastest runner and missed making the podium in the 60-meters by 0.01 seconds.
Along with Black and King, two other Vikings
P'Lar Dorsett and
Anaiah Rhodes finished fifth and sixth respectively. The women's squad scored 54.5 total points, which was the most for the Vikings since 2007.
On the men's side,
J.J. Rosenberg finished sixth in the 400-meters and 10th in the heptathlon.
DeShawn Shead finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles. Shead and Rosenberg teamed up with
Tony Crisofulli and
Nate Lightner in the 4x400-meter relay.
Third Straight?
With her win in the 60-meters last season, Black became the first student-athlete to win back-to-back championships in the 55/60-meters since Joyce Rainwater of Eastern Washington did it in 1994-95. Black is the conference leader and the favorite going into the championship after setting the conference record two weeks ago at the Boise State Team Challenge with a time of 7.41.
The Vikings Championship Field
Listed below are the student-athletes that will be competing at the 2012 Big Sky Indoor Championship, listed alphabetically with the events in which they will compete.
Men
Name/Event(s)
Zach Carpenter / Distance Medley Relay
Taylen Howland / Distance Medley Relay
John Lawrence / Mile Run / Distance Medley Relay
Sean Mackelvie / Triple Jump
Jake Ovgard / 60-meter dash
Jaret Rockenbach / Shot Put
J.J. Rosenberg / 400-meters / Distance Medley Relay
Women
Name/Event(s)
Geronne Black / 60-meter dash / 200-meters
Sierra Brooks / 60-meter dash / 200-meters / Long Jump
Brittany Castillo / Distance Medley Relay
P'Lar Dorsett / 60-meter Dash / 60-meter hurdles
Ashley Frazier / 400-meters / Distance Medley Relay
Sarah Hanchett / 800-meters / Distance Medley Relay
Hanna Johnson / Shot Put
Mandy Keifer / Pentathlon / High Jump
Karene King / 60-meter dash / 200-meters / 4x400-meter relay
Dominique Maloney / 200-meters / 400-meters / 4x400-meter relay
Montaisha Moore / Long Jump / Triple Jump
Jazmin Ratcliff / 60-meter dash / 200-meters
Anaiah Rhodes / 60-meter dash / 200-meters
Amber Rozcicha / Mile Run / Distance Medley Relay
Cassandra Sidner / 60-meter hurdles
Dejuanae Toliver / 200-meters / 4x400-meter relay
Joenisha Vinson / 60-meter hurdles / 200-meters / 4x400-meters / Pentathlon
Nationally Ranked
Black is the only Viking who is nationally ranked in the top-50 going into the Big Sky Championship. She is ranked 30th in the 60-meter dash with her conference record time of 7.41 at the BSU Team Challenge.
Next Up
Following this weekend at the Big Sky Indoor Championship, the Vikings will turn their attention on the outdoor season. They open outdoor competition on March 18 at the Oregon Preview at legendary Heyward Field in Eugene, Ore.
