RESULTS

NORWALK, Calif. — Senior Amanda Boman may have just punched her ticket to Lawrence, Kan., as the Portland State distance runner shaved more than 34 seconds off her personal best in the 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays Thursday, putting her in good qualifying position for the NCAA West Preliminary that will take place in Lawrence at the end of May.
 
Boman finished fourth in her division of the 10,000 meters in 34:40.09 Thursday, moving her up to 23rd in the NCAA West this season, well within the top 48 in the event, which stands as the qualifying cutoff for the NCAA regional meet.
 
Boman entered the meet with a PR of 35:14.14 in the 10,000 meters, which left her vulnerable to being passed by other runners later in the season. The final qualifying time in the 10,000 meters last season, for instance, was 34:54.16, and the final qualifying time two seasons ago was 35:00.46.
 
Boman ducked under both of those times with her finish Thursday, however, and also inserted herself as a podium contender in the 10,000 when the Vikings head to the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in just under a month. Boman's time at the Mt. SAC Relays moved her up to third in the Big Sky this season, behind only Idaho's Kinsey Gomez and Eastern Washington's Sarah Reiter, who both rank in the top 10 of the NCAA west after running in fast sections at the Stanford Invitational two weekends ago.
 
The rest of the Vikings' track & field team will now compete at the Oregon Relays in Eugene, Ore., Friday and Saturday. Events start at 2 p.m. Friday with the men's 5,000 meters, while the men's 4x100-meter relay will open things at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
 
PSU BIG SKY QUALIFYING MARKS (18):
Women (10):
Akayla Anderson – 100m Hurdles – 13.98 – Mondo Mid-Major Team Challenge (4/2/16)
Amanda Boman – 5,000m – 17:08.25 – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)*
Amanda Boman – 10,000m – 34:40.09 – Mt. SAC Relays (4/14/16)*
ChaQuinn Cook – Triple Jump – 40-03.25 (12.27m) – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)
Whitney Diggs – 400m – 55.17 – Aztec Invitational (3/26/16)
Sarah Medved – 10,000m – 36:13.69 – San Francisco State Distance Carnival (4/1/16)*
Ta'mara Richey – Long Jump – 19-02.50 (5.85m) – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)
Genna Settle – 100m – 11.86 – Mondo Mid-Major Team Challenge (4/2/16)
Genna Settle – 200m – 24.28 – Mondo Mid-Major Team Challenge (4/2/16)
Cheryn Trapp – 10,000m – 37:08.87 – San Francisco State Distance Carnival (4/1/16)*
 
Men (8):
Mitchell Gable – 400m – 48.05 – Mondo Mid-Major Team Challenge (4/2/16)
Sheldon Prince – 400m – 48.90 – Mondo Mid-Major Team Challenge (4/2/16)
Ben Richardson – 800m – 1:52.29 – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)
Kevin Robinson – Decathlon – 6,274 points – Pacific Combined Events (3/22/16)
Spencer Russell – 800m – 1:52.88 – San Francisco State Distance Carnival (4/1/16)
Spenser Schmidt – Long Jump – 24-03.50 (7.40m) – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)
Jean-Luc Toku – Triple Jump – 47-07.25 (14.51m) – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)
Rockwell Tufty – High Jump – 6-08.75 (2.05m) – Mondo Mid-Major Team Challenge (4/2/16)
 
*Time cross-qualifies athlete for the 5,000 and 10,000 meters
 
Mt. SAC Relays
Falcon Stadium
Norwalk, Calif.
April 14, 2016
 
Women's Results:
10,000m: 4. Amanda Boman, 34:40.09.