RESULTS (PDF)

MOSCOW, Idaho — A pair of personal bests highlighted the Portland State track & field program's final day at the Big Sky Indoor Championships Saturday.
 
Natalia Martino put down the first one, as she shaved five seconds off her previous best in the mile while placing second in her heat and 10th overall in 5:02.51. Martino's time put her just outside of the all-time top 10 at Portland State in the mile, while it represented an improvement over her time three weeks earlier at the Portland Indoor Two.
 
Freshman Paul Beaven provided the other personal best Saturday, as he shaved three seconds off his best in the 3k with a finish in 8:32.36. Beaven's time moves him up to second in the freshman record book for the 3k, a day after Beaven set the freshman record in the 5k.
 
Fellow freshmen Peyten Woodruff and Emma Stolte didn't set personal bests, but they were both within a second of the times they set at the WSU Open while finishing the mile in 5:07.67 and 5:12.10, respectively. Aimee Mackenzie also didn't set a personal best Saturday, but won her heat by a second with a finish in 5:15.24.
 
Woodruff also ran her first 3k Saturday, finishing in 10:41.73 to beat her prep time in the 3,200 meters by close to a minute.
 
Alex Barbour led a group of six Vikings in the women's 3k, as she placed 11th overall in a time of 9:48.14. Barbour was returning to the track after running the anchor leg of the women's distance medley relay that tied a program record with a second-place finish Friday. Two of Barbour's relay teammates, Bára Stýblová and Tatum Miller, joined her in the 3k, finishing 16th and 18th overall, respectively, in times of 9:58.59 and 10:00.64.
 
Saturday wraps up the indoor track & field season for the Vikings. They'll now take the next two weekends off from competition before opening their outdoor season March 17-18 at the L&C Spring Break Open and Oregon Preview.
 
Big Sky Indoor Championships
Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center
Moscow, Idaho
Feb. 23-25, 2023
 
Women's Results:
800m (Prelims): 17. Emma Stolte, 2:19.34; 18. Laura Beghin, 2:20.31; 19. Campbell Faust, 2:22.91; 20. Aimee Mackenzie, 2:23.43. Mile (Finals): 10. Natalia Martino, 5:02.51; 15. Peyten Woodruff, 5:07.67; 19. Emma Stolte, 5:12.10; 20. Aimee Mackenzie, 5:15.24; 22. Abi Swain, 5:16.13; 26. Phoebe Brown, 5:24.28; 28. Emma Owen, 5:29.89. 3,000m (Finals): 11. Alex Barbour, 9:48.14; 16. Bára Stýblová, 9:58.59; 18. Tatum Miller, 10:00.64; 27. Jamie Zamrin, 10:24.41; 29. Peyten Woodruff, 10:41.73; 30. Isa Swain, 10:49.12. 5,000m (Finals): 11. Jamie Zamrin, 17:41.12; 18. Isa Swain, 17:54.88; 19. Abi Swain, 17:57.82; Jalen Marcil, DNF. Distance Medley Relay: 2. Portland State 'A' (Miller, Hare, Stýblová, Barbour), 11:36.81. Pole Vault: Gabrielle Bartlett, NH. Pentathlon: 13. Wendy Hare, 3,186 points (60H: 6. 9.27, 854 points; High Jump: 12. 4-10.50 (1.49m), 610 points; Shot Put: 14. 23-00.00 (7.01m), 336 points; Long Jump: 10. 16-07.25 (5.06m), 576 points; 800m: 1. 2:20.99, 810 points).
 
Men's Results:
60m (Prelims): 23. Angus Vlasaty, 7.23; 24. Isaiah Avery, 7.23; 25. Michael Jackson, 7.27. 200m (Prelims): 22. Angus Vlasaty, 23.62; 23. Isaiah Avery, 23.88; 24. Michael Jackson, 24.19. 800m (Prelims): 13. Chase Lovercheck, 1:54.13; 21. James Bottrill, 1:56.73; 25. Drew Seidel, 2:03.05. Mile (Finals): 24. Luke Ramirez, 4:27.77; 25. Ben Drew, 4:36.98. 3,000m (Finals): 15. Cam McChesney, 8:29.41; 18. Paul Beaven, 8:32.36; 28. Abdi Ibrahim, 8:47.50; 31. Jake Schulte, 9:09.98; Evan Peters, DNF. 5,000m (Finals): 13. Josh Jarpey, 14:46.28; 15. Paul Beaven, 14:49.26; 17. Alex Solberg, 14:55.27; 19. Evan Peters, 15:16.76; 21. Jake Schulte, 15:42.50; Abdi Ibrahim, DNF.