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2017 Track & Field Roster

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Cheryn Trapp

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Vallivue HS
  • Hometown Nampa, Idaho
  • Prev School Vallivue HS
  • Connect HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Cross Country:

Awards:
- Four-time Academic All-Big Sky selection (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
All-time PSU rankings:
- Ranks fourth all-time in the three miles - 17:13.58 - PSU Viking Classic (9/6/13)
- Ranks sixth all-time in the 6,000 meters - 21:34.80 - NCAA West Regional (11/14/14)
- Ranks tied for seventh all-time in 5,000-meter races at 4,000 feet elevation or above - 18:25.00 (11/2/13)
Indoor:
Awards:
- Three-time Academic All-Big Sky (2014, 2015, 2016)
All-time PSU rankings:
- Ranks 3rd all-time in the 5,000m - 17:30.18 - Husky Classic (2/13/15)
- Ranks 6th in the 3,000m - 10:04.39 - UW Indoor Preview (1/17/15)
- Ranks 7th all-time in the mile - 5:03.33 - UW Invitational (1/31/15)
- Part of 7th- and 9th-ranked Distance Medley Relay teams
Outdoor:
Awards:
- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2015, 2016)
All-time PSU rankings:
- Ranks 10th all-time in the 10,000m - 37:08.87 - San Francisco State Distance Carnival (4/1/16)

PSU PERSONAL BESTS:
Cross Country:

3 Miles - 17:13.58 - PSU Viking Classic (9/6/13)
5,000m - 18:02.4 - Charles Bowles Invitational (10/3/15)
6,000m - 21:34.8 - NCAA West Regional (11/14/14)
Indoor:
Mile - 5:03.33 - UW Invitational (1/31/15)
3,000m - 10:04.39 - UW Indoor Preview (1/17/15)
5,000m - 17:30.18 - Husky Classic (2/13/15)
Outdoor:
800m - 2:22.65 - Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
1,500m - 4:42.38 - John Knight Twilight (4/10/15)
5,000m - 17:40.18 - Oregon Relays (4/17/15)
10,000m - 37:08.87 - San Francisco State Distance Carnival (4/1/16)

2017 OUTDOOR:
Ran the 5,000 in 18:31.16 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/28-29)...Won the 5,000 meters at the John Knight Twilight (4/7), finishing in 18:27.39...Ran the 1,500 meters in 4:48.62 to open her outdoor season at the Trojan Invitational (3/18).

2017 INDOOR:
Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Championships (2/23-25), placing 21st in 19:23.63...Ran her first mile of the season at the Cougar Indoor Invitational (2/4), finishing in 5:25.34...Placed eighth in the 3,000 meters at the Idaho Duals (2/3)...Made her season debut at the UW Invitational (1/27-28), where she finished the 3,000 meters in 10:27.86.

2016 CROSS COUNTRY:
Finished in the Vikings' top five at all six meets during the season...Placed as the Vikings' third runner at the NCAA West Regional (11/11) for her highest finish of the season in the team's lineup.

Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/3 John Frank Oregon State Invitational (9/3) 4th 26th 19:04.8
9/17 Sundodger Invitational (6k) 4th 46th 23:48.40
10/1 Charles Bowles Invitational (5k) 5th 48th 19:04.3
10/15 Bronco Invitational (6k) 4th 64th 21:55.9
10/28 Big Sky Championships (5k) 5th 76th 20:08
11/11 NCAA West Regional (6k) 3rd 167th 22:30.6


2016 OUTDOOR:
Competed in the 10,000 meters at the Big Sky Championships (5/11-14), finishing 13th in 40:42.40...Finished the 5,000 in 17:55.13 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/29)...Shaved more than 30 seconds off her seasonal best in the 5,000 at the Oregon Relays (4/15-16), finishing in 17:42.78...Moved up to 10th all-time in the 10,000 meters at Portland State at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (4/1), finishing in a Big Sky-qualifying 37:08.87...Made her outdoor debut in the 5,000 meters at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19), finishing in 18:13.42.

2016 INDOOR:
Scored for the Vikings as a member of the team’s Distance Medley Relay that placed eighth at the Big Sky Championships (2/25-27) with a time of 10:41.02...Shaved close to 30 seconds off her seasonal best in the 3,000 meters at the UW Open (2/14), finishing in 10:11.89...Ran the mile at the Portland Indoor Invitational (2/4), finishing in 5:08.12...Made her 2016 debut at the Bronco Invitational (1/23), finishing the 3,000 meters in 10:41.20.

2015 CROSS COUNTRY:
Placed in the Vikings' top five at all six meets in which she competed...Finished as the Vikings' second runner at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (9/11) and Charles Bowles Invitational (10/3)...Placed in the top 10 with eighth-place finishes at the Charles Bowles Invitational and Emerald City Open (10/17)...Scored for the Vikings' as the team's fourth runner at the Big Sky Championships (10/31) and NCAA West Regional (11/13)...Set a 5K personal best at the Charles Bowles Invitational, finishing in 18:02.4...Set a 6K seasonal best at the Sundodger Invitational (6K), finishing in 22:13.79.

Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/11 Bill Dellinger Invitational (6K) 2nd 15th 22:20.44
9/19 Sundodger Invitational (6K) 4th 34th 22:13.79
10/3 Charles Bowles Invitational (5K) 2nd 8th 18:02.4
10/17 Emerald City Open (6K) 3rd 8th 22:47.9
10/31 Big Sky Championships (5K) 4th 65th 20:11.3
11/13 NCAA West Regional (6K) 4th 154th 22:56.6


2015 OUTDOOR:
Competed in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/13-16)...Set personal bests in the 800, 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 meters during the season...Opened her season with a personal best of 37:40.11 in the 10,000 meters at the Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6)...Followed with a new personal best in the 800 meters at the Rose City Preview (3/21) two weeks later, finishing in 2:22.65...Set a new personal best in the 1,500 meters at the John Knight Twilight (4/10), finishing in 4:42.38...Ran the 5,000 meters in 17:40.18 at the Oregon Relays (4/17), setting another new personal best.

2015 INDOOR:
Competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Championships (2/27-28)...Set personal bests in the mile, 3,000 and 5,000 meters...Moved up third all-time at Portland State with her personal best of 17:30.18 in the 5,000 meters at the Husky Classic (2/13)...Moved up to sixth all-time in the 3,000 meters with her personal best of 10:04.39 at the UW Indoor Preview (1/17)...Moved up to seventh all-time in the mile with her personal best of 5:03.33 at the UW Invitational (1/31).

2014 CROSS COUNTRY:
Placed in the Vikings' top five at all six meets of the season...Finished as the Vikings' third runner of better at four of the team's six meets...Set a new personal-best time for a cross country 6K at 21:34.8 at the NCAA West Regional (11/14).

Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/5 Bill Dellinger Invitational (6K) 2nd 35th 22:31
9/20 Big Sky XC Triangular (5K) 4th 19th 19:07
10/4 Viking XC Classic (3 Mile) 5th 20th 17:55.99
10/24 Beaver Classic (6K) 3rd 11th 22:28.2
11/1 Big Sky Championships (5K) 3rd 31st 18:07.7
11/14 NCAA West Regional (6K) 2nd 64th 21:34.8

2014 OUTDOOR:
Did not compete during the outdoor season.

2014 INDOOR:
Moved into the top 10 all-time in the mile, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and distance medley relay during the season…Moved to second all-time in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:44.46 at the UW Invitational (2/1/14)…Moved to sixth all-time in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:13.49 at the UW Indoor Preview (1/18/14)…Moved to eighth all-time in the distance medley relay after her team placed ninth at the Big Sky Championships (2/28/14) in 12:43.91…Moved to ninth all-time in the mile with a time of 5:05.58 at the UW Invitational (2/1/14)…Also competed in the 3,000 meters for the Vikings at the Big Sky Championships, and finished 20th in 11:11.75.

2013 CROSS COUNTRY:
Ran as the Vikings' fourth runner or better at all six meets during the season...Finished as the Vikings' second runner at the first four meets of the season...Placed fourth overall at the Oak Knoll Loop Run (9/21).

Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/6 PSU Viking Classic (3 miles) 2nd 18th 17:13.58
9/21 Oak Knoll Loop Run (5K) 2nd 4th 18:03.79
10/5 Bill Dellinger Invitational (5K) 2nd 57th 18:27
10/19 Emerald City Open (6K) 2nd 14th 22:55.2
11/2 Big Sky Championships (3 miles) 4th 56th 18:25.7
11/15 NCAA West Regional (6K) 3rd 156th 22:06

VALLIVUE HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track and field at Vallivue…Four-time top-15 finisher at the Idaho State 5A Cross Country Meet…Placed fifth in the state as a sophomore…Earned three top-10 finishes at the Idaho State 5A Track and Field Meet (5th in 1,600 meters, 2012; 6th in 3,200 meters, 2011; 2nd in 4x800-meter relay, 2012)…Her cross country team won a district title and finished as the 5A state runner-ups during her junior season.
 
CLUB:
Competed for the Canyon Country Track Club for six years…Placed in the top 25 in four straight Cross Country Junior Olympics (2007-10).
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Daughter of James and Roberta Trapp…Has a brother, Ryan Trapp, and sister, Taryn Trapp…Lists hiking, camping, art and rafting as hobbies…Majoring in community development, with a minor in business.


Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

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  • 2016Junior

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  • 2017Senior

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