2017 Track & Field Roster
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Indoor:
All-time PSU rankings:
- Ranks 7th all-time in the shot put - 45-10.75 (13.99m) - UW Indoor Open (2/12/17)
Outdoor:
All-time PSU rankings:
- Holds the school record in the discus - 163-08 (49.88m) - Triton Invitational (4/22/17)
PERSONAL BESTS:
Indoor:
Shot Put - 45-10.75 (13.99m) - UW Indoor Open (2/12/17)
Outdoor:
Shot Put - 45-10.50Â (13.98m) - OSU High Performance Meet (4/29/17)
Discus - 163-08Â (49.88m) - Triton Invitational (4/22/17)
2017 OUTDOOR:
Placed ninth in the discus at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/10-13)...Set a new personal best in the shot put at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/28-29), finishing with a best throw of 45-10.50 (13.98m)...Broke a 21-year-old school record in the discus with a throw of 163-08 (49.88m) at the Triton Invitational (4/22)...Threw the discus 142-01.75 (43.32m) at the John Knight Twilight (4/7)...Beat his season-opening mark in the discus by 14 inches with a throw of 153-10.75 (46.90m) at the Willamette Invitational (3/25)...Competed in the shot put and discus while opening his outdoor season at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/17-18)...Moved up to sixth all-time in the discus with a throw of 152-08 (46.55m) at the L&C meet...His throw at the L&C meet marked the best discus throw by a Viking men’s athlete since 1996.
2017 INDOOR:
Competed in the shot put at the Big Sky Championships (2/23-25), placing 17th with a throw of 45-07.00 (13.89m)...Made his debut for the Portland State track & field team at the UW Indoor Open (2/12)...Finished with a best throw of 45-10.75 (13.99m) at the UW Indoor Open, moving him up to seventh all-time in the event after his first meet.
2016 FOOTBALL:
Earned a starting role right away and started all nine games he played in... helped lead a Viking offense that averaged 454.2 yards and 33.2 points.
PREVIOUS TO PORTLAND STATE
Signed at Boise State in 2014 and was a redshirt that year… played briefly in 2015.
Attended Oak Hills High School, lettering four times… rated a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247sports.com out of high school… named one of the top 10 offensive guards on the west coast by Scout.com… was first team All-League, All-County, All-Region and All-State as a senior… earned All-League, All-County and All-Area as a junior… started every game as a sophomore, earning second team All-League... four-year member of the Honor Roll.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Son of Holly Marlborough and Randy Bacon… has one brother, Tyler… majoring in Communications… enjoys motocross and off-road racing… would like a career in law enforcement.