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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2020 Track & Field Roster

Larry Lawson

Megan Cornett

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Summit HS
  • Hometown Bend, Ore.
  • Prev School Summit HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Soccer:
Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2017)

Outdoor Track:

Awards:

- Three-time Academic All-Big Sky (2018, 2019, 2020)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Ranks 8th all time in the javelin - 132-08 (40.43m) - Al Manuel Northwest Dual Invite (3/31/18)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Outdoor:

200m - 28.35 - Prep (2014)
800m - 2:33.83 - Prep (2014)
100H - 16.58 - Prep (2017)
High Jump - 4-06.25 (1.37m) - Prep (2016)
Long Jump - 14-09.00 (4.49m) - Prep (2014)
Shot Put - 32-04.50 (9.86m) - Prep (2016)
Javelin - 137-08 (41.96m) - Prep (PSU Best: 132-08 (40.43m) - Al Manuel Northwest Dual Invite, 3/31/18)
Heptathlon - 3,564 points - Prep (2016)
 

2019 OUTDOOR:

Placed 19th in the javelin at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8-11), finishing with a best throw of 125-10 (38.36m)...Set a new seasonal best in the javelin while winning her flight with a throw of 130-05 (39.76m) at the OSU High Performance meet (4/26-27)...Threw the javelin 125-06 (38.25m) at the Jay Hammer Invitational (4/13), finishing fifth...Recorded her second straight top-three finish in the javelin at the John Knight Twilight, finishing with a best throw of 126-07 (38.59m)...Placed third in the javelin with a throw of 124-04 (37.90m) at the Pacific Open (3/30)...Placed fifth in the javelin with a throw of 129-08 (39.53m) at the Rich Allen Classic (3/16).
 

2019 INDOOR:

Did not compete during the season.
 

2018 OUTDOOR:

Placed 16th in the javelin with a throw of 122-00 (37.19m) at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8-11)...Placed 14th in the javelin with a throw of 125-02 (38.15m) at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/27-28)...Threw 126-06 (38.57m) in the javelin at the Pelluer Invitational (4/13-14)...Moved up to eighth all time in the javelin with a throw of 132-08 (40.43m) at the Al Manuel Northwest Dual Invite (3/31)...Made her PSU debut at the Willamette Invitational (3/24), where she finished with a best mark of 126-07.50 (38.59m) in the javelin.
 

2018 INDOOR:

Did not compete during the season.
 

SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL:

Three-sport athlete at Summit between soccer (four years), basketball (two years) and track & field (four years)…Part of seven state championship-winning teams in high school between soccer (2013, 2014, 2015) and track & field (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)…2nd-team all-state selection in soccer in 2015…2015 Offensive Player of the Year…First-team all-league in 2014 and 2015…Honorable mention all-league as a freshman in 2013…Placed fifth in the javelin in 2015, earning all-state honors…Holds the Summit HS school record in the javelin…Was the only Oregon athlete to qualify for the National Junior Olympic meet in five different events (heptathlon, 400m, 200m hurdles, triple jump, 4x400m relay) in 2013.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Daughter of Kevin and Terri Cornett…Has a sister, Jessica…Won a Best in category, sports story for the State of Oregon in 2016…School newspaper honored as the #1 in the nation while she served as the Sports Editor…Lists playing all sports, hiking, kayaking and exploring in Central Oregon as hobbies/interests…Plans on majoring in business with a minor in graphic art.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Combined Events
  • 2019Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2020Junior

    Throws
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