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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2019 Track & Field Roster

Spencer Farrin

McKenna Martin

  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Gresham HS
  • Hometown Gresham, Ore.
  • Prev School Gresham HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Cross Country:

Awards:

- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2017, 2018)

Indoor:

Awards:

- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2018, 2019)

Outdoor:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2018)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Ranks 4th all time in the 2k steeplechase - 7:52 - Teddy Twilight (3/3/18)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

4,000m - 15:42.7 - Viking 'Rust-Buster' (9/1/18)
5,000m - 18:44.7 - Warner Pacific XC Classic (10/13/18)
6,000m - 23:15 - Cougar Classic (9/14/18)

Indoor:

800m - 2:33.59 - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/22/19)
Mile - 5:28.01 - Idaho Duals (2/2/18)
3,000m - 11:35.14 - D1 Invitational Team Challenge (2/1/19)

Outdoor:

800m - 2:37.00 - Pelluer Invitational (4/14/18)
1,500m - 4:58.97 - John Knight Twilight (4/6/18)
3,000m - 11:08 - Prep (2014)
2,000m steeplechase - 7:52 - Teddy Twilight (3/3/18)
3,000m steeplechase - 12:12.87 - Pacific Twilight Invitational (4/27/18)
 

2019 OUTDOOR:

Opened her outdoor season with a time of 5:14.43 in the 1,500 meters at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/16)...Sat out the remainder of the season due to injury.
 

2019 INDOOR:

Set a new personal best in the 800 meters while finishing 19th in the prelims of the event in 2:33.59 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/21-23)...Ran the 3,000 meters in 11:35.14 at the D1 Invitational Team Challenge (2/1)...Opened her indoor season with a time of 5:38.50 in the mile at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/12).
 

2018 CROSS COUNTRY:

Set personal bests in the 4k, 5k and 6k during the season...Finished as the Vikings' first runner for the first time at the Warner Pacific XC Classic (10/13), placing 14th overall in a new 5k personal best of 18:44.7...Set a 6k personal best while finishing in 23:15 at the Cougar Classic (9/14)...Set a 4k personal best while finishing in 15:42.7 at the Viking 'Rust-Buster' (9/1).
 

Date

Meet (Distance)

PSU Finish

Overall Finish

Time

9/1 Viking 'Rust-Buster' (4k) 11th 27th 15:42.7
9/14 Cougar Classic (6k) 9th 41st 23:15
9/29 Charles Bowles Invitational (5k) 9th 87th 19:30.9
10/13 Warner Pacific XC Classic (5k) 1st 14th 18:44.7
10/27 Big Sky Championships (5k) 8th 70th 19:11.1
 

2018 OUTDOOR:

Shaved close to 14 seconds off her personal best in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with her finish in 12:12.87 at the Pacific Twilight Invitational (4/27)...Ran the 800 and 1,500 meters at the Pelluer Invitational (4/13-14), finishing in 2:37.00 and 5:12.22, respectively...Set a new personal best in the 1,500 meters with her finish in 4:58.97 at the John Knight Twilight (4/6)...Finished the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 12:26.46 at the Pacific Open (3/31)...Ran the 1,500 meters in 5:16.01 at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/16-17)...Moved up to fourth all time in the 2,000-meter steeplechase with her finish in 7:52 at the Teddy Twilight (3/3).
 

2018 INDOOR:

Shaved 15 seconds off her personal best in the mile with a finish in 5:28.01 at the Idaho Duals (2/2)...Ran the 800 meters in 2:33.88 at the Bronco Invitational (1/20)...Made her PSU debut at the Vandal Invitational and Multi Events (1/12-13), where she ran the mile in 5:43.60.
 

2017 CROSS COUNTRY:

Shaved close to 90 seconds off her 6k personal best at the NCAA West Regional (11/10), where she finished in 24:07.8...Made her debut in the Vikings' lineup at the Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational (9/30), where she placed as the Vikings' fifth runner at 121st overall in 20:48.5.
 

Date

Meet (Distance)

PSU Finish

Overall Finish

Time

9/30 Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational (5k) 5th 121st 20:48.5
10/14 L&C Invite (6k) - 87th 25:33.5
10/28 Big Sky Championships (5k) 7th 88th 21:21.8
11/10 NCAA West Regional (6k) 6th 227th 24:07.8
 

GRESHAM HIGH SCHOOL:

Named MVP of her cross country team as a senior in 2016…All-league second-team honoree in the 1,500 meters as a senior in 2017…Two-time All-league honorable mention in the 3,000 meters (2014, 2016)…Art Skipper Award recipient in track & field as a senior…Golden Spikes Award recipient in cross country as a junior…Voted Most Inspirational member of her track & field team as a freshman in 2014.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Daughter of Joe and Wendi Martin…Has a brother, Cole Martin, and sister, Kennedy Martin, who ran cross country and track for the Vikings from 2013-17…Ran for Gresham High School but attended Mt. Hood Community College for academics from her sophomore year on…Recipient of the University Honors Program Laurels Scholarship…Lists reading and writing as hobbies, and has a passionate interest in animal rights as a vegan…Hopes to work with children and families for her career…Plans on majoring in child and family studies. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Distances
  • 2019Sophomore

    Distances
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