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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2020 Track & Field Roster

Taylor Matsuzaki

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Hillsboro HS
  • Hometown Hillsboro, Ore.
  • Prev School Hillsboro HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Outdoor:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2019)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Outdoor:

Javelin - 113-05 (34.58m) - Pelluer Invitational (4/14/18)
 

2019 OUTDOOR:

Threw the javelin 112-06 (34.30m) at the OSU High Performance meet (4/26-27)...Placed 12th in the javelin with a throw of 110-04 (33.64m) at the Jay Hammer Invitational (4/13)...Came within an inch of her personal best in the javelin with a throw of 113-05 (34.56m) at the John Knight Twilight (4/5)...Placed seventh in the javelin with a throw of 112-03 (34.21m) at the Pacific Open (3/30)...Opened her season with a throw of 112-08 (34.35m) in the javelin at the Rich Allen Classic (3/16).
 

2019 INDOOR:

Did not compete during the season.
 

2018 OUTDOOR:

Placed seventh in the javelin with a throw of 97-03 (29.65m) at the Pacific Twilight Invitational (4/27)...Set a new personal best in the javelin with a throw of 113-05 (34.58m) at the Pelluer Invitational (4/13-14)...Finished with a mark of 106-06 (32.46m) in the javelin at the Al Manuel Northwest Dual Invite (3/31)...Made her PSU debut at the Willamette Invitational (3/24) with a best throw of 107-04 (32.71m) in the javelin.
 

2018 INDOOR:

Did not compete during the season.
 

HILLSBORO HIGH SCHOOL:

Lettered in softball, soccer and track & field in high school…All-league honorable mention in track & field as a senior in 2017…Placed fourth in the javelin at the Northwest Oregon Conference district meet in 2017…Took second in the javelin at the 2017 Elden Kellar Invitational…All-league second-team selection in softball in 2016…All-league honorable mention in softball in 2015…Won the Northwest Oregon Conference league title in 2016…OSAA Scholar Athlete.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Daughter of Cyndi and Micah Matsuzaki…Has a sister, Tylie Matsuzaki…Recipient of the Outstanding Citizenship Award in 2016…Two-time May Fete Academic Court Princess (2016, 2017)…Volunteers at Providence St. Vincent Child Development Center…Hopes to become a speech language pathologist and continue to work with children on the autism spectrum…Plans on majoring in speech and hearing sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

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  • 2019Sophomore

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  • 2020Junior

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