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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2026 Track & Field Roster

Jamie Mitchell

Irina López

  • Position Mid-Distances
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Valls, Tarragona, Spain
  • High School Ins Jaume Huguet Valls

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2024 cross country)

All-time PSU Rankings:

Indoor:

- Part of 3rd-ranked mixed 4x400m relay - 3:57.00 - Portland Indoor 1 (1/26/25)
- Part of 3rd-ranked distance medley relay - 12:07.26 - UW Invitational (1/31/25)
- Ranks 4th all-time in the 600m - 1:37.52 - PSU vs. UP Dual Meet, 11/25/24)
- Ranks 9th all-time in the 1,000m - 3:05.22 - Portland Indoor 1 (1/26/25)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

4,000m - 14:39.4 - Gator Cross (9/14/24)
5,000m - 19:43.7 - Charles Bowles Invitational (10/5/24)
6,000m - 24:30.8 - Bill Dellinger Invitational (10/11/24)

Indoor:

600m - 1:37.07 - Spanish U16 Indoor Championships (12/20/20; PSU Best: 1:37.52 - PSU vs. UP Dual Meet, 11/25/24)
800m - 2:15.89 - Cataluña Indoor Championships (1/21/24; PSU Best: 2:18.42 - Riverfront Invitational, 2/7/25)
1,000m - 3:05.22 - Portand Indoor 1 (1/26/25)

Outdoor:

400m - 59.99 - Míting Aldahra (7/7/22)
600m - 1:36.15 - Spanish U16 Championships (7/18/21)
800m - 2:14.55 - Spanish Clubs Championships (5/4/24; PSU Best: 2:16.29 - OSU High Performance Meet, 5/3/25)
1,500m - 4:51.22 - L&C Electric Forest Opener, 3/8/25)
 

2025 CROSS COUNTRY:

Placed 40th overall as the Vikings' fifth runner at the Lewis & Clark Opener (8/29), running the 5k in 19:58.72.
 

2025 OUTDOOR:

Scored for the Vikings at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/16-17) as part of the 4x400-meter relay that placed eighth in 4:06.74...Also ran in the prelims of the 800 meters at the conference meet, placing 21st overall in 2:17.03...Ran a seasonal best of 2:16.29 in the 800 meters at the OSU High Performance Meet (5/2-3)...Jumped one spot up to seventh in the freshman rankings in the 800 meters with a seasonal best of 2:16.34 at the L&C Larry Byerly Invitational (4/18-19)...Moved up to eighth in the freshman rankings in the 800 meters with a finish in 2:16.85 at the Oregon Preview (3/21-22)...Made her outdoor debut while doubling in the 800 (2:21.08) and 1,500 (4:51.22) meters at the L&C Electric Forest Opener (3/8).
 

2025 INDOOR:

Moved up one spot to sixth in the freshman record book in the 800 meters with her finish in 2:18.42 at the Riverfront Invitational (2/7-8)...Also ran a leg on the Vikings' 4x400-meter relay that set a seasonal best with its finish in 3:57.07 at the Riverfront Invite...Debuted at seventh in the freshman record book in the 800 meters with her finish in 2:18.64 at the UW Invitational (1/31-2/1)...Also ran the 800-meter leg of the Vikings' distance medley relay that moved up to third all-time with its finish in 12:07.26 at the UW Invite...Won the 1k in 3:05.22 at the Portland Indoor 1 (1/26), moving up to ninth all-time...Also part of the mixed 4x400m relay that set the No. 3 mark all-time with its finish in 3:57.00...Ran a leg on the Vikings' 4x400-meter relay that shaved nine seconds off its seasonal best with its finish in 4:03.64 at the UW Preview (1/17)...Also came within one-hundredth of a second of her PSU best in the 600 while finishing in 1:37.53 at the UW Preview...Ran the 600 meters in 1:38.75 at the Spokane Invitational (12/14)...Moved up to third all-time in the 600m with her finish in 1:37.52 at the PSU vs. UP Dual Meet (11/25).
 

2024 CROSS COUNTRY:

Placed 151st overall at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (10/11), running the 6k in 24:30.8...Finished as the Vikings' fifth runner at the Charles Bowles Invitational (10/5), placing 107th overall while running the 5k in 19:43.7...Shaved 45 seconds off her 4k personal best while finishing in 14:39.4 at the Gator Cross (9/14)...Placed 25th overall as the Vikings' third runner at the Linfield Harrier Classic (8/31), running the 4k in 15:24.68.
 

BEFORE PORTLAND STATE:

Earned recognition from her town for her sporting achievements in 2022, 2023 and 2024…Placed third in the 600 meters at the 2020 Spanish U16 Indoor Championships…Also placed third in the 600 meters at the 2021 Spanish U16 Outdoor Championships…Competed for the FAC VAC Valls club team.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Daughter of Jose and Miriam…Has a sister, Blanca, who also runs cross country and track & field…Lists sports, travel and nature as hobbies/interests…Plans on majoring in psychology or nursing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2025Freshman

    Mid-Distances
  • 2026Sophomore

    Mid-Distances
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