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Cru Newman – the do-everything, all-purpose wideout from Portland's own Central Catholic High School – figures to be all over the field for the Portland State football team this season. It was appropriate, then, that Newman appeared all over the Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Sky Teams released Monday, as he headlined a group of five Viking honorees.]]>Cru Newman returns a kick against Montana in Nov. 15 game.Mon, 3 Aug 2026 10:12:00 PST121305https://goviks.com/news/2026/7/31/GEN_20260731.aspxhttps://goviks.com/news/2026/7/31/GEN_20260731.aspxMen's Tennis, Women's Golf

Portland State's Women's Golf and Men's Tennis Teams have been named the 2025-26 Big Sky Conference Team Academic Champions for their respective sports by the league. In fact, the Women's Golf program can boast the highest GPA of any program for any school in the Big Sky Conference for the past academic year (3.90).]]>Graphic that says the Portland State men's tennis and women's golf programs won Academic Big Sky titles for the 2025-26 school year.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 PST521303https://goviks.com/news/2026/7/29/womens-soccer-viking-soccer-opens-camp-with-eye-on-moving-up-the-chart-in-2026.aspxhttps://goviks.com/news/2026/7/29/womens-soccer-viking-soccer-opens-camp-with-eye-on-moving-up-the-chart-in-2026.aspxWomen's Soccer

The Portland State Women's Soccer Team opened its fall practice on Wednesday morning at Stott Community Field. The Vikings, under third-year Head Coach Maureen Whitney, are preparing for the 2026 season, which opens in earnest on Aug. 13 when the Viking host Oregon at Hillsboro Stadium. That will be the first of eight home matches in a 17-match regular season.]]>Grace Sarabia, who earned second team All-Big Sky Conference last season, takes a shot on goal against Northern Arizona.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:31:00 PST1121304https://goviks.com/news/2026/7/28/viking-football-team-names-five-captains-for-2026.aspxhttps://goviks.com/news/2026/7/28/viking-football-team-names-five-captains-for-2026.aspxFootball

Ahead of the start of Portland State Football fall practice, the Viking team has announced its captains for 2026. In a vote of PSU players, senior linebacker Jaxton Helmstetler, senior defensive end Brogan De'Asis, senior wide receiver Terence Loville, junior tight end Tanner Beaman and sophomore long snapper Brock Fleming were selected as captains.]]>2026 Viking Football Team CaptainsTue, 28 Jul 2026 13:51:00 PST121302https://goviks.com/news/2026/7/28/new-era-of-viking-football-begins-wednesday-with-opening-practice.aspxhttps://goviks.com/news/2026/7/28/new-era-of-viking-football-begins-wednesday-with-opening-practice.aspxFootball

Portland State Football opens its 2026 practice schedule on Wednesday at Stott Community Field on the PSU campus. Practice begins at 9 a.m. as new Head Coach Chris Fisk runs his roster of 108 players through its paces in preparation for the upcoming season. The Vikings' first game will be exactly one month away, a Big Sky Conference home contest with UC Davis on Aug. 29 at Hillsboro Stadium.]]>Cru Newman returns a kickoff during a 2025 game against BYUTue, 28 Jul 2026 08:54:00 PST121301https://goviks.com/news/2026/7/24/GEN_20260724.aspxhttps://goviks.com/news/2026/7/24/GEN_20260724.aspxGeneral, Media Relations

Show of hands. Who knows what SID stands for? And without even waiting for your response, we'll quote former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly and say: "You're a liar, you're a liar, you're a liar."]]>Graphic announcing that Mike Lund is retiring from Portland State Athletics after 37 years in the Sports Information Department.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:27:00 PST221300https://goviks.com/news/2026/7/23/VB_20260722.aspxhttps://goviks.com/news/2026/7/23/VB_20260722.aspxWomen's Volleyball

The Portland State volleyball team opens practices for its 2026 season in 11 days. The Vikings will head into their new season off the momentum of one final award for their last one as they received AVCA Team Academic honors Thursday.]]>Graphic saying that the Portland State volleyball team had earned AVCA Academic Top 25 honors for the 2025-26 school year.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 PST1421299https://goviks.com/news/2026/7/22/one-week-away-portland-state-football-opens-practice-on-july-29.aspxhttps://goviks.com/news/2026/7/22/one-week-away-portland-state-football-opens-practice-on-july-29.aspxFootball

The 2026 Portland State Football season gets an early start with the opening of practice on July 29 at Stott Community Field on the PSU campus. The Vikings, under new Head Coach Chris Fisk, will practice at 9:15 a.m. that day leading up to an Aug. 29 home opener against nationally-ranked UC Davis.]]>Jaxton Helmstetler makes a tackle against Weber State in a 2025 gameWed, 22 Jul 2026 13:49:00 PST121298https://goviks.com/news/2026/7/21/WBB_20260721.aspxhttps://goviks.com/news/2026/7/21/WBB_20260721.aspxWomen's Basketball

The Portland State women's basketball team should check its mentions as the Vikings received special mention from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) for the fifth straight season as the association released its Academic Top 25 Tuesday.]]>Graphic saying that the Portland State women's basketball team had earned special mention academically from the WBCA Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:01:00 PST821295https://goviks.com/news/2026/7/20/TF_20260720.aspxhttps://goviks.com/news/2026/7/20/TF_20260720.aspxTrack & Field

The Portland State track & field program closed out the awards circuit from its 2025-26 season Monday with its eighth straight sweep of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors. Additionally, Emma Stolte became the first Viking since 2023 to earn USTFCCCA All-Academic individual honors.]]>Graphic saying that the Portland State track & field program earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and Individual HonorsMon, 20 Jul 2026 12:41:00 PST4021297