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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2024 Cross Country Roster

Larry Lawson

Abdi Ibrahim

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Parkrose HS
  • Hometown Portland, Ore.
  • Prev School Lane CC / Clackamas CC
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Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Awards:

- 6x Academic All-Big Sky (2x cross country; 2x indoors; 2x outdoors)

All-time PSU rankings:

Cross Country:

- Holds the school record in the 6,000m - 17:33.1 - Gator Cross (9/14/24)

Indoor:

- Ranks 2nd all-time in the 1,000m - 2:29.69 - PSU vs. UP Dual Meet (11/25/24)
- Part of 2nd-ranked distance medley relay - 10:07.81 - Riverfront Invitational (2/7/25)
- Part of 4th-ranked distance medley relay - 10:12.61 - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/23/24)
- Ranks 6th all time in the 3,000m - 8:20.73 - UW Invitational (1/31/25)
- Ranks 7th all-time in the 5,000m - 14:54.42 - Husky Classic (2/9/24)

Outdoor:

- Ranks 6th all-time in the 10,000m - 30:56.92 - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/16/25)
- Ranks 7th all-time in the 5,000m - 14:17.48 - Portland Track Festival (6/3/23)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

6,000m - 17:33.1 - Gator Cross (9/14/24)
8,000m - 24:36.4 - Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/14/23)
10,000m - 31:45.4 - NCAA West Regional (11/10/23)

Indoor:

1,000m - 2:29.69 - PSU vs. UP Dual Meet (11/25/24)
Mile - 4:16.32 - Riverfront Invitational (2/8/25)
3,000m - 8:20.73 - UW Invitational (1/31/25)
5,000m - 14:54.42 - Husky Classic (2/9/24)

Outdoor:

800m - 2:01.73 - NWAC Southern Region Championship (5/22/21)
1,500m - 3:53.42 - L&C Larry Byerly Invitational (4/19/25) 
3,000m - 8:51.38 - Prep (2019)
5,000m - 14:17.48 - Portland Track Festival (6/3/23)
10,000m - 30:56.92 - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/16/25)
 

2025 OUTDOOR:

Moved up to sixth all-time in the 10k at Portland State while finishing 14th overall in 30:56.92 at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/16-17)...Also placed 13th in the 5k at the Big Sky outdoor meet, finishing in 14:52.68...Shaved 11 seconds off his personal best in the 1,500 meters while finishing in 3:53.42 at the L&C Larry Byerly Invitational (4/18-19)...Won the 5,000 meters in 14:36.20 at the L&C Electric Forest Opener (3/8).
 

2025 INDOOR:

Ran the anchor leg of the Vikings' distance medley relay that moved up to second all-time with its finish in 10:07.81 at the Riverfront Invitational (2/7-8)...Also set a personal best in the mile with his finish in 4:16.32 at the Riverfront Invite...Moved up to sixth all-time in the 3k with a personal best of 8:20.73 at the UW Invitational (1/31-2/1)...Also ran his first mile of the season at the UW Invite, finishing in 4:18.46...Ran the 3k in 8:35.31 at the Spokane Invitational (12/14), placing sixth overall...Moved up to second all-time in the 1k while finishing in 2:29.69 at the PSU vs. UP Dual Meet (11/25).
 

2024 CROSS COUNTRY:

Was the Vikings' top runner in every race he finished during the season...Led the Vikings at the NCAA West Regional (11/15), finishing 147th overall while running the 10k in 32:15.7...Placed 36th overall as the Vikings' top runner at the Big Sky Championships (11/1), running the 8k in 25:34.5...Led the Vikings at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (10/11), placing 100th overall while running the 8k in 24:54.5...Broke the school record in the 6,000 meters with a finish in 17:33.1 at the Gator Cross (9/14), shaving 50 seconds off his personal best in the process...Recorded his second straight top 10 finish to open the season, placing ninth overall at the Gator Cross...Posted a career-best finish at the Linfield Harrier Classic (8/31), placing fifth overall in 18:23.11...His time at the Linfield Harrier Classic moved him up to third all-time in the 6k at Portland State.
 

2024 INDOOR:

Scored for the Vikings with a seventh-place finish in the distance medley relay at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/23-24), finishing in the third-best time in program history in 10:12.61...Also set a personal best in the mile at the Big Sky meet, finishing in 4:16.93 while placing 17th overall...Won the mile in a new personal best of 4:23.90 at the Portland Indoor Three (2/18)...Shaved 25 seconds off his indoor best in the 5k while moving up to seventh all-time in the event with his finish in 14:54.42 at the Husky Classic (2/9)...Ran the 3,000 meters and mile back-to-back at the Portland Indoor Two (2/4), setting a personal best in the mile with his time of 4:24.27...Bettered his No. 9 all-time mark in the 3k while opening his season with a time of 8:21.67 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/2).
 

2023 CROSS COUNTRY:

Placed 126th overall as the Vikings' second runner at the NCAA West Regional (11/10), running the 10k in 31:45.4...Finished third in the Vikings' lineup and 69th overall at the Big Sky Championships (10/27), running the 8k in 28:21.1...Shaved 33 seconds off his 8k personal best while finishing 48th overall in 24:36.4 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/14)...Placed 78th overall in 26:18.8 at the Charles Bowles Invitational (9/30)...Made his season debut at the Oak Knoll Loop Run (9/16), finishing 58th in a relaxed pace of 30:45.6.
 

2023 OUTDOOR:

Shaved close to 11 seconds off his personal best in the 5k while moving up to seventh all time at Portland State in the event with his finish in 14:17.48 at the Portland Track Festival (6/3-4)...Ran the 5k at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/12-13), placing 21st overall in 15:26.39...Moved up to 10th all time in the 5k while setting a new personal best with his finish in 14:28.37 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/28-29)...Set a personal best in the 1,500 meters at the Larry Byerly L&C Invite (4/14-15), finishing in 4:04.37...Also set a PSU best in the 5k with a finish in 14:55.50 at the L&C Invite.
 

2023 INDOOR:

Competed in the 3k and 5k at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/23-25)...Moved up to 10th all time in the 5k, finishing in 15:19.59 at the WSU Open (2/3-4)...Moved up to eighth all time in the 3k, finishing in 8:22.71 while making his season debut at the UW Invitational (1/27-28).

2022 CROSS COUNTRY:

Placed 53rd overall out of 345 runners at the L&C Invite (10/15), finishing the 8k in 25:43.9 as the team's fifth runner...Made his cross country debut as a Viking at the Charles Bowles Invitational (10/1), placing 97th in the 8k in a time of 27:23.9.
 

2022 OUTDOOR:

Set a new personal best in the 1,500 meters at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/29-30), finishing in 4:04.47...Cracked 15 minutes in the 5k for the first time as a Viking, finishing in 14:57.81 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/14-15)...Ran the 5k at the Hayward Premiere (4/1-2), finishing in 15:09.80...Made his Viking debut at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/19), running the 1,500 meters in 4:09.18.
 

BEFORE PORTLAND STATE:

Competed for Clackamas CC in 2019-20 and Lane CC in 2020-21…Placed first in the 800 and 1,500 meters at the 2021 NWAC Southern Region Championship, setting personal bests of 2:01.73 and 4:05.79 in both events, respectively…Placed 13th in the 5k at the 2021 Oregon Twilight, finishing in a personal-best 14:31.74…Placed second at the 2021 NWAC XC championship meet.
 

PARKROSE HIGH SCHOOL:

Qualified for the state track meet during all four years of high school…Three-time state qualifier in cross country…Also played three years of basketball in high school.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Brother, Ahmed, runs for Boise State…Majoring in public health studies: community health promotion.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Sophomore

  • 2022Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2023Redshirt Junior

  • 2024Redshirt Senior

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