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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2015 Cross Country Roster

Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson

Amanda Boman

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Denfeld HS
  • Hometown Duluth, Minn.
  • Prev School University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Connect 1L

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Cross Country:

Awards:
- All-Big Sky performer (10th in 2015)
- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2014, 2015)
All-time PSU rankings:
- Ranks fourth all-time in the three miles - 17:06.52 - Viking XC Classic (10/4/14)
- Ranks fifth all-time in the 6,000 meters - 21:23.60 - NCAA West Regional (11/14/14)
- Ranks sixth all-time in the 5,000 meters - 17:30.90 - Charles Bowles Invitational (10/3/15)
Indoor:
Awards:
- Academic All-Big Sky (2015)
All-time PSU rankings:
- Holds the school record in the 5,000 meters - 17:01.73 - UW Invitational (1/30/15)
- Ranks 4th all-time in the 3,000 meters - 9:53.33 - UW Indoor Preview (1/17/15)
- Ranks 8th all-time in the mile - 5:03.90 - UW Indoor Preview (1/17/15)
Outdoor:
Awards:
- All-Big Sky in the 5,000m - 2nd in 2016
- Academic All-Big Sky (2016)
NCAA Regional/National Qualifications:
- NCAA regional qualifier in the 10,000m (2016)
All-time PSU rankings:
- Ranks third all-time in the 5,000 meters - 16:39.82 - OSU High Performance Meet (4/29/16)
- Ranks fourth all-time in the 10,000 meters - 34:40.09 - Mt. SAC Relays (4/14/16)
- Ranks eighth all-time in the 3,000 meters - 10:01.02 - Rose City Preview (3/21/15)

PERSONAL BESTS:
Cross Country:
5,000m - 17:30.9 - Charles Bowles Invitational (10/3/15)
6,000m - 21:23.6 - NCAA West Regional (11/14/14)
Indoor:
Mile - 5:03.90 - UW Indoor Preview (1/17/15)
3,000m - 9:53.33 - UW Indoor Preview (1/17/15)
5,000m - 17:01.73 - UW Invitational (1/30/15)
Outdoor:
800m - 2:22 - Before PSU
Mile - 5:08 - Before PSU
3,000m - 10:01.02 - Rose City Preview (3/21/15)
5,000m - 16:39.82 - OSU High Performance Meet (4/29/16)
10,000m - 34:40.09 - Mt. SAC Relays (4/14/16)

2016 OUTDOOR:
Earned All-Big Sky honors with a second-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Championships (5/11-14)...First Viking to ever earn All-Big Sky honors in the 5,000 meters, which is also the longest distance in which any Viking has earned all-conference honors...Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in the 10,000 meters...Shaved close to 30 seconds off her personal best in the 5,000 meters with her finish in 16:39.82 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/29)...Moved up to third in the 5,000 meters at Portland State with her finish at the OSU meet...Shaved over 34 seconds off her personal best in the 10,000 meters with her finish in 34:40.09 at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/14)...Finished as the top collegiate runner in the 10,000 meters at the SF State Distance Carnival (4/1), finishing in 35:14.14...Briefly took over the Big Sky lead in the 10,000 meters with her time in San Francisco, and also moved up to fourth all-time in the event at Portland State...Won the 5,000 meters by 20 seconds at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19), finishing in 17:08.25...Moved up to seventh all-time at Portland State in the 5,000 meters after the meet at Lewis & Clark.

2016 INDOOR:
Did not compete during the season.

2015 CROSS COUNTRY:
Became just the second Viking to earn All-Big Sky honors since 1999 with her 10th-place finish at the Big Sky Championships on Oct. 31 (Sarah Dean was the other with a seventh-place finish in 2013)...Finished as the Vikings' top runner at all six meets in which she competed...Won the individual titles at back-to-back meets in the Charles Bowles Invitational (10/3) and Emerald City Open (10/17)...Set a cross country 5K personal best of 17:30.9 while beating out 185 other runners at the Charles Bowles Invitational...Set a 6K seasonal best of 21:39.11 at the Sundodger Invitational (9/19)...Also cracked 22 minutes in a 6K at the NCAA West Regional (11/13), where she finished 74th overall in 21:59.8.
 
Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/11 Bill Dellinger Invitational (6K) 1st 13th 22:05.79
9/19 Sundodger Invitational (6K) 1st 22nd 21:39.11
10/3 Charles Bowles Invitational (5K) 1st 1st 17:30.9
10/17 Emerald City Open (6K) 1st 1st 21:58.0
10/31 Big Sky Championships (5K) 1st 10th 18:38.4
11/13 NCAA West Regional (6K) 1st 74th 21:59.8

2015 OUTDOOR:
Competed at only one meet during the season, finishing the 3,000 meters in 10:01.02 at the Rose City Preview (3/21)...Moved up to eighth all-time in the 3,000 meters with her time at the Rose City Preview.

2015 INDOOR:
Academic All-Big Sky selection...Broke the school record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:01.73 at the UW Invitational (1/30)...Competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Championships (2/27-28)...Scored for the Vikings while placing eighth in the 3,000 meters at the Big Sky meet...Moved up to fourth all-time at Portland State in the 3,000 meters with her time of 9:53.33 at the UW Indoor Preview (1/17)...Also moved up to eighth all-time at Portland State in the mile at the UW Indoor Preview (1/17), finishing in 5:03.90.
  
2014 CROSS COUNTRY:
Finished as the Vikings' first or second runner at the team's final five meets of the season...Led the Vikings at the Big Sky XC Triangular (9/20) and the NCAA West Regional (11/14)...Recorded three straight overall top 10 finishes between the Big Sky XC Triangular (9/20), Viking XC Classic (10/4) and Beaver Classic (10/24)...Set a personal best for a cross country 5K with a time of 18:01.4 at the Big Sky Championships (11/1)...Also set a personal best for a cross country 6K with a time of 21:23.6 at the NCAA West Regional (11/14).
 
Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/5 Bill Dellinger Invitational (6K) 7th 46th 24:47
9/20 Big Sky XC Triangular (5K) 1st 6th 18:13
10/4 Viking XC Classic (3 Mile) 2nd 5th 17:06.52
10/24 Beaver Classic (6K) 2nd 6th 22:12.5
11/1 Big Sky Championships (5K) 2nd 27th 18:01.4
11/14 NCAA West Regional (6K) 1st 49th 21:23.6

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH:
Team won the NSIC Indoor Championship during the 2014 season.
 
DENFELD HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed in cross country, Nordic skiing and track and field while in high school…Earned all-conference honors in all three sports as a senior during the 2010-11 school year…Earned her all-conference honors for track in the mile and two-mile races…Named her cross country team’s MVP as a junior and senior…Earned the Saltwick Scholarship while in high school.
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Daughter of Maria and James Boman…Has a sister, Melissa Boman…Lists women’s studies, biking and swimming as interests…Plans on majoring in social science with a focus on women’s studies.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Junior

  • 2015Senior

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