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Portland State University Athletics

PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2022 Cross Country Roster

Larry Lawson

Brandon Hippe

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Palmer Ridge HS
  • Hometown Monument, Colo.
  • Connect 1L

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Awards:

- Seven-time Academic All-Big Sky (3x cross country; 1x indoor; 3x outdoor)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

6,000m - 19:39.5 - Viking Rust Buster (9/3/21)
8,000m - 25:05.2 - L&C Invite (10/16/21)

Indoor:

Mile - 4:27.23 - Prep (2019)
3,000m - 8:56.79 - Prep (PSU Best: 9:02.15 - Vandal Open and Lauren McCluskey Multi, 1/11/20)

Outdoor:

800m - 2:04.87 - Prep (2018)
1,500m - 4:03.43 - Portland Distance Carnival (5/14/22)
5,000m - 14:53.63 - NW Distance Jamboree (4/3/21)
3,000m Steeplechase - 10:32.58 - NW Distance Jamboree (4/2/22) 
 

2022 OUTDOOR:

Shaved two seconds off his personal best in the 1,500 meters, finishing in 4:03.43 while closing out his season at the Portland Distance Carnival (5/14)...Set a new personal best in the 1,500 meters with his finish in 4:05.53 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/29-30)...Improved by 14.5 seconds over his previous time in the 1,500 meters while finishing in 4:08.53 at the L&C Invite (4/16)...Debuted in the steeplechase at the NW Distance Jamboree (4/2), finishing his first-ever attempt at the event in 10:32.58...Made his season debut at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/19), running the 1,500 meters in 4:23.01.
 

2021 CROSS COUNTRY:

Placed 52nd overall in a time of 25:33.2 as the Vikings' eighth runner at the Big Sky Championships (10/29)...Shaved 21 seconds off his personal best in the 8k while finishing in 25:05.2 and placing 40th overall to lead the Vikings at the L&C Invite (10/16)...Placed 36th overall in 26:47.6 at the Mike Johnson Classic (9/24)...Finished the 6k at the Viking Rust Buster (9/3) in 19:39.5 while placing 19th overall.
 

2021 OUTDOOR:

Competed in the 5k at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/14-15), finishing 30th with a time of 16:19.81...Ran the 1,500 meters in 4:09.74 at the Lewis & Clark Invite (4/17)...Cracked 15 minutes in the 5,000 meters while finishing in 14:53.63 at the NW Distance Jamboree (4/3)...Set a new 1,500-meter personal best while finishing in 4:06.15 at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Classic (3/20).
 

2020 INDOOR:

Ran the 3k in 9:06.11, placing 26th overall at the SPU Final Qualifier (2/29)...Finished the 3,000 in 9:26.78 at the Portland Indoor Two (2/8-9)...Opened his season with a time of 9:02.15 in the 3,000 meters at the Vandal Open and Lauren McCluskey Multi (1/10-11).
 

2019 CROSS COUNTRY:

Set a new 8k personal best with his time of 25:26.6 at the Cougar Classic (9/13)...Placed 3rd in the Vikings' lineup at the Cougar Classic, his highest finish of the season...Recorded his highest overall finish of the year while placing 18th at the Charles Bowles Invitational (10/5).
 
Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/13     Cougar Classic (8k) 3rd 42nd 25:26.6
10/5 Charles Bowles Invitational (8k) 5th 18th 25:28.5
10/19 Bronco Invitational (8k) 6th 148th 26:29.3
11/2 Big Sky Championships (8k) 8th 71st 30:07.9
 

PALMER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL:

First-team all-state honoree as a senior during the 2018 cross country season…Helped his team win 4A cross country state titles in 2016 and 2017…Led team to 4A state runner-up finishes in 2015 and 2018…2018 Pikes Peak Athletic Conference XC champion…2018 St Vrain XC Invitational champion…2018 Legacy Rust Buster XC Invitational champion…Placed second in the 3,200 meters in his conference as a senior...Helped lead track team to a conference title as a senior...Gazette Preps first-team cross country all-region selection in 2018…Helped his team finish as runners-up at the 2016 Woodbridge Cross Country Classic…Ran for the Exceler8 Track Club from 2015 to 2019.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Eric and Susan…Has a brother, Kyle…Majoring in computer engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

  • 2020Sophomore

  • 2021Junior

  • 2022Senior

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