2023 Cross Country Roster
Biography
PERSONAL BESTS:
Cross Country:
8,000m - 35:09.1 - Charles Bowles Invitational (9/30/23)
Indoor:
200m - 23.69 - Portland Indoor Two (2/4/24)
300m - 38.16 - Portland Indoor One (1/21/24)
High Jump - 6-00.25 (1.84m) - George Fox Indoor Meet #1 (2/3/24)
Long Jump - 20-10.50 (6.36m)Â - UW Indoor Preview (1/13/24)
Triple Jump - 44-03.50 (13.50m)Â - UW Indoor Preview (1/13/24)
Outdoor:
100m - 11.32 - OSU High Performance Meet (4/29/23)
200m - 23.63 - OSU High Performance Meet (4/28/23)
High Jump - 6-02.75 (1.90m) - Portland Distance Carnival (5/12/23)
Long Jump - 22-01.00 (6.73m) - Linfield Open (5/6/23)
Triple Jump - 42-06.00Â (12.95m) - Portland Distance Carnival (5/12/23)
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2024Â INDOOR:
Scored for the Vikings at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/16-17) with a sixth-place finish in the triple jump, jumping 47-07.75 (14.52m)...Also set a seasonal best with his jump of 21-10.75 (6.67m) in the long jump at the conference outdoor meet...Set a seasonal best in the long jump with a mark of 21-03.50 (6.49m) at the Pac-12 Open (5/10)...Moved up to fifth all-time in the triple jump with a personal best of 48-00.75 (14.65m) at the OSU High Performance Meet (5/2-3)...Bettered his outdoor best in the triple jump with a mark of 45-04.50 (13.83m) at the L&C Larry Byerly Invitational (4/18-19)...Set a new outdoor best in the triple jump with a mark of 43-06.00 (13.26m) at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (4/5)...Made his outdoor season debut at the Stanford Invitational (4/4), finishing with a best mark of 20-10.50 (6.36m) in the long jump.
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2023 CROSS COUNTRY:
Shaved close to two and a half minutes off his 8k personal best with a finish in 35:09.1 at the Charles Bowles Invitational (9/30)...Placed 68th overall in 37:57.2 at the Mike Johnson Classic (9/22)...Ran his first cross country race ever as a Viking, finishing the 8k at the Oak Knoll Loop Run (9/16) in 37:35.8.
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2023 OUTDOOR:
Competed across four different events at the Portland Distance Carnival (5/12-13), setting personal bests in the high jump (6-02.75, 1.90m) and triple jump (42-06.00, 12.95m)...Moved up to seventh all time in the freshman record book with his marks in both the high jump and triple jump...Added another nine and a half inches to his personal best in the long jump while finishing with a best mark of 22-01.00 (6.73m) at the Linfield Open (5/6)...Moved into a tie for fifth in the freshman record book for the outdoor long jump...Also competed in his first high jump as a Viking at the Linfield Open, topping out at 5-10.00 (1.78m)...Went 3-for-3 on personal bests at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/28-29), setting new standards in the 100m (11.32), 200m (23.63) and long jump (21-03.50, 6.49m)...His mark in the long jump at OSU ranks ninth all time in the freshman record book at Portland State...Made his PSU debut at the Larry Byerly L&C Invite (4/14-15), running the 100 and 200 meters in 11.83 and 23.76 seconds, respectively.
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ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL:
Placed sixth in the triple jump at the 2021 Oregon 6A state meet…Also qualified for the state meet in the high jump during his senior season.
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PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Son of Prosper Hezumuryano and Rosata Niyonzima…Has three brothers, Japhety Ngabireyiman, Tiely Bigirimana and Aimable Niyonkuru…Also has three sisters, Anita Irakoze, Chanel Igiraneza and Anabera Happiness…Majoring in accounting.