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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2022 Cross Country Roster

Larry Lawson

Sammy Burke

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool Mount Aspiring College
  • Hometown Wanaka, New Zealand

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Cross Country:

Awards:

- Three-time Academic All-Big Sky (2018, 2020, 2022)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Ranks 4th all time in the 4,000 meters - 14:21.2 - Viking 'Rust-Buster' (9/1/18)

Indoor:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2021)

Outdoor:

Awards:

- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2021, 2022)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

4,000m - 14:21.2 - Viking 'Rust-Buster' (9/1/18)
5,000m - 18:04.7 - Big Sky Championships (10/27/18)
6,000m - 22:14 - Cougar Classic (9/14/18)

Outdoor:

1,500m - 4:43 - Prep (2017)
3,000m - 10:01 - Prep (2017)
5,000m - 17:16 - Prep (2017; PSU Best: 17:34.29 - OSU High Performance Meet, 4/29/22)
 

2022 CROSS COUNTRY:

Placed 49th overall in a time of 18:19.5 at the Big Sky Championships (10/28)...Led the Vikings with a 16th-place finish out of 261 runners at the L&C Invite (10/15), finishing the 6k in 22:23.8...Finished as the team's second runner in the women's 5k at the Charles Bowles Invitational (10/1), placing 25th overall in 18:50.2...Made her four-year return to cross country at the Viking Rust Buster (9/2), finishing fifth overall in the women's 5k in a time of 18:47.9.
 

2022 OUTDOOR:

Closed out her season at the Portland Distance Carnival (5/14), running the 5k in 18:04.75...Shaved 11 seconds off her 5k seasonal best with a finish in 17:34.29 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/29-30)...Ran her first race in a Viking unfiorm in nearly four years while finishing the 5,000 meters in 17:45.96 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/14-15).
 

2018 CROSS COUNTRY:

Moved up to fourth all time in the 4k at Portland State with her finish in 14:21.2 at the Viking 'Rust-Buster' (9/1)...Set a 5k personal best while finishing in 18:06.7 as the Vikings' fourth runner at the Charles Bowles Invitational (9/29)...Set a 6k personal best while finishing in 22:14 at the Cougar Classic (9/14).

 

Date

Meet (Distance)

PSU Finish

Overall Finish

Time

9/1

Viking 'Rust-Buster' (4k)

3rd

7th

14:21.2

9/14

Cougar Classic (6k)

6th

18th

22:14

9/29

Charles Bowles Invitational (5k)

4th

28th

18:06.7

10/13

Pre-Nationals (6k)

4th

167th

22:28.5

10/27

Big Sky Championships (5k)

7th

48th

18:04.7

11/9

NCAA West Regional (6k)

7th

156th

22:22.2

 

BEFORE PORTLAND STATE:

Placed first in the cross country 6,000 meters at the 2017 U-20 Australia and New Zealand secondary schools nationals…Placed first in the cross country 6,000 meters at the 2017 U-20 NZ club nationals…Placed second in the track 5,000 meters at the 2017 New Zealand secondary schools championships…Placed second in the track 5,000 meters at the 2017 Australasia championships…First team at the 2016 NZ national triathlon championships…Placed sixth overall and first from New Zealand in the cross country 4,000 meters at the 2016 U-18 Australia and New Zealand XC championships…Placed first in the 4,000-meter road race at the 2016 New Zealand Secondary Schools National Athletics Championships…Placed second in the track 3,000 meters at the 2016 New Zealand Secondary Schools National Athletics Championships…Placed fifth in the cross country 4,000 meters at the 2015 national secondary schools championships…Placed fourth in the cross country 4,000 meters at the 2015 national club championships.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Daughter of Val and John Burke…Has a brother, Luke Burke, and a sister, Ruby Burke…Lists cooking, sports, hiking, camping, kayaking and general outdoor activities as hobbies/interests…Majoring in applied health and fitness.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2022Redshirt Junior

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