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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2018 Track & Field Roster

Spencer Farrin

Alana Chaplin

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Corvallis, Ore.
  • Prev School Corvallis HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Tennis:
Awards:

- Two-time ITA Scholar Athlete (2015, 2016)
- Two-time ITA All-Academic Team Award recipient (2015, 2016)
Cross Country:
Awards:

- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2016, 2017)
Indoor:
Awards:

- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2017, 2018)
Outdoor:
Awards:

- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2017, 2018)
All-time PSU rankings:
- Broke the school record in the 2k steeplechase - 7:36 - Teddy Twilight (3/3/18)
- Ranks 3rd all-time in the 3k steeplechase - 11:20.05 - Pacific Twilight Invitational (4/27/18)

PERSONAL BESTS:
Cross Country:

3 Miles - 19:34.6 - John Frank Oregon State Invitational (9/3/16)
5,000m - 19:03.3 - Charles Bowles Invitational (9/30/17)
6,000m - 22:39.3 - Bronco Invitational (10/14/17)
Indoor:
Mile - 5:24.76 - UW Indoor Open (2/11/18)
3,000m - 10:40.59 - Idaho Duals (2/2/18)
Outdoor:
800m - 2:32.88 - Pelluer Invitational (4/14/18)
1,500m - 5:00.26 - Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (3/31/17)
5,000m - 18:00.80 - L&C Spring Break Open (3/17/18)
2,000m Steeplechase - 7:36 - Teddy Twilight (3/3/18)
3,000m Steeplechase - 11:31.34 - SF State Distance Carnival (3/30/18)

2018 OUTDOOR:
Competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8-11)...Moved up to third all time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with her finish in 11:20.05 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/27-28)...Ran the 800 and 1,500 meters at the Pelluer Invitational (4/13-14), finishing in 2:32.88 and 5:07.95, respectively...Moved up to ninth all time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with her finish in 11:31.34 at the SF State Distance Carnival (3/30-31)...Set a 24-second personal best in the 5,000 meters at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/16-17), finishing in 18:00.80...Broke the school record in the 2,000-meter steeplechase with her finish in 7:36 at the Teddy Twilight (3/3).

2018 INDOOR:
Ran a personal-best 5:24.76 in the mile at the UW Indoor Open (2/11)...Knocked 18 seconds off her personal best in the 3,000 meters with her finish in 10:40.59 at the Idaho Duals (2/2)...Shaved more than 10 seconds off her personal best in the 3,000 meters while finishing in 10:58.97 seconds at the Bronco Invitational (1/20)...Set a personal best in the mile at her first meet of the season, the Vandal Invitational and Multi Events (1/12-13), where she finished in 5:29.77.

2017 CROSS COUNTRY:
Set a 5k personal best at the Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational (9/30) with her finish in 19:03.3...Set a 6k personal best at the Bronco Invitational (10/14) with her finish in 22:39.3...Ran fourth in the Vikings' lineup at all five meets at which she competed.
 
Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/16 Sundodger Invitational (6k) 4th 62nd 23:37.90
9/30 Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational (5k) 4th 48th 19:03.3
10/14 Bronco Invitational (6k) 4th 115th 22:39.3
10/28 Big Sky Championships (5k) 4th 79th 20:10.0
11/10 NCAA West Regional (6k) 4th 210th 23:23.1

2017 OUTDOOR:
Placed 13th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/10-13) while setting a new personal best in the event of 11:47.13...Finished the 5,000 meters in 18:24.39 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/28-29)...Knocked eight seconds off her personal best in the steeplechase while moving up one spot to ninth all-time at Portland State with her time of 11:48.15 at the Triton Invitational (4/22)...Shaved six seconds off her personal best in the 1,500 meters with a finish in 5:00.26 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (3/31)...Moved up to 10th all-time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with her finish in 11:56.59 at the Willamette Invitational (3/25)...Ran the 1,500 meters in 5:06.35 while opening her outdoor season at the Trojan Invitational (3/18).

2017 INDOOR:
Competed in the distance medley relay at the Big Sky Championships (2/23-25), placing 12th in 13:07.34...Ran the mile at the Cougar Indoor Invitational (2/4) in 5:44.99...Made her indoor track debut at the Idaho Duals (2/3), finishing the 3,000 meters in 11:09.55.

2016 CROSS COUNTRY:
Finished in the Vikings' top seven at five of the six meets during the season...Placed as high as fifth in the Vikings' lineup, which came at the Sundodger Invitational (9/17)...Set personal bests in the three miles (19:34.6), 5,000 meters (19:46.8) and 6,000 meters (23:30.1) at the John Frank Oregon State Invitational (9/3), Sundodger Invitational (9/17) and Bronco Invitational (10/15), respectively.
 
Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/3 John Frank Oregon State Invitational (3 Miles) 6th 33rd 19:34.6
9/17 Sundodger Invitational (6k) 5th 47th 23:49.80
10/1 Charles Bowles Invitational (5k) 7th 79th 19:46.8
10/15 Bronco Invitational (6k) 7th 141st 23:30.1
10/28 Big Sky Championships (5k) 8th 88th 20:49
11/11 NCAA West Regional (6k) 7th 226th 24:18.6

2015-16 SEASON (Tennis):
Played at line five in singles in the Vikings' match against Seattle (2/26)...Played at line three in doubles in the Vikings' match at Montana State (2/20)...Made her debut in the Vikings' singles lineup in the team's match against South Dakota State (2/5)...Went 0-6 in singles and 0-7 in doubles during the fall.

2014-15 SEASON (Tennis):
Went 2-6 overall in singles, playing predominately during the fall tournament season...Also played five of her six doubles matches during the fall season, going 2-3 in the fall and 1-0 during the dual season...Won her first match as a Viking at the Bulldog Classic (10/31-11/2), beating Cal State Stanislaus' Jessica Stokes 6-1, 6-0...Also beat Cal Poly's Dane Joubert 6-2, 6-2 at the Bulldog Classic...Made her first appearance in the Vikings' singles and doubles lineups during the dual season in the team's 4-3 win over Lewis-Clark State on Jan. 31...Won her doubles match against Lewis-Clark State with partner Kelsey Frey, beating Stephanie Buckingham and Hannah Uhlenkott 6-4...Also won doubles matches with partners Megan Govi and Sabina-Elena Preda during the fall.

CORVALLIS HIGH SCHOOL:
Lettered in tennis during all four years at Corvallis High School…Won the district doubles title in 2013…Placed third in doubles at the Oregon State 5A tournament in 2013…Placed third in doubles at the district tournament in 2012…Qualified for the state 5A doubles tournament in 2012…Won the Pacific Northwest Sectionals Backdraw in 2014…Won the Dairy Farmers of Oregon All-Academic Award for highest tennis team GPA in the state in 2011.
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Daughter of Michael and Tanya Chaplin…Mother, Tanya, is the head women’s gymnastics coach at Oregon State, while her father, Michael, is the associate head coach for the team…National Honor Society member in high school…Lists volunteering as a tennis coach as a hobby…Majoring in health sciences: pre-physical therapy.

Feature Story by John Wykoff - Sept. 28, 2015

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Junior

    Distances
  • 2018Senior

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