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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2019 Track & Field Roster

Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Jamie Mitchell

Alex Cisneros

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Hermiston HS
  • Hometown Hermiston, Ore.
  • Prev School Hermiston HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Cross Country:

Awards:

- Four-time Academic All-Big Sky (2014-17)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Broke the school record in 10,000-meter races run under all conditions - 30:29.8 - NCAA West Regional (11/11/16)
- Ranks 5th all-time in 8,000-meter races run under all conditions - 23:54.2 - Bronco Invitational (10/14/17)
- Ranks 7th all-time in 8,000-meter races run at 2,000 feet of elevation or above - 25:02.5 - Big Sky Championships (10/28/17)
- Ranks 2nd all-time in 8,000-meter races run at 4,000 feet of elevation or above - 25:02.5 - Big Sky Championships (10/28/17)

Indoor:

Awards:

- Four-time Academic All-Big Sky (2016-19)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Broke the school record in the 3,000 meters - 8:16.45 - UW Indoor Open (2/11/18)
- Broke the school record in the 5,000 meters - 14:19.95 - UW Invitational (1/26/18)

Outdoor:

Awards:

- Three-time Academic All-Big Sky (2016, 2018-19)

NCAA Qualifications:

- NCAA West Prelims qualifier in the 10,000 meters (2018)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Broke the school record in the 10,000 meters - 29:25.74 - Mt. SAC Relays (4/19/18)
- Ranks 6th all time in the 5,000 meters - 14:28.96 - L&C Spring Break Open (3/17/18)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

8,000m - 23:54.2 - Bronco Invitational (10/14/17)
10,000m - 30:29.8 - NCAA West Regional (11/11/16)

Indoor:

Mile - 4:20.63 - Cougar Indoor Invitational (2/4/17)
3,000m - 8:16.45 - UW Indoor Open (2/11/18)
5,000m - 14:19.95 - UW Invitational (1/26/18)

Outdoor:

1,500m - 3:54 - Prep
3,000m - 8:32 - Prep
5,000m - 14:28.96 - L&C Spring Break Open (3/17/18)
10,000m - 29:25.74 - Mt. SAC Relays (4/19/18)
 

2019 OUTDOOR:

Placed 33rd in the 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8-11), finishing in 16:00.63...Ran his first 10,000-meter race of the season at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/18-19), finishing in 31:09.18...Shaved 37 seconds off his seasonal best in the 5,000 meters with a finish in 14:45.81 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (3/29)...Opened the outdoor season with a time of 15:22.87 in the 5,000 meters at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/16).
 

2019 INDOOR:

Made his season debut while competing in the 3,000 meters at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/21-23), but did not finish the race.
 

2018 OUTDOOR:

Became the first Viking men’s runner to qualify for the NCAA West Prelims in any event longer than 800 meters with his qualification in the 10,000 meters...Beat his ranking coming into the NCAA West Prelims (5/24-26) with a 37th-place finish in 30:14.27 in the 10,000 meters...Broke a 34-year-old school record in the 10,000 meters with his finish in 29:25.74 at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/19)...Cracked 30 minutes for the first time in the 10,000 meters with his finish in 29:54.96 at the SF State Distance Carnival (3/30-31), making him the first Viking to do so since 1984...Became the first runner to crack the top 10 all time at Portland State in the 5,000 meters since 2005 while winning the event in 14:28.96 at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/16-17).
 

2018 INDOOR:

Placed ninth in the 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/22-24), finishing in 15:21.28...Broke his second school record of the season while running the 3,000 meters in 8:16.45 at the UW Indoor Open (2/11)...Broke his own school record in the 5,000 meters while making his season debut at the UW Invitational (1/26-27)...Ran the 5,000 in 14:19.95 at the UW Invite, beating the school record he set at the same meet last season by more than 23 seconds...Won his section of the 5,000 and placed as the top collegian overall at the UW Invite...Moved into the Big Sky lead with his time at the UW Invite.
 

2017 CROSS COUNTRY:

Ducked under 24 minutes in the 8k for the first time in his career at the Bronco Invitational (10/14)...Moved up to fifth all time in the cross country 8k with his time at the Bronco Invite...Set the second-best 8k time run at 4,000 meters or above with his finish in 25:02.5 at the Big Sky Championships (10/28) in Ogden, Utah...Placed second overall at the Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational (9/30)...Led the Viking men at all five meets at which he competed.
 

Date

Meet (Distance)

PSU Finish

Overall Finish

Time

9/16 Sundodger Invitational (8k) 1st 11th 24:52.74
9/30 Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational (8k) 1st 2nd 24:53.9
10/14 Bronco Invitational (8k) 1st 11th 23:54.2
10/28 Big Sky Championships (8k) 1st 16th 25:02.5
11/10 NCAA West Regional (10k) 1st 127th 32:14.5
 

2017 OUTDOOR:

Did not compete during the season.
 

2017 INDOOR:

Competed in the distance medley relay at the Big Sky Championships (2/23-25), placing 12th in 10:57.64...Set a new personal best in the mile with his time of 4:20.63 at the Cougar Indoor Invitational (2/4)...Placed second in the 3,000 meters at the Idaho Duals (2/3), finishing in 8:41.75...Broke the school record in the 5,000 meters in his first race of the season, finishing in 14:43.07 at the UW Invitational (1/27-28)...Broke a six-year-old school record by more than seven seconds with his time at the UW Invite.
 

2016 CROSS COUNTRY:

Broke the school record in the cross country 10k with his time of 30:29.8 at the NCAA West Regional (11/11/16)...Placed 40th overall at the NCAA West Regional, the second highest finish by a Viking men's runner ever at the meet, and the highest since 2004...Led the Viking men to their best team finish at the NCAA West Regional since 2003...Led the Vikings to their best finish ever at the Big Sky Championships (10/28), relative to the size of the conference...Tied the highest finish ever by a Viking men's runner at the Big Sky Championships with a 14th-place finish, matching the finish of Michael Devenport in 2003...Moved up to sixth all-time in the cross country 8k with his finish in 24:30.1 at the Bronco Invitational (10/15)...Moved up to eighth all-time in cross country 8,000-meter races run at 2,000 feet of elevation or above with his finish of 25:08 at the Big Sky meet...Led the Vikings at four of the five meets he competed at during the season.

 

Date

Meet (Distance)

PSU Finish

Overall Finish

Time

9/17 Sundodger Invitational (8k) 2nd 29th 25:22.50
10/1 Charles Bowles Invitational (8k) 1st 6th 25:08.1
10/15 Bronco Invitational (8k) 1st 28th 24:30.1
10/28 Big Sky Championships (8k) 1st 14th 25:08
11/11 NCAA West Regional (10k) 1st 40th 30:29.8







 

2016 OUTDOOR:

Ran the 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Championships, finishing 11th overall in 15:28.55...Set a new personal best in the 5,000 meters at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/29), finishing in 14:48.84...Made his outdoor debut at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19), finishing the 5,000 meters in 14:53.46...Ran the 5,000 meters again at the Oregon Relays (4/15-16), finishing in 14:54.98.
 

2016 INDOOR:

Scored for the Vikings with a sixth-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Big Sky Championships (2/25-27), finishing in 8:39.29...Moved up to second all-time in the indoor 5,000 meters with his finish in 14:57.77 at the Husky Classic (2/12)...Ran his first indoor mile at Portland State at the Portland Indoor Invitational (2/4), finishing in 4:21.92...Made his PSU debut at the Bronco Invitational (1/23), finishing second in the 3,000 meters in 8:33.15...His time at the Bronco Invite moved him to seventh all-time in the indoor 3,000 meters at PSU.
 

2015 CROSS COUNTRY:

Finished as the Vikings' top runner at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (9/11) and Emerald City Open (10/17)...Finished fifth overall at the Emerald City Open for his fourth top 10 finish as a Viking...Ran an 8,000-meter seasonal best of 25:33.25 at the Sundodger Invitational (9/19)...Placed as the Vikings' second runner at the Big Sky Championships (10/31)...Ran as the Vikings' fourth runner at the NCAA West Regional (11/13).
 

Date

Meet (Distances)

PSU Finish

Overall Finish

Time

9/11 Bill Dellinger Invitational (8K) 1st 17th 25:50.91
9/19 Sundodger Invitational (8K) 2nd 29th 25:33.25
10/17 Emerald City Open (8K) 1st 5th 26:16.3
10/31 Big Sky Championships (8K) 2nd 23rd 26:45.9
11/13 NCAA West Regional (10K) 4th 172nd 34:56.2
 

2015 OUTDOOR:

Did not compete during the outdoor season.
 

2015 INDOOR:

Did not compete during the indoor season.
 

2014 CROSS COUNTRY:

Led the Vikings at three of their six meets during the season...Finished third or better among PSU's runners at all six meets...Placed as the top PSU freshman at all six meets during the season...Placed as the Vikings' top runner at the Big Sky Championships...Placed in the overall top 10 at three meets during the season...Ran a personal best for an outdoor 8K at the Viking XC Classic, crossing the line in 25:23.47.

 

Date

Meet (Distance)

PSU Finish

Overall Finish

Time

9/5 Bill Dellinger Invitational (8K) 1st 26th 26:02
9/20 Big Sky XC Triangular (8K) 3rd 10th 26:17
10/4 Viking XC Classic (8K) 3rd 7th 25:23.47
10/24 Beaver Classic (8K) 1st 6th 26:04.3
11/1 Big Sky Championships (8K) 1st 27th 25:30.5
11/14 NCAA West Regional (10K) 2nd 135th 32:16.3



 


 


 

HERMISTON HIGH SCHOOL:

Competed in cross country and track and field at Hermiston…Four-time All-State athlete during high school…Finished in the top 10 at the Nike BorderClash…Part of a state championship-winning cross country team in 2010.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Teresa Cisneros…Has a sister, Sonia…Lists reading and basketball as hobbies…Plans on majoring in accounting.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Distances
  • 2016Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2017Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2018Redshirt Junior

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  • 2019Redshirt Senior

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