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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2026 Track & Field Roster

Avonlea Edwards (She/Her)

  • Position Throws
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Hermiston, Ore.
  • High School Hermiston HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2026 Indoor)

All-Time PSU Rankings:

Outdoor:

- Ranks 5th all-time in the hammer - 150-02 (45.77m) - PNW Invite (3/20/26)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Indoor:

Shot Put - 34-08.25 (10.57m) - Husky Classic (2/14/26)
Weight Throw - 45-04.50 (13.83m) - GFU Indoor #2 (2/21/26)

Outdoor:

Shot Put - 36-06.75 (11.14m) - District 8 Championships - 3A/4A (5/19/23)
Discus - 127-01 (38.73m) - WIAA 2A, 3A, 4A State Championship Meet (5/25/23; PSU Best: 124-03 (37.89m) - Willamette Invitational, 3/28/26)
Hammer - 150-02 (45.77m) - PNW Invite (3/20/26)
 

2026 OUTDOOR:

Threw the hammer (141-10, 43.23m) and discus (110-08, 33.75m) at the OSU High Performance Meet (5/1-2)...Competed in the hammer (141-10, 43.23m) and discus (106-10, 32.56m) at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/17-18)...Threw the discus (120-03, 36.66m) and hammer (135-04, 41.27m) at the John Knight Twilight (4/10-11)...Competed in the discus (123-04, 37.59m) and hammer (145-04, 44.31m) at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (4/4)...Set a new seasonal best in the discus while placing second with a throw of 124-03 (37.89m) at the Willamette Invitational (3/28)...Added 10 feet to her personal best in the hammer, throwing 150-02 (45.77m) at the PNW Invite (3/20-21) to move up to fifth all-time in the event...Debuted at ninth all-time in the hammer while placing second at the LCC Open (3/14) with a throw of 132-06 (40.39m)...Also competed in the discus at the LCC Open, placing fourth with a throw of 114-00 (34.76m).
 

2026 INDOOR:

Placed 24th in the weight throw at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/27-28), posting a mark of 44-10.75 (13.68m)...Moved up to second in the freshman top 10 in the weight throw while placing second with a personal best of 45-04.50 (13.83m) at the GFU Indoor #2 (2/21)...Set an indoor best in the shot put with a mark of 34-08.25 (10.57m) at the Husky Classic (2/13-14)...Made her PSU debut while throwing 41-06.50 (12.66m) in the weight throw -- moving up to sixth in the freshman top 10 -- at the Inland Northwest Invitational (1/31).
 

HERMISTON HIGH SCHOOL:

All-conference thrower in 2023…Two-time Field Athlete of the Year at her high school…Also lettered in basketball (two years) and volleyball (three years) in addition to track & field (four years).
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Daughter of Stephanie and Vernon Edwards…Has two brothers, Cassius and Grayson Edwards…Aunt Alissa Simmons (nee Edwards) used to play basketball at the University of Oregon…Honors medal recipient academically in high school…Lists playing bass guitar, piano, singing, reading, playing beach volleyball and swimming as hobbies/interests…Wants to become a radiologist or radiologist technician after some years as a travel EMT…Plans on majoring in pre-med.
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