2013 Track and Field Roster
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2011-12 Big Sky All-Academic Honoree (Indoor Track)
2012 Big Sky All-Academic Honoree (Outdoor Track)
Fourth All-Time in the 60-Meter Dash (Indoor)
Eighth All-Time in the 200-Meter Event (Indoor)
Sixth All-Time in the 200-Meter Event (Outdoor)
Sixth All-Time in the 100-Meter Event (Outdoor)
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PERSONAL BESTS:
60-meter (i) – 6.97 (BSU Team Challenge 2/11/12)
200-meter (i) – 22.75 (BSU Team Challenge 12/2/11)
100-meter (o) – 10.78 (Big Sky Championship 5/9/12)
200-meter (o) – 21.84 (Big Sky Championships 5/9/12)
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INDOOR TRACK:
(2011-12) Competed in five indoor track meets during his true freshman season … Made his Portland State debut at the Jacksons Open with times of 7.09 and 22.75 in the 60 and 200-meters respectively … Ran a personal-best time of 6.97 in the 60-meters at the BSU Team Challenge (Feb. 11) to finish sixth overall in the event finals … Ran a personal-best time of 22.60 in the 200-meters at the BSU Team Challenge.
OUTDOOR TRACK:
(2012) Earned Big Sky academic honors in 2012 … Posted season-best times of 10.78 (BSC Championships) and 21.84 (MONDO Challenge) in the 100 and 200-meter events, respectively … His marks of 21.84 and 10.78 rank sixth in program history in the 200-meter and 100-meter events … Tallied 10, top-10 finishes in 2012.Â
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TRIAD:
Lettered four years in varsity football and basketball and three years in varsity track … State champion in the 100 and 200-meters during senior year and set the meet record in both during his senior year and finished second in the 400 and 4x100-meters and was named Athlete of the Meet… First Team all-state as a quarterback and second team all-state as a defensive back in football … First team all-state as a point guard … First team all-conference as a quarterback, safety and kicker in football and first team all-conference as a point guard … Football team were conference champions in 2009 and 2010 … Basketball team were conference champions in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and finished second in the state in 2011 … Track team as conference champions in 2009.
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PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Born May 10, 1993 … Son of Russ and Liz Ovgard … Has two brothers, Luke and Gabe … Enjoys church, football, basketball, hunting and fishing … Majoring in health sciences.
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