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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2021 Track & Field Roster

Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson

Jean Rwandika

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool School of Science and Technology/Aloha HS
  • Hometown Hillsboro, Ore.
  • Prev School Aloha HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Indoor:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2021)

Outdoor:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2021)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Outdoor:

Javelin - 199-09 (60.88m) - Prep (PSU Best: 194-00 (59.14m) - OSU High Performance Meet, 5/1/21)
 

2021 OUTDOOR:

Placed 13th in the javelin at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/14-15), finishing with a best throw of 180-02 (54.93m)...Set a new collegiate best on his first attempt in the javelin at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/30-5/1), finishing with a best throw of 194-00 (59.14m)...Posted a best throw of 176-09 (53.89m) in the javelin at the Oregon Relays (4/23-24)...Finished with a best throw in the javelin of 182-06 (55.64m) at the John Knight Twilight (4/9)...Threw past his previous PSU best in each of his first four throws at the Hayward Premiere (4/2), topping out at 193-05 (58.96m).
 

2019 OUTDOOR:

Went over 180 feet in the javelin for a second time during the season while placing 12th with a throw of 180-08 (55.07m) at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8-11)...Placed sixth in the javelin at the Linfield Open (5/4), finishing with a best throw of 164-03 (50.07m)...Set a new collegiate best in the javelin with a throw of 184-08 (56.29m) at the OSU High Performance meet (4/26-27)...Placed third in the javelin with a throw of 163-01 (49.70m) at the Jay Hammer Invitational (4/13)...Improved his seasonal best in the javelin by close to 25 feet while placing second in the event with a throw of 176-01 (53.69m) at the Pacific Open (3/30)...Made his season debut at the Rich Allen Classic (3/16), finishing with a mark of 151-10 (46.29m) in the javelin.
 

2019 INDOOR:

Did not compete during the season.
 

2018 OUTDOOR:

Placed 10th in the javelin with a new PSU personal-best throw of 179-08 (54.78m) at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8-11)...Set a new PSU personal best in the javelin with a throw of 175-00 (53.34m) at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/27-28)...Won the javelin with a throw of 165-06 (50.45m) at the Pacific Twilight Invitational (4/27)...Bettered his PSU personal best in the javelin at the Pelluer Invitational (4/13-14), finishing with a mark of 173-06 (52.88m)...Made his PSU debut at the Al Manuel Northwest Dual Invite (3/31), finishing with a mark of 168-05 (51.34m) in the javelin.
 

2018 INDOOR:

Did not compete during the season.
 

ALOHA HIGH SCHOOL:

Finished in the top eight of the state in the javelin as a junior in 2016…All-league second-team selection in the javelin in 2016…Also lettered in football for two years of high school…Named to the all-league second team as a defensive back in football…Also named an honorable mention all-league running back.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Desire and Regina…Graduated from the School of Science and Technology, but competed athletically for Aloha…Earned an "Excellence in Mathematics" award in 2015…Named to the Honor Roll in 2016…Played for his high school's ultimate Frisbee club team for three years…Also joined his high school's Green Club…Plans on majoring in engineering with a minor in exercise science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Throws
  • 2019Sophomore

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  • 2020Junior

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  • 2021Senior

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