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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2018 Track & Field Roster

Justin Wikler

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Castaic, Calif.
  • Prev School West Ranch HS

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Cross Country:
Awards:
- Three-time Academic All-Big Sky selection (2014, 2015, 2017)
Indoor:
Awards:
- Academic All-Big Sky (2018)
Outdoor:
Awards:

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

PERSONAL BESTS:
Cross Country:
6,000m - 19:59.9 - John Frank Oregon State Invitational (9/3/16)
4 Miles - 22:12.8 - Westmoreland Quintet (9/1/15)
8,000m - 25:41.7 - Bronco Invitational (10/15/16)
10,000m - 32:33.5 - NCAA West Regional (11/10/17)
Indoor:
Mile - 4:45.91 - Cougar Indoor Invitational (2/4/17)
3,000m - 9:04.27 - Bronco Invitational (1/20/18)
5,000m - 16:17.10 - Idaho Duals (2/3/17)
Outdoor:
1,500m - 4:15.35 - Triton Invitational (4/22/17)
5,000m - 15:21.50 - OSU High Performance Meet (4/27/18)
10,000m - 33:10.20 - SF State Distance Carnival (3/30/18)

2018 OUTDOOR:
Ran the 10,000 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8-11)...Shaved more than 10 seconds off his personal best in the 5,000 meters with his finish in 15:21.50 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/27-28)...Ran the 5,000 meters in 16:03.15 at the Pelluer Invitational (4/13-14)...Shaved a second off his personal best in the 10,000 meters at the SF State Distance Carnival (3/30-31), finishing in 33:10.20...Set a new personal best in the 5,000 meters with his finish in 15:32.22 at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/16-17).

2018 INDOOR:
Ran the 5,000 at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/22-24), placing 29th in 17:11.97...Ran the 3,000 in 9:05.09 at the Idaho Duals (2/2)...Set a personal best in the indoor 3,000 meters while finishing in 9:04.27 in his season debut at the Bronco Invitational (1/20).

2017 CROSS COUNTRY:
Shaved close to a minute off his 10k personal best at the NCAA West Regional (11/10), finishing in 32:33.5...Placed second in the Vikings' lineup - the highest-ever finish of his career - at the Big Sky Championships (10/28) and NCAA West Regional...Placed fourth or better in the Vikings' lineup at all five meets during the season. 
 
Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/16 Sundodger Invitational (8k) 3rd 27th 26:19.75
9/30 Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational (8k) 4th 42nd 26:18.1
10/14 Bronco Invitational (8k) 3rd 113th 25:45.5
10/28 Big Sky Championships (8k) 2nd 68th 26:56.2
11/10 NCAA West Regional (10k) 2nd 149th 32:33.5

2017 OUTDOOR:
Competed in the 10,000 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/10-13), placing 19th in 33:21.13...Ran his first 1,500-meter race as a Viking at the Triton Invitational (4/22), finishing in 4:15.35...Came within a second of his personal best in the 10,000 meters with his finish in 33:12.09 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (3/31)...Finished the 5,000 meters in a personal-best 15:49.68 to open his outdoor season at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/17-18).

2017 INDOOR:
Ran the mile in 4:45.91 at the Cougar Indoor Invitational (2/4)...Made his season debut in the 5,000 meters at the Idaho Duals (2/3), and placed third in 16:17.10.

2016 CROSS COUNTRY:
Set a new personal best at the first four meets of the season...Shaved more than 90 seconds off his 8k personal best coming into the season with his time of 25:41.77 at the Bronco Invitational (10/15)...Beat his 10k time from last season's NCAA West Regional by close to two-and-a-half minutes with his finish of 33:27.0 at this season's regional meet on Nov. 11.
 
Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/3 John Frank Oregon State Invitational (6k) 4th 33rd 19:59.9
9/17 Sundodger Invitational (8k) 7th 50th 26:57.30
10/1 Charles Bowles Invitational (8k) 4th 58th 26:20.3
10/15 Bronco Invitational (8k) 4th 118th 25:41.7
10/28 Big Sky Championships (8k) 5th 72nd 27:23
11/11 NCAA West Regional (10k) 3rd 166th 33:27.0

2016 OUTDOOR:
Finished the 10,000 in 33:21.63 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/29)...Shaved more than 27 seconds off his personal best in the 5,000 meters at the John Knight Twilight (4/8), finishing in 16:06.18...Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19), finishing in 16:33.31...Ran the 10,000 meters at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (4/1/16), finishing in 33:11.18.

2016 INDOOR:
Shaved four seconds off his personal best in the 3,000 meters at the Portland Indoor Invitational (2/4), finishing in 9:10.31...Ran in his first indoor race at Portland State at the Bronco Invitational (1/23), finishing the 3,000 meters in 9:14.63

2015 CROSS COUNTRY:
Competed at all six meets during the season...Scored for the Vikings as the team's fifth runner at the Big Sky Championships (10/31)...Competed in his first NCAA West Regional (11/13), finishing the 10,000-meter course as the Vikings' sixth runner in 35:53.1...Ran an 8K seasonal best of 27:23.14 at the Sundodger Invitational (9/19).
 
Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/1 Westmoreland Quintet (4 Miles) 4th 15th 22:12.8
9/11 Bill Dellinger Invitational (8K) 8th 33rd 28:29.02
9/19 Sundodger Invitational (8K) 8th 56th 27:23.14
10/17 Emerald City Open (8K) 7th 35th 27:54.0
10/31 Big Sky Championships (8K) 5th 75th 28:48.6
11/13 NCAA West Regional (10K) 6th 189th 35:53.1

2015 OUTDOOR:
Competed in just one meet during the season, finishing the 10,000 meters in 33:21.96 at the Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6).

2015 INDOOR:
Did not compete during the indoor season.

2014 CROSS COUNTRY:
Ran at the first five meets of the season...Placed in the Vikings' top seven at three of the five meets in which he competed...Set a personal best for a cross country 8K of 27:11.80 at the Viking XC Classic (10/4/14).
 
Date Meet (Distance) PSU Finish Overall Finish Time
9/5 Bill Dellinger Invitational (8K) 6th 42nd 28:53
9/20 Big Sky XC Triangular (8K) 10th 26th 27:57
10/4 Viking XC Classic (8K) 8th 33rd 27:11.80
10/24 Beaver Classic (8K) 7th 57th 27:53.6
11/1 Big Sky Championships (8K) 7th 79th 27:37.5

WEST RANCH HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed in cross country during all four years of high school, and competed in track and field for three years of high school…Won the Prefontaine Award for excellence in cross country as a junior and senior…Named his cross country team’s MVP as a sophomore…Named Rookie of the Year of his cross country team as a freshman…Honored for carrying a 3.0 GPA or higher during all four years he competed in cross country, as well as all three years he competed in track and field.
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Son of Michael and Lori Wikler…Has three brothers, Brandon, Brayson and Camden…Lists football, baseball, basketball, hanging around with friends and watching sports as hobbies…Plans on majoring in health sciences with the idea of becoming a physician’s assistant or physical therapist.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

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  • 2016Sophomore

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  • 2017Junior

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  • 2018Senior

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