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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2026 Track & Field Roster

Khari Dawson

  • Position Sprints/Jumps
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Seattle, Wash.
  • High School O'Dea HS
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Biography

PERSONAL BESTS:

Indoor:

60m - 7.46 - George Fox Indoor Meet #1 (2/3/24)
200m - 23.89 - UW Indoor Preview (1/13/24)
300m - 39.64 - Portland Indoor One (1/21/24)

Outdoor:

100m - 12.04 - Prep (4/5/23; PSU Best: 12.06 - Jenn Boyman Memorial Invitational, 4/6/24)
200m - 23.66 - Electric Forest Collegiate Open (3/16/24)
400m - 57.19 - Prep (3/31/22)
 

2024 OUTDOOR:

Set a seasonal best in the 100 meters with a time of 12.06 seconds at the Jenn Boyman Memorial Invitational (4/6) despite running into a 3.4 m/s headwind...Shaved close to fourth-tenths of a second off his personal best in the 200 meters while finishing in 23.66 seconds at the Electric Forest Collegiate Open (3/16)...Made his outdoor debut at the Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/2), running the 100 meters in 12.23 seconds.
 

2024 INDOOR:

Placed seventh overall in the 200 meters in 24.14 seconds at the Portland Indoor Three (2/18)...Ran the 60 meters in 7.49 seconds at the George Fox Indoor Meet #2 (2/17)...Competed in his first 60-meter race at the George Fox Indoor Meet #1 (2/3), finishing in 7.46 seconds...Ran a rare 300-meter race in 39.64 seconds at the Portland Indoor One (1/21)...Made his PSU debut at the UW Indoor Preview (1/13), running the 200 meters in 23.89 seconds.
 

O’DEA HIGH SCHOOL:

Competed in football and track & field during all four years of high school, earning varsity letters in both sports as a junior and senior.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Mary and Michael…Has a sister, Kennedy…Earned an award in high school for most growth academically…Lists music, track & field and clothing as hobbies/interests…Majoring in business administration: management and leadership with a minor in Black studies.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2025Sophomore

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2026Junior

    Sprints/Jumps
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