2012 Track and Field Roster
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Sixth – Distance Medley (2012 Big Sky Indoor Championship)
PERSONAL BESTS:
800-meters (i) – 1:56.97 (2/10/12, UW Husky Classic)
Mile (i) – 5:01.53 (1/14/12, UW Indoor Preview)
CROSS COUNTRY:
(2011) Ran in four cross country meets … Made his Portland State cross country debut at the John Frank Memorial (Sept. 1) with a 10th place finish in the 6,400-meter race … Finished 21st at the Pier Park Invitational (Sept. 10) … Ran at the Big Sky Cross Country Championship (Oct. 29).
INDOOR TRACK:
(2011-12) Ran in five indoor track meets during his freshman year … Made his Portland State indoor debut at the UW Indoor Preview (Jan. 14) where he posted a mark of 5:01.53 in the mile run … Ran in the distance medley at the UW Invitational (Jan. 27) and helped the Vikings to the second fastest time in school history with a time of 10:15.07 … Ran a career-best time of 1:56.97 in the 800-meters at the UW Husky Classic (Feb. 10) … Helped the Vikings to a sixth place finish in the distance medley at the Big Sky Indoor Championship (Feb. 24) with a time of 10:34.93.
MEAD:
Lettered three years in cross country … Lettered three years in track and field … Participated one year in wrestling … All-Conference in the 800-meters his junior and senior years … All-Conference in cross country (top-16) his junior year … In track his school won the conference championship all four years … Team won state championship his sophomore and junior years and finished second his freshman and senior years … State champions in cross country his freshman and sophomore years.
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Born January 20, 1993 … Son of William and Brenda Howland … Has two brothers, Trestan and Brenden … Lists hiking, water sports and movies as hobbies … Career goal is to work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation … Majoring in criminology and criminal justice.