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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2021 Track & Field Roster

Larry Lawson

Tom Richardson

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Essex, England
  • Prev School Boise State

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Cross Country:

Awards:

- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2019, 2020)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Ranks 2nd all-time in the 10,000m - 31:00.20 - NCAA West Regional (11/15/19)

Indoor:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2021)

Outdoor:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2021)

All-time PSU rankings:

- Ranks 3rd all-time in the 3,000m Steeplechase - 9:14.30 - Hayward Premiere (4/2/21)
- Ranks 4th all-time in the 1,500m - 3:48.39 - Oregon Twilight (5/7/21)
- Ranks 6th all-time in the 5,000m - 14:16.28 - Stumptown Twilight (6/3/21)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

8,000m - 24:51 - at Boise State (PSU Best: 24:57.7 - Bronco Invitational, 10/19/19)
10,000m - 31:00.2 - NCAA West Regional (11/15/19)

Indoor:

800m - 1:53.03 - at Boise State
Mile - 4:07.52 - at Boise State
3,000m - 8:38.43 - at Boise State

Outdoor:

800m - 1:52.81 - Prep
1,500m - 3:48.39 - Oregon Twilight (5/7/21)
3,000m Steeplechase - 9:14.30 - Hayward Premiere (4/2/21)
5,000m - 14:16.28 - Stumptown Twilight (6/3/21)
 

2021 OUTDOOR:

Moved up to sixth all-time in the 5k at Portland State with a personal-best time of 14:16.28 at the Stumptown Twilight (6/3)...Ran the 1,500 meters at the Portland Track Festival (5/29), finishing in 3:51.43...Doubled in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/14-15), finishing 16th in the 1,500 (3:55.73) and 13th in the 5k (15:04.67...Posted the fastest 1,500-meter time by a Viking since 2001 while setting a new personal best of 3:48.39 at the Oregon Twilight (5/7)...Moved up to fourth all-time in the 1,500 meters at Portland State off of his time at the Oregon Twilight...Ran his second steeplechase at the Oregon Relays (4/23-24), finishing in 9:22.19...Moved up to third all-time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase while finishing in 9:14.30 and making his debut in the event at the Hayward Premiere (4/2).
 

2019 CROSS COUNTRY:

Set the second-best time and third-best finish ever by a Viking at the NCAA West Regional (11/15), placing 54th overall in 31:00.2...Finished as the Vikings' top runner at the Big Sky Championships (11/2), placing 28th overall in 28:26.8...Made his Viking debut at the Bronco Invitational (10/19), where he finished second in the Vikings' lineup and 54th overall in 24:57.7.
 

Date

Meet (Distance)

PSU Finish

Overall Finish

Time

10/19 Bronco Invitational (8k) 2nd 54th 24:57.7
11/2 Big Sky Championships (8k) 1st 28th 28:26.8
11/15 NCAA West Regional (10k) 1st 54th 31:00.2
 

AT BOISE STATE (2015-19):

Ran a collegiate-best 3:53.30 in the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Twilight in 2016…Helped the Broncos’ Distance Medley Relay team place fifth at the indoor conference championships in 2017…Reached the finals of the outdoor 1,500 meters at the Mountain West Championships in 2018, placing 11th in 3:53.41.
 

PREP:

Placed seventh at the 2014 English National Track & Field Championships after running personal bests of 1:52.81 in the 800 meters and 3:49.46 in the 1,500 meters…Placed 13th at the English Schools Championships in cross country, as well as 16th at the Inter Counties Championships in 2013…Four consecutive top-five finishes in the 1,5000 meters at four consecutive championship races in 2011 and 2012.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Tracey and Steve Richardson…Has a sister, Abbie Richardson…Lists Netflix, chilling and watching soccer as hobbies/interests…Lists owning a panda sanctuary as a future goal...Plans on majoring in economics.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Senior

    Distances
  • 2021Redshirt Senior

    Distances
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