As the indoor track and field season hit its halfway point, the Vikings competed in the University of Washington Invitational last weekend, their second meet in Seattle this season.
Leading Portland State were seniors Amber Rozcicha and J.J. Rosenberg. Rozcicha, who is on track to set the Viking record in the mile this season, came just half-a-second short last weekend. The senior now has the second-best time in PSU history and qualified for the Big Sky Championships at the end of February.
On the men’s side, Rosenberg also came close to a school record. Rosenberg posted the second-best time in PSU history in the 400-meter, finishing in second place in the event, and he also earned himself a trip to Bozeman, Mont. to compete in the championships.
“It went fantastic,” assistant coach Jonathan Marcus said. “Every meet, someone steps up.”
The Vikings have broken plenty of records already this season, and that trend seems to be continuing. But with the season starting to wind down, the team’s practice schedule will get lighter, and PSU will prepare to break records where it really counts—at the Indoor Championships.
“The training is done,” assistant coach Seth Henson said. “Now it is time to stabilize the technical aspects of each event and make sure [the athletes] are poised and confident when they go in to compete.”
Next up for the Vikings is the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, Feb. 1–2.