Portland State qualified three more athletes on Saturday for next month’s Big Sky Indoor Championships and surpassed their previous marks at the UW Indoor Preview.
‘We’re continuing to improve and we need to continue learning how to compete under stress,’ said head coach Ronnye Harrison.
After nearly qualifying earlier this season, junior shot putter Adrienne Davis and sophomore distance runner Tony Crisofulli succeeded on Saturday.
Davis threw for 43′-9, which not only met conference standard, but also gave her third in the meet and made her the fifth-consecutive participant from Portland State to qualify for shot put.
Crisofulli placed sixth in his flight and is eligible for the championship with a time of 1 minute, 53.3 seconds in the 800-meter. His time is the third fastest in school history for the 800m, and he missed breaking the school record in the 1,000m by less than a second.
Freshman high jumper Jeff Borgerson also met the conference standard with his 6 foot, 5 inch leap.
Sophomore Joenisha Vinson clocked in 8.79 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles, placing her third in the school’s record books and fourth fastest in the meet.’ ‘
In the 60-meter dash, junior Karene King improved her time and clocked in at 7.62 seconds, putting her name in the Portland State record book at third place in the event.
Amber Rozcicha nearly qualified for conference in the 800m with a time of 2:16.73, missing her ticket to the conference championship by just over a second.
Portland State’s next race is on Friday at the Northern Arizona-hosted Friday Night Challenge.
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