Viks compete in track regional and national championships

Currently competing in the javelin throw at the NCAA West Track and Field Regional in Austin, Texas, Portland State senior Nick Trubachik is also qualified to compete in the decathlon event at the NCAA National Championships in Eugene, June 10–11.

Trubachik is among four Vikings from the track and field teams competing at the Regional, along with junior Karene King and sophomores Joenisha Vinson and Tony Crisofulli. King and Vinson are competing in the 200- and 100-meter sprints, respectively, while Crisofulli will run the 800m.

This is the second time that Trubachik has made it to the NCAA West Regional. Last year, he finished 22nd in the javelin with a 192-foot, 7-inch throw.

A native of Estacada, Trubachik will be among the nation’s top 22 decathletes at next month’s NCAA Nationals, and is one of just two athletes from the state of Oregon competing in the decathlon event. Oregon’s Ashton Eaton, a native of Bend, is ranked No. 1 in the country and will be competing alongside Trubachik.

At the Big Sky Track and Field Championships held in Ogden, Utah May 12–15, Trubachik garnered 7,390 points in the decathlon—542 points more than his nearest rival. He finished on top of the leaderboard in five of 10 events, and finished in fifth place or higher in nine of the 10.

Trubachik recorded a 6-foot, 8.75-inch leap in the high jump and a 22-foot, 9.25-inch mark in the long jump, both of which are personal bests. His long jump effort was the second highest leap in Portland State history. Trubachik’s performance was just 87 points shy of the meet record, and he was named the Field Athlete of the Meet for his first-place finish.

This is the first time that a male Viking has made it to the NCAA Track and Field Nationals since moving up to the Division-I level in 1997.