Portland State Vikings
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| University | Portland State University |
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| Conference | Big Sky |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletics director | Torre Chisholm |
| Location | Portland, OR |
| Varsity Teams | 14 |
| Stadium | PGE Park |
| Arena | Stott Center |
| Mascot | Victor E. Viking |
| Nickname | Vikings |
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| Colors | Forest Green and White
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| Homepage | www.goviks.com |
Portland State Vikings is the moniker referring to the intercollegiate athletic teams representing Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Portland State is a member of the Big Sky Conference (joining in 1996), Pac-10 Conference in wrestling and the Pacific Coast Softball Conference. PSU competes at the NCAA Division I level in basketball, women's volleyball, golf and soccer, wrestling, tennis, softball, indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country. Football competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-AA).
Prior to joining Division I, the school won NCAA National Division II Championships in women's volleyball and wrestling. The school has also placed second twice in football and once in women's basketball at the Division II level. Portland State's colors are forest green and white, and its mascot is the Viking personified as "Victor E. Viking".
Among the two more notable former PSU athletes are Freeman Williams and Neil Lomax. Freeman Williams was the NCAA Division I national men's basketball individual scoring leader in 1977 and 1978. Neil Lomax was a record setting quarterback who went on to star for the then St. Louis Cardinals in the NFL. Football's the "Run & Shoot" offense was first implemented at the college level at PSU by then coach Darryl "Mouse" Davis. Davis' quarterback protégées were Lomax and June Jones.
Home games for football are held off-campus at PGE Park, and home games for basketball are held on-campus at the Peter W. Stott Center.
Torre Chisholm was named new Athletic Director March 26, 2007. Chisholm replaces interim AD Teri Mariani, who filled that role since February 2006 when Tom Burman left for the University of Wyoming.
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[edit] Football
Football began competing at the college level in 1947. PSU competed at the small college level before beginning to compete at an interstate level in the 1960s. The 1970s brokered a new level of achievement under Mouse Davis. Mouse Davis installed the "Run & Shoot" which provided prolific scoring teams led by quarterbacks June Jones and Neil Lomax. Later in the 1980s, highlights included 2nd place finishes in NCAA Division II in 1989 and 1990 under legendary coach Pokey Allen. The recently concluded 2006 season included a victory over the University of New Mexico. The team finished the season tied for second in the conference and featured PSU offensive lineman Brennan Carvalho and linebacker Adam Hayword being named All-Americans. Head Coach Tim Walsh completed his 14th year at the helm in 2006 and resigned to become the offensive coordinator at Army. He was succeeded by Jerry Glanville, former NFL head coach and University of Hawaii defensive coordinator. Glanville hired Mouse Davis as his new offensive coordinator who will re-install the Run & Shoot.
Portland State University head football coaches
[edit] BasketballNational scoring champion Freeman Williams starred for PSU during the 1970s under coach Ken Edwards. When PSU joined the Big Sky Conference, basketball returned to campus after a hiatus from 1981 to 1996. The school won the Big Sky Conference Championship in 2005. Current Head Coach is Ken Bone, a former top assistant at University of Washington and head coach at Seattle Pacific University. He was preceded by Heath Schroyer, Joel Sobotka and Ritchie McKay since 1996. Ime Udoka currently a small forward of the Portland Trail Blazers is a PSU alum. PSU completed the 2006-07 season with a 19-13 overall record and a 9-7 conference record. In the conference tournament, PSU defeated Montana State and was then defeated by Weber State to finish the season. [edit] WrestlingPSU's wrestling program has won NCAA Division II Championships in 1969, 1989 and 1990. The current coach is 1987 alum Mike Haluska. Rick Sanders was the first Viking to win individual national championships. [edit] Track & Field[edit] Tennis[edit] Women's Sports[edit] BasketballThe women's basketball tradition includes considerable success at the NCAA DII level playing for national championships prior to moving to Division I. Current Head Coach Charity Elliot leads the program entering its second decade in the Big Sky. [edit] VolleyballLong time coach Jeff Mazzochi led the Vikings to it most successful DI finish in 2006 since moving up from DII. With a .750 winning percentage (21-7, 14-2), the best in the school’s Division I era, PSU finished second in the conference’s final standings for the second straight year and sat on the bubble of it’s first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament berth. One of the highlights of Mozzochi’s incredible run at PSU came during the 1992 season when the Vikings ran off one of the best NCAA Division II seasons in history. The Vikings lost their ninth match of the year to Cal State-Bakersfield and would not lose again, winning their last 28 straight (31 including foreign teams) matches. Portland State swept through the first three rounds of the NCAA DII Tournament and then defeated Northern Michigan in five games in front of a sellout crowd at the Stott Center for national title number four. [edit] SoccerTim Bennett leads the women's soccer program having taken over in 2005. The soccer team won the Big Sky Conference Championship in 2004 under then coach Tara Erickson who subsequently was hired at the University of Oregon. [edit] GolfPortland State golf coach Felicia Johnston will be in her sixth season with the Viking program spring 2006. Johnston, has led the Vikings to three Big Sky Conference Championships during her tenure (2003, 2004, 2005). The Viking program is in just its ninth year of existence, but has already proven to be competitive at a high level under Johnston’s guidance. [edit] SoftballAmy Hayes was hired on June 6, 2005, replacing long-time head coach Teri Mariani, who retired at the end of the 2005 season. In her first year at Portland State, Hayes guided the Vikings to a 38-20 record, including a 15-5 mark in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference to capture the school’s first-ever NCAA Division I conference title. Hayes will enter the 2007 season with a career record of 159-115 (.580 winning pct.) and has led three teams to NCAA Regional appearances in five years as a collegiate head coach. [edit] Track & Field[edit] Tennis[edit] References
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