Historic. That was the word that kept coming up during the 2014 Portland State cross country season, and with good reason.

Historic. That was the word that kept coming up during the 2014 Portland State cross country season, and with good reason.

Coming off a record performance at the Big Sky Championships two weekends ago, the Portland State women's cross country team followed it up with one of their best performances in program history at the NCAA West Regional Friday, placing 17th out of 34 ...

Coming off a record performance at the Big Sky Championships two weekends ago, the Portland State women's cross country team followed it up with one of their best performances in program history at the NCAA West Regional Friday, placing 17th out of 34 ...

The Portland State cross country teams continue the championship portion of their schedule at the NCAA West Regional Friday, Nov. 14, at the Stanford Golf Course on the campus of Stanford University.

The Portland State cross country teams continue the championship portion of their schedule at the NCAA West Regional Friday, Nov. 14, at the Stanford Golf Course on the campus of Stanford University.

First-year assistant track coach Javier Olivas arrived at his decision to coach from an unusual direction.

First-year assistant track coach Javier Olivas arrived at his decision to coach from an unusual direction.

Mission accomplished. Picked 12th in the Big Sky in the preseason, the Portland State women's cross country team proved how silly that estimation was as the Vikings met their own preseason goal of finishing in the top half of the conference with a sixt...

Mission accomplished. Picked 12th in the Big Sky in the preseason, the Portland State women's cross country team proved how silly that estimation was as the Vikings met their own preseason goal of finishing in the top half of the conference with a sixt...