Viking_Yearbook_60

RALPH DAVIS Coach The greatest track team in PSC history got off to a rousing start this year with a convincing triumph over both Linfield and Oregon Tech. By swamping both schools, 86 to 45 and 104 1/3 to 26/23, the Vikings bettered six school marks. Lance Newman, OCC half mile champ, set a new standard in the mile, and Jay Hill, a freshman from Grar.t, knocked almost two seconds off of the half mile held by Newman. Jon Abraham, sensational transfer from Oregon, ran the hundred in 10.1, which is slow for Jon but is a new school record. Bruce Hansen, also a freshman from Grant, erased Terry Kramer's javelin mark in his first collegiate competi tion. Tom Lee jumped six feet four inches against Lin­ field to set a school record. Last, the mile relay team knocked more than two seconds off the previous school standard. TRACK Ralph Davis, starting his sixth year as the Vikings' head track coach, saw his enthusiasm and hard work payoff last year in the form of an Oregon Collegiate Conference track and field championship for the Staters. Davis concluded his high school coaching career at his alma mater, Jefferson, in 1953, where he assisted in foot­ ball and was head track coach. Ralph stepped into the collegiate ranks the fololwing year and has been at Port­ land State since that time. Davis was head football coach during the 1955 and 1956 seasons, and he took over as head track coach in the spring of 1955. Lance Newman is seen on his record selling mile run against on April 16. Following closely are PSC'er Jav Hill. an unidentified OTI man. and Dick Sumpter from PSc.