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WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
14th Annual WSU Open
Jan. 22-23, 2016 Indoor Facility, Pullman
Linda Chalich • Asst. Dir. Athl. Comm. (Track & Field Contact) • W-509-335-0268 • C-509-432-3263 • [email protected]
WSU TRACK & FIELD 2016 INDOOR SCHEDULE JANUARY 15-16 @Ed Jacoby Invite/Multis, Nampa 16 @UW Indoor Preview, Seattle @Vandal Indoor, Moscow 22-23 WSU Open, Pullman 29-30 @UW Invitational, Seattle FEBRUARY 5-6 Cougar Indoor, Pullman Cougar Multis, Pullman 12-13@Don Kirby Elite Invite, Albuquerque @Husky Classic, Seattle 19-20 @Alex Wilson Invite, Notre Dame 26-27 @Mountain Pacific Sports Fed. Championships, Seattle MARCH 11-12 @NCAA Indoor T&F Championships, Birmingham, Ala.
WSU OPEN INDOOR TRACK MEET FINDS COUGAR TEAMS AT HOME Washington State University’s 14th Annual WSU Indoor Open takes place Friday and Saturday, Jan. 22 and 23, in the Indoor Facility on the Pullman campus…WSU Indoor Facility’s Mondo track features racing at a 60m straightaway, and a 200m oval…jumping and throwing field events are contested on the turf inside the oval…discus, weight throws, triple jumps and women’s pole vault take place Fri., Jan. 22...remaining field events begin Saturday, Jan. 23, at 9:30 a.m. with running events set to start at 10 a.m…no late entries will be accepted...spectators are admitted free of charge for all WSU Track & Field competition in 2016...no live stats and no webcast...results will be posted at www.wsucougars.com, following the meet’s completion.
WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Wayne Phipps (Univ. of British Columbia ‘91/Oregon ‘94) become the 15th coach to take the reins of the Washington State men’s program and the second coach for the combined men’s and women’s program at WSU on July 1, 2014...Phipps had been the University of Idaho’s Director and Track & Field/ Cross Country from 2010 through 2014, and was a coach with the Vandals program for a total of 19 years...he served as co-head coach from 2000-09, after serving as an assistant coach from 1995-99... while at Idaho, Phipps was honored 14 times as a conference coach of the year and led the Vandals to a record 16 total conference titles. COUGAR TRACK & FIELD COACHING STAFF WSU Track & Field coaching staff includes Associate Head Coaches Julie Taylor (throws), and Yogi Teevens (sprints, relays and horizontal jumps)... Assistant Coaches are Brad Walker (vertical jumps), and Allix Potratz-Lee (distance)...Andrea Sabbatine is the Operations Coordinator...volunteeers working with the WSU track and field this year include: Jesse Jorgensen, Nigel Joseph, Hannah Kiser, Josiah Sims, Tim Taylor, and Liga Velvere. 2016 WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD TEAM CAPTAINS To be announced.
RUST-BUSTER WEEKEND MEET HIGHLIGHTS The WSU track and field teams opened the 2016 season in three locations...at UW Preview meet, Liz Harper and Kiana Davis both cleared 5-8 3/4 (1.75m) and finished 1-2...Harper also took seventh in 60m hurdles (8.76) and Davis place fifth in triple jump with a PR of 39-4 1/2 (12.00m)...Greer Alsop leaped a PR for second in triple jump at 41-0 1/4 (12.50m)...Thane Pierson tied for fourth in the high jump (6-10 3/4 - 2.10m)...Terrance Chambers finished fourth in the 200m (22.14) while Ja’Maun Charles finished sixth in the 400m (49.16)...Dominique Keel finished sixth in the 400m dash (56.39) and seventh in the 200m dash (24.78)...CJ Allen finished fourth in th 60m hurdles with PR of 8.16, and third in the 600m run with a time of 1:18.78...Reid Muller placed fifth in the 800m (1:54.23)...at the Idaho Invitational, Brock Eager won the 35-pound weight throw with a PR of 58-4 3/4 (17.80m)...McKenna Hogan won the women’s long jump ( 17-3 1/4 - 5.26m)...at the Ed Jacoby Invitational in Nampa, Idaho, Dino Dodig won the heptathlon ( 5,464 points) and had a PR in the 60m hurdles of 8.31...WSU assistant coach, Canadian Olympian Angela Whyte, won the women’s 60m hurdles in a time of 8.19 after running the prelims in 8.15.
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USTFCCCA NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national rankings are a prediction of how teams and individuals will place at the 2016 NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships, March 11-12, in Birmington, Ala. USTFCCCA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2016 Preseason Rankings Jan. 5, 2016 Rank School Total 2 015 Ranking 1. Florida 141.21 2 2. Texas 125.39 6 3. Oregon 98.93 1 4. Virginia Tech 96.00 28 5. Alabama 78.77 38 6. Georgia 74.23 15 7. TCU 71.28 7 8. Washington 71.27 38 9. Texas A&M 70.07 4 10. Arkansas 69.75 3 11. Nebraska 69.17 13 12. Colorado 66.50 28 13. Stanford 62.85 NR 14. LSU 58.75 7 15. Tennessee 57.68 17 16. Oklahoma State 57.27 13 17. Texas Tech 54.16 5 18. Virginia 46.12 23 19. South Carolina 45.48 NR 20. Kansas State 43.19 NR 21. Penn State 38.72 12 22. Georgetown 38.07 22 23. Tulsa 36.78 18 24. Purdue 36.47 31 25. Houston 32.34 NR 117. Washington St.
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NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS The NCAA descending order lists can be viewed at the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Track & Field Results Reporting System website (www.tfrrs.org)...the top 16 individuals and 12 relays will move on to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships March 1112 in Birmingham, Alabama...best marks for the Cougars for the 2016 indoor season can be found at www.wsucougars.com. WSU women in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) this week: Dominique Keel, 200m - 24.78 (7th MPSF) Morgan Willson, 3000m - 10:03.71 (4th MPSF) Steffie Pavey, 3000m - 10:09.76 (7th MPSF) Liz Harper, 60m Hurdles - 8.76 (8th MPSF) Liz Harper, High Jump - 1.75m/ 5-8 3/4 (34th nationally, 2nd MPSF) Kiana Davis, High Jump - 1.75m/5-8 3/4 (34th nationally, 2nd MPSF) Greer Alsop, Triple Jump - 12.50m/41-0 1/4 (20th nationally, 3rd MPSF) Kiana Davis, Triple Jump - 12.00m/39-4 1/2 (6th MPSF) Kayla Warren, Triple Jump - 11.99m/39-4 (7th MPSF) WSU men in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) list this week: Terrance Chambers, 200m - 22.14 (5th MPSF) Ja’Maun Charles, 400m - 49.16 (5th (MPSF) Reid Muller, 800m - 1:54.23 (5th MPSF) John Whelan, Mile - 4:10.57 (49th nationally, 6th MPSF) Michael Williams, 3000m - 8:31.45 (6th MPSF) CJ Allen, 60m Hurdles - 8.16 (6th MPSF) Dino Dodig, 60m Hurdles - 8.31 (8th MPSF) Thane Pierson, High Jump - 2.10m/6-10 3/4 (30th nationally, 4th MPSF) Brock Eager, Weight Throw - 17.80m/58-4 3/4 (4th MPSF) Wyatt Meyring, Weight Throw - 16.05m/52-8 (8th MPSF) Dino Dodig, Heptathlon - 5464 points (3rd nationally, 2nd MPSF) WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN WSU OPEN, JAN. 22-23, PULLMAN: 60m - Danielle Darden, Holly DeHart, Christiana Ekelem, Regyn Gaffney, Dominique Keel, Sarah Stavig 200m - No entries 400m - Jordan Anderson, ShaRaya Quinn, Grace Victor 800m - Natalie Ackerley, Adreonia Bradley, Stephanie Cho, Alexys Garcia, Amanda Henderson, Pam Henderson, Grace Victor Mile - No entries 3000m - No entries 60m Hurdles - Jordan Anderson, Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper, ShaRaya Quinn, Lindsey Schauble High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Kiana Davis, Lateah Holmes, Lindsey Schauble Pole Vault - Katelyn Frost, Kristine Felix (unat) Long Jump - Greer Alsop, A. Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper, McKenna Hogan, Lindsey Schauble, Essence White, Triple Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis, Kayla Warren Shot Put - A. Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper, Jada Harvey, Lindsey Schauble, Kelsie Taylor, Chrisshnay Brown (unat), Angela Gardella (unat), Kaitlin Krouse (unat), Aoife Martin (unat) Discus - Chrisshnay Brown (unat), Kaitlin Krouse (unat), Aoife Martin (unat) Weight Throw - Katie Wardsworth, Angela Gardell (unat), Aoife Martin (unat)
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
14th Annual WSU Open Jan. 22-23, Indoor Facility, Pullman
USTFCCCA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD RANKINGS WOMEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2016 Preseason Rankings Jan. 5, 2016 Rank School Total 2015 Ranking 1. Arkansas 181.80 1 2. Georgia 171.70 3 3. Texas 122.57 6 4. Kansas State 120.25 18 5. Oregon 107.29 2 6. Florida 98.79 4 7. USC 93.95 12 8. Kentucky 89.65 5 9. Wisconsin 71.70 18 10. Georgetown 70.91 30 11. Baylor 70.82 7 12. LSU 66.76 9 13. Stanford 64.11 8 14. Michigan 58.47 32 15. NC State 56.42 32 16. Duke 51.76 21 17. Miami 51.19 52 18. Washington 48.83 26 19. Michigan State 45.47 24 20. Notre Dame 45.06 30 21. Texas A&M 44.41 15 22. Clemson 42.22 12 23. Kent State 41.55 46 24. Boston College 39.78 NR 25. Mississippi 34.98 52 71. Washington State 4.67 NR Next ranking Jan. 25, 2016 ___________________________________ WEST REGIONAL INDOOR RANKINGS starting Jan. 25, 2016 Men Rank School
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WSU MEN ENTERED IN WSU OPEN, JAN. 22-23, PULLMAN: 60m - Grayson Anderson, Terrance Chambers, Ja’Maun Charles, Jonnie Green, Ray Littles, Zach Smith 200m - No entries 400m - Saxon Brown, Will DeMaris, Tyler Hill, Brandon Jetter, Jake Nienhuis 800m - Ian Markham, Kyler Little, Alex Simpson Mile - Sam Levora 3000m - No entries 60m Hurdles - Dino Dodig, Christapherson Grant, Abu Kamara, Ian Markham High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan, Thane Pierson, Brendan Rexus, Cole Smith Pole Vault - Dino Dodig, Anden Lewis, Austin Sodorff, Tucker Mjelde (unat) Long Jump - Grayson Anderson, Josh Colbert, Peyton Fredrickson Triple Jump - Josh Colbert, Keelan Halligan, Robbie Flores (unat), Javin Nash-Harris (unat) Shot Put - Jake Callaghan, Dino Dodig, Tyler Jackson, Adam Mahama, Matt Wardell, Kollin Crown (unat) Discus - Grayson Anderson, Cameron Brink, Tyler Jackson, Adam Mahama, Kollin Crown (unat) Weight Throw - Amani Brown, Jake Callaghan, Derek Crites, Brock Eager, Wyatt Meyring, Travis Pickett
2016 Washington State University Track & Field Top Returners
Returning MPSF 2015 Women Scorers: Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Pentathlon: 2014 (7th); 2015 (5th) Danielle Darden, 200m: 2015 (4th) Kiana Davis, High Jump: 2015 (5th) Kristine Felix, Pole Vault: 2013 (2nd); 2014 (2nd); 2015 (5th) Dominique Keel, 200m: 2014 (8th); 2015 (8th) Audrey Ketcham, High Jump: 2015 (4th) Candice McFarland, 60m Hurdles: 2015 (6th) Kayla Warren, Triple Jump: 2015 (4th) Returning Pac-12 Championships Women Scorers: Greer Alsop, Triple Jump: 2015 (8th) Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2014 (2nd); 2015 (1st) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (7th) Kristine Felix, Pole Vault: 2013 (1st); 2014 (t-6th); 2015 (4th) Liz Harper, 400m Hurdles: 2015 (4th) Lateah Holmes, High Jump: 2015 (t-6th) Dominique Keel, 100m: 2014 (7th) Audrey Ketcham, High Jump: 2014 (8th); 2015 (t-6th) Candice McFarland, 100m Hurdles: 2015 (4th) Kelsie Taylor, Javelin: 2015 (5th) Kayla Warren, Triple Jump: 2015 (6th) Returning NCAA Outdoor Women Participants: Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2015 (18th) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (23rd) Liz Harper, 400m Hurdles: 2015 (19th) Audrey Ketcham, High Jump: 2015 (21st) Danielle Darden, Christiana Ekelem, Dominique Keel, 400m Relay: 2015 (17th) Christiana Ekelem, Liz Harper, Dominique Keel, 1600m Relay: 2015 (21st) Returning MPSF 2015 Men Scorers: CJ Allen, 400m: 2015 (7th) Terrance Chambers, 200m: 2015 (3rd) Dino Dodig, Heptathlon: 2014 (3rd); 2015 (3rd) Travis Pickett, Weight Throw: 2014 (8th) Thane Pierson, High Jump: 2015 (8th) Austin Sodorff, Pole Vault: 2015 (5th)
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
14th Annual WSU Open Jan. 22-23, Indoor Facility, Pullman
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Returning Pac-12 Championships Men Scorers: CJ Allen, 400m Hurdles: 2014 (1st) Terrance Chambers, 200m: 2014 (7th); 2015 (7th) EVENT TIME SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO Dino Dodig, Decathlon: 2015 (5th) CHANGE DUE TO FIELD SIZE. Brock Eager, Hammer: 2015 (8th) Thane Pierson, High Jump: 2014 (t-5th); 2015 (t-5th) Field Events Forrest Shaffer, 3000m Steeplechase: 2014 (6th); 2015 (7th) Friday, January 22 Austin Sodorff, Pole Vault: 2014 (6th) 4:00 p.m. Pole Vault (W) Brad Stevens, Javelin: 2015 (8th) Triple Jump (M) Daniel Zmuda, 110m Hurdles: 2014 (8th); 400m Hurdles: 2014 (8th) 35# Weight (M) 20# Weight (W) - to Returning NCAA Outdoor Championships Men Participants: begin following men’s weight throw Dino Dodig, Decathlon: 2015 (DNF)
WSU OPEN T&F SCHEDULE
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Triple Jump (W)
Saturday, January 23 9:30 a.m. Long Jump (M) 10:30 a.m.
Pole Vault (M) High Jump (W) Shot Put (M)
11:30 p.m.
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High Jump (M) Shot Put (W)
Running Events Saturday, January 18 10:00 a.m. Mile (M) 10:25 a.m. Mile (W) 10:45 a.m. 60m H (M) Prelim (42”) 11:00 a.m. 60m H (W) Prelim 11:20 a.m. 60m (M) Prelim 11:40 a.m. 60m (W) Prelim 12:00 p.m. 60m H (M) Final 12:05 p.m. 60m H (W) Final 12:10 p.m. 60m (M) Final 12:15 p.m. 60m (W) Final 12:25 p.m. 400m (M) 12:40 p.m. 400m (W) 12:55 p.m. 800m (M) 1:15 p.m. 800m (W) 1:30 p.m. 200m (M) 1:50 p.m. 200m (W) 2:10 p.m. 3000m (M) 2:25 p.m. 3000m (W) 2:45 p.m. 4x400m Relay (M) 3:00 p.m. 4x400m Relay (W)
MARKS RECORDED IN WSU T&F RECORD BOOK BY 2016 STUDENT-ATHLETES Women’s All-Time Marks 60m - 7th. 7.57i Dominique Keel (2014) & 7.57i Danielle Darden (2015) 10,000m - 1st. 34:03.69 CharLee Linton (2015) 60m Hurdles - t-5th. 8.46i Candice McFarland (2015) 100m Hurdles - 4th. 13.57 Candice McFarland (2015) 400m Hurdles - 2nd. 57.31 L. Harper (2015), 7th. 58.81 A. BrooksJohnson (2015) 3000m Steeplechase - 10th. 10:59.03 Devon Bortfeld (2015) 4x100m Relay - 2nd. 44.61 D. Darden, Christiana Ekelem, D. Keel 4x400m Relay - 3rd. 3:36.27 D. Keel, C. Ekelem, L. Harper High Jump - 7th. 1.82m / 5-11 1/2 Audrey Ketcham (2015) Pole Vault - 2nd. 4.26m / 13-11 3/4i Kristine Felix (2015), Pentathlon - 4th. 3,776 points Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) Heptathlon - 4th. 5,803 points Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) Men’s All-Time Marks 400m Hurdles - 9th. 50.83 CJ Allen (2015) Javelin - 10th. 71.07m / 233-2 Brad Stevens (2015) Heptathlon - 2nd. 5,503i points Dino Dodig (2014) Decathlon - 10th. 7,416 points Dino Dodig (2015)
COUGAR NOTED IN WORLD AND USA 2015 TOP MARKS The 69th Annual Track & Field News rankings list for 2015 World and USA (based on descending order of importance: 1. Honors Won, 2. Head-To-Head records with other athletes, and 3. Sequence Of Marks) has 10 curent or former Cougar competitors (published February 2016): Joe Abbott, men’s 800m (1:47.52) 34th USA Jesse Jorgensen, men’s 800m (1:45.76), 13th USA Bernard Lagat, men’s mile (3:54.91i) 8th USA, 22nd World Bernard Lagat, men’s 3000m (7:37.92i) 1st USA, 8th World Bernard Lagat, men’s 2 miles (8:17.05i) 6th World Bernard Lagat, men’s 5000m (13:14.97), 8th USA Jeshua Anderson, men’s 400m hurdles (48.95) 12th USA, 23rd World Brad Stevens, men’s javelin (71.07m/233-2), 33rd USA Cost: $20 per person /$5 per Liz Harper, women’s 400m hurdles (57.31), 30th USA WSU students Audrey Ketcham, women’s high jump (1.82m/5-11 1/2) t-31st USA ENTRY DEADLINE: Noon, Jan. 20, Kristine Felix, women’s pole vault (4.26m/13-11 3/4i), t-31st USA 2016. Entries must be made at www. directathletics.com. No Late Entries. Blessing Ufodiama, women’s triple jump (13.47m/44-2 1/2), 12th USA Alissa Brooks-Johnson, women’s heptathlon (5803) 18th USA
14th Annual WSU Open
Jan. 22-23, 2016 Indoor Facility, Pullman
Linda Chalich • Asst. Dir. Athl. Comm. (Track & Field Contact) • W-509-335-0268 • C-509-432-3263 • [email protected]
WSU TRACK & FIELD 2016 INDOOR SCHEDULE JANUARY 15-16 @Ed Jacoby Invite/Multis, Nampa 16 @UW Indoor Preview, Seattle @Vandal Indoor, Moscow 22-23 WSU Open, Pullman 29-30 @UW Invitational, Seattle FEBRUARY 5-6 Cougar Indoor, Pullman Cougar Multis, Pullman 12-13@Don Kirby Elite Invite, Albuquerque @Husky Classic, Seattle 19-20 @Alex Wilson Invite, Notre Dame 26-27 @Mountain Pacific Sports Fed. Championships, Seattle MARCH 11-12 @NCAA Indoor T&F Championships, Birmingham, Ala.
WSU OPEN INDOOR TRACK MEET FINDS COUGAR TEAMS AT HOME Washington State University’s 14th Annual WSU Indoor Open takes place Friday and Saturday, Jan. 22 and 23, in the Indoor Facility on the Pullman campus…WSU Indoor Facility’s Mondo track features racing at a 60m straightaway, and a 200m oval…jumping and throwing field events are contested on the turf inside the oval…discus, weight throws, triple jumps and women’s pole vault take place Fri., Jan. 22...remaining field events begin Saturday, Jan. 23, at 9:30 a.m. with running events set to start at 10 a.m…no late entries will be accepted...spectators are admitted free of charge for all WSU Track & Field competition in 2016...no live stats and no webcast...results will be posted at www.wsucougars.com, following the meet’s completion.
WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Wayne Phipps (Univ. of British Columbia ‘91/Oregon ‘94) become the 15th coach to take the reins of the Washington State men’s program and the second coach for the combined men’s and women’s program at WSU on July 1, 2014...Phipps had been the University of Idaho’s Director and Track & Field/ Cross Country from 2010 through 2014, and was a coach with the Vandals program for a total of 19 years...he served as co-head coach from 2000-09, after serving as an assistant coach from 1995-99... while at Idaho, Phipps was honored 14 times as a conference coach of the year and led the Vandals to a record 16 total conference titles. COUGAR TRACK & FIELD COACHING STAFF WSU Track & Field coaching staff includes Associate Head Coaches Julie Taylor (throws), and Yogi Teevens (sprints, relays and horizontal jumps)... Assistant Coaches are Brad Walker (vertical jumps), and Allix Potratz-Lee (distance)...Andrea Sabbatine is the Operations Coordinator...volunteeers working with the WSU track and field this year include: Jesse Jorgensen, Nigel Joseph, Hannah Kiser, Josiah Sims, Tim Taylor, and Liga Velvere. 2016 WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD TEAM CAPTAINS To be announced.
RUST-BUSTER WEEKEND MEET HIGHLIGHTS The WSU track and field teams opened the 2016 season in three locations...at UW Preview meet, Liz Harper and Kiana Davis both cleared 5-8 3/4 (1.75m) and finished 1-2...Harper also took seventh in 60m hurdles (8.76) and Davis place fifth in triple jump with a PR of 39-4 1/2 (12.00m)...Greer Alsop leaped a PR for second in triple jump at 41-0 1/4 (12.50m)...Thane Pierson tied for fourth in the high jump (6-10 3/4 - 2.10m)...Terrance Chambers finished fourth in the 200m (22.14) while Ja’Maun Charles finished sixth in the 400m (49.16)...Dominique Keel finished sixth in the 400m dash (56.39) and seventh in the 200m dash (24.78)...CJ Allen finished fourth in th 60m hurdles with PR of 8.16, and third in the 600m run with a time of 1:18.78...Reid Muller placed fifth in the 800m (1:54.23)...at the Idaho Invitational, Brock Eager won the 35-pound weight throw with a PR of 58-4 3/4 (17.80m)...McKenna Hogan won the women’s long jump ( 17-3 1/4 - 5.26m)...at the Ed Jacoby Invitational in Nampa, Idaho, Dino Dodig won the heptathlon ( 5,464 points) and had a PR in the 60m hurdles of 8.31...WSU assistant coach, Canadian Olympian Angela Whyte, won the women’s 60m hurdles in a time of 8.19 after running the prelims in 8.15.
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USTFCCCA NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national rankings are a prediction of how teams and individuals will place at the 2016 NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships, March 11-12, in Birmington, Ala. USTFCCCA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2016 Preseason Rankings Jan. 5, 2016 Rank School Total 2 015 Ranking 1. Florida 141.21 2 2. Texas 125.39 6 3. Oregon 98.93 1 4. Virginia Tech 96.00 28 5. Alabama 78.77 38 6. Georgia 74.23 15 7. TCU 71.28 7 8. Washington 71.27 38 9. Texas A&M 70.07 4 10. Arkansas 69.75 3 11. Nebraska 69.17 13 12. Colorado 66.50 28 13. Stanford 62.85 NR 14. LSU 58.75 7 15. Tennessee 57.68 17 16. Oklahoma State 57.27 13 17. Texas Tech 54.16 5 18. Virginia 46.12 23 19. South Carolina 45.48 NR 20. Kansas State 43.19 NR 21. Penn State 38.72 12 22. Georgetown 38.07 22 23. Tulsa 36.78 18 24. Purdue 36.47 31 25. Houston 32.34 NR 117. Washington St.
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NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS The NCAA descending order lists can be viewed at the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Track & Field Results Reporting System website (www.tfrrs.org)...the top 16 individuals and 12 relays will move on to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships March 1112 in Birmingham, Alabama...best marks for the Cougars for the 2016 indoor season can be found at www.wsucougars.com. WSU women in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) this week: Dominique Keel, 200m - 24.78 (7th MPSF) Morgan Willson, 3000m - 10:03.71 (4th MPSF) Steffie Pavey, 3000m - 10:09.76 (7th MPSF) Liz Harper, 60m Hurdles - 8.76 (8th MPSF) Liz Harper, High Jump - 1.75m/ 5-8 3/4 (34th nationally, 2nd MPSF) Kiana Davis, High Jump - 1.75m/5-8 3/4 (34th nationally, 2nd MPSF) Greer Alsop, Triple Jump - 12.50m/41-0 1/4 (20th nationally, 3rd MPSF) Kiana Davis, Triple Jump - 12.00m/39-4 1/2 (6th MPSF) Kayla Warren, Triple Jump - 11.99m/39-4 (7th MPSF) WSU men in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) list this week: Terrance Chambers, 200m - 22.14 (5th MPSF) Ja’Maun Charles, 400m - 49.16 (5th (MPSF) Reid Muller, 800m - 1:54.23 (5th MPSF) John Whelan, Mile - 4:10.57 (49th nationally, 6th MPSF) Michael Williams, 3000m - 8:31.45 (6th MPSF) CJ Allen, 60m Hurdles - 8.16 (6th MPSF) Dino Dodig, 60m Hurdles - 8.31 (8th MPSF) Thane Pierson, High Jump - 2.10m/6-10 3/4 (30th nationally, 4th MPSF) Brock Eager, Weight Throw - 17.80m/58-4 3/4 (4th MPSF) Wyatt Meyring, Weight Throw - 16.05m/52-8 (8th MPSF) Dino Dodig, Heptathlon - 5464 points (3rd nationally, 2nd MPSF) WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN WSU OPEN, JAN. 22-23, PULLMAN: 60m - Danielle Darden, Holly DeHart, Christiana Ekelem, Regyn Gaffney, Dominique Keel, Sarah Stavig 200m - No entries 400m - Jordan Anderson, ShaRaya Quinn, Grace Victor 800m - Natalie Ackerley, Adreonia Bradley, Stephanie Cho, Alexys Garcia, Amanda Henderson, Pam Henderson, Grace Victor Mile - No entries 3000m - No entries 60m Hurdles - Jordan Anderson, Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper, ShaRaya Quinn, Lindsey Schauble High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Kiana Davis, Lateah Holmes, Lindsey Schauble Pole Vault - Katelyn Frost, Kristine Felix (unat) Long Jump - Greer Alsop, A. Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper, McKenna Hogan, Lindsey Schauble, Essence White, Triple Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis, Kayla Warren Shot Put - A. Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper, Jada Harvey, Lindsey Schauble, Kelsie Taylor, Chrisshnay Brown (unat), Angela Gardella (unat), Kaitlin Krouse (unat), Aoife Martin (unat) Discus - Chrisshnay Brown (unat), Kaitlin Krouse (unat), Aoife Martin (unat) Weight Throw - Katie Wardsworth, Angela Gardell (unat), Aoife Martin (unat)
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
14th Annual WSU Open Jan. 22-23, Indoor Facility, Pullman
USTFCCCA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD RANKINGS WOMEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2016 Preseason Rankings Jan. 5, 2016 Rank School Total 2015 Ranking 1. Arkansas 181.80 1 2. Georgia 171.70 3 3. Texas 122.57 6 4. Kansas State 120.25 18 5. Oregon 107.29 2 6. Florida 98.79 4 7. USC 93.95 12 8. Kentucky 89.65 5 9. Wisconsin 71.70 18 10. Georgetown 70.91 30 11. Baylor 70.82 7 12. LSU 66.76 9 13. Stanford 64.11 8 14. Michigan 58.47 32 15. NC State 56.42 32 16. Duke 51.76 21 17. Miami 51.19 52 18. Washington 48.83 26 19. Michigan State 45.47 24 20. Notre Dame 45.06 30 21. Texas A&M 44.41 15 22. Clemson 42.22 12 23. Kent State 41.55 46 24. Boston College 39.78 NR 25. Mississippi 34.98 52 71. Washington State 4.67 NR Next ranking Jan. 25, 2016 ___________________________________ WEST REGIONAL INDOOR RANKINGS starting Jan. 25, 2016 Men Rank School
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WSU MEN ENTERED IN WSU OPEN, JAN. 22-23, PULLMAN: 60m - Grayson Anderson, Terrance Chambers, Ja’Maun Charles, Jonnie Green, Ray Littles, Zach Smith 200m - No entries 400m - Saxon Brown, Will DeMaris, Tyler Hill, Brandon Jetter, Jake Nienhuis 800m - Ian Markham, Kyler Little, Alex Simpson Mile - Sam Levora 3000m - No entries 60m Hurdles - Dino Dodig, Christapherson Grant, Abu Kamara, Ian Markham High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan, Thane Pierson, Brendan Rexus, Cole Smith Pole Vault - Dino Dodig, Anden Lewis, Austin Sodorff, Tucker Mjelde (unat) Long Jump - Grayson Anderson, Josh Colbert, Peyton Fredrickson Triple Jump - Josh Colbert, Keelan Halligan, Robbie Flores (unat), Javin Nash-Harris (unat) Shot Put - Jake Callaghan, Dino Dodig, Tyler Jackson, Adam Mahama, Matt Wardell, Kollin Crown (unat) Discus - Grayson Anderson, Cameron Brink, Tyler Jackson, Adam Mahama, Kollin Crown (unat) Weight Throw - Amani Brown, Jake Callaghan, Derek Crites, Brock Eager, Wyatt Meyring, Travis Pickett
2016 Washington State University Track & Field Top Returners
Returning MPSF 2015 Women Scorers: Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Pentathlon: 2014 (7th); 2015 (5th) Danielle Darden, 200m: 2015 (4th) Kiana Davis, High Jump: 2015 (5th) Kristine Felix, Pole Vault: 2013 (2nd); 2014 (2nd); 2015 (5th) Dominique Keel, 200m: 2014 (8th); 2015 (8th) Audrey Ketcham, High Jump: 2015 (4th) Candice McFarland, 60m Hurdles: 2015 (6th) Kayla Warren, Triple Jump: 2015 (4th) Returning Pac-12 Championships Women Scorers: Greer Alsop, Triple Jump: 2015 (8th) Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2014 (2nd); 2015 (1st) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (7th) Kristine Felix, Pole Vault: 2013 (1st); 2014 (t-6th); 2015 (4th) Liz Harper, 400m Hurdles: 2015 (4th) Lateah Holmes, High Jump: 2015 (t-6th) Dominique Keel, 100m: 2014 (7th) Audrey Ketcham, High Jump: 2014 (8th); 2015 (t-6th) Candice McFarland, 100m Hurdles: 2015 (4th) Kelsie Taylor, Javelin: 2015 (5th) Kayla Warren, Triple Jump: 2015 (6th) Returning NCAA Outdoor Women Participants: Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2015 (18th) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (23rd) Liz Harper, 400m Hurdles: 2015 (19th) Audrey Ketcham, High Jump: 2015 (21st) Danielle Darden, Christiana Ekelem, Dominique Keel, 400m Relay: 2015 (17th) Christiana Ekelem, Liz Harper, Dominique Keel, 1600m Relay: 2015 (21st) Returning MPSF 2015 Men Scorers: CJ Allen, 400m: 2015 (7th) Terrance Chambers, 200m: 2015 (3rd) Dino Dodig, Heptathlon: 2014 (3rd); 2015 (3rd) Travis Pickett, Weight Throw: 2014 (8th) Thane Pierson, High Jump: 2015 (8th) Austin Sodorff, Pole Vault: 2015 (5th)
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
14th Annual WSU Open Jan. 22-23, Indoor Facility, Pullman
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Returning Pac-12 Championships Men Scorers: CJ Allen, 400m Hurdles: 2014 (1st) Terrance Chambers, 200m: 2014 (7th); 2015 (7th) EVENT TIME SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO Dino Dodig, Decathlon: 2015 (5th) CHANGE DUE TO FIELD SIZE. Brock Eager, Hammer: 2015 (8th) Thane Pierson, High Jump: 2014 (t-5th); 2015 (t-5th) Field Events Forrest Shaffer, 3000m Steeplechase: 2014 (6th); 2015 (7th) Friday, January 22 Austin Sodorff, Pole Vault: 2014 (6th) 4:00 p.m. Pole Vault (W) Brad Stevens, Javelin: 2015 (8th) Triple Jump (M) Daniel Zmuda, 110m Hurdles: 2014 (8th); 400m Hurdles: 2014 (8th) 35# Weight (M) 20# Weight (W) - to Returning NCAA Outdoor Championships Men Participants: begin following men’s weight throw Dino Dodig, Decathlon: 2015 (DNF)
WSU OPEN T&F SCHEDULE
5:30 p.m.
Triple Jump (W)
Saturday, January 23 9:30 a.m. Long Jump (M) 10:30 a.m.
Pole Vault (M) High Jump (W) Shot Put (M)
11:30 p.m.
Long Jump (W)
12:30 p.m.
High Jump (M) Shot Put (W)
Running Events Saturday, January 18 10:00 a.m. Mile (M) 10:25 a.m. Mile (W) 10:45 a.m. 60m H (M) Prelim (42”) 11:00 a.m. 60m H (W) Prelim 11:20 a.m. 60m (M) Prelim 11:40 a.m. 60m (W) Prelim 12:00 p.m. 60m H (M) Final 12:05 p.m. 60m H (W) Final 12:10 p.m. 60m (M) Final 12:15 p.m. 60m (W) Final 12:25 p.m. 400m (M) 12:40 p.m. 400m (W) 12:55 p.m. 800m (M) 1:15 p.m. 800m (W) 1:30 p.m. 200m (M) 1:50 p.m. 200m (W) 2:10 p.m. 3000m (M) 2:25 p.m. 3000m (W) 2:45 p.m. 4x400m Relay (M) 3:00 p.m. 4x400m Relay (W)
MARKS RECORDED IN WSU T&F RECORD BOOK BY 2016 STUDENT-ATHLETES Women’s All-Time Marks 60m - 7th. 7.57i Dominique Keel (2014) & 7.57i Danielle Darden (2015) 10,000m - 1st. 34:03.69 CharLee Linton (2015) 60m Hurdles - t-5th. 8.46i Candice McFarland (2015) 100m Hurdles - 4th. 13.57 Candice McFarland (2015) 400m Hurdles - 2nd. 57.31 L. Harper (2015), 7th. 58.81 A. BrooksJohnson (2015) 3000m Steeplechase - 10th. 10:59.03 Devon Bortfeld (2015) 4x100m Relay - 2nd. 44.61 D. Darden, Christiana Ekelem, D. Keel 4x400m Relay - 3rd. 3:36.27 D. Keel, C. Ekelem, L. Harper High Jump - 7th. 1.82m / 5-11 1/2 Audrey Ketcham (2015) Pole Vault - 2nd. 4.26m / 13-11 3/4i Kristine Felix (2015), Pentathlon - 4th. 3,776 points Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) Heptathlon - 4th. 5,803 points Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) Men’s All-Time Marks 400m Hurdles - 9th. 50.83 CJ Allen (2015) Javelin - 10th. 71.07m / 233-2 Brad Stevens (2015) Heptathlon - 2nd. 5,503i points Dino Dodig (2014) Decathlon - 10th. 7,416 points Dino Dodig (2015)
COUGAR NOTED IN WORLD AND USA 2015 TOP MARKS The 69th Annual Track & Field News rankings list for 2015 World and USA (based on descending order of importance: 1. Honors Won, 2. Head-To-Head records with other athletes, and 3. Sequence Of Marks) has 10 curent or former Cougar competitors (published February 2016): Joe Abbott, men’s 800m (1:47.52) 34th USA Jesse Jorgensen, men’s 800m (1:45.76), 13th USA Bernard Lagat, men’s mile (3:54.91i) 8th USA, 22nd World Bernard Lagat, men’s 3000m (7:37.92i) 1st USA, 8th World Bernard Lagat, men’s 2 miles (8:17.05i) 6th World Bernard Lagat, men’s 5000m (13:14.97), 8th USA Jeshua Anderson, men’s 400m hurdles (48.95) 12th USA, 23rd World Brad Stevens, men’s javelin (71.07m/233-2), 33rd USA Cost: $20 per person /$5 per Liz Harper, women’s 400m hurdles (57.31), 30th USA WSU students Audrey Ketcham, women’s high jump (1.82m/5-11 1/2) t-31st USA ENTRY DEADLINE: Noon, Jan. 20, Kristine Felix, women’s pole vault (4.26m/13-11 3/4i), t-31st USA 2016. Entries must be made at www. directathletics.com. No Late Entries. Blessing Ufodiama, women’s triple jump (13.47m/44-2 1/2), 12th USA Alissa Brooks-Johnson, women’s heptathlon (5803) 18th USA
