16th Annual WSU Open Indoor Meet Jan. 19-20, 2018
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
16th Annual WSU Open Indoor Meet Jan. 19-20, 2018, WSU Indoor Facility
Linda Chalich • Asst. Dir. Athl. Comm. (Track & Field Contact) • W-509-335-0268 • C-509-432-3263 • [email protected]
WSU TRACK & FIELD 2018 INDOOR SCHEDULE JANUARY 12-13 @Ed Jacoby Invite/Multis, Nampa 12-13 @UW Indoor Preview, Seattle 19-20 WSU Open, Pullman 26-27 @UW Invitational, Seattle 27 @New Mexico Team Invite, Albuquerque FEBRUARY 2-3 Cougar Indoor, Pullman 9-10@Don Kirby Elite Invite, Albuquerque @Husky Classic, Seattle 17 @Alex Wilson Invite, Notre Dame
WSU OPEN INDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEET SET FOR JAN. 19-20 Washington State University’s 16th Annual WSU Indoor Open takes place Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19 and 20, in the Indoor Facility on the Pullman campus…teams from Gonzaga, Idaho, Eastern Washington, Whitworth, Spokane CC, Central Washington, Lewis-Clark State, Puget Sound, Linfield, will join the Cougars at this meet...WSU Indoor Facility’s Mondo track features racing on a 60m straightaway, and a 200m oval…jumping and throwing field events are contested on the turf inside the oval…weight throws, triple jumps and women’s pole vault take place Fri., Jan. 19...remaining field events and all running events begin Saturday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m...no late entries will be accepted...spectators are admitted without charge for all WSU Track & Field competition in 2018...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 (University of British Columbia ‘91) is in his fourth season with the Washington State track and field program...Phipps led the Cougar men’s cross country program back-to-back-to-back NCAA Championships at-large berth appearances...Cougs finished 21st in 2017, 14th in 2016 - the highest in 32 years, and 26th in 2015....in track and field seasons, mentored studentathletes to WSU top-ten performances 24 times in the indoor season and 47 times in the outdoor season....there have also been conference all-academic honors awarded to WSU student-athletes 51 times in cross country, 88 times in indoor track and 86 times in outdoor track...Phipps became the 15th men’s coach and the second coach for the combined men’s and women’s program at WSU on July 1, 2014, after 19 years at the University of Idaho...while at Idaho, Phipps was honored 14 times as a conference coach of the year and led the Vandals to a record 16 conference titles.
23-24 @Mountain Pacific Sports COUGAR TRACK & FIELD COACHING STAFF Fed. Championships, WSU Track & Field coaching staff includes Associate Head Coaches Julie Tay Seattle MARCH 9-10 @NCAA Indoor T&F Championships, College Station, Texas
lor (throws), and Yogi Teevens (sprints, relays)...Assistant Coaches are Brad Walker (vertical jumps), Ryan Grinnell (multis, horizontal jumps) and CharLee Linton (distance)...Kayla Warren is the Operations Coordinator...volunteers include: Tim Taylor and Katie Nageotte...student coach: CJ Allen.
WSU HIGHLIGHTS FROM ED JACOBY INVITATIONAL AND UW INDOOR PREVIEW WSU T&F teams split squads Jan. 12-13 for Boise State’s Ed Jacoby Invite and UW Indoor Preview...at Nampa, Aoife Martin won the 20# weight throw with a four-foot PR and eighth-best in WSU history of 17.19m/56-4 3/4...Brock Eager won the 35# weight throw at 19.86m/65-2, and Amani Brown was the men’s WT runner-up with a five-foot PR of 17.53m/57-6 1/4...Ja’Maun Charles won the men’s 60m (6.79) and 200m (21.72)...Zach Smith was the runner-up in both with a 60m time of 6.89 and a 200m PR time of 21.73...freshman Brandon Bains was fourth in the 60m (6.99) and third in the 200m (21.98)...also winning Jake Ulrich in the 400m (48.95), Nick Johnson in the 60m hurdles (PR 7.98) and the 4x400m relay of Christapherson Grant, Corey Allen, Cody Kjarmo and Ulrich (3:19.52)....Stephanie Cho won the women’s 400m (PR 56.35)...highlights from Seattle included Molly Scharmann tied for fourth in the pole vault (3.91m/12-10), freshman Kiyena Beatty 12th in the mile (5:08.39), Natalie Ackerley fourth in the 800m (2:16.53), Grace Victor sixth in the 800m (2:16.10), and Josie Brown 32nd in the 3000m (10:12.46)...for the WSU men, Keelan Halligan was fourth in the high jump (2.00m/6-6 3/4), frosh Beau Sheeran was eighth in the high jump (1.90m/6-2), frosh Zach Stallings was fifth in the 800m (1:55.71), John Whelan was 17th in the mile (4:11.24), and Paul Ryan was 18th in the 3000m (8:23.43).
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NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS The NCAA uses national descending order lists to determine the competitors for the 2018 Indoor Championships... these 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 9-10 in College Station, Texas (Texas A&M host school)...best marks for the Cougars throughout the 2018 indoor season can be found at www.wsucougars.com..
WSU men in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) this week: Ja’Maun Charles, 60m - 6.79 (34th nationally, 4th MPSF) Ja’Maun Charles, 200m - 21.72 (2nd MPSF) Zach Smith, 200m - 21.73 (3rd MPSF) Brandon Bains, 200m - 21.98 (8th MPSF) Jake Ulrich, 400m - 48.95 (t-4th MPSF) Zach Stallings, 800m - 1:55.71 (3rd MPSF) Paul Ryan, 3000m - 8:23.43 (8th MPSF) Nick Johnson, 60m Hurdles - 7.98 (31st nationally, 2nd MPSF) Abu Kamara, 60m Hurdles - 8.12 (4th MPSF) Christapherson Grant, 60m Hurdles - 8.16 (6th MPSF) 4x400m Relay (Grant, Allen, Kjarmo, Ulrich) - 3:19.52 (6th MPSF) Keelan Halligan, High Jump - 2.00m/6-6 3/4 (t6th MPSF) Jeremiah Stone, Triple Jump - 13.76m/45-1 3/4 (6th MPSF) Brock Eager, Weight Throw - 19.86m/65-2 (30th nationally, 1st MPSF) Amani Brown, Weight Throw - 17.53m/57-6 1/4 (6th MPSF) WSU women in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) this week: Regyn Gaffney, 60m - 7.60 (t8th MPSF) Stephanie Cho, 400m - 56.35 (5th MPSF) Molly Scharmann, Pole Vault - 3,91m/12-10 (39th nationally, t2nd MPSF) Lauren Newman, Long Jump - 5.60m/18-4 1/2 (5th MPSF) Brittni Williams, Triple Jump - 11.59m/38-0 1/4 (4th MSPF) Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Triple Jump - 11.56m/37-11 1/4 (5th MPSF) Aoife Martin, Weight Throw - 17.19m/56-4 3/4 (7th MPSF)
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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 2018 NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships, March 9-10, in College Station, Texas. USTFCCCA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2018 Preseason Rankings Jan. 10, 2017 Rank School Total 2017 Finish 1. Florida 161.95 2 2. Georgia 94.66 4 3. Arkansas 86.84 5 4. USC 73.32 21 5. Colorado 70.33 16 6. Colorado State 66.24 12 7. Oregon 66.01 3 8. Virginia Tech 65.80 7 9. Alabama 61.90 8 10. Texas Tech 57.67 14 11. Kansas 57.47 27 12. Stanford 55.15 49 13. Washington 55.02 42 14. Indiana 54.97 29 15. Texas 54.32 9 16. Virginia 51.08 16 17. Texas A&M 48.37 1 18. Kentucky 45.78 22 19. Houston 44.37 16 20. BYU 43.59 NR 21. Rutgers 43.02 56 22. Penn State 41.28 36 23. Georgetown 39.07 16 24. Michigan 34.13 22 25. Syracuse 33.49 10 112. Washington St.
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COUGARS ENTERED IN WSU INDOOR OPEN, JAN. 19-20, PULLMAN: WOMEN 60m - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Regyn Gaffney, Lauren Newman, Cordelia Olson, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker, Brittni Williams 200m - Cordelia Olson 400m - Adreonia Bradley 800m - Breya Wynne 60m Hurdles - Adreonia Bradley, Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Stephanie Cho, Lindsey Schauble 4x400m Relay - TBA High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lindsey Schauble Pole Vault - Emily Coombs, Macee Erickson, Katelyn Frost, Molly Scharmann Long Jump - Lauren Newman Triple Jump - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Brittni Williams Shot Put - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Chrisshnay Brown, Atina Kamasi, Kaitlin Krouse, Lindsey Schauble, Lovely Tukuafu Wt. Throw - Stacia Bell, Aoife Martin, Lovely Tukuafu MEN 60m - Corey Allen, Brandon Bains, Ja’Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Ray Littles, Trey Lopes, Zach Smith, Jeremiah Stone, Jake Ulrich 200m - Jake Ulrich 400m - Ethan Gardner, Cody Kjarmo, Trey Lopes, Martin Moldau, Jake Nienhuis, Zach Smith 60m Hurdles - Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson, Abu Kamara 4x400m Relay - Johnson, Kjarmo, Littles, Lopes High Jump - Max English, Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan, Mitch Jacobson, Nick Johnson, Beau Sheeran Pole Vault - Trevor Bushman, Alex Escalara, Troy Gingerich, Tucker Mjelde Long Jump - Martin Moldau Triple Jump - Robby Flores, Jeremiah Stone Shot Put - Nick Johnson, Martin Moldau, Drew Norvell Wt. Throw - Amani Brown, Brock Eager, Tyler Jackson
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2018 Washington State University Track & Field Top Returners USTFCCCA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD RANKINGS WOMEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2018 Preseason Rankings Jan. 10, 2018 Rank School Total 2017 Finish 1. Oregon 169.15 1 2. Arkansas 147.15 5 3. Georgia 135.53 2 4. USC 109.49 4 5. Texas 97.50 25 6. Florida 87.49 14 7. LSU 75.23 18 8. Mississippi 74.54 12 9. Kentucky 68.46 6 10. Texas A&M 57.51 12 11. Wisconsin 54.73 52 12. Michigan 48.26 14 13. Minnesota 47.30 NR 14. Iowa State 47.09 47 15. Mississippi State 46.15 21 16. Stanford 45.17 10 17. South Carolina 43.61 25 18. Kansas State 43.45 27 19. Baylor 42.96 14 20. Alabama 36.89 3 21. Cincinnati 35.39 21 22. San Diego State 35.23 21 23. Penn State 35.14 10 24. Villanova 31.67 56 25. New Mexico 31.33 NR 75. Washington State 4.49 55 Next ranking Jan. 22, 2018 ___________________________________ WEST REGIONAL INDOOR RANKINGS starting Jan. 22, 2018 Men Rank School
Women Rank School
Returning Mountain Pacific Sports Fed. Indoor Championships Scorers: Men Sam Brixey, 60m Hurdles: 2017 (3rd) Ja’Maun Charles, 60m: 2017 (4th), 2016 (6th) / 200m: 2016 (8th) Brock Eager, Wt. Throw: 2017 (6th), 2016 (6th) Robby Flores, Triple Jump: 2017 (4th) Christapherson Grant, 60m Hurdles: 2017 (7th) Abu Kamara, 60m Hurdles: 2017 (8th) DMR: 2016 - Teigen, Littles, Muller, Tadesse (7th) Women Greer Alsop, Triple Jump: 2017 (5th) Devon Bortfled, 3000m: 2017 (6th) / 5000m 2017 (7th) Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Pentathlon: 2016 (3rd) Molly Scharmann, Pole Vault: 2017 (8th) Returning Pac-12 Championships Women Scorers: Greer Alsop, Triple Jump: 2015 (8th); 2016 (5th); 2017 (6th) Devon Bortfeld, 3000m Steeplechase: 2017 (6th) Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2014 (2nd); 2015 (1st); 2017 (1st) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (7th) Attina Kamasi, Javelin: 2017 (5th) Kelsey Kehl, Javelin: 2017 (3rd) Returning Pac-12 Championships Men Scorers: Ja’Maun Charles, 100m: 2017 (3rd) Brock Eager, Hammer: 2015 (8th); 2017 (1st) Robby Flores, Triple Jump: 2017 (8th) Peyton Fredrickson, High Jump: 2016 (t-7th); 2017 (6th) Christapherson Grant, 110m Hurdles: 2017 (5th) Keelan Halligan, High Jump: 2017 (5th) Justin Janke, 800m: 2017 (8th) Nick Johnson, 110m Hurdles: 2017 (7th) Wyatt Meyring, Hammer: 2017 (4th) Cole Smith, Javelin: 2017 (8th) Brad Stevens, Javelin: 2015 (8th); 2016 (6th) Michael Williams, 10,000m: 2017 (4th) Returning NCAA Outdoor Women Participants: Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2015 (18th); 2017 (6th) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (23rd) Returning NCAA Outdoor Championships Men Participants: Brock Eager, Hammer: 2017 (14th)
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MARKS RECORDED IN THE WSU T&F RECORD BOOK BY CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES
WSU OPEN T&F SCHEDULE 1-17-18 ADJUSTED EVENT TIME SCHEDULE
Field Events Friday, January 19 4:00 p.m. Triple Jump (W) Pole Vault (W) 35# Weight (M) 20# Weight (W)* * Immediately follwing men’s WT 6:15 p.m. Triple Jump (M) Saturday, Jan. 20 10:00 a.m. Long Jump (W) 10:30 a.m. High Jump (M) Shot Put (M) 12:30 p.m. Pole Vault (M) Shot Put (W) 1:30 p.m. High Jump (W) 2:00 p.m. Long Jump (M) Running Events Saturday, January 20 10:00 a.m. 60m H (M) Qualifying 10:15 a.m. 60m H (W) Qualifying 10:35 a.m. 60m (M) Qualifying 11:05 a.m. 60m (W) Qualifying 11:25 a.m. Mile (M) 11:55 a.m. Mile (W) 12:25 p.m. 60m Hurdles (M) Prelims 12:35 p.m. 60m Hurdles (W) Prelims 12:45 p.m. 60m (M) Prelims 12:55 p.m. 60m (W) Prelims 1:05 p.m. 60m Hurdles (M) Final 1:10 p.m. 60m Hurdles (W) Final 1:15 p.m. 60m (M) Final 1:20 p.m. 60m (W) Final 1:30 p.m. 400m (M) 1:55 p.m. 400m (W) 2:15 p.m. 300m (M) 2:25 p.m. 300m (W) 2:40 p.m. 800m (M) 3:00 p.m. 800m (W) 3:20 p.m. 200m (M) 3:55 p.m. 200m (W) 4:25 p.m. 3000m (M) 5:00 p.m. 3000m (W) 5:30 p.m. 4x400m Relay (M) 5:45 p.m. 4x400m Relay (W) Enter at www.Direct Athletics by Noon Jan. 17, $20 per person - No charge for WSU students and staff. NO LATE ENTRIES.
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Women’s All-Time Marks (season achieved mark) 60m - t-1st. 7.45i Regyn Gaffney (2017) 100m - 3rd. 11.60 Regyn Gaffney (2017) 3000m - 3rd. 9:22.54i Devon Bortfeld (2017), 7th. 9:30.98 Vallery Korir (2017) 5000m - 1st. (Indoor SR), 3rd (all-time) 16:16.42i Devon Bortfeld (2017), 10th 16:36.40 Vallery Korir (2017) 10,000m - 1st. 33:58.17 Vallery Korir (2017), 9th. 36:33.54 Katherine Dittmann (2016) FRESHMAN SR 60m Hurdles - t-5th. 8.45i Liz Harper (2016) 100m Hurdles - t-10th. 13.80 Liz Harper (2016) 400m Hurdles - 2nd. 57.31 Liz Harper (2015), 7th. 58.81 Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) 3000m Steeplechase - 4th. 10:23.28 Devon Bortfeld (2017), Pole Vault - 10th. 3.82m / 12-6 1/4 Molly Scharmann (2017) Triple Jump - 4th. 12.70m / 41-8 Greer Alsop (2017) Weight Throw - 8th. 17.19 / 56-4 3/4i Aoife Martin (2018) Hammer - 7th. 54.53m / 178-11 Aoife Martin (2017) Javelin - 3rd. 52.32m / 171-8 Atina Kamasi (2017) FRESHMAN SR 9th. 48.76m / 160-0 Kelsey Kehl (2017) Pentathlon - 4th. 4,101i Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2016) 8th. 3,558i points Lindsey Schauble (2017) Heptathlon - 4th. 5,803 points Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) Men’s All-Time Marks (season achieved mark) Distance Medley Relay - 9:59.67 Paul Ryan, Ray Littles, Reid Muller, Nathan Tadesse (2016) - FRESHMAN SR 60m Hurdles - 7.93i Sam Brixey (2017) - FRESHMAN SR Weight Throw - 3rd. 20.33m / 66-8 1/2i Brock Eager (2017) Hammer - 4th. 68.66m / 225-3 Brock Eager (2017) Javelin - 10th. 71.07m / 233-2 Brad Stevens (2015)
16th Annual WSU Open Indoor Meet Jan. 19-20, 2018, WSU Indoor Facility
Linda Chalich • Asst. Dir. Athl. Comm. (Track & Field Contact) • W-509-335-0268 • C-509-432-3263 • [email protected]
WSU TRACK & FIELD 2018 INDOOR SCHEDULE JANUARY 12-13 @Ed Jacoby Invite/Multis, Nampa 12-13 @UW Indoor Preview, Seattle 19-20 WSU Open, Pullman 26-27 @UW Invitational, Seattle 27 @New Mexico Team Invite, Albuquerque FEBRUARY 2-3 Cougar Indoor, Pullman 9-10@Don Kirby Elite Invite, Albuquerque @Husky Classic, Seattle 17 @Alex Wilson Invite, Notre Dame
WSU OPEN INDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEET SET FOR JAN. 19-20 Washington State University’s 16th Annual WSU Indoor Open takes place Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19 and 20, in the Indoor Facility on the Pullman campus…teams from Gonzaga, Idaho, Eastern Washington, Whitworth, Spokane CC, Central Washington, Lewis-Clark State, Puget Sound, Linfield, will join the Cougars at this meet...WSU Indoor Facility’s Mondo track features racing on a 60m straightaway, and a 200m oval…jumping and throwing field events are contested on the turf inside the oval…weight throws, triple jumps and women’s pole vault take place Fri., Jan. 19...remaining field events and all running events begin Saturday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m...no late entries will be accepted...spectators are admitted without charge for all WSU Track & Field competition in 2018...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 (University of British Columbia ‘91) is in his fourth season with the Washington State track and field program...Phipps led the Cougar men’s cross country program back-to-back-to-back NCAA Championships at-large berth appearances...Cougs finished 21st in 2017, 14th in 2016 - the highest in 32 years, and 26th in 2015....in track and field seasons, mentored studentathletes to WSU top-ten performances 24 times in the indoor season and 47 times in the outdoor season....there have also been conference all-academic honors awarded to WSU student-athletes 51 times in cross country, 88 times in indoor track and 86 times in outdoor track...Phipps became the 15th men’s coach and the second coach for the combined men’s and women’s program at WSU on July 1, 2014, after 19 years at the University of Idaho...while at Idaho, Phipps was honored 14 times as a conference coach of the year and led the Vandals to a record 16 conference titles.
23-24 @Mountain Pacific Sports COUGAR TRACK & FIELD COACHING STAFF Fed. Championships, WSU Track & Field coaching staff includes Associate Head Coaches Julie Tay Seattle MARCH 9-10 @NCAA Indoor T&F Championships, College Station, Texas
lor (throws), and Yogi Teevens (sprints, relays)...Assistant Coaches are Brad Walker (vertical jumps), Ryan Grinnell (multis, horizontal jumps) and CharLee Linton (distance)...Kayla Warren is the Operations Coordinator...volunteers include: Tim Taylor and Katie Nageotte...student coach: CJ Allen.
WSU HIGHLIGHTS FROM ED JACOBY INVITATIONAL AND UW INDOOR PREVIEW WSU T&F teams split squads Jan. 12-13 for Boise State’s Ed Jacoby Invite and UW Indoor Preview...at Nampa, Aoife Martin won the 20# weight throw with a four-foot PR and eighth-best in WSU history of 17.19m/56-4 3/4...Brock Eager won the 35# weight throw at 19.86m/65-2, and Amani Brown was the men’s WT runner-up with a five-foot PR of 17.53m/57-6 1/4...Ja’Maun Charles won the men’s 60m (6.79) and 200m (21.72)...Zach Smith was the runner-up in both with a 60m time of 6.89 and a 200m PR time of 21.73...freshman Brandon Bains was fourth in the 60m (6.99) and third in the 200m (21.98)...also winning Jake Ulrich in the 400m (48.95), Nick Johnson in the 60m hurdles (PR 7.98) and the 4x400m relay of Christapherson Grant, Corey Allen, Cody Kjarmo and Ulrich (3:19.52)....Stephanie Cho won the women’s 400m (PR 56.35)...highlights from Seattle included Molly Scharmann tied for fourth in the pole vault (3.91m/12-10), freshman Kiyena Beatty 12th in the mile (5:08.39), Natalie Ackerley fourth in the 800m (2:16.53), Grace Victor sixth in the 800m (2:16.10), and Josie Brown 32nd in the 3000m (10:12.46)...for the WSU men, Keelan Halligan was fourth in the high jump (2.00m/6-6 3/4), frosh Beau Sheeran was eighth in the high jump (1.90m/6-2), frosh Zach Stallings was fifth in the 800m (1:55.71), John Whelan was 17th in the mile (4:11.24), and Paul Ryan was 18th in the 3000m (8:23.43).
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NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS The NCAA uses national descending order lists to determine the competitors for the 2018 Indoor Championships... these 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 9-10 in College Station, Texas (Texas A&M host school)...best marks for the Cougars throughout the 2018 indoor season can be found at www.wsucougars.com..
WSU men in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) this week: Ja’Maun Charles, 60m - 6.79 (34th nationally, 4th MPSF) Ja’Maun Charles, 200m - 21.72 (2nd MPSF) Zach Smith, 200m - 21.73 (3rd MPSF) Brandon Bains, 200m - 21.98 (8th MPSF) Jake Ulrich, 400m - 48.95 (t-4th MPSF) Zach Stallings, 800m - 1:55.71 (3rd MPSF) Paul Ryan, 3000m - 8:23.43 (8th MPSF) Nick Johnson, 60m Hurdles - 7.98 (31st nationally, 2nd MPSF) Abu Kamara, 60m Hurdles - 8.12 (4th MPSF) Christapherson Grant, 60m Hurdles - 8.16 (6th MPSF) 4x400m Relay (Grant, Allen, Kjarmo, Ulrich) - 3:19.52 (6th MPSF) Keelan Halligan, High Jump - 2.00m/6-6 3/4 (t6th MPSF) Jeremiah Stone, Triple Jump - 13.76m/45-1 3/4 (6th MPSF) Brock Eager, Weight Throw - 19.86m/65-2 (30th nationally, 1st MPSF) Amani Brown, Weight Throw - 17.53m/57-6 1/4 (6th MPSF) WSU women in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) this week: Regyn Gaffney, 60m - 7.60 (t8th MPSF) Stephanie Cho, 400m - 56.35 (5th MPSF) Molly Scharmann, Pole Vault - 3,91m/12-10 (39th nationally, t2nd MPSF) Lauren Newman, Long Jump - 5.60m/18-4 1/2 (5th MPSF) Brittni Williams, Triple Jump - 11.59m/38-0 1/4 (4th MSPF) Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Triple Jump - 11.56m/37-11 1/4 (5th MPSF) Aoife Martin, Weight Throw - 17.19m/56-4 3/4 (7th MPSF)
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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 2018 NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships, March 9-10, in College Station, Texas. USTFCCCA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2018 Preseason Rankings Jan. 10, 2017 Rank School Total 2017 Finish 1. Florida 161.95 2 2. Georgia 94.66 4 3. Arkansas 86.84 5 4. USC 73.32 21 5. Colorado 70.33 16 6. Colorado State 66.24 12 7. Oregon 66.01 3 8. Virginia Tech 65.80 7 9. Alabama 61.90 8 10. Texas Tech 57.67 14 11. Kansas 57.47 27 12. Stanford 55.15 49 13. Washington 55.02 42 14. Indiana 54.97 29 15. Texas 54.32 9 16. Virginia 51.08 16 17. Texas A&M 48.37 1 18. Kentucky 45.78 22 19. Houston 44.37 16 20. BYU 43.59 NR 21. Rutgers 43.02 56 22. Penn State 41.28 36 23. Georgetown 39.07 16 24. Michigan 34.13 22 25. Syracuse 33.49 10 112. Washington St.
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COUGARS ENTERED IN WSU INDOOR OPEN, JAN. 19-20, PULLMAN: WOMEN 60m - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Regyn Gaffney, Lauren Newman, Cordelia Olson, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker, Brittni Williams 200m - Cordelia Olson 400m - Adreonia Bradley 800m - Breya Wynne 60m Hurdles - Adreonia Bradley, Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Stephanie Cho, Lindsey Schauble 4x400m Relay - TBA High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lindsey Schauble Pole Vault - Emily Coombs, Macee Erickson, Katelyn Frost, Molly Scharmann Long Jump - Lauren Newman Triple Jump - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Brittni Williams Shot Put - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Chrisshnay Brown, Atina Kamasi, Kaitlin Krouse, Lindsey Schauble, Lovely Tukuafu Wt. Throw - Stacia Bell, Aoife Martin, Lovely Tukuafu MEN 60m - Corey Allen, Brandon Bains, Ja’Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Ray Littles, Trey Lopes, Zach Smith, Jeremiah Stone, Jake Ulrich 200m - Jake Ulrich 400m - Ethan Gardner, Cody Kjarmo, Trey Lopes, Martin Moldau, Jake Nienhuis, Zach Smith 60m Hurdles - Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson, Abu Kamara 4x400m Relay - Johnson, Kjarmo, Littles, Lopes High Jump - Max English, Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan, Mitch Jacobson, Nick Johnson, Beau Sheeran Pole Vault - Trevor Bushman, Alex Escalara, Troy Gingerich, Tucker Mjelde Long Jump - Martin Moldau Triple Jump - Robby Flores, Jeremiah Stone Shot Put - Nick Johnson, Martin Moldau, Drew Norvell Wt. Throw - Amani Brown, Brock Eager, Tyler Jackson
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16th ANNUAL WSU OPEN INDOOR MEET Jan. 19-20, 2018, WSU Indoor Facility, Pullman
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2018 Washington State University Track & Field Top Returners USTFCCCA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD RANKINGS WOMEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2018 Preseason Rankings Jan. 10, 2018 Rank School Total 2017 Finish 1. Oregon 169.15 1 2. Arkansas 147.15 5 3. Georgia 135.53 2 4. USC 109.49 4 5. Texas 97.50 25 6. Florida 87.49 14 7. LSU 75.23 18 8. Mississippi 74.54 12 9. Kentucky 68.46 6 10. Texas A&M 57.51 12 11. Wisconsin 54.73 52 12. Michigan 48.26 14 13. Minnesota 47.30 NR 14. Iowa State 47.09 47 15. Mississippi State 46.15 21 16. Stanford 45.17 10 17. South Carolina 43.61 25 18. Kansas State 43.45 27 19. Baylor 42.96 14 20. Alabama 36.89 3 21. Cincinnati 35.39 21 22. San Diego State 35.23 21 23. Penn State 35.14 10 24. Villanova 31.67 56 25. New Mexico 31.33 NR 75. Washington State 4.49 55 Next ranking Jan. 22, 2018 ___________________________________ WEST REGIONAL INDOOR RANKINGS starting Jan. 22, 2018 Men Rank School
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Returning Mountain Pacific Sports Fed. Indoor Championships Scorers: Men Sam Brixey, 60m Hurdles: 2017 (3rd) Ja’Maun Charles, 60m: 2017 (4th), 2016 (6th) / 200m: 2016 (8th) Brock Eager, Wt. Throw: 2017 (6th), 2016 (6th) Robby Flores, Triple Jump: 2017 (4th) Christapherson Grant, 60m Hurdles: 2017 (7th) Abu Kamara, 60m Hurdles: 2017 (8th) DMR: 2016 - Teigen, Littles, Muller, Tadesse (7th) Women Greer Alsop, Triple Jump: 2017 (5th) Devon Bortfled, 3000m: 2017 (6th) / 5000m 2017 (7th) Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Pentathlon: 2016 (3rd) Molly Scharmann, Pole Vault: 2017 (8th) Returning Pac-12 Championships Women Scorers: Greer Alsop, Triple Jump: 2015 (8th); 2016 (5th); 2017 (6th) Devon Bortfeld, 3000m Steeplechase: 2017 (6th) Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2014 (2nd); 2015 (1st); 2017 (1st) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (7th) Attina Kamasi, Javelin: 2017 (5th) Kelsey Kehl, Javelin: 2017 (3rd) Returning Pac-12 Championships Men Scorers: Ja’Maun Charles, 100m: 2017 (3rd) Brock Eager, Hammer: 2015 (8th); 2017 (1st) Robby Flores, Triple Jump: 2017 (8th) Peyton Fredrickson, High Jump: 2016 (t-7th); 2017 (6th) Christapherson Grant, 110m Hurdles: 2017 (5th) Keelan Halligan, High Jump: 2017 (5th) Justin Janke, 800m: 2017 (8th) Nick Johnson, 110m Hurdles: 2017 (7th) Wyatt Meyring, Hammer: 2017 (4th) Cole Smith, Javelin: 2017 (8th) Brad Stevens, Javelin: 2015 (8th); 2016 (6th) Michael Williams, 10,000m: 2017 (4th) Returning NCAA Outdoor Women Participants: Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2015 (18th); 2017 (6th) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (23rd) Returning NCAA Outdoor Championships Men Participants: Brock Eager, Hammer: 2017 (14th)
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE 16th ANNUAL WSU OPEN INDOOR MEET Jan. 19-20, 2018, WSU Indoor Facility, Pullman
MARKS RECORDED IN THE WSU T&F RECORD BOOK BY CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES
WSU OPEN T&F SCHEDULE 1-17-18 ADJUSTED EVENT TIME SCHEDULE
Field Events Friday, January 19 4:00 p.m. Triple Jump (W) Pole Vault (W) 35# Weight (M) 20# Weight (W)* * Immediately follwing men’s WT 6:15 p.m. Triple Jump (M) Saturday, Jan. 20 10:00 a.m. Long Jump (W) 10:30 a.m. High Jump (M) Shot Put (M) 12:30 p.m. Pole Vault (M) Shot Put (W) 1:30 p.m. High Jump (W) 2:00 p.m. Long Jump (M) Running Events Saturday, January 20 10:00 a.m. 60m H (M) Qualifying 10:15 a.m. 60m H (W) Qualifying 10:35 a.m. 60m (M) Qualifying 11:05 a.m. 60m (W) Qualifying 11:25 a.m. Mile (M) 11:55 a.m. Mile (W) 12:25 p.m. 60m Hurdles (M) Prelims 12:35 p.m. 60m Hurdles (W) Prelims 12:45 p.m. 60m (M) Prelims 12:55 p.m. 60m (W) Prelims 1:05 p.m. 60m Hurdles (M) Final 1:10 p.m. 60m Hurdles (W) Final 1:15 p.m. 60m (M) Final 1:20 p.m. 60m (W) Final 1:30 p.m. 400m (M) 1:55 p.m. 400m (W) 2:15 p.m. 300m (M) 2:25 p.m. 300m (W) 2:40 p.m. 800m (M) 3:00 p.m. 800m (W) 3:20 p.m. 200m (M) 3:55 p.m. 200m (W) 4:25 p.m. 3000m (M) 5:00 p.m. 3000m (W) 5:30 p.m. 4x400m Relay (M) 5:45 p.m. 4x400m Relay (W) Enter at www.Direct Athletics by Noon Jan. 17, $20 per person - No charge for WSU students and staff. NO LATE ENTRIES.
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Women’s All-Time Marks (season achieved mark) 60m - t-1st. 7.45i Regyn Gaffney (2017) 100m - 3rd. 11.60 Regyn Gaffney (2017) 3000m - 3rd. 9:22.54i Devon Bortfeld (2017), 7th. 9:30.98 Vallery Korir (2017) 5000m - 1st. (Indoor SR), 3rd (all-time) 16:16.42i Devon Bortfeld (2017), 10th 16:36.40 Vallery Korir (2017) 10,000m - 1st. 33:58.17 Vallery Korir (2017), 9th. 36:33.54 Katherine Dittmann (2016) FRESHMAN SR 60m Hurdles - t-5th. 8.45i Liz Harper (2016) 100m Hurdles - t-10th. 13.80 Liz Harper (2016) 400m Hurdles - 2nd. 57.31 Liz Harper (2015), 7th. 58.81 Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) 3000m Steeplechase - 4th. 10:23.28 Devon Bortfeld (2017), Pole Vault - 10th. 3.82m / 12-6 1/4 Molly Scharmann (2017) Triple Jump - 4th. 12.70m / 41-8 Greer Alsop (2017) Weight Throw - 8th. 17.19 / 56-4 3/4i Aoife Martin (2018) Hammer - 7th. 54.53m / 178-11 Aoife Martin (2017) Javelin - 3rd. 52.32m / 171-8 Atina Kamasi (2017) FRESHMAN SR 9th. 48.76m / 160-0 Kelsey Kehl (2017) Pentathlon - 4th. 4,101i Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2016) 8th. 3,558i points Lindsey Schauble (2017) Heptathlon - 4th. 5,803 points Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) Men’s All-Time Marks (season achieved mark) Distance Medley Relay - 9:59.67 Paul Ryan, Ray Littles, Reid Muller, Nathan Tadesse (2016) - FRESHMAN SR 60m Hurdles - 7.93i Sam Brixey (2017) - FRESHMAN SR Weight Throw - 3rd. 20.33m / 66-8 1/2i Brock Eager (2017) Hammer - 4th. 68.66m / 225-3 Brock Eager (2017) Javelin - 10th. 71.07m / 233-2 Brad Stevens (2015)
