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WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE NCAA Track & Field Championships June 7-10, Hayward Field, Eugene Linda Chalich • Asst. Dir. Athl. Comm. (Track & Field Contact) • W-509-335-0268 • C-509-432-3263 • [email protected]
WSU TRACK & FIELD 2017 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE MARCH 17-18 @USC Trojan Invite, L.A. 18 @Whitworth Buc Scoring, Spokane 23-24 @Whitworth Sam Adams Classic, Spokane 31 @San Francisco State Distance Carnival APRIL 3/3-1@Stanford Invitational @UCLA Bruins Legends Invite 8 @SCC WAR X, Spokane 12-13 @Mt. SAC Relays Combined Events, Azusa 13-15 @Mt. SAC Relays, Torrance 14 @Bryan Clay Invite, Azusa 14-15@Beach Invite, Long Beach 23 @WSU-UW Dual, Seattle 29 Cougar Invitational, Pullman MAY 6-7 @Pac-12 Combined Events Championships, Corvallis 13-14 @Pac-12 Championships, Eugene 25-27 @NCAA West Prelims, Austin JUNE 7-10 @NCAA Championships, Eugene
COUGARS TRIO SET FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITION Three Washington State University track and field student-athletes head to Eugene, Oregon, this week for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, June 7-10 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon...Alissa Brooks-Johnson (redshirt junior, Doty, Wash.) was accepted into the 24-competitor heptathlon last month...CJ Allen (senior, Allyn, Wash.) advanced from the NCAA West Region in the men’s 400m hurdles and will compete in the semifinals...Brock Eager (redshirt sophomore, Renton, Wash.) advanced from the NCAA West Region in the men’s hammer...Live Results can be accessed on the Track & Field schedule page at wsucougars.com...a schedule of Live TV coverage by ESPN Networks is on page 4 of this release. WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD Wayne Phipps (University of British Columbia ‘91) is in his third season with the Washington State track and field program...he 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...Phipps led the Cougar men’s cross country program back-to-back NCAA Championships at-large berth appearances with a 14th-place finish in 2016: the highest in 32 years after the entire 2015 team that placed 26th returned for the 2016 season....during the 2016 Track & Field season, a pair of Cougs earned second-team All-America honors...Cougars tallied 25 new entries into the WSU all-time top ten records...while at Idaho, Phipps was conference coach of the year 14 times, and led the Vandals to a record 16 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), Allix Potratz-Lee (distance) and Ryan Grinnell (multis and horizontal jumps)...Andrea Sabbatine is the Operations Coordinator...volunteers this year include: Jesse Jorgensen, CharLee Linton, Tim Taylor and Kayla Warren. 2017 WSU TEAM CAPTAINS Track - CJ Allen (M), Liz Harper (W) Distance - John Whelan (M), Devon Bortfeld (W) Field - Travis Pickett (M), Katie Wardsworth (W)
COUGARS EVENTS AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, HAYWARD FIELD, EUGENE, OREGON Wednesday, June 7 2:00 p.m. Men’s Hammer Throw Final 6:30 p.m. Men’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals Friday, June 9 12:30 p.m. Heptathlon 100m Hurdles 1:30 p.m. Heptathlon High Jump 3:30 p.m. Heptathlon Shot Put 6:57 p.m. Men’s 400m Hurdles Final 7:13 p.m. Heptathlon 200m Dash
Saturday, June 10 11:30 a.m. Heptathlon Long Jump 12:45 p.m. Heptathlon Javelin 5:13 p.m. Heptathlon 800m COMPLETE DAILY ESPN TV SCHEDULE ON PAGE 4
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WSU COMPETITORS AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, JUNE 7-10 MEN Event Athlete Hammer Brock Eager 400m Hurdles CJ Allen 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 2017 NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships, June 7-10, in Eugene.
Time/Mark (Seed Mark from Prelims) 68.22m/223-10 (12th) 49.40 (6th)
Brock Eager – redshirt sophomore, Renton, Wash. > PR mark 68.66m/225-3 (at Cougar Invite 4/29/17) > Mark is 4th-best in WSU All-time Records > First time in 18 years a new mark added to school’s top 10 list > Pac-12 Male Field Athlete of Week March 20-26 > Pac-12 2017 Champion - first WSU hammer champion since 1988 > NCAA Final is Wednesday, June 7 at 2 p.m.
USTFCCCA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2017 Rankings Week 9 May 30, 2017 Rank School Total Last Ranking 1. Texas A&M 342.55 1 2. Florida 285.50 2 3. Alabama 235.10 4 4. Georgia 217.26 3 5. Arkansas 208.00 7 6. Kansas 189.43 10 7. Auburn 171.07 9 8. LSU 155.55 8 9. Oregon 154.46 5 10. Texas 144.43 15 11. Penn State 142.82 18 12. Virginia 141.10 11 13. Tennessee 137.30 22 14. USC 133.34 14 15. Nebraska 127.88 21 16. Baylor 116.36 17 17. Mississippi 114.42 12 18. South Carolina 113.75 19 19. Iowa 113.17 28 20. Colorado State 106.50 16 21. Texas Tech 100.45 6 22. Oklahoma State 89.65 24 23. UCLA 88.60 20 24. Colorado 84.13 46 25. Ohio State 80.37 38 64. Washington St.
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CJ Allen – senior, Allyn, Wash. > Second year as Men’s team captain for track events > PR time of 49.40 seconds (NCAA West Prelims) > Time is 3rd-best in WSU All-time Records > Pac-12 Championships 400m hurdles history: 2017 - 2nd, 2016 - 1st, 2015 - Inj/DNC; 2014 - 1st > NCAA Championships History: 2016 - 12th > All-America Second Team > Anchored both relay teams in 2017 > NCAA Semifinals are Wednesday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. > NCAA Final is Friday, June 9 at 6:57 p.m.
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WSU COMPETITORS AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, JUNE 7-10 USTFCCCA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD RANKINGS WOMEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2017 Rankings Week 9 May 30, 2017 Rank School Total L ast Ranking 1. Oregon 344.74 1 2. Arkansas 281.91 2 3. LSU 263.36 3 4. USC 241.65 4 5. Kentucky 222.97 7 6. Georgia 215.64 6 7. Texas A&M 207.19 5 8. Florida 199.64 9 9. Texas 172.72 8 10. Kansas State 157.07 12 11. Alabama 147.39 14 12. Baylor 134.59 10 13. Virginia Tech 125.71 11 14. Purdue 117.28 16 15. Florida State 112.46 15 16. San Diego State 105.01 25 17. Miami 98.28 13 18. Arizona State 97.15 19 19. Auburn 91.80 21 20. Mississippi 89.08 22 21. Notre Dame 78.35 24 22. Kansas 78.05 32 23. Texas Tech 77.18 33 24. Missouri 76.82 38 25. UNLV 75.86 26 115. Washington State 5.00 87
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Men Women Rank School Rank School 1. Oregon 1. Oregon 2. UCLA 2. USC 3. USC 3. Stanford 4. California 4. San Diego St. 5. Arizona 5. Washington 6. Washington 6. UCLA 7. Washington State 7. Arizona State 8. Arizona State 8. Washington State 9. Long Beach State 9. UNLV 10. Stanford 10. California 11. Boise State 11. Arizona 12. Portland 12. UC Santa Barbara 13. Sacramento State 13.Long Beach State 14. Cal St. Fullerton 14. Fresno State 15. UC Irvine 15. Boise State
WOMEN Event Heptathlon
Athlete Seed Mark (from Season) Alissa Brooks-Johnson 5616 points (16th)
Alissa Brooks-Johnson - redshirt junior, Doty, Wash. > PR 5,803 points (at 2105 Pac-12 Championships) > Pac-12 Heptathlon Champion (2015, 2017) > Medical redshirt 2016 outdoor season > 2017 NCAA West Region Prelims: 400m hurdles (59.99/59.28 - 17th) > NCAA Championships History: 400m Hurdles (2015 - 23rd), Heptathlon (2015 - 18th) > WSU All-time Records: 400m Hurdles (58.81- 7th), Heptathlon (5803 - 4th) > 2017 Pac-12 Heptathlon marks: 100mH - 14.06 LJ - 5.66m/18-7W HJ - 1.69m/5-6 1/2 Jav - 42.22m/138-6 SP - 11.65m/38-2 3/4 800m - 2:19.57 200m - 24.83 5638 points > Heptathlon/PR marks(2015 Pac-12 Championships): 100mH - 13.96 LJ - 5.77m/18-11 1/4 HJ - 1.70m/5-7 Jav - 44.75m/146-10 SP - 11.41m/37-5 1/4 800m - 2:13.94 200m - 24.91 5803 points > NCAA Heptathlon Friday and Saturday, June 9 & 10 Brooks-Johnson’s WSU Best Marks: 200m - 24.83 (2017) 800m - 2:12.60 (2015) 60m Hurdles - 8.77i (2016) 100m Hurdles - 13.96 (2015) 400m Hurdles - 58.81 (2015) High Jump - 1.76m / 5-9 1/4i (2016) Long Jump - 5.77m / 18-11 1/4 (2015) Triple Jump - 11.02m / 36-2 (2014) [11.32m / 37-1 3/4] Shot Put - 12.45m /40-10 1/4i (2016) Javelin - 44.75m / 146-10 (2015) Pentathlon - 4,101i points (2016) Heptathlon - 5,803 points (2015)
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MARKS RECORDED IN THE WSU T&F RECORD BOOK BY CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES Women’s All-Time Marks (season achieved mark) 60m - t-1st. 7.45i Regyn Gaffney (2017) 2017 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 7th. 7.57i Danielle Darden (2015) Hayward Field, Eugene, June 7-10 100m - 3rd. 11.60 Regyn Gaffney (2017) Admission: 3000m - 3rd. 9:22.54i Devon Bortfeld (2017), Reserved: $116 / General: $80 7th. 9:30.98 Vallery Korir (2017) goducks.com or 1-800-WEBFOOT 5000m - 1st. (Indoor SR), 3rd (all-time) 16:16.42i Devon Bortfeld (2017), ESPN BROADCASTS (PT) 10th 16:36.40 Vallery Korir (2017) Finals - Day 1 Wed., June 7 10,000m - 1st. 33:58.17 Vallery Korir (2017), 12:30 p.m. ESPN3 7th. 36:06.48 Morgan Willson (2016), 4:30 p.m. ESPNU 9th. 36:33.54 Katherine Dittmann (2016) FRESHMAN SR 5:30 p.m. ESPN2 60m Hurdles - t-5th. 8.45i Liz Harper (2016) Finals - Day 2 Thurs., June 8 10:30 a.m. ESPN3 100m Hurdles - t-10th. 13.80 Liz Harper (2016) 4:30 p.m. ESPN2 400m Hurdles - 2nd. 57.31 Liz Harper (2015), Finals - Day 3 Fri., June 9 7th. 58.81 Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) 12:30 p.m. ESPN 3 3000m Steeplechase - 4th. 10:23.28 Devon Bortfeld (2017), 5:30 p.m. ESPN 7th. 10:26.19 Emily Dwyer (2017) Finals - Day 4 Sat., June 10 High Jump - t-9th. 1.81m / 5-11 1/4 Liz Harper (2016) 11:30 p.m. ESPN3 3:30 p.m. ESPN Pole Vault - 2nd. 4.26m / 13-11 3/4i Kristine Felix (2015), __________________________________ 10th. 3.82m / 12-6 1/4 Molly Scharmann (2017) Triple Jump - 2nd. 13.01m / 42-8 1/4 Kiana Davis (2017), WASHINGTON STATE T&F 4th. 12.70m / 41-8 Greer Alsop (2017) NLI/FAA SIGNEES FOR 2017-18 Weight Throw - 7th. 17.87m / 58-7 1/2i Katie Wardsworth (2017), MEN 9th. 15.96m / 52-4 1/2i Aoife Martin (2017) Sprints: Jake Ulrich, E. Wenatchee, Wash. Hammer - 4th. 58.29m / 191-3 Katie Wardsworth (2017) Javelin - 4th. 50.28m / 164-11 Atina Kamasi (2017) Middle Distance: Pentathlon - 3rd. 4,146i points Liz Harper (2016), Zachary Stallings, Reno, Nev. 4th. 4,101i points Liz Harper (2016), Distance: 8th. 3,558i points Lindsey Schauble (2017) Amir Ado, Spokane, Wash. Luke Schilter, Lacey, Wash. Heptathlon - 4th. 5,803 points Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015), Matthew Watkins, Bothell, Wash. 7th. 5,472 points Liz Harper (2016) Throws: Jack Jacobson, Thompson Falls, Mont. Men’s All-Time Marks (season achieved mark) WOMEN Hurdles/Middle Distance: Jelena Grujic, Novi Sad, Serbia Zorana Grujic, Novi Sad, Serbia Distance: Kiyena Beatty, Temecula, Calif. Samantha King-Shaw, Sparks, Nev. Pia Richards, Sammamish, Wash. Jumps: Emily Coombs, Orange, Calif. Macee Erickson, Akron, Ohio Throws: Lita Forse, Caldwell, Idaho
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 400m Hurdles - 3rd. 49.40 CJ Allen (2017) Weight Throw - 3rd. 20.33m / 66-8 1/2i Brock Eager (2017) Hammer - 4th. 68.60m / 225-1 Brock Eager (2017) Javelin - 10th. 71.07m / 233-2 Brad Stevens (2015) Heptathlon - 1st. 5,635i points Dino Dodig (2016) Decathlon - 10th. 7,416 points Dino Dodig (2015)
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2017 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS WSU SCORERS MEN 100m - Ja/Maun Charles (3rd) 800m - Matthew Swanson (5th), Justin Janke (8th) 10,000m - Michael Williams (4th), Sam Levora (5th) 110m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant (5th), Nick Johnson (7th) 400m Hurdles - CJ Allen (2nd) 4x100m Relay - Zach Smith, Ja’Maun Charles, Ray Littles, CJ Allen (3rd) 4x400m Relay - Ja’Maun Charles, Matthew Swanson, Ray Littles, CJ Allen (5th) High Jump - Keelan Halligan (5th), Peyton Fredrickson (T-6th) Triple Jump - Robby Flores (8th) Discus - Adam Mahama (8th) Hammer - Brock Eager (1st), Wyatt Meyring (4th) Javelin - Cole Smith (8th)
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400m Hurdles - Liz Harper (7th) 3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld (6th), Emily Dwyer (7th) 4x100m Relay - Jordyn Tucker, Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman, Danielle Darden (5th) High Jump - Lateah Holmes (T-3rd), Kiana Davis (7th) Triple Jump - Kiana Davis (5th), Greer Alsop (6th) Javelin - Kelsey Kehl (3rd), Atina Kamasi (5th) Heptathlon - Alissa Brooks-Johnson (1st)
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SENIOR HONORS FOR TRACK & FIELD STUDENT-ATHLETES WSU senior student-athletes were feted at the 35th Annual Senior Recognition Luncheon May 5, 2017...T&F student-athletes honored: Senior Excellence in Academics (given to seniors who have earned a minimum of 90 credits with at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA, been members of the WSU Athletics All-Academic Team each semester, enrolled at WSU for at least two years, and excelled in their degree program and sport program)...T&F had 8 of the 19 seniors honored. - Kristine Felix, Alexys Garcia, Jackson Haselnus, McKenna Hogan, Anden Lewis, Steffie Pavey, Brendan Rexus, Matthew Swanson Pac-12 Conference Postgraduate Scholarship (awarded to a male and female student-athlete at each Pac-12 school who have excelled academically and athletically and intend to pursue a graduate degree) - Matthew Swanson Cougar Pride (awarded to one male and one female senior who has maintained over a 3.00 cumulative GPA and has displayed exceptional academic, athletic and outstanding personal qualities) - Matthew Swanson Steve Gleason Community Service and Leadership (given to those who have demonstrated strong citizenship skills and leadership qualities within their team and throughout the athletic department and community) - Ian Markham SAAC True Cougar (presented to a male and female senior studentathlete who started their WSU careers as non-scholarship studentathletes, and who, to their respective teams, define leadership, commitment to excellence and Cougar Pride) - Kiana Davis COUGS RANKED IN TRACK & FIELD NEWS 2017 COLLEGE PREVIEW Track & Field News published the top 15 performers for NCAA DI in the March 2017 issue...rankings are based on PRs. MEN 400m H: CJ Allen - 50.16 (14th) WOMEN Heptathlon: Alissa Brooks-Johnson - 5,803 pts (9th) COUGARS NOTED IN WORLD AND USA 2016 TOP MARKS The 2016 top marks in the 70th World and the USA were published by Track & Field News (February 2017 issue)...rankings are based on three criteria, in descending order of importance: 1. Honors Won, 2. Head-To-Head records with other athletes, and 3. Sequence of Marks...curent or former Cougar listed: Bernard Lagat, men’s 3000m (7:41.25i) 7th USA, 25th World Bernard Lagat, men’s 5000m (13:06.78), 3rd USA, 23rd World Bernard Lagat, men’s 10,000m (27:49.35) 5th USA Jeshua Anderson, men’s 400m hurdles (48.88) 11th USA, 22nd World Liz Harper, women’s heptathlon (5564), 36th USA Liz Harper, women’s high jump (1.81m/5-11 1/4), t36th USA Blessing Ufodiama, women’s triple jump (13.42m/44-0 1/2), 21st USA
WSU TRACK & FIELD 2017 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE MARCH 17-18 @USC Trojan Invite, L.A. 18 @Whitworth Buc Scoring, Spokane 23-24 @Whitworth Sam Adams Classic, Spokane 31 @San Francisco State Distance Carnival APRIL 3/3-1@Stanford Invitational @UCLA Bruins Legends Invite 8 @SCC WAR X, Spokane 12-13 @Mt. SAC Relays Combined Events, Azusa 13-15 @Mt. SAC Relays, Torrance 14 @Bryan Clay Invite, Azusa 14-15@Beach Invite, Long Beach 23 @WSU-UW Dual, Seattle 29 Cougar Invitational, Pullman MAY 6-7 @Pac-12 Combined Events Championships, Corvallis 13-14 @Pac-12 Championships, Eugene 25-27 @NCAA West Prelims, Austin JUNE 7-10 @NCAA Championships, Eugene
COUGARS TRIO SET FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITION Three Washington State University track and field student-athletes head to Eugene, Oregon, this week for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, June 7-10 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon...Alissa Brooks-Johnson (redshirt junior, Doty, Wash.) was accepted into the 24-competitor heptathlon last month...CJ Allen (senior, Allyn, Wash.) advanced from the NCAA West Region in the men’s 400m hurdles and will compete in the semifinals...Brock Eager (redshirt sophomore, Renton, Wash.) advanced from the NCAA West Region in the men’s hammer...Live Results can be accessed on the Track & Field schedule page at wsucougars.com...a schedule of Live TV coverage by ESPN Networks is on page 4 of this release. WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD Wayne Phipps (University of British Columbia ‘91) is in his third season with the Washington State track and field program...he 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...Phipps led the Cougar men’s cross country program back-to-back NCAA Championships at-large berth appearances with a 14th-place finish in 2016: the highest in 32 years after the entire 2015 team that placed 26th returned for the 2016 season....during the 2016 Track & Field season, a pair of Cougs earned second-team All-America honors...Cougars tallied 25 new entries into the WSU all-time top ten records...while at Idaho, Phipps was conference coach of the year 14 times, and led the Vandals to a record 16 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), Allix Potratz-Lee (distance) and Ryan Grinnell (multis and horizontal jumps)...Andrea Sabbatine is the Operations Coordinator...volunteers this year include: Jesse Jorgensen, CharLee Linton, Tim Taylor and Kayla Warren. 2017 WSU TEAM CAPTAINS Track - CJ Allen (M), Liz Harper (W) Distance - John Whelan (M), Devon Bortfeld (W) Field - Travis Pickett (M), Katie Wardsworth (W)
COUGARS EVENTS AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, HAYWARD FIELD, EUGENE, OREGON Wednesday, June 7 2:00 p.m. Men’s Hammer Throw Final 6:30 p.m. Men’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals Friday, June 9 12:30 p.m. Heptathlon 100m Hurdles 1:30 p.m. Heptathlon High Jump 3:30 p.m. Heptathlon Shot Put 6:57 p.m. Men’s 400m Hurdles Final 7:13 p.m. Heptathlon 200m Dash
Saturday, June 10 11:30 a.m. Heptathlon Long Jump 12:45 p.m. Heptathlon Javelin 5:13 p.m. Heptathlon 800m COMPLETE DAILY ESPN TV SCHEDULE ON PAGE 4
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WSU COMPETITORS AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, JUNE 7-10 MEN Event Athlete Hammer Brock Eager 400m Hurdles CJ Allen 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 2017 NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships, June 7-10, in Eugene.
Time/Mark (Seed Mark from Prelims) 68.22m/223-10 (12th) 49.40 (6th)
Brock Eager – redshirt sophomore, Renton, Wash. > PR mark 68.66m/225-3 (at Cougar Invite 4/29/17) > Mark is 4th-best in WSU All-time Records > First time in 18 years a new mark added to school’s top 10 list > Pac-12 Male Field Athlete of Week March 20-26 > Pac-12 2017 Champion - first WSU hammer champion since 1988 > NCAA Final is Wednesday, June 7 at 2 p.m.
USTFCCCA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2017 Rankings Week 9 May 30, 2017 Rank School Total Last Ranking 1. Texas A&M 342.55 1 2. Florida 285.50 2 3. Alabama 235.10 4 4. Georgia 217.26 3 5. Arkansas 208.00 7 6. Kansas 189.43 10 7. Auburn 171.07 9 8. LSU 155.55 8 9. Oregon 154.46 5 10. Texas 144.43 15 11. Penn State 142.82 18 12. Virginia 141.10 11 13. Tennessee 137.30 22 14. USC 133.34 14 15. Nebraska 127.88 21 16. Baylor 116.36 17 17. Mississippi 114.42 12 18. South Carolina 113.75 19 19. Iowa 113.17 28 20. Colorado State 106.50 16 21. Texas Tech 100.45 6 22. Oklahoma State 89.65 24 23. UCLA 88.60 20 24. Colorado 84.13 46 25. Ohio State 80.37 38 64. Washington St.
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CJ Allen – senior, Allyn, Wash. > Second year as Men’s team captain for track events > PR time of 49.40 seconds (NCAA West Prelims) > Time is 3rd-best in WSU All-time Records > Pac-12 Championships 400m hurdles history: 2017 - 2nd, 2016 - 1st, 2015 - Inj/DNC; 2014 - 1st > NCAA Championships History: 2016 - 12th > All-America Second Team > Anchored both relay teams in 2017 > NCAA Semifinals are Wednesday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. > NCAA Final is Friday, June 9 at 6:57 p.m.
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WSU COMPETITORS AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, JUNE 7-10 USTFCCCA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD RANKINGS WOMEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2017 Rankings Week 9 May 30, 2017 Rank School Total L ast Ranking 1. Oregon 344.74 1 2. Arkansas 281.91 2 3. LSU 263.36 3 4. USC 241.65 4 5. Kentucky 222.97 7 6. Georgia 215.64 6 7. Texas A&M 207.19 5 8. Florida 199.64 9 9. Texas 172.72 8 10. Kansas State 157.07 12 11. Alabama 147.39 14 12. Baylor 134.59 10 13. Virginia Tech 125.71 11 14. Purdue 117.28 16 15. Florida State 112.46 15 16. San Diego State 105.01 25 17. Miami 98.28 13 18. Arizona State 97.15 19 19. Auburn 91.80 21 20. Mississippi 89.08 22 21. Notre Dame 78.35 24 22. Kansas 78.05 32 23. Texas Tech 77.18 33 24. Missouri 76.82 38 25. UNLV 75.86 26 115. Washington State 5.00 87
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Men Women Rank School Rank School 1. Oregon 1. Oregon 2. UCLA 2. USC 3. USC 3. Stanford 4. California 4. San Diego St. 5. Arizona 5. Washington 6. Washington 6. UCLA 7. Washington State 7. Arizona State 8. Arizona State 8. Washington State 9. Long Beach State 9. UNLV 10. Stanford 10. California 11. Boise State 11. Arizona 12. Portland 12. UC Santa Barbara 13. Sacramento State 13.Long Beach State 14. Cal St. Fullerton 14. Fresno State 15. UC Irvine 15. Boise State
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Athlete Seed Mark (from Season) Alissa Brooks-Johnson 5616 points (16th)
Alissa Brooks-Johnson - redshirt junior, Doty, Wash. > PR 5,803 points (at 2105 Pac-12 Championships) > Pac-12 Heptathlon Champion (2015, 2017) > Medical redshirt 2016 outdoor season > 2017 NCAA West Region Prelims: 400m hurdles (59.99/59.28 - 17th) > NCAA Championships History: 400m Hurdles (2015 - 23rd), Heptathlon (2015 - 18th) > WSU All-time Records: 400m Hurdles (58.81- 7th), Heptathlon (5803 - 4th) > 2017 Pac-12 Heptathlon marks: 100mH - 14.06 LJ - 5.66m/18-7W HJ - 1.69m/5-6 1/2 Jav - 42.22m/138-6 SP - 11.65m/38-2 3/4 800m - 2:19.57 200m - 24.83 5638 points > Heptathlon/PR marks(2015 Pac-12 Championships): 100mH - 13.96 LJ - 5.77m/18-11 1/4 HJ - 1.70m/5-7 Jav - 44.75m/146-10 SP - 11.41m/37-5 1/4 800m - 2:13.94 200m - 24.91 5803 points > NCAA Heptathlon Friday and Saturday, June 9 & 10 Brooks-Johnson’s WSU Best Marks: 200m - 24.83 (2017) 800m - 2:12.60 (2015) 60m Hurdles - 8.77i (2016) 100m Hurdles - 13.96 (2015) 400m Hurdles - 58.81 (2015) High Jump - 1.76m / 5-9 1/4i (2016) Long Jump - 5.77m / 18-11 1/4 (2015) Triple Jump - 11.02m / 36-2 (2014) [11.32m / 37-1 3/4] Shot Put - 12.45m /40-10 1/4i (2016) Javelin - 44.75m / 146-10 (2015) Pentathlon - 4,101i points (2016) Heptathlon - 5,803 points (2015)
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MARKS RECORDED IN THE WSU T&F RECORD BOOK BY CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES Women’s All-Time Marks (season achieved mark) 60m - t-1st. 7.45i Regyn Gaffney (2017) 2017 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 7th. 7.57i Danielle Darden (2015) Hayward Field, Eugene, June 7-10 100m - 3rd. 11.60 Regyn Gaffney (2017) Admission: 3000m - 3rd. 9:22.54i Devon Bortfeld (2017), Reserved: $116 / General: $80 7th. 9:30.98 Vallery Korir (2017) goducks.com or 1-800-WEBFOOT 5000m - 1st. (Indoor SR), 3rd (all-time) 16:16.42i Devon Bortfeld (2017), ESPN BROADCASTS (PT) 10th 16:36.40 Vallery Korir (2017) Finals - Day 1 Wed., June 7 10,000m - 1st. 33:58.17 Vallery Korir (2017), 12:30 p.m. ESPN3 7th. 36:06.48 Morgan Willson (2016), 4:30 p.m. ESPNU 9th. 36:33.54 Katherine Dittmann (2016) FRESHMAN SR 5:30 p.m. ESPN2 60m Hurdles - t-5th. 8.45i Liz Harper (2016) Finals - Day 2 Thurs., June 8 10:30 a.m. ESPN3 100m Hurdles - t-10th. 13.80 Liz Harper (2016) 4:30 p.m. ESPN2 400m Hurdles - 2nd. 57.31 Liz Harper (2015), Finals - Day 3 Fri., June 9 7th. 58.81 Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) 12:30 p.m. ESPN 3 3000m Steeplechase - 4th. 10:23.28 Devon Bortfeld (2017), 5:30 p.m. ESPN 7th. 10:26.19 Emily Dwyer (2017) Finals - Day 4 Sat., June 10 High Jump - t-9th. 1.81m / 5-11 1/4 Liz Harper (2016) 11:30 p.m. ESPN3 3:30 p.m. ESPN Pole Vault - 2nd. 4.26m / 13-11 3/4i Kristine Felix (2015), __________________________________ 10th. 3.82m / 12-6 1/4 Molly Scharmann (2017) Triple Jump - 2nd. 13.01m / 42-8 1/4 Kiana Davis (2017), WASHINGTON STATE T&F 4th. 12.70m / 41-8 Greer Alsop (2017) NLI/FAA SIGNEES FOR 2017-18 Weight Throw - 7th. 17.87m / 58-7 1/2i Katie Wardsworth (2017), MEN 9th. 15.96m / 52-4 1/2i Aoife Martin (2017) Sprints: Jake Ulrich, E. Wenatchee, Wash. Hammer - 4th. 58.29m / 191-3 Katie Wardsworth (2017) Javelin - 4th. 50.28m / 164-11 Atina Kamasi (2017) Middle Distance: Pentathlon - 3rd. 4,146i points Liz Harper (2016), Zachary Stallings, Reno, Nev. 4th. 4,101i points Liz Harper (2016), Distance: 8th. 3,558i points Lindsey Schauble (2017) Amir Ado, Spokane, Wash. Luke Schilter, Lacey, Wash. Heptathlon - 4th. 5,803 points Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015), Matthew Watkins, Bothell, Wash. 7th. 5,472 points Liz Harper (2016) Throws: Jack Jacobson, Thompson Falls, Mont. Men’s All-Time Marks (season achieved mark) WOMEN Hurdles/Middle Distance: Jelena Grujic, Novi Sad, Serbia Zorana Grujic, Novi Sad, Serbia Distance: Kiyena Beatty, Temecula, Calif. Samantha King-Shaw, Sparks, Nev. Pia Richards, Sammamish, Wash. Jumps: Emily Coombs, Orange, Calif. Macee Erickson, Akron, Ohio Throws: Lita Forse, Caldwell, Idaho
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 400m Hurdles - 3rd. 49.40 CJ Allen (2017) Weight Throw - 3rd. 20.33m / 66-8 1/2i Brock Eager (2017) Hammer - 4th. 68.60m / 225-1 Brock Eager (2017) Javelin - 10th. 71.07m / 233-2 Brad Stevens (2015) Heptathlon - 1st. 5,635i points Dino Dodig (2016) Decathlon - 10th. 7,416 points Dino Dodig (2015)
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE NCAA Championships, June 7-10, Eugene
2017 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS WSU SCORERS MEN 100m - Ja/Maun Charles (3rd) 800m - Matthew Swanson (5th), Justin Janke (8th) 10,000m - Michael Williams (4th), Sam Levora (5th) 110m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant (5th), Nick Johnson (7th) 400m Hurdles - CJ Allen (2nd) 4x100m Relay - Zach Smith, Ja’Maun Charles, Ray Littles, CJ Allen (3rd) 4x400m Relay - Ja’Maun Charles, Matthew Swanson, Ray Littles, CJ Allen (5th) High Jump - Keelan Halligan (5th), Peyton Fredrickson (T-6th) Triple Jump - Robby Flores (8th) Discus - Adam Mahama (8th) Hammer - Brock Eager (1st), Wyatt Meyring (4th) Javelin - Cole Smith (8th)
WOMEN
400m Hurdles - Liz Harper (7th) 3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld (6th), Emily Dwyer (7th) 4x100m Relay - Jordyn Tucker, Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman, Danielle Darden (5th) High Jump - Lateah Holmes (T-3rd), Kiana Davis (7th) Triple Jump - Kiana Davis (5th), Greer Alsop (6th) Javelin - Kelsey Kehl (3rd), Atina Kamasi (5th) Heptathlon - Alissa Brooks-Johnson (1st)
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SENIOR HONORS FOR TRACK & FIELD STUDENT-ATHLETES WSU senior student-athletes were feted at the 35th Annual Senior Recognition Luncheon May 5, 2017...T&F student-athletes honored: Senior Excellence in Academics (given to seniors who have earned a minimum of 90 credits with at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA, been members of the WSU Athletics All-Academic Team each semester, enrolled at WSU for at least two years, and excelled in their degree program and sport program)...T&F had 8 of the 19 seniors honored. - Kristine Felix, Alexys Garcia, Jackson Haselnus, McKenna Hogan, Anden Lewis, Steffie Pavey, Brendan Rexus, Matthew Swanson Pac-12 Conference Postgraduate Scholarship (awarded to a male and female student-athlete at each Pac-12 school who have excelled academically and athletically and intend to pursue a graduate degree) - Matthew Swanson Cougar Pride (awarded to one male and one female senior who has maintained over a 3.00 cumulative GPA and has displayed exceptional academic, athletic and outstanding personal qualities) - Matthew Swanson Steve Gleason Community Service and Leadership (given to those who have demonstrated strong citizenship skills and leadership qualities within their team and throughout the athletic department and community) - Ian Markham SAAC True Cougar (presented to a male and female senior studentathlete who started their WSU careers as non-scholarship studentathletes, and who, to their respective teams, define leadership, commitment to excellence and Cougar Pride) - Kiana Davis COUGS RANKED IN TRACK & FIELD NEWS 2017 COLLEGE PREVIEW Track & Field News published the top 15 performers for NCAA DI in the March 2017 issue...rankings are based on PRs. MEN 400m H: CJ Allen - 50.16 (14th) WOMEN Heptathlon: Alissa Brooks-Johnson - 5,803 pts (9th) COUGARS NOTED IN WORLD AND USA 2016 TOP MARKS The 2016 top marks in the 70th World and the USA were published by Track & Field News (February 2017 issue)...rankings are based on three criteria, in descending order of importance: 1. Honors Won, 2. Head-To-Head records with other athletes, and 3. Sequence of Marks...curent or former Cougar listed: Bernard Lagat, men’s 3000m (7:41.25i) 7th USA, 25th World Bernard Lagat, men’s 5000m (13:06.78), 3rd USA, 23rd World Bernard Lagat, men’s 10,000m (27:49.35) 5th USA Jeshua Anderson, men’s 400m hurdles (48.88) 11th USA, 22nd World Liz Harper, women’s heptathlon (5564), 36th USA Liz Harper, women’s high jump (1.81m/5-11 1/4), t36th USA Blessing Ufodiama, women’s triple jump (13.42m/44-0 1/2), 21st USA
