WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD NCAA Track & Field Championships June 8-11, Hayward Field, Eugene Linda Chalich • Asst. Dir. Athl. Comm. (Track & Field Contact) • W-509-335-0268 • C-509-432-3263 •
[email protected] COUGARS DUO SET FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITION Two Washington State University track and field student-athletes head to Eugene, Oregon, this week for the NCAA Division I Outdoor MARCH Track & Field Championships, June 8-11 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon...Liz Harper (junior, Missoula, Mont.) was accepted into the 17-18 @Whitworth Buc Scoring 24-competitor heptathlon last month but also competed at the NCAA 18-19 @USC Trojan Invite, L.A. 22 @Jim Bush Collegiate, L.A. West Region in Lawrence, Kansas May 26-28, in the high jump and advanced to the national finals in that event as well...CJ Allen (ju (WSU-Arizona-UCLA) nior, Allyn, Wash.) advanced from the NCAA West Region in the men’s Pac-12 TV LIVE 400m hurdles and will compete in the intermediate semifinals with 26 @U. Idaho Invite, Moscow plans to qualify and advance to the final...Dino Dodig qualified for the men’s decathlon field of 24 but withdrew from the competition MonAPRIL day, June 6, due to injury...Live Results and television information 1 @San Francisco State can be accessed on the Track & Field schedule page at wsucougars. Distance Carnival com. 1-2 @Stanford Invitational 2 @Sam Adams Classic, WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD (Whitworth) Spokane Wayne Phipps (Univ. of British Columbia ‘91/Oregon ‘94) become the 8-9 @Sun Angel Classic, Tempe 15th coach to take the reins of the Washington State men’s program 9 @SCC WAR IX, Spokane and the second coach for the combined men’s and women’s program 13-14 @Mt. SAC Combined, Azusa at WSU on July 1, 2014...Phipps had been the University of Idaho’s 14-16 @Mt. SAC Relays, Norwalk 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 15 @Bryan Clay Invite, Azusa served as co-head coach from 2000-09, after serving as an assistant 23 WSU vs. UW Dual, Pullman coach from 1995-99... at Idaho, he was named conference Coach of 30 Cougar Invitational the Year 14 times and led the Vandals to a record 16 conference titles. MAY 1 @Stanford Payton Jordan Invite COUGAR COACHING STAFF 7-8 @Pac-12 Combined, Seattle WSU Track & Field coaching staff includes Associate Head Coaches Julie Taylor (throws), and Yogi Teevens (sprints, relays and horizontal 14-15 @Pac-12 Champs, Seattle jumps)...Assistant Coaches are Brad Walker (vertical jumps), and Al26-28 @NCAA Prelim Rounds, lix Potratz-Lee (distance)...Andrea Sabbatine is the Operations Coor Lawrence, Kan. dinator...volunteeers working with the WSU track and field this year include: Jesse Jorgensen, Nigel Joseph, Hannah Kiser, Josiah Sims, JUNE Tim Taylor, and Liga Velvere. 8-11 @NCAA Champs, Eugene WSU TRACK & FIELD 2016 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE
COUGARS’ SCHEDULE AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, HAYWARD FIELD, EUGENE, OREGON Wednesday, June 8 6:30 p.m. Men’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals Friday, June 10 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 11 11:30 a.m. Heptathlon High Jump 12:45 p.m. Heptathlon Javelin Throw 3:00 p.m. Women’s High Jump 5:13 p.m. Heptathlon 800m Run
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WSU COMPETITORS AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, JUNE 8-11 MEN Event Athlete 400m Hurdles CJ Allen
USTFCCCA NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS
The United StatesTrack & 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 Outdoor Championships, June 8-11, in Eugene. USTFCCCA TRACK & FIELD MEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS WEEK 9 RANKINGS May 31, 2016 School Points 1. Texas A&M 337.55 2. Florida 258.88 3. Oregon 256.90 4. LSU 228.88 5. Arkansas 222.16 6. Georgia 171.02 7. Virginia Tech 138.58 8. Tennessee 136.10 9. Missouri 117.38 10. Texas Tech 116.84 11. Alabama 109.31 12. Houston 105.26 13. Washington 104.25 14. UCLA 104.17 15. Virginia 103.42 16. Mississippi St. 102.46 17. Syracuse 99.82 18. Mississippi 94.62 19. Akron 89.58 20. Northern Arizona 88.91 21. Clemson 88.37 22. Air Force 87.94 23. Purdue 87.07 24. Nebraska 86.10 25. BYU 85.21 90. Washington State 16.68
Last Ranking 1 3 4 2 5 6 13 12 18 10 8 9 22 24 11 21 17 31 41 20 34 51 15 23 27 64
Time/Mark (Seed Mark from Prelims) 50.77 (13th)
CJ Allen – junior, Allyn, Wash. Men’s team captain for track events His PR time of 50.16 seconds (Sun Angel Classic, Tempe 4/9), Time is 6th-best in WSU all-time records Pac-12 400m hurdles history: 2016 - 1st, 2015 - Inj/DNC; 2014 - 1st Finished second at NCAA West Region Quarterfinals (50.77) PR time of 50.16 is the 10th-fastest among the field of 24 Semifinals are Wed. June 8 at 6:30 p.m. Final is Friday, June 10 at 6:57 p.m. WOMEN Event High Jump Heptathlon
Athlete Time/Mark (Seed Mark from Prelims) Liz Harper 1.76m / 5-9 1/4 (t-20th) Liz Harper 5,564 points (24th - from season-best)
Liz Harper – junior, Missoula, Mont. High Jump PR of 1.81m / 5-11 ¼ first indoors and then outdoors Mark is tied at 9th-best in WSU all-time records Pac-12 Championships - 4th in 2016 High Jump Finished tied for 11th in HJ at West Region Prelims 1.76m / 5-9 ¼ That height is tied for 20th among 24 competing in NCAA final High jump is June 11 at 3 p.m. (in middle of heptathlon last day) Heptathlon - First year PR of 5,564 points, 7th-best in WSU all-time records Placed 3rd (with PR total) at 2016 Pac-12 Championships Mark is 25th-best in NCAA final Pentathlon debut of 4,146 points - 3rd-best in WSU all-time records Heptathlon is contested June 10 and June 11 Completed in 2015 NCAA 400m hurdles, finished 19th Intermediate hurdles time of 57.31 is 2nd-best in WSU all-time Ran anchor leg on 2015 4x400m relay team that ran 3rd-best time in school records (3:35.66) and was 21st in NCAA Championships Ran anchor leg on 2016 1600m relay team with 4th-best time in school records (3:26.76)
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USTFCCCA TRACK & FIELD WOMEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS WEEK 9 RANKINGS May 31, 2016 Last School Points Ranking 1. Arkansas 384.54 2 2. Kentucky 302.01 1 3. Texas 230.78 4 4. LSU 229.20 8 5. Texas A&M 224.62 5 6. Oregon 220.86 3 7. USC 196.54 6 8. Stanford 186.06 7 9. Florida 176.77 9 10. Tennessee 173.49 11 11. Georgia 158.95 10 12. Mississippi State 155.25 13 13. Harvard 148.41 17 14. Miami 147.09 15 15. Kansas State 143.46 12 16. New Mexico 143.22 16 17. Florida State 115.34 20 18. Oklahoma 104.07 14 19. Wisconsin 102.20 18 20. Nebraska 93.47 23 21. Michigan 86.37 25 22. Texas Tech 80.49 19 23. San Diego State 78.12 26 24. Duke 75.70 31 25. Notre Dame 70.89 35 86. Washington State
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Women Rank School
1. Oregon 1. Oregon 2. Washington 2. USC 3. Stanford 3. Stanford 4. UCLA 4. UCLA 5. Arizona State 5. San Diego State 6. USC 6. Washington 7. Long Beach St. 7. Arizona 8. California 8. Arizona State 9. Arizona 9. Washington St. 10. Washington St. 10. California 11. Cal St. Fullerton 11. UNLV 12. UC Santa Barbara 12. Fresno State 13. UC Davis 13. UC Riverside 14. UC Irvine 14. UC Davis 15. Cal Poly 15. Long Beach State
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2016 WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD TEAM CAPTAINS Women’s Track: Dominique Keel Women’s Field - Kelsie Taylor Women’s Distance: CharLee Linton Men’s Track: CJ Allen Men’s Field: Travis Pickett Men’s Distance: John Whelan SENIOR HONORS FOR TRACK & FIELD STUDENT-ATHLETES WSU senior student-athletes were feted at the 34th Annual Senior Recognition Luncheon May 6...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) - Dominique Keel, Thane Pierson, Forrest Shaffer, Kelsie Taylor 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) - Dominique Keel, Forrest Shaffer 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) - Dominique Keel Athletic Director’s Star Performer (given to the male and female senior student-athlete who bests reflect a commitment to academic improvement leading to successful completion of their degree) - Terrance Chambers 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) - Kelsie Taylor 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) - Terrance Chambers, CharLee Linton Beulah M. Blankenship Outstanding Student-Athlete (award recognizes contributions to the highest values of athletic expression by sportsmanship, dedication and positive regard for others) - Kelsie Taylor
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WSU TRACK & FIELD RECORD BOOK MARKS RECORDED BY 2016 STUDENT-ATHLETES
COUGARS RANKED 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. HeadTo-Head records with other athletes, and 3. Sequence Of Marks) has 10 curent or former Cougar competitors (published February 2016): MEN Joe Abbott, 800m (1:47.52) 34th USA Jesse Jorgensen, 800m (1:45.76), 13th USA Bernard Lagat, mile (3:54.91i) 8th USA, 22nd World Bernard Lagat, 3000m (7:37.92i) 1st USA, 8th World Bernard Lagat, 2 miles (8:17.05i) 6th World Bernard Lagat, 5000m (13:14.97), 8th USA Jeshua Anderson, 400m hurdles (48.95) 12th USA, 23rd World Brad Stevens, javelin (71.07m/233-2), 33rd USA WOMEN Liz Harper, 400m hurdles (57.31), 30th USA Audrey Ketcham, high jump (1.82m/5-11 1/2) t-31st USA Kristine Felix, pole vault (4.26m/13-11 3/4i), t-31st USA Blessing Ufodiama, triple jump (13.47m/44-2 1/2), 12th USA Alissa Brooks-Johnson, heptathlon (5803) 18th USA
Women’s All-Time Marks (season achieved mark) 60m - 7th. 7.57i Dominique Keel (2014) & 7.57i Danielle Darden (2015) 200m - 4th. 23.55 Dominique Keel (2016) 3000m - 8th. 9:35.49i CharLee Linton (2016) 5000m - 7th. 16:31.43 CharLee Linton (2016) (16:34.89i CharLee Linton (2016) - INDOOR RECORD) 10,000m - 1st. 34:03.69 CharLee Linton (2015) 6th. 36:06.48 Morgan Willson (2016) 8th. 36:33.54 Katherine Dittmann (2016) FRESHMAN SR 60m Hurdles - t-5th. 8.45i Candice McFarland (2015) t-5th. 8.45i Liz Harper (2016) 100m Hurdles - 4th. 13.57 Candice McFarland (2015) t-10th 13.80 Liz Harper (2016) 400m Hurdles - 2nd. 57.31 Liz Harper (2015), 7th. 58.81 Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) 3000m Steeplechase - 7th. 10:34.10 Devon Bortfeld (2016) 4x100m Relay - 2nd. 44.61 (B. Watley), D. Darden, C. Ekelem, D. Keel (2015) 4x400m Relay - 4th. 3:36.76 R. Gaffney, D. Keel, C. Ekelem, L. Harper (2016) High Jump - 7th. 1.82m / 5-11 1/2 Audrey Ketcham (2015) t-9th. 1.81m / 5-11 1/4 Liz Harper (2016) Pole Vault - 2nd. 4.26m / 13-11 3/4i Kristine Felix (2015) Triple Jump - 3rd. 12.67m / 41-7i Greer Alsop (2016) 10th. 12.55m / 41-2 1/4i Kiana Davis (2016) Weight Throw - 8th. 16.46m / 54-0i Katie Wardsworth (2016) Hammer - 5th. 55.58m / 182-4 Katie Wardsworth (2016) Pentathlon - 3rd. 4,146i points Liz Harper (2016) 4th. 4,101i points Liz Harper (2016) 10th. 3,322i points Lindsey Schauble (2016) Heptathlon - 4th. 5,803 points Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) 7th. 5,472 points Liz Harper (2016) Men’s All-Time Marks Distance Medley Relay - 9:59.67 Paul Ryan, Ray Littles, Reid Muller, Nathan Tadesse (2016) - FRESHMAN SR 400m Hurdles - 6th. 50.16 CJ Allen (2016) High Jump - 6th. 2.21m / 7-3 Thane Pierson (2016) Pole Vault - t-10th. 5.20m / 17-0 3/4 Austin Sodorff (2016) Javelin - 10th. 71.07m / 233-2 Brad Stevens (2015) Weight Throw - 7th. 19.27m / 63-2 3/4i Brock Eager (2016) Heptathlon - 1st. 5,635i points Dino Dodig (2016) Decathlon - 10th. 7,416 points Dino Dodig (2015)