WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE WSU vs. Washington Dual, Sunday, April 23, Seattle
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[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 Invitational, 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
CATS AND DAWGS TO BATTLE ON PAC-12 TV APRIL 23 IN SEATTLE
The Washington State track and field teams will compete in a dual meet against the University of Washington for the 98th year for men and the 38th year for women this Sunday, April 23, at Husky Track in Seattle...scoring is 5-3-1 for individual events and 5-0 for relays...field events begin at 9 a.m. and running events begin at 2 p.m...Pac-12 Network Live TV coverage begins at 3 p.m...announcers are Jim Watson, Tom Feuer, and Dwight Stones with Elizabeth Moreau on the field...in national rankings: MEN - UW No. 55, WSU No. 78; WOMEN - UW No. 12, WSU No. 65...link for Live Results will be active on wsucougars.com later this week...results will be available online at www. wsucougars.com after the meet...for more information about the history of the meet, see below. 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 & HUSKIES DUAL MEET HISTORY: 38TH YEAR FOR WOMEN, 98TH YEAR FOR MEN Huskies swept the dual meet in 2016 for the second consecutive year: 95-68 men, 100-63 women...men’s dual meet history is not clear-cut, with some multi-scored meets also scored as dual meets...after several years of research by both the Washington and WSU Athletic Communications offices, the WSU records show 2017 is 98th year of a dual meeting between the Cougars and Huskies men’s teams...WSU leads the series 61-38-1...there are also records of meetings in multi-team meets but are not counted as the main dual meet of that season...this is the 38th year for a dual on the women’s side...overall, UW women lead 23-18. LAST WSU WIN IN SEATTLE: Men - 2009 (WSU 92 - UW 70); Women - 2013 (WSU 86 - UW 77) LAST WSU WIN OVERALL: Men - 2012 (WSU 87 - UW 76); Women - 2014 (WSU 82 - UW 81) MEET RECORDS HELD: Men - WSU 17, UW 3; Women - WSU 7, UW 13 DEFENDING 2016 WSU WINNERS: Women - Liz Harper (100m hurdles, long jump), Lateah Holmes (high jump), Greer Alsop (triple jump); Men - Ja’Maun Charles (100m), CJ Allen (400m hurdles), Adam Mahama (discus), Travis Pickett (hammer).
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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 2017 NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships, June 7-10, in Eugene. USTFCCCA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2017 Rankings Week 3 April 17, 2017 Rank School 1. Florida 2. Texas A&M 3. Oregon 4. Alabama 5. Georgia 6. LSU 7. Arkansas 8. Texas Tech 9. Virginia 10. Texas 11. USC 12. Kansas 13. Mississippi 14. Stanford 15. Tennessee 16. Colorado State 17. South Carolina 18. Nebraska 19. Baylor 20. UCLA 21. Auburn 22. Kentucky 23. Virginia Tech 24. Syracuse 25. Houston 78. Washington St.
Total Last Ranking 361.09 1 259.93 2 246.89 3 220.26 4 219.36 5 203.03 8 200.71 6 194.61 10 187.60 7 179.27 9 154.57 11 126.82 12 117.26 14 115.09 13 112.77 15 110.68 25 107.77 24 105.83 16 103.65 17 103.36 18 94.48 19 89.02 23 82.28 20 79.23 22 76.42 27 21.48
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COUGAR MEN ENTERED AT WSU VS. UW DUAL, SEATTLE, APRIL 23: (Listed Alphabetically per event.) 100m - Ja’Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith 200m - Ja’Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith 400m - Corey Allen, Ray Littles, Jake Nienhuis, Matthew Swanson 800m - Justin Janke, Reid Muller, Hironmoy Redman, Paul Ryan, Alex Simpson, Matthew Swanson, Chandler Teigen 1500m - Justin Janke, Paul Ryan, Nathan Tadesse, Chandler Teigen 3000m - Jake Finney, Justin Janke, Sam Levora, Kyler Little, Kennan Schrag, Nathan Tadesse, Chandler Teigen, Nathan Wadhwani, Michael Williams 110m Hurdles - Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson, Abu Kamara, Ian Markham 400m Hurdles - CJ Allen, Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant, Ian Markham 3000m Steeplechase - Cameron Dean, Kyler Little, Kennan Schrag, Nathan Tadesse 4x100m Relay - CJ Allen, Brixey, Charles, Z. Smith 4x400m Relay - Allen, Allen, Brixey, Charles, Littles, Swanson High Jump - Max English, Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan, Cole Smith Pole Vault - Dino Dodig, Troy Gingerich, Anden Lewis, Tucker Mjelde, Kainoa Tom Long Jump - Sam Brixey, Josh Colbert, Dino Dodig, Peyton Fredrickson, Josh Schulz Triple Jump - Josh Colbert, Robby Flores Shot Put - Jake Callaghan, Brock Eager, Tyler Jackson, Adam Mahama, Wyatt Meyring Discus - Tyler Jackson, Adam Mahama Hammer - Amani Brown, Derek Crites, Brock Eager, Travis Pickett, Wyatt Meyring Javelin - Cole Smith, Brad Stevens WSU’s Returning Pac-12 Championships Men Scorers: CJ Allen, 400m Hurdles: 2014 (1st); 2016 (1st) Dino Dodig, Decathlon: 2015 (5th); 2016 (4th) Brock Eager, Hammer: 2015 (8th) Peyton Fredrickson, High Jump: 2016 (t-7th) Brad Stevens, Javelin: 2015 (8th); 2016 (6th) Travis Pickett, Hammer: 2016 (8th) 4x400m Relay (Little, Allen, Dodig, Swanson): 2016 (6th) WSU’s Returning NCAA Outdoor Championships Men Participants: CJ Allen, 400m Hurdles: 2016 (12th) Dino Dodig, Decathlon: 2015 (DNF) BROCK EAGER PAC-12 MEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK MAR. 20-26 Brock Eager (Rs-So., Renton, Wash.), won the hammer with a PR of 68.60m/225-1 at Whitworth’s 12th Sam Adams Classic in Spokane, March 23...at that time, his mark led Pac-12 Conference, was second-best in NCAA West Region by an inch and thirdbest nationally...this was the second time in less than a week Eager threw a hammer mark that reached the WSU all-time top 10... this mark is fourth-best in school history... in WSU records...the men’s hammer top ten had been dormant for 18 years until Eager’s March 17 throw at the USC Trojan Invite.
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE WSU
vs. Washington Dual Meet, April 23, Seattle
USTFCCCA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD RANKINGS WOMEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2017 Rankings Week 3 April 17, 2017 Rank School Total L ast Ranking 1. Oregon 391.98 1 2. Arkansas 295.71 2 3. Kentucky 266.90 3 4. LSU 264.26 4 5. USC 250.78 5 6. Florida 236.81 7 7. Georgia 235.96 6 8. Texas A&M 195.50 8 9. Texas 183.02 9 10. Stanford 150.53 11 11. Tennessee 129.41 12 12. Washington 126.79 13 13. Florida State 123.14 10 14. Harvard 119.74 14 15. Kansas State 112.83 26 16. Auburn 107.04 25 17. Virginia Tech 106.50 17 18. Mississippi 104.45 15 19. Miami 103.31 16 20. Alabama 94.75 18 21. Purdue 94.11 23 22. South Carolina 85.76 19 23. Michigan 85.23 23 24. Baylor 80.59 20 25. Mississippi 80.09 21 65. Washington State 27.27 64
Next Ranking: April 17, 2017
___________________________________ WEST REGIONAL OUTDOOR RANKINGS April 17, 2017 Week 3
Men Rank School 1. UCLA 2. Oregon 3. USC 4. Arizona 5. California 6. Long Beach State 7. Arizona State 8. Washington 9. Washington State 10. Portland 11. Stanford 12. Cal St. Fullerton 13. Sacramento State 14. UC Santa Barbara 15. UC Davis
Women
Rank School 1. Oregon 2. USC 3. San Diego State 4. Stanford 5. Washington 6. UCLA 7. Washington St. 8. Arizona State 9. California 10. Arizona 11. UNLV 12. UC Santa Barbara 13. Long Beach St. 14. Boise State 15. UC Davis
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COUGAR WOMEN ENTERED AT WSU VS. UW DUAL, SEATTLE, APRIL 23: (Listed Alphabetically per event.) 100m - Danielle Darden, Regyn Gaffney, Lauren Newman, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker 200m - Danielle Darden, Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker 400m - Stephanie Cho, Adreonia Bradley, Marlow Schulz, Grace Victor 800m - Natalie Ackerley, Marie Gaudin, Steffie Pavey, Jenaya Pynn, Marlow Schulz, Grace Victor 1500m - Devon Bortfeld, Josie Brown, Marie Gaudin, Melissa Hruska, Vallery Korir, Jenaya Pynn, Steffie Pavey, Morgan Willson 3000m - Katherine Dittmann, Melissa Hruska, Vallery Korir, Morgan Willson 100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper, Lindsey Schauble 400m Hurdles - Adreonia Bradley, Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Stephanie Cho, Liz Harper, Lindsey Schauble 3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld, Emily Dwyer, Desi Stinger 4x100m Relay - Darden, Gaffney, Silliman, Tucker 4x400m Relay - Ackerley, Bradley, Brooks-Johnson, Cho, Harper, Schulz, Victor High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Kiana Davis, Liz Harper, Lateah Holmes Pole Vault - Danielle Carnahan, Kristine Felix, Katelyn Frost, Molly Scharmann Long Jump - Greer Alsop, Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Kiana Davis, Liz Harper, McKenna Hogan, Lauren Newman, Lindsey Schauble Triple Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis, McKenna Hogan Shot Put - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Chrisshnay Brown, Liz Harper, Aoife Martin Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse Hammer - Stacia Bell, Kaitlin Krouse, Aoife Martin, Katie Wardsworth Javelin - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Atina Kamasi, Kelsey Kehl, Kristen McDonnell WSU’s Returning Pac-12 Championships Women Scorers: Greer Alsop, Triple Jump: 2015 (8th); 2016 (5th) Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2014 (2nd); 2015 (1st) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (7th) Kiana Davis, High Jump: 2016 (2nd) Kristine Felix, Pole Vault: 2013 (1st); 2014 (t-6th); 2015 (4th) Liz Harper, 400m Hurdles: 2015 (4th), 2016 (4th) / High Jump: 2016 (4th) / Heptathlon: 2016 (3rd) Lateah Holmes, High Jump: 2016 (t-6th) WSU’s Returning NCAA Outdoor Women Participants: Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2015 (18th) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (23rd) Liz Harper, 400m Hurdles: 2015 (19th) / High Jump: 2016 (NH) / Heptathlon: 2016 (16th)
COUGARS RANKED IN THE 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 Hurdles: CJ Allen - 50.16 (14th) WOMEN Heptathlon: Alissa Brooks-Johnson - 5,803 points (9th)
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NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
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The NCAA uses national descending order lists to determine the competitors for the 2017 Outdoor 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 48 in each event and top 24 relay teams compete at the East or West Region Preliminary Rounds... West Region Prelims are 25-27, in Austin, Texas...the top 12 individuals and relay teams advance from the Regional Prelims to the NCAA Championships, June 7-10 in Eugene. WSU MEN IN NCAA WEST REGION TOP 48/PAC-12 TOP 8 RANKINGS (as of April 18): 100m - Ja’Maun Charles 10.43 (39th/8th) 800m - Matthew Swanson 1:50.96 (6th) 5000m - Sam Levora 14:01.63 (33rd/6th), Michael Williams 14:08.85 (42nd/8th) 110m Hurdles - Sam Brixey 14.10 (19th/5th) 400m Hurdles - CJ Allen 49.99 (4th/1st) 3000m Steeplechase - Kyler Little 8:59.85 (32nd/4th) 4x100m Relay - Smith, Charles, Brixey, Allen 40.82 (7th) 4x400m Relay - Charles, Allen, Brixey, Swanson 3:11.09 (47th/6th) Triple Jump - Robby Flores 14.28m/46-10 1/4 (6th), Josh Colbert 14.09m/46-2 3/4 (7th) Discus - Adam Mahama 52.64m/172-8 (40th) Hammer - Brock Eager 68.60m/225-1 (3rd/1st), Travis Pickett 60.20m/197-6 (36th/5th), Wyatt Meyring 58.86m/193-1 (48th) Javelin - Cole Smith 66.01m/216-7 (22nd/7th), Brad Stevens 64.71m/212-4 (33rd) WSU WOMEN IN NCAA WEST REGION TOP 48/PAC-12 TOP 8 RANKINGS (as of April 18): 100m - Regyn Gaffney 11.60 (45th/7th) 5000m - Devon Bortfeld 16:17.29 (31st) 10,000m - Vallery Korir 33:58.17 (15th/4th) 3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld 10:23.28 (20th/2nd), Emily Dwyer 10:26.19 (26th/4th) 4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Darden 45.84 (8th) 4x400m Relay - Victor, Harper, Brooks-Johnson, Schula 3:45.10 (7th) High Jump - Lateah Holmes 1.73m/5-8 (40th/6th), Kiana Davis 1.73m/5-8 (40th/6th), Liz Harper 1.72m/5-7 3/4 (45th/8th) Triple Jump - Kiana Davis 12.82m/42-0 3/4 (17th/3rd), Greer Alsop 12.62m/41-5 (27th/6th) Hammer - Katie Wardsworth 58.29m/191-3 (35th/6th) Javelin - Atina Kamasi 47.39m/155-6 (24th/5th), Kelsey Kehl 46.51m/152-7 (28th/6th) Heptatlon - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 5616 (7th/1st), Liz Harper 5420 (14th/3rd)
WSU’s 2017 outdoor bests marks can be found at www.wsucougars.com.
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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) 7th. 7.57i Danielle Darden (2015) 100m - 3rd. 11.60 Regyn Gaffney (2017) 3000m - 3rd. 9:22.54i Devon Bortfeld (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), 2017 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS 7th. 36:06.48 Morgan Willson (2016), Combined Events, May 6-7 9th. 36:33.54 Katherine Dittmann (2016) FRESHMAN SR Corvallis, Ore. 60m Hurdles - t-5th. 8.45i Liz Harper (2016) 100m Hurdles - t-10th. 13.80 Liz Harper (2016) Championships, May 13-14 400m Hurdles - 2nd. 57.31 Liz Harper (2015), Hayward Field, Eugene 7th. 58.81 Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) Admission: Reserved $40/General $30 3000m Steeplechase - 4th. 10:23.28 Devon Bortfeld (2017), 7th. 10:26.19 Emily Dwyer (2017) High Jump - t-9th. 1.81m / 5-11 1/4 Liz Harper (2016) Pole Vault - 2nd. 4.26m / 13-11 3/4i Kristine Felix (2015), 10th. 3.82m / 12-6 1/4 Molly Scharmann (2017) Triple Jump - 3rd. 12.82m / 42-0 3/4 Kiana Davis (2017), 2017 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 4th. 12.67m / 41-7i Greer Alsop (2016) Hayward Field, Eugene Weight Throw - 7th. 17.87m / 58-7 1/2i Katie Wardsworth (2017), June 7-10 9th. 15.96m / 52-4 1/2i Aoife Martin (2017) Hammer - 4th. 58.29m / 191-3 Katie Wardsworth (2017) Admission: Javelin - 10th. 47.39m / 155-6 Atina Kamasi (2017) Reserved: $116 / General: $80 Pentathlon - 3rd. 4,146i points Liz Harper (2016), goducks.com or 1-800-WEBFOOT 4th. 4,101i points Liz Harper (2016), 8th. 3,558i points Lindsey Schauble (2017) Heptathlon - 4th. 5,803 points Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015), 7th. 5,472 points Liz Harper (2016) 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 400m Hurdles - 5th. 49.99 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) 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
THE DUAL MEET UW vs. WSU
Sunday, April 23, 2017 || Husky Track || SeaBle, WA SCHEDULE OF EVENTS—FINAL Field Events 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM
Hammer Throw (Women then Men) Javelin (W)
Javelin (M) Pole Vault (W)
Long Jump (W) Long Jump (M) Discus (W) Shot Put (M) High Jump (W) Pole Vault (M)
Triple Jump (W) Triple Jump (M) High Jump (M) Discus (M) Shot Put (W)
Track Events
2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 2:55 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:04 PM 3:09 PM 3:16 PM 3:24 PM 3:30 PM 3:37 PM 3:42 PM 3:48 PM 3:53 PM 3:58 PM 4:03 PM 4:11 PM 4:16 PM 4:23 PM 4:28 PM 4:33 PM 4:45 PM 4:51 PM
3000m Run (W) 3000m Steeplechase (M)
3000m Steeplechase (W)
NaIonal Anthem GO LIVE TV 4x100m Relay (W)
4x100m Relay (M)
1500m Run (W)
1500m Run (M)
100m Hurdles (W)
110m Hurdles (M)
400m Dash (W)
400m Dash (M)
100m Dash (W)
100m Dash (M)
800m Run (W)
800m Run (M)
400m Hurdles (W)
400m Hurdles (M)
200m Dash (W)
200m Dash (M)
3000m Run (M)
4x400m Relay (W)
4x400m Relay (M)