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[email protected] WSU TRACK & FIELD 2018 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE MARCH 16-17 @USC Trojan Invite, L.A. 17 @Whitworth Buc Scoring, Spokane 22-23 @Whitworth Sam Adams Classic, Spokane 30 @San Francisco State Distance Carnival 30-31@UCLA Bruins Legend Invite @Stanford Invitational
WSU TRACK & FIELD AT OREGON PEPSI AND SCC WAR XI MEETS
The Washington State track and field teams will be competing at the Oregon Pepsi Team Invitational at Hayward Field Saturday, April 7...field events begin at 11:30 a.m. and running events at 1:50 p.m...men’s and women’s teams competing are host Oregon (No 4 men, No. 2 women), BYU (No. 24 men), Washington and WSU....scoring format is 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for individual events and 9-7-6 for relays..the SCC WAR XI meet takes place at Spokane Falls College track complex...competitors will be from local and regional DI, DII and Community College schools...results will be posted on the track schedule page at wsucougars.com when available.
APRIL 7 @Oregon Pepsi Team Invite, Eugene @SCC WAR XI, Spokane 19 @Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, Long Beach 19-21 @Mt. SAC Relays, Torrance 20-21 @SCC Spokane Memorial 20 @Beach Invite, Long Beach 21 @Bryan Clay Invite, Azusa 28 WSU-UW Dual, Pullman
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 35 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.
MAY 5-6 @Pac-12 Combined Events Championships, Stanford 12-13 @Pac-12 Championships, Stanford 24-26 @NCAA West Prelims, Sacramento
COUGAR TRACK & FIELD COACHING STAFF WSU Track & Field coaching staff includes Associate Head Coaches Julie Taylor (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.
JUNE 6-9 @NCAA Championships, Eugene
2018 WSU TEAM CAPTAINS Track - Abu Kamara (M), Regyn Gaffney (W) Distance - Chandler Teigen and Nathan Wadhwani (M), Devon Bortfeld (W) Field - Brock Eager (M), Alissa Brooks-Johnson (W)
WSU HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE STANFORD INVITATIONAL AND UCLA JIM BUSH LEGENDS MEETS Cougars distance runners and throwers were at the Stanford Invite March 30-31...Vallery Korir broke her own school record in the 10k with a time of 33:52.28 (19th place)...Chandler Teigen ran a 1500m PR of 3:43.13 and Colton Johnsen had a PR in the steeplechase of 9:05.11...throwers reaching PRs included hammer throwers Brock Eager (69.57m/2283 - 4th-best at WSU all-time), Amani Brown (63.02m/206-9) and Aoife Martin (54.54m/178-11) and discus throwers Tyler Jackson (50.56m/165-10) and Kaitlin Krouse (46.86m/153-9)...at the UCLA Jim Bush Legends meet March 31, several Cougars had school top 10 and PR performances...Alissa Brooks-Johnson, 100m hurdles 13.73 - 7th-best at WSU, 400m hrudles 57.86 - 4th-best at WSU...Molly Scharmann, pole vault 4.10m/13-5 1/4 - tied 3rd-best at WSU...Nick Johnson won the 110m hurdles with a PR of 14.04 with PRs from Christapherson Grant (14.32) and Abu Kamara (14.54)... Grant also PRd in the 400m hurdles (53.97)...Zach Smith PR in 200m (21.32)...women’s PRs at UCLA included Marlow Schulz, 800m (2:08.97), Jordyn Tucker, 100m (12.06), and Tierney Silliman, 100m (12.12) and 200m (24.63).
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NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS The NCAA uses national descending order lists to determine the competitors for the 2018 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 advances to the East or West Region Preliminary Rounds...West Region Prelims are May 24-26, in Sacramento...WSU’s 2018 outdoor season bests marks can be found at www.wsucougars.com. WSU men in the TFRRS NCAA West Region top 48 list / Pac-12 top 8 scoring) this week: 100m - Ja’Maun Charles 10.53 (34th WReg, 6th Pac-12) 200m - Zach Smith 21.32 (45th WReg, 7th Pac-12) 400m - Jake Ulrich 47.81 (39th WReg, 6th Pac-12) 1500m - Chandler Teigen 3:43.13 (6th WReg, 5th Pac-12), Justin Janke 3:47.30 (22nd WReg), Paul Ryan 3:47.85 (25th WReg) 110m Hurdles - Nick Johnson 14.04 (7th WReg, 2nd Pac-12), Christapherson Grant 14.32 (25th WReg, 4th Pac-12) Abu Kamara 14.54 (43rd WReg, 7th Pac-12), Martin Moldau 14.55 (44th WReg, 8th Pac-12) 400m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant 53.97 (6th Pac-12) 3000m Steeplechase - Colton Johnsen 9:05.11 (37th WReg. 4th Pac-12) 4x100m relay - Smith, Charles, Littles, Gardner 40.67 (40th WReg, 4th Pac-12) High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson 2.06m/6-9 & Max English 2.06m/6-9 (t-28th WReg, t-5th Pac-12) Mitch Jacobson 2.01m/6-7 (t-47th WReg) Pole Vault - Sander Moldau 5.05m/16-6 3/4 (26th WReg, 5th Pac-12) Triple Jump - Robby Flores 14.36m/47-1 1/2 (6th Pac-12) Hammer - Brock Eager 69.57m/228-3 (1st WReg, 1st Pac-12), Amani Brown 63.02m/206-9 (11th WReg, 3rd Pac-12) Javelin - Cole Smith 64.74m/212-5 (18th WReg, 4th Pac-12) WSU women in the TFRRS NCAA West Region 48 list / Pac-12 top 8 scoring) this week: 100m - Regyn Gaffney 11.75 (48th WReg) 800m - Marlow Schulz 2:08.97 (21st WReg, 7th Pac-12), Zorana Grujic 2:09.41 (25th WReg) 10,000m - Vallery Korir 33:52.28 (11th WReg,4th Pac-12) 100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 13.73 (29th WReg, 6th Pac-12) 400m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 57.86 (5th WReg, 1st Pac-12), Stephanie Cho 59.27 (15th WReg, 4th Pac-12) 3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld 10:32.47 (23rd WReg, 4th Pac-12), Desi Stinger 11:42.51 (8th Pac-12) 4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Brooks-Johnson 45.60 (5th Pac-12) 4x400m Relay - Cho, Schulz, Brooks-Johnson, J. Grujic 3:43.96 (20th WReg, 7th Pac-12) Pole Vault - Molly Scharmann 4.10m/13-5 1/4 (13th WReg, 3rd Pac-12) Triple Jump - Greer Alsop 12.43m/40-9 1/2 (28th WReg, 4th Pac-12), Oyinlola Akinlosotu 11.81m/38-9 (8th Pac-12) Hammer - Aoife Martin 54.54m/178-11 (48th WReg) Javelin - Kelsey Kehl 46.10m/151-3 (29th WReg), Atina Kamasi 45.48m/149-2 (35th WReg), Madelyn Sirmon 44.34m/145-6 (47th WReg)
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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 Outdoor Championships, June 6-9, in Eugene. USTFCCCA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS 2018 Rankings Week 1 April 2, 2018 Rank School Total Last Week 1. Florida 294.15 4 2. Texas A&M 249.17 2 3. Houston 230.78 3 4. Oregon 226.58 1 5. USC 209.45 7 6. Texas Tech 199.18 8 7. Georgia 198.01 5 8. Alabama 185.96 6 9. Mississippi St. 145.81 14 10. LSU 142.47 26 11. Arkansas 139.92 11 12. Kansas 126.71 10 13. Virginia Tech 123.14 12 14. Nebraska 121.36 9 15. Colorado State 116.92 15 16. South Carolina 115.52 13 17. Penn State 109.77 16 18. Baylor 105.20 25 19. Auburn 102.83 18 20. Stanford 100.59 17 21. Ohio State 93.67 34 22. Texa 92.36 19 23. Virginia 91.60 20 24. BYU 89.60 23 25. Florida State 86.94 37 93. Washington St. 14.07 81 ___________________________________
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WSU MEN ENTERED IN OREGON PEPSI TEAM INVITATIONAL, APRIL 7: 100m - Brandon Baines, Ja’Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith 200m - Brandon Baines, Ja’Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith 400m - Corey Allen, Ray Littles, Jake Ulrich 800m - Justin Janke, Reid Muller, Zach Stallings 1500m - Justin Janke, Paul Ryan, Chandler Teigen 3000m - Chandler Teigen, John Whelan, Michael Williams 110m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson, Abu Kamara, Martin Moldau 400m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant 3000m Steeplechase - Colton Johnsen, Kyler Little 4x100m Relay - Smith, Charles, Gardner, Bains 4x400m Relay - Allen, Charles, Ulrich, Littles High Jump - Mex English, Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan, Mitch Jacobson Pole Vault - Tucker Mjelde, Sander Moldau Long Jump - Sam Brixey, Martin Moldau, Sander Moldau Triple Jump - Robby Flores, Jeremiah Stone Shot Put - Tyler Jackson, Drew Norvell Discus - Tyler Jackson, Drew Norvell Hammer - Amani Brown, Brock Eager, Wyatt Meyring Javelin - Alex Cielo, Cole Smith WSU MEN ENTERED IN SCC WAR XI MEET, APRIL 7, SPOKANE: 200m - Trey Lopes, Jake Nienhuis 400m - Cody Kjarmo, Trey Lopes, Jake Nienhuis, Ross Sherrer 1500m - Nathan Tadesse 5000m - Andrew Cooper, Jake Finney, Zak Kindl, Luke Schilter 3000m Steeplechase - Cameron Dean, Kennan Schrag High Jump - Beau Sheeran Long Jump - Josh Colbert Triple Jump - Josh Colbert Hammer - Brad Stevens 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 Championships Men Participants: Brock Eager, Hammer: 2017 (14th)
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Rank School Total 2017 Rank 1. Arkansas 378.96 1 2. Oregon 252.81 2 3. Texas A&M 244.04 6 4. USC 243.66 4 5. LSU 242.91 9 6. Kentucky 234.86 12 7. Florida 195.82 8 8. Texas 187.33 5 9. Georgia 178.77 3 10. Kansas State 171.17 7 11. Purdue 161.80 13 12. Stanford 154.09 10 13. Minnesota 143.74 11 14. Arizona State 133.87 14 15. Tennessee 112.87 23 16. Oklahoma 107.91 17 17. Colorado 104.72 15 18. Virginia Tech 99.75 20 19. Florida State 99.62 19 20. Mississippi 93.43 22 21. San Francisco 88.79 27 22. Nebraska 87.65 16 23. Alabama 84.80 25 24. Missouri 83.29 31 25. Mississippi St. 81.76 41 75. Washington State 23.00 73
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_____________________________________ WEST REGIONAL OUTDOOR RANKINGS April 2, 2018 - Week 1 MEN WOMEN 1. Arizona 1. USC 2. California 2. Stanford 3. USC 3. Oregon 4. Washington 4. California 5. Oregon 5. Arizona 6. Washington St. 6. UCLA 7. Long Beach St. 7. Washington 8. Stanford 8. Arizona State 9. UC Davis 9. Boise State 10. Grand Canyon 10. Washington St. 11. Cal St. Fullerton 11. Fresno State 12. Sacramento St. 12. Long Beach St. 13. Portland 13. Sacramento St. 14. UCLA 14. UC Santa Barbara 15. Cal St. Northridge 15. UNLV
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WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN OREGON PEPSI TEAM INVITATIONAL, APRIL 7: 100m - Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker 200m - Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman. Jordyn Tucker 400m - Adreonia Bradley, Stephanie Cho 800m - Natalie Ackerley, Zorana Grujic, Marlow Schulz, Grace Victor 1500m - Zorana Grujic, Kaili Keefe 3000m - Josie Brown, Vallery Korir 100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lindsey Schauble 400m Hurdles- Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Stephanie Cho, Jelena Grujic 3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld 4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Brooks-Johnson 4x400m Relay - Cho, Brooks-Johnson, Schulz, Grujic High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lindsey Schauble Pole Vault - Emily Coombs, Macee Erickson, Katelyn Frost, Molly Scharmann Long Jump - Greer Alsop, Lauren Newman Triple Jump - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Brittni Williams Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse, Lovely Tukuafu Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse Hammer - Stacia Bell, Aoife Martin, Lovely Tukuafu Javelin - Atina Kamasi, Kelsey Kehl, Kirsten McDonnell, Madelyn Sirmon WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN SCC WAR XI MEET, APRIL 7, SPOKANE: 100m - Imani Moronkola, Cordelia Olson 200m - Imani Moronkola, Cordelia Olson 800m - Breya Wynne 1500m - Kiyena Beatty, Marie Gaudin, Jenaya Pynn 5000m - Josie Brown, Katherine Dittmann, Melissa Hruska, Samantha King-Shaw, Alexis Redfield 3000m Steeplechase - Kiyena Beatty, Pia Richards, Desi Stinger Shot Put - Lovely Tukuafu Hammer - Lovely Tukuafu Javelin - Calahan Crawford 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 NCAA Outdoor Women Participants: Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2015 (18th); 2017 (6th) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (23rd)
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MARKS RECORDED IN THE WSU T&F RECORD BOOK BY CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018 MOOBERRY TRACK, PULLMAN 39TH YEAR FOR WOMEN 99TH YEAR FOR MEN COUGARS & HUSKIES DUAL MEET HISTORY Huskies swept the dual meet in 2017 for the second consecutive year: 8479 men, 96-66 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 2018 is 99th year of a dual meeting between the Cougars and Huskies men’s teams...WSU leads the series 61-39-1...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 39th year for a dual on the women’s side...overall, UW women lead 24-18. LAST WSU WIN IN PULLMAN: Men - 2012 (WSU 87 - UW 76) Women - 2014 (WSU 82 - UW 81) 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) DUAL MEET RECORDS HELD: Men - WSU 17, UW 3 Women - WSU 7, UW 13
Women’s All-Time Marks (season achieved mark) 60m - t-1st. 7.45i Regyn Gaffney (2017) 100m - 3rd. 11.60 Regyn Gaffney (2017) Mile - 4th. 4:46.87i Kaili Keefe (2018) 5th. 4:49.84 Vallery Korir (2018) 7th. 4:50.96i Devon Bortfeld (2018) 3000m - 3rd. 9:22.54i Devon Bortfeld (2017), 5th. 9:26.91i Vallery Korir (2018) 5000m - 1st. 16:02.07i Vallery Korir (2018), 4th. 16:16.42i Devon Bortfeld (2017), 10,000m - 1st. 33:52.28 Vallery Korir (2018), 9th. 36:33.54 Katherine Dittmann (2016) FRESHMAN SR 100m Hurdles -7th. 13.73 Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2018) 400m Hurdles - 4th. 57.86 Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2018) 8th. 59.27 Stephanie Cho (2018) 3000m Steeplechase - 4th. 10:23.28 Devon Bortfeld (2017) Distance Medley Relay - 3rd. 11:20.77i Zorana Grujic, Stephanie Cho, Marlow Schulz, Kaili Keefe (2018) Pole Vault - t-3rd 4.10m / 13-5 1/4 Molly Scharmann (2018) Triple Jump - 4th. 12.70m / 41-8 Greer Alsop (2017) Weight Throw - 8th. 17.41m / 57-1 1/2i 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 - 3rd. 4,190i Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2018) 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. 20.74m / 68-01/2i Brock Eager (2018) 8th. 19.09m / 62-7 3/4i Amani Brown (2018) Hammer - 4th. 68.66m / 225-3 Brock Eager (2017) Javelin - 10th. 71.07m / 233-2 Brad Stevens (2015)
EAGER NAMED PAC-12 MEN’S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK WSU’s Brock Eager (redshirt junior, Renton, Wash.) was the Pac-12 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week (March 12-18) after his stellar opening hammer throw at the USC Trojan Invitational meet of 66.50m/218-2 to capture first place among the 13 competitors...mark leads the Pac-12, the NCAA West Region, and is fifth-best nationally... won the 2018 MPSF Indoor Championships 35-pound weight throw title...reigning Pac12 hammer champion...All-America second team....lifetime-best hammer throw of 68.66m/225-3 (2017).