WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD @USC Trojan Invite, March 18-19, Los Angeles @Jim Bush Collegiate, March 22, at UCLA, Pac-12 TV Linda Chalich • Asst. Dir. Athl. Comm. (Track & Field Contact) • W-509-335-0268 • C-509-432-3263 • [email protected]
WSU TRACK & FIELD 2016 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE MARCH 17-18 @Whitworth Buc Scoring, Spokane 18-19 @USC Trojan Invite, L.A. 22 @Jim Bush Collegiate, L.A. (WSU-Arizona-UCLA) Pac-12 TV LIVE 26 @Mike Keller Invite, Moscow APRIL 1 @San Francisco St. Distance Carnival 1-2 @Stanford Invitational 2 @Sam Adams Invite, (Whitworth) Spokane 9 @SCC WAR IX, Spokane 13-14 @Mt. SAC Combined, Azusa 14-16 @Mt. SAC Relays, Norwalk 15 @Bryan Clay Invite, Azusa 23 WSU vs. UW Dual, Pullman 30 Cougar Invitational MAY 1 @Stanford Payton Jordan Invite 7-8 @Pac-12 Combined, Seattle 14-15 @Pac-12 Champs, Seattle 26-28 @NCAA Prelim Rounds, Lawrence, Kan.
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD OPENS OUTDOOR SEASON
The Washington State track and field teams open the 2016 outdoor season with a pair of meets in Los Angeles...several Cougs will compete at the USC Trojan Invite, March 18-19 at Loker Stadium-Cromwell Field...Tuesday, March 22, the WSU teams will be at the Jim Bush Collegiate Invite competing against UCLA and Arizona teams in a scoring meet at UCLA’s Drake Stadium for another year of Track Tuesday on the Pac-12 Network...field events begin at 11 a.m. with most track events shown live on Pac-12 Networks from 4-6:30 p.m. PT...international scoring of 7-5-4-3-2-1, and relays scored 7-5-4, will be used...a small contingent of Cougars will also compete at the Buc Scoring Invite, Friday, March 18 at Whitworth University in Spokane.
WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Wayne Phipps (Univ. of British Columbia ‘91/Oregon ‘94) become the 15th coach to take the reins of the Washington State men’s program and the second coach for the combined men’s and women’s program at WSU on July 1, 2014...Phipps had been the University of Idaho’s 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 served as co-head coach from 2000-09, after serving as an assistant coach from 1995-99... while at Idaho, Phipps was honored 14 times as a conference coach of the year and led the Vandals to a record 16 total conference titles.
COUGAR 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), and Allix Potratz-Lee (distance)...Andrea Sabbatine is the Operations Coordinator...volunteeers working with the WSU track and field this year include: Jesse Jorgensen, Nigel Joseph, Hannah Kiser, Josiah Sims, Tim Taylor, and Liga Velvere.
2016 WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD TEAM CAPTAINS Women’s Track: Dominique Keel; Women’s Field - Kelsie Taylor; Women’s JUNE Distance: CharLee Linton; Men’s Track: CJ Allen; Men’s Field: Travis Pickett; 8-11 @NCAA Champs, Eugene Men’s Distance: John Whelan.
PAC-12 NETWORKS TO BROADCAST MARCH 22 MEET AT UCLA
LIVE
The Pac-12 Network Track Tuesday Returns!!! The Pac-12 Network will broadcast the majority of the Jim Bush Collegiate meet, March 22 at UCLA’s Drake Stadium, live...men’s and women’s teams from Washington State, UCLA and Arizona will compete...schedule of events have the men’s hammer starting the field events at 11 a.m. with the majority of the races beginning at 4 p.m. when the live TV broadcast starts...announcer is Paul Sunderland with analyst Tom Feuer and field reporter Drea Avent...the broadcast is set to last until the conclusion of the meet with the men’s 4x400m relay at 6:19 p.m...the Pac-12 Championships, May 14 & 15, will be telecast on a delayed basis from Seattle.
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE @USC Trojan Invite, March 18-19 @Jim Bush Collegiate, March 22 at UCLA - Pac-12 TV Live
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 2015 NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships, June 10-13, in Eugene. USTFCCCA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS MEN’S TEAMS 2016 NCAA FINISH March 12, 2016 PreNCAA Finish School Points Ranking 1. Oregon 62 1 2. Arkansas 39 2 3. Tennessee 34 6 4. LSU 28 5 5. Texas 25 7 6. Washington 24 10 7. Florida 21 3 8. Stanford 18 24 Virginia 18 28 10. Texas A&M 17 4 11. Syracuse 16 11 12. Southeastern LA 15.5 21 13. Purdue 15 13 14. NC State 14 17 15. Virginia Tech 13.5 14 16. Colorado 13 40 Houston 13 36 18. Texas Christian 12 29 19. BYU 11.5 45 20. Akron 10 42 Texas Tech 10 12 Wisconsin 10 58 23. Southern Illinois 9.5 20 24. Georgia 9 8 Ohio State 9 31 Oklahoma State 9 16
First 2016 Outdoor Ranking: March 22
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WSU MEN ENTERED AT USC TROJAN INVITE, MARCH 18-19 110m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant 4x100m Relay - Zach Smith, Ja’Maun Charles, Terrance Chambers, Jonnie Green High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson, Thane Pierson, Cole Smith Pole Vault - Austin Sodorff Long Jump - Josh Colbert, Robby Flores Shot Put - Jake Callaghan, Adam Mahama, Matt Wardell Discus - Cameron Brink, Adam Mahama Hammer - Travis Pickett Javelin - Brad Stevens WSU MEN (PRs) ENTERED AT JIM BUSH COLLEGIATE, MARCH 22 100m - Terrance Chambers (10.84), Ja’Maun Charles (10.63), Zach Smith (10.64) 200m - Terrance Chambers (21.03), Ja’Maun Charles(21.56), Zach Smith (21.59) 400m - Jonnie Green, Ray Littles (51.74) 800m - Reid Muller (1:52.45), Paul Ryan (1:51.38), Matthew Swanson (1:50.14) 1500m - Jackson Haselnus (3:52.70), Sam Levora (3:51.80), Paul Ryan, Nathan Tadesse (3:51.05), Chandler Teigen 3000m - John Whelan (8:23.36), Michael Williams (8:21.05) 110m Hurdles - CJ Allen, Christapherson Grant (14.06), Abu Kamara (14.50), Ian Markham (14.81) 400m Hurdles - CJ Allen (50.83), Ian Markham (57.00) 3000m Steeplechase - Jake Finney, Forrest Shaffer (8:55.09), Nathan Wadhwani 4x100m Relay - T. Chambers, J. Charles, M. Swanson, J. Green 4x400m Relay - CJ Allen, J. Charles, M. Swanson, J. Green High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson (6-10),Thane Pierson (7-1) Pole Vault - Dino Dodig (15-7), Austin Sodorff (16-8 3/4) Long Jump - Josh Colbert, Dino Dodig (22-8), Peyton Fredrickson (22-2) Triple Jump - Josh Colbert (44-11 3/4), Robby Flores (48-2) Shot Put - Jake Callaghan (50-0 1/2), Adam Mahama (59-3), Matt Wardell (54-3 1/4) Discus - Cameron Brink (161-3), Adam Mahama (148-2) Hammer - Amani Brown (144-3), Adam Mahama, Travis Pickett (202-3) Javelin - Brad Stevens (233-2) RETURNING NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANTS Dino Dodig, Decathlon: 2015 (DNF) RETURNING PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS SCORERS CJ Allen, 400m Hurdles: 2014 (1st) Terrance Chambers, 200m: 2014 (7th); 2015 (7th) Dino Dodig, Decathlon: 2015 (5th) Brock Eager, Hammer: 2015 (8th) Thane Pierson, High Jump: 2014 (t-5th); 2015 (t-5th) Forrest Shaffer, 3000m Steeplechase: 2014 (6th); 2015 (7th) Austin Sodorff, Pole Vault: 2014 (6th) Brad Stevens, Javelin: 2015 (8th)
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
@USC Trojan Invite, March 18-19 @Jim Bush Collegiate, March 22 at UCLA - Pac-12 TV Live
USTFCCCA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD RANKINGS WOMEN’S TEAMS 2016 NCAA FINISH March 12, 2016 PreNCAA Finish School Points Ranking 1. Oregon 53 2 2. Arkansas 50 4 3. Georgia 45 3 4. Texas 44 5 5. Notre Dame 35 7 6. Michigan 31 8 7. Tennessee 30 9 8. Kansas State 26 6 9. Georgetown 21 11 10. Oklahoma State 18 13 USC 18 12 12. Kentucky 17 18 13. Notre Dame 65.66 15 14. Georgetown 65.13 11 15. Kentucky 58.49 13 16. Washington 16 33 17. Florida 15 1 LSU 15 10 19. Stanford 12 25 20. Alabama 10 35 Miami 10 21 NC State 10 20 UC Riverside 10 43 24. Duke 9 15 Kansas 9 60 Tennessee State 9 NR Wisconsin 9 14
First 2016 Outdoor Ranking: March 22 WEST REGIONAL INDOOR RANKINGS FINAL March 7, 2016 Men Rank School
1. Oregon 2. USC 3. Washington 4. UCLA 5. Stanford 6. Arizona State 7. Arizona 8. California 9. Washington St. 10. Boise State 11. Grand Canyon 12. Long Beach St. 13. Portland 14. Sacramento St. 15. Idaho
Women Rank School
1. Oregon 2. USC 3. Washington 4. Stanford 5. Washington St. 6. Arizona 7. Boise State 8. San Diego State 9. UCLA 10. Arizona State 11. California 12. UNLV 13. UC Riverside 14. Sacramento St. 15. Fresno State
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WOMEN ENTERED AT USC TROJAN INVITE, MARCH 18-19 4x100m Relay - R. Gaffney, D. Darden, C. Ekelem, D. Keel High Jump - Audrey Ketcham, Lateah Holmes Pole Vault - Katelyn Frost Long Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis, Kayla Warren Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown, Jada Harvey Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse Hammer - Kaitlin Krouse, Katie Wardsworth Javelin- Kelsie Taylor WSU WOMEN (PRs) ENTERED AT JIM BUSH COLLEGIATE, MARCH 22 100m - Danielle Darden (11.56w), Dominique Keel (11.60w) 200m - Danielle Darden (24.04), Dominique Keel (24.05) 400m - Holly DeHart (57.79), Christiana Ekelem (55.49), Regyn Gaffney(56.40) 800m - Amanda Henderson (2:19.02), Jenaya Pynn (2:17.08), Grace Victor (2:12.47) 1500m - Amanda Henderson (4:46.54), CharLee Linton (4:37.36), Jenaya Pynn (4:32.44) 3000m - Josie Brown, Katherine Dittmann, CharLee Linton (9:42.04), Morgan Willson (10:10.90) 100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson (13.96), Liz Harper (14.16w), Candice McFarland (13.57), ShaRaya Quinn (14.45) 400m Hurdles - Adreonia Bradley (1:04.98), Alissa Brooks-Johnson (58.81), Stephanie Cho (59.96), Liz Harper (57.31) 3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld (10:59.03), Emily Dwyer, Steffie Pavey (11:21.50) 4x100m Relay - R. Gaffney, D. Keel, C. Ekelem, D. Darden 4x400m Relay - D. Keel, A. Brooks-Johnson, C. Ekelem, L. Harper High Jump - Kiana Davis (5-10), Lateah Holmes (5-7 3/4), Audrey Ketcham (5-11 1/2) Pole Vault - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Katelyn Frost (11-9 3/4) Long Jump - Greer Alsop (18-9 3/4), Liz Harper, Lindsey Schauble (18-1), Kayla Warren (17-0 3/4) Triple Jump - Greer Alsop (40-7 1/2), Kiana Davis (40-4), Kayla Warren (40-7) Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown (40-3 1/2), Kaitlin Krouse (39-4) Discus - Chrisshnay Brown (139-1), Kaitlin Krouse (145-2) Hammer - Kelsie Taylor (114-2), Katie Wardsworth (176-1) Javelin - Alissa Brooks-Johnson (146-10), Kelsie Taylor (153-11) RETURNING NCAA OUTDOOR WOMEN PARTICIPANTS Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2015 (18th) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (23rd) Liz Harper, 400m Hurdles: 2015 (19th) Audrey Ketcham, High Jump: 2015 (21st) 400m Relay (D. Darden, C. Ekelem, D. Keel): 2015 (17th) 1600m Relay (C. Ekelem, L. Harper, D. Keel): 2015 (21st) RETURNING PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN SCORERS Greer Alsop, Triple Jump: 2015 (8th) A. Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2014 (2nd); 2015 (1st) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (7th) Kristine Felix, Pole Vault: 2013 (1st); 2014 (t-6th); 2015 (4th) Liz Harper, 400m Hurdles: 2015 (4th) Lateah Holmes, High Jump: 2015 (t-6th) Dominique Keel, 100m: 2014 (7th) Audrey Ketcham, High Jump: 2014 (8th); 2015 (t-6th) Candice McFarland, 100m Hurdles: 2015 (4th) Kelsie Taylor, Javelin: 2015 (5th) Kayla Warren, Triple Jump: 2015 (6th)
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE @USC Trojan Invite, March 18-19 @Jim Bush Collegiate, March 22 at UCLA - Pac-12 TV Live
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WSU T&F 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) 3000m - 8th. 9:35.49i CharLee Linton (2016) 5000m - 7th. 16:34.89i CharLee Linton (2016) - INDOOR RECORD 10,000m - 1st. 34:03.69 CharLee Linton (2015) 60m Hurdles - t-5th. 8.45i Candice McFarland (2015) t-5th. 8.45i Liz Harper (2016) 100m Hurdles - 4th. 13.57 Candice McFarland (2015) 400m Hurdles - 2nd. 57.31 Liz Harper (2015), 7th. 58.81 Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) 3000m Steeplechase - 10th. 10:59.03 Devon Bortfeld (2015) 4x100m Relay - 2nd. 44.61 D. Darden, Christiana Ekelem, D. Keel 4x400m Relay - 3rd. 3:36.27 D. Keel, C. Ekelem, L. Harper High Jump - 7th. 1.82m / 5-11 1/2 Audrey Ketcham (2015) t-9th. 1.81m / 5-11 1/4i 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) 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) Men’s All-Time Marks Distance Medley Relay - FSR 9:59.67 Paul Ryan, Ray Littles, Reid Muller, Nathan Tadesse (2016) 400m Hurdles - 9th. 50.83 CJ Allen (2015) 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)014) Heptathlon - 2nd. 5,503i pts Dino Dodig (2014) WSU T&F COACHES HEAD TO IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
WSU assistant coach Angela Whyte and volunteer coach Liga Velvere will compete for Canada and Latvia, respectively, in the IAAF World Indoor Championships, March 17-20, in Portland...Whyte (Edmonton, Alberta), was the top Canadian and fifth overall in the women’s 60m hurdles at the 2016 Hershey Indoor Track & Field Canadian Championships in Montreal last month...a member of Team Canada at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games... ran the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.05 seconds Feb. 27, 2016, in Seattle... lifetime-best time of 7.92...one of 22 athletes from 16 countries racing in the women’s 60m hurdles and 8.05 seed time is ninth-fastest among the field... women’s 60m hurdles will be contested Friday, March 18, with heats at 10:45 a.m., semifinals at 5:30 p.m., and the final at 8:30 p.m. PT. Velvere (Saldus, Latvia) was a Western Athletic Conference champion while competing in the 800m and 400m hurdles at University of Idaho...lifetime 800m PR time of 2:02.79...ran a 2016-best time of 2:03.08, in February at the Portland High Performance Meet...lone Latvian competitor at the 2016 World Indoor Championships...one of 17 athletes from 14 countries racing in the women’s 800m...2:03.08 time is 14th-fastest among the field....women’s 800m heats will be held Saturday, March 19 at 11:15 a.m., and the final is set for 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 20.
WSU TRACK & FIELD 2016 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE MARCH 17-18 @Whitworth Buc Scoring, Spokane 18-19 @USC Trojan Invite, L.A. 22 @Jim Bush Collegiate, L.A. (WSU-Arizona-UCLA) Pac-12 TV LIVE 26 @Mike Keller Invite, Moscow APRIL 1 @San Francisco St. Distance Carnival 1-2 @Stanford Invitational 2 @Sam Adams Invite, (Whitworth) Spokane 9 @SCC WAR IX, Spokane 13-14 @Mt. SAC Combined, Azusa 14-16 @Mt. SAC Relays, Norwalk 15 @Bryan Clay Invite, Azusa 23 WSU vs. UW Dual, Pullman 30 Cougar Invitational MAY 1 @Stanford Payton Jordan Invite 7-8 @Pac-12 Combined, Seattle 14-15 @Pac-12 Champs, Seattle 26-28 @NCAA Prelim Rounds, Lawrence, Kan.
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD OPENS OUTDOOR SEASON
The Washington State track and field teams open the 2016 outdoor season with a pair of meets in Los Angeles...several Cougs will compete at the USC Trojan Invite, March 18-19 at Loker Stadium-Cromwell Field...Tuesday, March 22, the WSU teams will be at the Jim Bush Collegiate Invite competing against UCLA and Arizona teams in a scoring meet at UCLA’s Drake Stadium for another year of Track Tuesday on the Pac-12 Network...field events begin at 11 a.m. with most track events shown live on Pac-12 Networks from 4-6:30 p.m. PT...international scoring of 7-5-4-3-2-1, and relays scored 7-5-4, will be used...a small contingent of Cougars will also compete at the Buc Scoring Invite, Friday, March 18 at Whitworth University in Spokane.
WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Wayne Phipps (Univ. of British Columbia ‘91/Oregon ‘94) become the 15th coach to take the reins of the Washington State men’s program and the second coach for the combined men’s and women’s program at WSU on July 1, 2014...Phipps had been the University of Idaho’s 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 served as co-head coach from 2000-09, after serving as an assistant coach from 1995-99... while at Idaho, Phipps was honored 14 times as a conference coach of the year and led the Vandals to a record 16 total conference titles.
COUGAR 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), and Allix Potratz-Lee (distance)...Andrea Sabbatine is the Operations Coordinator...volunteeers working with the WSU track and field this year include: Jesse Jorgensen, Nigel Joseph, Hannah Kiser, Josiah Sims, Tim Taylor, and Liga Velvere.
2016 WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD TEAM CAPTAINS Women’s Track: Dominique Keel; Women’s Field - Kelsie Taylor; Women’s JUNE Distance: CharLee Linton; Men’s Track: CJ Allen; Men’s Field: Travis Pickett; 8-11 @NCAA Champs, Eugene Men’s Distance: John Whelan.
PAC-12 NETWORKS TO BROADCAST MARCH 22 MEET AT UCLA
LIVE
The Pac-12 Network Track Tuesday Returns!!! The Pac-12 Network will broadcast the majority of the Jim Bush Collegiate meet, March 22 at UCLA’s Drake Stadium, live...men’s and women’s teams from Washington State, UCLA and Arizona will compete...schedule of events have the men’s hammer starting the field events at 11 a.m. with the majority of the races beginning at 4 p.m. when the live TV broadcast starts...announcer is Paul Sunderland with analyst Tom Feuer and field reporter Drea Avent...the broadcast is set to last until the conclusion of the meet with the men’s 4x400m relay at 6:19 p.m...the Pac-12 Championships, May 14 & 15, will be telecast on a delayed basis from Seattle.
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE @USC Trojan Invite, March 18-19 @Jim Bush Collegiate, March 22 at UCLA - Pac-12 TV Live
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 2015 NCAA Div. I Outdoor Championships, June 10-13, in Eugene. USTFCCCA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS MEN’S TEAMS 2016 NCAA FINISH March 12, 2016 PreNCAA Finish School Points Ranking 1. Oregon 62 1 2. Arkansas 39 2 3. Tennessee 34 6 4. LSU 28 5 5. Texas 25 7 6. Washington 24 10 7. Florida 21 3 8. Stanford 18 24 Virginia 18 28 10. Texas A&M 17 4 11. Syracuse 16 11 12. Southeastern LA 15.5 21 13. Purdue 15 13 14. NC State 14 17 15. Virginia Tech 13.5 14 16. Colorado 13 40 Houston 13 36 18. Texas Christian 12 29 19. BYU 11.5 45 20. Akron 10 42 Texas Tech 10 12 Wisconsin 10 58 23. Southern Illinois 9.5 20 24. Georgia 9 8 Ohio State 9 31 Oklahoma State 9 16
First 2016 Outdoor Ranking: March 22
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WSU MEN ENTERED AT USC TROJAN INVITE, MARCH 18-19 110m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant 4x100m Relay - Zach Smith, Ja’Maun Charles, Terrance Chambers, Jonnie Green High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson, Thane Pierson, Cole Smith Pole Vault - Austin Sodorff Long Jump - Josh Colbert, Robby Flores Shot Put - Jake Callaghan, Adam Mahama, Matt Wardell Discus - Cameron Brink, Adam Mahama Hammer - Travis Pickett Javelin - Brad Stevens WSU MEN (PRs) ENTERED AT JIM BUSH COLLEGIATE, MARCH 22 100m - Terrance Chambers (10.84), Ja’Maun Charles (10.63), Zach Smith (10.64) 200m - Terrance Chambers (21.03), Ja’Maun Charles(21.56), Zach Smith (21.59) 400m - Jonnie Green, Ray Littles (51.74) 800m - Reid Muller (1:52.45), Paul Ryan (1:51.38), Matthew Swanson (1:50.14) 1500m - Jackson Haselnus (3:52.70), Sam Levora (3:51.80), Paul Ryan, Nathan Tadesse (3:51.05), Chandler Teigen 3000m - John Whelan (8:23.36), Michael Williams (8:21.05) 110m Hurdles - CJ Allen, Christapherson Grant (14.06), Abu Kamara (14.50), Ian Markham (14.81) 400m Hurdles - CJ Allen (50.83), Ian Markham (57.00) 3000m Steeplechase - Jake Finney, Forrest Shaffer (8:55.09), Nathan Wadhwani 4x100m Relay - T. Chambers, J. Charles, M. Swanson, J. Green 4x400m Relay - CJ Allen, J. Charles, M. Swanson, J. Green High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson (6-10),Thane Pierson (7-1) Pole Vault - Dino Dodig (15-7), Austin Sodorff (16-8 3/4) Long Jump - Josh Colbert, Dino Dodig (22-8), Peyton Fredrickson (22-2) Triple Jump - Josh Colbert (44-11 3/4), Robby Flores (48-2) Shot Put - Jake Callaghan (50-0 1/2), Adam Mahama (59-3), Matt Wardell (54-3 1/4) Discus - Cameron Brink (161-3), Adam Mahama (148-2) Hammer - Amani Brown (144-3), Adam Mahama, Travis Pickett (202-3) Javelin - Brad Stevens (233-2) RETURNING NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANTS Dino Dodig, Decathlon: 2015 (DNF) RETURNING PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS SCORERS CJ Allen, 400m Hurdles: 2014 (1st) Terrance Chambers, 200m: 2014 (7th); 2015 (7th) Dino Dodig, Decathlon: 2015 (5th) Brock Eager, Hammer: 2015 (8th) Thane Pierson, High Jump: 2014 (t-5th); 2015 (t-5th) Forrest Shaffer, 3000m Steeplechase: 2014 (6th); 2015 (7th) Austin Sodorff, Pole Vault: 2014 (6th) Brad Stevens, Javelin: 2015 (8th)
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
@USC Trojan Invite, March 18-19 @Jim Bush Collegiate, March 22 at UCLA - Pac-12 TV Live
USTFCCCA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD RANKINGS WOMEN’S TEAMS 2016 NCAA FINISH March 12, 2016 PreNCAA Finish School Points Ranking 1. Oregon 53 2 2. Arkansas 50 4 3. Georgia 45 3 4. Texas 44 5 5. Notre Dame 35 7 6. Michigan 31 8 7. Tennessee 30 9 8. Kansas State 26 6 9. Georgetown 21 11 10. Oklahoma State 18 13 USC 18 12 12. Kentucky 17 18 13. Notre Dame 65.66 15 14. Georgetown 65.13 11 15. Kentucky 58.49 13 16. Washington 16 33 17. Florida 15 1 LSU 15 10 19. Stanford 12 25 20. Alabama 10 35 Miami 10 21 NC State 10 20 UC Riverside 10 43 24. Duke 9 15 Kansas 9 60 Tennessee State 9 NR Wisconsin 9 14
First 2016 Outdoor Ranking: March 22 WEST REGIONAL INDOOR RANKINGS FINAL March 7, 2016 Men Rank School
1. Oregon 2. USC 3. Washington 4. UCLA 5. Stanford 6. Arizona State 7. Arizona 8. California 9. Washington St. 10. Boise State 11. Grand Canyon 12. Long Beach St. 13. Portland 14. Sacramento St. 15. Idaho
Women Rank School
1. Oregon 2. USC 3. Washington 4. Stanford 5. Washington St. 6. Arizona 7. Boise State 8. San Diego State 9. UCLA 10. Arizona State 11. California 12. UNLV 13. UC Riverside 14. Sacramento St. 15. Fresno State
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WOMEN ENTERED AT USC TROJAN INVITE, MARCH 18-19 4x100m Relay - R. Gaffney, D. Darden, C. Ekelem, D. Keel High Jump - Audrey Ketcham, Lateah Holmes Pole Vault - Katelyn Frost Long Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis, Kayla Warren Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown, Jada Harvey Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse Hammer - Kaitlin Krouse, Katie Wardsworth Javelin- Kelsie Taylor WSU WOMEN (PRs) ENTERED AT JIM BUSH COLLEGIATE, MARCH 22 100m - Danielle Darden (11.56w), Dominique Keel (11.60w) 200m - Danielle Darden (24.04), Dominique Keel (24.05) 400m - Holly DeHart (57.79), Christiana Ekelem (55.49), Regyn Gaffney(56.40) 800m - Amanda Henderson (2:19.02), Jenaya Pynn (2:17.08), Grace Victor (2:12.47) 1500m - Amanda Henderson (4:46.54), CharLee Linton (4:37.36), Jenaya Pynn (4:32.44) 3000m - Josie Brown, Katherine Dittmann, CharLee Linton (9:42.04), Morgan Willson (10:10.90) 100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson (13.96), Liz Harper (14.16w), Candice McFarland (13.57), ShaRaya Quinn (14.45) 400m Hurdles - Adreonia Bradley (1:04.98), Alissa Brooks-Johnson (58.81), Stephanie Cho (59.96), Liz Harper (57.31) 3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld (10:59.03), Emily Dwyer, Steffie Pavey (11:21.50) 4x100m Relay - R. Gaffney, D. Keel, C. Ekelem, D. Darden 4x400m Relay - D. Keel, A. Brooks-Johnson, C. Ekelem, L. Harper High Jump - Kiana Davis (5-10), Lateah Holmes (5-7 3/4), Audrey Ketcham (5-11 1/2) Pole Vault - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Katelyn Frost (11-9 3/4) Long Jump - Greer Alsop (18-9 3/4), Liz Harper, Lindsey Schauble (18-1), Kayla Warren (17-0 3/4) Triple Jump - Greer Alsop (40-7 1/2), Kiana Davis (40-4), Kayla Warren (40-7) Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown (40-3 1/2), Kaitlin Krouse (39-4) Discus - Chrisshnay Brown (139-1), Kaitlin Krouse (145-2) Hammer - Kelsie Taylor (114-2), Katie Wardsworth (176-1) Javelin - Alissa Brooks-Johnson (146-10), Kelsie Taylor (153-11) RETURNING NCAA OUTDOOR WOMEN PARTICIPANTS Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2015 (18th) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (23rd) Liz Harper, 400m Hurdles: 2015 (19th) Audrey Ketcham, High Jump: 2015 (21st) 400m Relay (D. Darden, C. Ekelem, D. Keel): 2015 (17th) 1600m Relay (C. Ekelem, L. Harper, D. Keel): 2015 (21st) RETURNING PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN SCORERS Greer Alsop, Triple Jump: 2015 (8th) A. Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2014 (2nd); 2015 (1st) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (7th) Kristine Felix, Pole Vault: 2013 (1st); 2014 (t-6th); 2015 (4th) Liz Harper, 400m Hurdles: 2015 (4th) Lateah Holmes, High Jump: 2015 (t-6th) Dominique Keel, 100m: 2014 (7th) Audrey Ketcham, High Jump: 2014 (8th); 2015 (t-6th) Candice McFarland, 100m Hurdles: 2015 (4th) Kelsie Taylor, Javelin: 2015 (5th) Kayla Warren, Triple Jump: 2015 (6th)
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE @USC Trojan Invite, March 18-19 @Jim Bush Collegiate, March 22 at UCLA - Pac-12 TV Live
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WSU T&F 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) 3000m - 8th. 9:35.49i CharLee Linton (2016) 5000m - 7th. 16:34.89i CharLee Linton (2016) - INDOOR RECORD 10,000m - 1st. 34:03.69 CharLee Linton (2015) 60m Hurdles - t-5th. 8.45i Candice McFarland (2015) t-5th. 8.45i Liz Harper (2016) 100m Hurdles - 4th. 13.57 Candice McFarland (2015) 400m Hurdles - 2nd. 57.31 Liz Harper (2015), 7th. 58.81 Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015) 3000m Steeplechase - 10th. 10:59.03 Devon Bortfeld (2015) 4x100m Relay - 2nd. 44.61 D. Darden, Christiana Ekelem, D. Keel 4x400m Relay - 3rd. 3:36.27 D. Keel, C. Ekelem, L. Harper High Jump - 7th. 1.82m / 5-11 1/2 Audrey Ketcham (2015) t-9th. 1.81m / 5-11 1/4i 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) 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) Men’s All-Time Marks Distance Medley Relay - FSR 9:59.67 Paul Ryan, Ray Littles, Reid Muller, Nathan Tadesse (2016) 400m Hurdles - 9th. 50.83 CJ Allen (2015) 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)014) Heptathlon - 2nd. 5,503i pts Dino Dodig (2014) WSU T&F COACHES HEAD TO IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
WSU assistant coach Angela Whyte and volunteer coach Liga Velvere will compete for Canada and Latvia, respectively, in the IAAF World Indoor Championships, March 17-20, in Portland...Whyte (Edmonton, Alberta), was the top Canadian and fifth overall in the women’s 60m hurdles at the 2016 Hershey Indoor Track & Field Canadian Championships in Montreal last month...a member of Team Canada at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games... ran the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.05 seconds Feb. 27, 2016, in Seattle... lifetime-best time of 7.92...one of 22 athletes from 16 countries racing in the women’s 60m hurdles and 8.05 seed time is ninth-fastest among the field... women’s 60m hurdles will be contested Friday, March 18, with heats at 10:45 a.m., semifinals at 5:30 p.m., and the final at 8:30 p.m. PT. Velvere (Saldus, Latvia) was a Western Athletic Conference champion while competing in the 800m and 400m hurdles at University of Idaho...lifetime 800m PR time of 2:02.79...ran a 2016-best time of 2:03.08, in February at the Portland High Performance Meet...lone Latvian competitor at the 2016 World Indoor Championships...one of 17 athletes from 14 countries racing in the women’s 800m...2:03.08 time is 14th-fastest among the field....women’s 800m heats will be held Saturday, March 19 at 11:15 a.m., and the final is set for 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 20.
