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WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD @San Francisco State Distance Carnival, April 1 @Stanford Invitational, April 1-2 @Sam Adams Classic, April 2, Spokane Linda Chalich • Asst. Dir. Athl. Comm. (Track & Field Contact) • W-509-335-0268 • C-509-432-3263 • [email protected]
WASHINGTON STATE T&F TEAMS SPLIT FOR EARLY APRIL MEETS The Washington State track and field teams will split for a trio of meets this weekend, two of which are in the Bay area...middle distance and distance runners will race at the San Francisco State Distance CarniMARCH 17-18 @Whitworth Buc Scoring, val Friday, April 1, at SFSU’s Cox Stadium, and at the pretigious Stanford Invitational, Friday and Saturday, April 1-2, at Cobb Track and An Spokane gell Field on the Stanford campus...another larger group of Cougs, 18-19 @USC Trojan Invite, L.A. 22 @Jim Bush Collegiate, L.A. 32 men and 24 women sprinters, jumpers and throwers will compete Saturday, April 2 at the 11th Annual Sam Adams Classic at Whitworth (WSU-Arizona-UCLA) University’s Pine Bowl in Spokane. Pac-12 TV LIVE 26 @U. Idaho Invite, Moscow WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD Wayne Phipps (Univ. of British Columbia ‘91/Oregon ‘94) become the APRIL 15th coach to take the reins of the Washington State men’s program 1 @San Francisco St. and the second coach for the combined men’s and women’s program Distance Carnival at WSU on July 1, 2014...Phipps had been the University of Idaho’s 1-2 @Stanford Invitational Director and Track & Field/Cross Country from 2010 through 2014, 2 @Sam Adams Invite, and was a coach with the Vandals program for a total of 19 years...he (Whitworth) Spokane served as co-head coach from 2000-09, after serving as an assistant 9 @SCC WAR IX, Spokane coach from 1995-99... while at Idaho, Phipps was honored 14 times as 13-14 @Mt. SAC Combined, Azusa a conference coach of the year and led the Vandals to a record 16 total 14-16 @Mt. SAC Relays, Norwalk conference titles. 15 @Bryan Clay Invite, Azusa 23 WSU vs. UW Dual, Pullman COUGAR COACHING STAFF WSU Track & Field coaching staff includes Associate Head Coaches 30 Cougar Invitational Julie Taylor (throws), and Yogi Teevens (sprints, relays and horizontal jumps)...Assistant Coaches are Brad Walker (vertical jumps), and AlMAY lix Potratz-Lee (distance)...Andrea Sabbatine is the Operations Coor1 @Stanford Payton Jordan Invite dinator...volunteeers working with the WSU track and field this year 7-8 @Pac-12 Combined, Seattle include: Jesse Jorgensen, Nigel Joseph, Hannah Kiser, Josiah Sims, 14-15 @Pac-12 Champs, Seattle Tim Taylor, and Liga Velvere. 26-28 @NCAA Prelim Rounds, Lawrence, Kan. 2016 WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD TEAM CAPTAINS Women’s Track: Dominique Keel; Women’s Field - Kelsie Taylor; WomJUNE en’s Distance: CharLee Linton; Men’s Track: CJ Allen; Men’s Field: Tra8-11 @NCAA Champs, Eugene vis Pickett; Men’s Distance: John Whelan. WSU TRACK & FIELD 2016 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE
WSU HIGHLIGHTS FROM USC TROJAN INVITE, JIM BUSH COLLEGIATE & IDAHO INVITE MEETS
At USC March 19, high jumpers Thane Pierson (2.13m/6-11 3/4) and Lateah Holmes (1.70m/5-7) claimed victories along with Brad Stevens in the men’s javelin (68.10m/223-5)...at the Jim Bush Collegiate scoring meet at UCLA March 22, Cougars had nine event wins over UCLA and Arizona...victors for WSU men were: CJ Allen, 400m hurdles (PR 50.55) which is eighth-best in WSU all-time; 4x100m relay of Zach Smith, Ja’Maun Charles, Terrance Chambers, and Jonnie Green (40.70); Matthew Swanson, 800m (1:52.32); Travis Pickett, hammer (55.75m/182-11); John Whelan, 3000m (8:28.32); Thane Pierson, high jump (2.11m/6-11); Brad Stevens, javelin (62.06m/203-7)...Cougars claiming wins on the women’s side: CharLee Linton, 3000m (9:53.35); Greer Alsop, triple jump (PR 12.41m/40-8 3/4)... Regyn Gaffney, Danielle Darden, Christiana Ekelem, and Dominique Keel took second in the women’s 400m relay in 44.75, third-fastest in WSU all-time records...Devon Bortfeld was second in women’s 3k steeplechase with a PR time of 10:44.33, ninth-best in WSU all-time records...Liz Harper was second in women’s long jump with a PR leap of 6.01m/19-8 3/4, ninth-best WSU all-time records...men’s team scoring: UCLA (151), WSU (127.5), Arizona (104.5)... women’s scoring: UCLA (161), Arizona (133), WSU (107 points)...at Idaho Invite March 26, Katie Wardsworth won the women’s hammer with a PR of 55.58m/182-4, the fifth-best hammer throw in WSU women’s history.
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
@San Francisco State Distance Carnival, April 1, @Stanford Invitational, April 1-2, @Whitworth University Sam Adams Classic, April 2, Spokane
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WSU MEN ENTERED AT SF STATE DISTANCE CARNIVAL, APRIL 1 1500m - Jackson Haselnus, Kyler Little, Reid Muller 3000m Steeplechase - Jake Finney, Kyler Little, Nathan Wedhwani
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 PRESEASON RANKINGS March 22, 2016 School 1. Oregon 2. Texas A&M 3. Florida 4. LSU 5. Arkansas 6. Alabama 7. Texas 8. Virginia 9. Illinois 10. South Carolina 11. Georgia 12. Stanford 13. Ohio State 14. Virginia Tech 15. Tulsa 16. USC 17. North Carolina 18. Texas Tech 19. Penn State 20. BYU 21. Mid. Tennessee 22. Colorado 23. Arizona 24. Louisville 25. Kansas State
Points 299.11 225.12 221.77 207.46 195.81 179.50 176.39 164.73 152.09 138.31 133.17 130.18 121.32 118.52 118.46 114.50 111.84 107.97 94.85 92.57 91.45 89.28 87.36 86.68 85.33
92. Washington State 13.00
Last Ranking 1 6 2 4 3 31 7 17 10 60 15 16 37 37 NR 5 68 9 10 13 31 51 19 44 NR NR
Next Ranking: April 4
WSU MEN ENTERED AT STANFORD INVITATIONAL, APRIL 1-2 800m - Reid Muller, Hironmoy Redman, Paul Ryan, Matthew Swanson 1500m - Sam Levora, Paul Ryan, Nathan Tadesse, Chandler Teigen 5000m - Sam Levora 10,000 - John Whelan, Michael Williams 3000m Steeplechase - Forrest Shaffer WSU MEN ENTERED AT SAM ADAMS CLASSIC, SPOKANE, APRIL 1 100m - Terrance Chambers, Ja’Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Brandon Jetter, Ray Littles, Zach Smith 200m - Ethan Gardner, Jonnie Green, Brandon Jetter, Zach Smith 400m - Will DeMaris, Tyler Hill, Jake Nienhuis 110m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant, Ian Markham 400m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant, Ian Markham 3000m Steeplechase - Kyler Little, Alex Simpson 4x100m Relay - Smith, Charles, Chambers, Green 4x400m Relay - Jetter, Nienhuis, Hill, DeMaris High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan, Thane Pierson, Brendan Rexus Pole Vault - Tucker Mjelde, Austin Sodorff, Kainoa Tom Long Jump - Josh Colbert, Peyton Fredrickson, Ray Littles Triple Jump - Josh Colbert, Robby Flores, Keelan Halligan Shot Put - Jake Callaghan, Ray Littles, Adam Mahama, Matt Wardell Discus - Cameron Brink, Adam Mahama Hammer - Amani Brown, Derek Crites, Travis Pickett Javelin - Ray Littles, Taylor O’Toole, Brad Stevens 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 @San Francisco State Distance Carnival, April 1, @Stanford Invitational, April 1-2, @Whitworth University Sam Adams Classic, April 2, Spokane
USTFCCCA TRACK & FIELD WOMEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS PRESEASON RANKINGS March 22, 2016 Last School Points Ranking 1. LSU 272.68 11 2. Oregon 264.49 1 3. Arkansas 253.88 4 4. USC 248.59 7 5. Texas A&M 243.79 3 6. Georgia 242.05 5 7. Texas 201.08 9 8. Kansas State 191.37 9 9. Kentucky 173.74 2 10. Florida 169.93 8 11. Mississippi St. 168.26 18 12. Oklahoma 138.34 15 13. Stanford 115.79 13 14. Florida State 100.34 6 15. Notre Dame 98.29 13 16. Ohio State 97.16 NR 17. New Mexico 95.97 48 18. Virginia Tech 95.53 15 19. Baylor 93.59 51 20. Michigan State 90.69 20 21. Miami 88.79 28 22. Michigan 87.80 19 23. Alabama 87.37 20 24. Oklahoma State 87.32 35 25. Wisconsin 83.69 15 45. Washington State 42.78
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Next Ranking: April 4 WEST REGIONAL RANKINGS Begin April 4, 2016
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WSU WOMEN ENTERED AT SF STATE DISTANCE CARNIVAL, APRIL 1 400m - Grace Victor 800m - Jenaya Pynn, Grace Victor 1500m - Jenaya Pynn 5000m - Josie Brown,Katherine Dittmann, Emily Dwyer, Morgan Willson 10,000m - Katherine Dittmann, Morgan Willson 3000m Steeplechase - Devbor Bortfeld, Emily Dwyer, Steffie Pavey WSU WOMEN ENTERED AT STANFORD INVITATIONAL, APRIL 1-2 10,000m - CharLee Linton WSU WOMEN ENTERED AT SAM ADAMS CLASSIC, SPOKANE, APRIL 1 100m - Danielle Darden, Regyn Gaffney 200m - Danielle Darden, Regyn Gaffney 400m - Dominique Keel, Christiana Ekelem 800m - Natalie Ackerley, Betsy Arlt 1500m - Betsy Arlt, Alexys Garcia 100m Hurdles - ShaRaya Quinn, Lindsey Schauble 400m Hurdles - Stephanie Cho, ShaRaya Quinn, Lindsey Schauble 4x100m Relay - Gaffney, Darden, Ekelem, Keel High Jump - LateaH Holmes, Audrey Ketcham, Lindsey Schauble Pole Vault - Danielle Carnahan,Katelyn Frost, Abby Webb Long Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis, McKenna Hogan, Lindsey Schauble, Essence White Triple Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis, Kayla Warren Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse, Hammer - Katie Wardsworth Javelin - Kelsie Taylor 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 @San Francisco State Distance Carnival, April 1, @Stanford Invitational, April 1-2, @Whitworth University Sam Adams Classic, April 2, Spokane
NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
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The NCAA descending order of marks for inclusion in the 2016 NCAA Preliminary Rounds 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 Prelims...West Region Prelims are May 26-28, in Lawrence, Kansas. WSU MEN IN NCAA WEST REGION TOP 48/PAC-12 TOP 8 RANKINGS (as of March 30)
[Pac-12 top 8 rankings w/marks not in West Region Top 48 because the Pac-12 accepts indoor marks]:
100m - Ja’Maun Charles 10.59 (34th/7th) 200m - Ja’Maun Charles 21.37 (39th/7th) 800m - Matthew Swanson 1:52.32 (26th/4th) 1500m - Sam Levora 3:51.26 (40th/8th) 110m Hurdles - Abu Kamara (6th) 400m Hurdles - CJ Allen 50.551 (4th/1st) 3000m Steeplechase - Forrest Shaffer 9:00.90 (6th/3rd); Nathan Wadhwani 9:29.90 (34th) 4x100m Relay - Z. Smith, Charles, Chambers, Green 41.50 (21st/5th) 4x400m Relay - Charles, Allen, Green, Swanson 3:13.75 (29th/3rd) High Jump - Thane Pierson 2.13m/6-11 3/4 (10th/2nd) Triple Jump - Robby Flores 14.67m/48-1 3/4 (19th/5th); Josh Colbert 13.64m/44-9 (8th) Shot Put - Matt Wardell 16.70m/54-9 1/2 (44th) Hammer - Travis Pickett 58.86m/193-1 (31st/4th) Javelin - Brad Stevens 68.10m/223-5 (11th/4th) WSU WOMEN IN NCAA WEST REGION TOP 48/PAC-12 TOP 8 RANKINGS (as of March 30) [Pac-12 top 8 rankings w/marks not in West Region Top 48 because the Pac-12 accepts indoor marks]:
100m - Dominique Keel 11.94 (29th/5th) 200m - Dominique Keel 24.23 (47th/7th) 400m Hurdles - Liz Harper 1:00.94 (32nd/6th) 3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld 10:44.33 (8th/ 2nd); Emily Dwyer 11:16.10 (26th/3rd) Steffie Pavey 11:39.56 (44th/5th) 4x100m Relay - Garrney, Darden, Ekelem, Keel 44.75 (12th/4th) 4x400m Relay - Keel, Brooks-Johnson, Ekelem, Harper 3:42.50 (16th/4th) High Jump - Lateah Holmes 1.70m/5-7 (24th/6th); Audrey Ketcham 1.66m/5-5 1/4 (48th) Long Jump - Liz Harper 6.01m/19-8 3/4 (12th/2nd) Triple Jump - Greer Alsop 12.41m/40-8 3/4 (11th/3rd); Kiana Davis 12.36m/40-6 3/4 (15th/5th); Kayla Warren 12.28m/40-3 1/2 (19th/6th) Hammer - Katie Wardsworth 55.58m/182-4 (40th) Javelin - Kelsie Taylor 43.57m/142-11 (45th/3rd)
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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.
WASHINGTON STATE T&F TEAMS SPLIT FOR EARLY APRIL MEETS The Washington State track and field teams will split for a trio of meets this weekend, two of which are in the Bay area...middle distance and distance runners will race at the San Francisco State Distance CarniMARCH 17-18 @Whitworth Buc Scoring, val Friday, April 1, at SFSU’s Cox Stadium, and at the pretigious Stanford Invitational, Friday and Saturday, April 1-2, at Cobb Track and An Spokane gell Field on the Stanford campus...another larger group of Cougs, 18-19 @USC Trojan Invite, L.A. 22 @Jim Bush Collegiate, L.A. 32 men and 24 women sprinters, jumpers and throwers will compete Saturday, April 2 at the 11th Annual Sam Adams Classic at Whitworth (WSU-Arizona-UCLA) University’s Pine Bowl in Spokane. Pac-12 TV LIVE 26 @U. Idaho Invite, Moscow WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD Wayne Phipps (Univ. of British Columbia ‘91/Oregon ‘94) become the APRIL 15th coach to take the reins of the Washington State men’s program 1 @San Francisco St. and the second coach for the combined men’s and women’s program Distance Carnival at WSU on July 1, 2014...Phipps had been the University of Idaho’s 1-2 @Stanford Invitational Director and Track & Field/Cross Country from 2010 through 2014, 2 @Sam Adams Invite, and was a coach with the Vandals program for a total of 19 years...he (Whitworth) Spokane served as co-head coach from 2000-09, after serving as an assistant 9 @SCC WAR IX, Spokane coach from 1995-99... while at Idaho, Phipps was honored 14 times as 13-14 @Mt. SAC Combined, Azusa a conference coach of the year and led the Vandals to a record 16 total 14-16 @Mt. SAC Relays, Norwalk conference titles. 15 @Bryan Clay Invite, Azusa 23 WSU vs. UW Dual, Pullman COUGAR COACHING STAFF WSU Track & Field coaching staff includes Associate Head Coaches 30 Cougar Invitational Julie Taylor (throws), and Yogi Teevens (sprints, relays and horizontal jumps)...Assistant Coaches are Brad Walker (vertical jumps), and AlMAY lix Potratz-Lee (distance)...Andrea Sabbatine is the Operations Coor1 @Stanford Payton Jordan Invite dinator...volunteeers working with the WSU track and field this year 7-8 @Pac-12 Combined, Seattle include: Jesse Jorgensen, Nigel Joseph, Hannah Kiser, Josiah Sims, 14-15 @Pac-12 Champs, Seattle Tim Taylor, and Liga Velvere. 26-28 @NCAA Prelim Rounds, Lawrence, Kan. 2016 WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD TEAM CAPTAINS Women’s Track: Dominique Keel; Women’s Field - Kelsie Taylor; WomJUNE en’s Distance: CharLee Linton; Men’s Track: CJ Allen; Men’s Field: Tra8-11 @NCAA Champs, Eugene vis Pickett; Men’s Distance: John Whelan. WSU TRACK & FIELD 2016 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE
WSU HIGHLIGHTS FROM USC TROJAN INVITE, JIM BUSH COLLEGIATE & IDAHO INVITE MEETS
At USC March 19, high jumpers Thane Pierson (2.13m/6-11 3/4) and Lateah Holmes (1.70m/5-7) claimed victories along with Brad Stevens in the men’s javelin (68.10m/223-5)...at the Jim Bush Collegiate scoring meet at UCLA March 22, Cougars had nine event wins over UCLA and Arizona...victors for WSU men were: CJ Allen, 400m hurdles (PR 50.55) which is eighth-best in WSU all-time; 4x100m relay of Zach Smith, Ja’Maun Charles, Terrance Chambers, and Jonnie Green (40.70); Matthew Swanson, 800m (1:52.32); Travis Pickett, hammer (55.75m/182-11); John Whelan, 3000m (8:28.32); Thane Pierson, high jump (2.11m/6-11); Brad Stevens, javelin (62.06m/203-7)...Cougars claiming wins on the women’s side: CharLee Linton, 3000m (9:53.35); Greer Alsop, triple jump (PR 12.41m/40-8 3/4)... Regyn Gaffney, Danielle Darden, Christiana Ekelem, and Dominique Keel took second in the women’s 400m relay in 44.75, third-fastest in WSU all-time records...Devon Bortfeld was second in women’s 3k steeplechase with a PR time of 10:44.33, ninth-best in WSU all-time records...Liz Harper was second in women’s long jump with a PR leap of 6.01m/19-8 3/4, ninth-best WSU all-time records...men’s team scoring: UCLA (151), WSU (127.5), Arizona (104.5)... women’s scoring: UCLA (161), Arizona (133), WSU (107 points)...at Idaho Invite March 26, Katie Wardsworth won the women’s hammer with a PR of 55.58m/182-4, the fifth-best hammer throw in WSU women’s history.
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
@San Francisco State Distance Carnival, April 1, @Stanford Invitational, April 1-2, @Whitworth University Sam Adams Classic, April 2, Spokane
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WSU MEN ENTERED AT SF STATE DISTANCE CARNIVAL, APRIL 1 1500m - Jackson Haselnus, Kyler Little, Reid Muller 3000m Steeplechase - Jake Finney, Kyler Little, Nathan Wedhwani
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 PRESEASON RANKINGS March 22, 2016 School 1. Oregon 2. Texas A&M 3. Florida 4. LSU 5. Arkansas 6. Alabama 7. Texas 8. Virginia 9. Illinois 10. South Carolina 11. Georgia 12. Stanford 13. Ohio State 14. Virginia Tech 15. Tulsa 16. USC 17. North Carolina 18. Texas Tech 19. Penn State 20. BYU 21. Mid. Tennessee 22. Colorado 23. Arizona 24. Louisville 25. Kansas State
Points 299.11 225.12 221.77 207.46 195.81 179.50 176.39 164.73 152.09 138.31 133.17 130.18 121.32 118.52 118.46 114.50 111.84 107.97 94.85 92.57 91.45 89.28 87.36 86.68 85.33
92. Washington State 13.00
Last Ranking 1 6 2 4 3 31 7 17 10 60 15 16 37 37 NR 5 68 9 10 13 31 51 19 44 NR NR
Next Ranking: April 4
WSU MEN ENTERED AT STANFORD INVITATIONAL, APRIL 1-2 800m - Reid Muller, Hironmoy Redman, Paul Ryan, Matthew Swanson 1500m - Sam Levora, Paul Ryan, Nathan Tadesse, Chandler Teigen 5000m - Sam Levora 10,000 - John Whelan, Michael Williams 3000m Steeplechase - Forrest Shaffer WSU MEN ENTERED AT SAM ADAMS CLASSIC, SPOKANE, APRIL 1 100m - Terrance Chambers, Ja’Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Brandon Jetter, Ray Littles, Zach Smith 200m - Ethan Gardner, Jonnie Green, Brandon Jetter, Zach Smith 400m - Will DeMaris, Tyler Hill, Jake Nienhuis 110m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant, Ian Markham 400m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant, Ian Markham 3000m Steeplechase - Kyler Little, Alex Simpson 4x100m Relay - Smith, Charles, Chambers, Green 4x400m Relay - Jetter, Nienhuis, Hill, DeMaris High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan, Thane Pierson, Brendan Rexus Pole Vault - Tucker Mjelde, Austin Sodorff, Kainoa Tom Long Jump - Josh Colbert, Peyton Fredrickson, Ray Littles Triple Jump - Josh Colbert, Robby Flores, Keelan Halligan Shot Put - Jake Callaghan, Ray Littles, Adam Mahama, Matt Wardell Discus - Cameron Brink, Adam Mahama Hammer - Amani Brown, Derek Crites, Travis Pickett Javelin - Ray Littles, Taylor O’Toole, Brad Stevens 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 @San Francisco State Distance Carnival, April 1, @Stanford Invitational, April 1-2, @Whitworth University Sam Adams Classic, April 2, Spokane
USTFCCCA TRACK & FIELD WOMEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS PRESEASON RANKINGS March 22, 2016 Last School Points Ranking 1. LSU 272.68 11 2. Oregon 264.49 1 3. Arkansas 253.88 4 4. USC 248.59 7 5. Texas A&M 243.79 3 6. Georgia 242.05 5 7. Texas 201.08 9 8. Kansas State 191.37 9 9. Kentucky 173.74 2 10. Florida 169.93 8 11. Mississippi St. 168.26 18 12. Oklahoma 138.34 15 13. Stanford 115.79 13 14. Florida State 100.34 6 15. Notre Dame 98.29 13 16. Ohio State 97.16 NR 17. New Mexico 95.97 48 18. Virginia Tech 95.53 15 19. Baylor 93.59 51 20. Michigan State 90.69 20 21. Miami 88.79 28 22. Michigan 87.80 19 23. Alabama 87.37 20 24. Oklahoma State 87.32 35 25. Wisconsin 83.69 15 45. Washington State 42.78
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Next Ranking: April 4 WEST REGIONAL RANKINGS Begin April 4, 2016
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WSU WOMEN ENTERED AT SF STATE DISTANCE CARNIVAL, APRIL 1 400m - Grace Victor 800m - Jenaya Pynn, Grace Victor 1500m - Jenaya Pynn 5000m - Josie Brown,Katherine Dittmann, Emily Dwyer, Morgan Willson 10,000m - Katherine Dittmann, Morgan Willson 3000m Steeplechase - Devbor Bortfeld, Emily Dwyer, Steffie Pavey WSU WOMEN ENTERED AT STANFORD INVITATIONAL, APRIL 1-2 10,000m - CharLee Linton WSU WOMEN ENTERED AT SAM ADAMS CLASSIC, SPOKANE, APRIL 1 100m - Danielle Darden, Regyn Gaffney 200m - Danielle Darden, Regyn Gaffney 400m - Dominique Keel, Christiana Ekelem 800m - Natalie Ackerley, Betsy Arlt 1500m - Betsy Arlt, Alexys Garcia 100m Hurdles - ShaRaya Quinn, Lindsey Schauble 400m Hurdles - Stephanie Cho, ShaRaya Quinn, Lindsey Schauble 4x100m Relay - Gaffney, Darden, Ekelem, Keel High Jump - LateaH Holmes, Audrey Ketcham, Lindsey Schauble Pole Vault - Danielle Carnahan,Katelyn Frost, Abby Webb Long Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis, McKenna Hogan, Lindsey Schauble, Essence White Triple Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis, Kayla Warren Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse, Hammer - Katie Wardsworth Javelin - Kelsie Taylor 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)
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NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
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The NCAA descending order of marks for inclusion in the 2016 NCAA Preliminary Rounds 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 Prelims...West Region Prelims are May 26-28, in Lawrence, Kansas. WSU MEN IN NCAA WEST REGION TOP 48/PAC-12 TOP 8 RANKINGS (as of March 30)
[Pac-12 top 8 rankings w/marks not in West Region Top 48 because the Pac-12 accepts indoor marks]:
100m - Ja’Maun Charles 10.59 (34th/7th) 200m - Ja’Maun Charles 21.37 (39th/7th) 800m - Matthew Swanson 1:52.32 (26th/4th) 1500m - Sam Levora 3:51.26 (40th/8th) 110m Hurdles - Abu Kamara (6th) 400m Hurdles - CJ Allen 50.551 (4th/1st) 3000m Steeplechase - Forrest Shaffer 9:00.90 (6th/3rd); Nathan Wadhwani 9:29.90 (34th) 4x100m Relay - Z. Smith, Charles, Chambers, Green 41.50 (21st/5th) 4x400m Relay - Charles, Allen, Green, Swanson 3:13.75 (29th/3rd) High Jump - Thane Pierson 2.13m/6-11 3/4 (10th/2nd) Triple Jump - Robby Flores 14.67m/48-1 3/4 (19th/5th); Josh Colbert 13.64m/44-9 (8th) Shot Put - Matt Wardell 16.70m/54-9 1/2 (44th) Hammer - Travis Pickett 58.86m/193-1 (31st/4th) Javelin - Brad Stevens 68.10m/223-5 (11th/4th) WSU WOMEN IN NCAA WEST REGION TOP 48/PAC-12 TOP 8 RANKINGS (as of March 30) [Pac-12 top 8 rankings w/marks not in West Region Top 48 because the Pac-12 accepts indoor marks]:
100m - Dominique Keel 11.94 (29th/5th) 200m - Dominique Keel 24.23 (47th/7th) 400m Hurdles - Liz Harper 1:00.94 (32nd/6th) 3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld 10:44.33 (8th/ 2nd); Emily Dwyer 11:16.10 (26th/3rd) Steffie Pavey 11:39.56 (44th/5th) 4x100m Relay - Garrney, Darden, Ekelem, Keel 44.75 (12th/4th) 4x400m Relay - Keel, Brooks-Johnson, Ekelem, Harper 3:42.50 (16th/4th) High Jump - Lateah Holmes 1.70m/5-7 (24th/6th); Audrey Ketcham 1.66m/5-5 1/4 (48th) Long Jump - Liz Harper 6.01m/19-8 3/4 (12th/2nd) Triple Jump - Greer Alsop 12.41m/40-8 3/4 (11th/3rd); Kiana Davis 12.36m/40-6 3/4 (15th/5th); Kayla Warren 12.28m/40-3 1/2 (19th/6th) Hammer - Katie Wardsworth 55.58m/182-4 (40th) Javelin - Kelsie Taylor 43.57m/142-11 (45th/3rd)
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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.
