COUGS COMPETE AT PAC-12 COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Pac-12 Conference Track & Field Combined Events Championships are Saturday and Sunday, May 5 & 6, at Stanford's Cobb Track & Angell Field... 88th Annual Pac-12 Men's and 32nd Pac-12 Women's Championships...WSU competitors in the Combined Events are Alissa Brooks-Johnson and Lindsey Schauble in the heptathlon, and Martin Moldau in the decathlon...Brooks-Johnson won the Pac-12 Heptathlon in 2017 and 2015...more info on pages 3 & 4...events begin at Noon Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday...Live Results can be viewed at www.pac-12.org...individual events and team relays at Pac-12 T&F Championships take place May 12-13, at Stanford.

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 student-athletes 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.

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.

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)

NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
The NCAA uses national and regional 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 individual event and the top 24 declared relay teams are accepted the East or West Region Preliminary Rounds...West Region Prelims are May 24-26, in Sacramento... twelve competitors from each individual event and 12 teams from each relay event advance to the national championships...for the decathlon and heptathlon, the top 24 declared student-athletes in each of these two events will be accepted into the national championships and do not compete at the Regional meets...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 10.41w (33rd WReg, 5th Pac-12)
1500m - Chandler Teigen 3:43.13 (20th WReg)
110m Hurdles - Nick Johnson 13.97 (13th WReg, 3rd Pac-12), Christapherson Grant 14.29 (38th WReg, 6th Pac-12)
    Abu Kamara 14.46 (8th Pac-12)
3000m Steeplechase - Colton Johnsen 8:57.98 (44th WReg., 7th Pac-12)
4x100m relay - Smith, Charles, Littles, Gardner 40.67 (6th Pac-12)
High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson 2.11m/6-11 (23rd WReg, 6th Pac-12), Max English 2.06m/6-9 (8th Pac-12)
Pole Vault - Sander Moldau 5.39m/17-8 1/4 (9th WReg, 1st Pac-12)
Triple Jump - Robby Flores 15.17m/49-9 1/4 (46th WReg, 8th Pac-12)
Hammer - Brock Eager 69.57m/228-3 (2nd WReg, 1st Pac-12), 
    Amani Brown 64.19m/210-7 (14th WReg, 5th Pac-12), Wyatt Meyring 60.16m/197-4 (47th WReg)
Javelin - Cole Smith 64.74m/212-5 (19th WReg, 7th Pac-12)


WSU women in the TFRRS NCAA West Region 48 list / Pac-12 top 8 scoring) this week: 
1500m - Kaili Keefe 4:20.69 (24th WReg, 8th Pac-12)
5000m - Vallery Korir 15:59.73 (16th WReg, 8th Pac-12)
10,000m - Vallery Korir 33:52.28 (17th WReg, 5th Pac-12) 
400m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 57.86 (9th WReg, 2nd Pac-12), 
    Stephanie Cho 59.27 (32nd WReg, 8th Pac-12)
3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld 10:32.47 (47th WReg)
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Brooks-Johnson 45.28 (6th Pac-12)
Pole Vault - Molly Scharmann 4.10m/13-5 1/4 (22nd WReg, 4th Pac-12) 
Triple Jump - Greer Alsop 12.70m/41-8 (29th WReg, 6th Pac-12), 
    Oyinlola Akinlosotu 12.49/40-11 3/4 (45th WReg) 
Javelin -  Atina Kamasi 53.36m/175-1 (8th WReg, 3rd Pac-12), Madelyn Sirmon 47.24m/155-0 (33rd WReg), 
    Kelsey Kehl 46.10m/151-3 (39th WReg)
*Heptathlon - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 5740 points (8th Nationally, 1st Pac-12), 
    Lindsey Schauble 4908 points (74th Nationally, 9th Pac-12)

COUGARS MEN ENTERED AT 2018 PAC-12 DECATHLON: 

Martin Moldau, Freshman, Rakvere, Estonia
Arrived in Pullman in January 2018
Twin brother Sander Moldau is a WSU pole vaulter
PR in U20 decathlon is 7,349 points (May 2017, Rakvere, Estonia)
Lifetime Best Marks (WSU Best Marks if different)
100m - 11.09 (11.13)
200m - 21.96
400m - 51.44 (55.55)
1500m - 4:55.26
60m Hurdles - 8.33i
110m Hurdles - 14.17 (14.55)
High Jump - 1.98 / 6-6 (2018 at WSU)
Pole Vault - 4.47m / 14-8
Long Jump - 7.12m / 23-4 1/2(6.88m / 22-7)
Shot Put - 13.73m / 45-0 1/2 (12.25m / 40-2 1/4)
Discus - 46.22m / 151-7
Javelin - 54.66m / 179-4
Heptathlon - 5,260i points
Decathlon (U20) - 7,349 points (2017)

WSU's 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)

WSU's Returning NCAA Outdoor Championships Men Participants:
Brock Eager, Hammer: 2017 (14th)

COUGARS WOMEN ENTERED AT 2018 PAC-12 HEPTATHLON: 

Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Redshirt Senior, Doty, Washington
Two-time Pac-12 Heptathlon Champion (2015, 2017)
All-America (2015, 2017, 2018)
Lifetime-best 5,803 points at 2015 Pac-12 Championships (1st place)
PR Heptathlon marks: 100mH - 13.96; HJ - 1.70m/5-7; SP - 11.41m/35-7 1/4; 200m - 24.91; LJ - 5.77m/18-11 1/4; Jav - 44.75m/146-10; 800m - 2:13.94
2018 - Pentathlon PR 4,190 points
    NCAA Indoor Championships: Pentathlon - 11th
    Bryan Clay Multis Heptathlon - 5,740 points
2017 - Pac-12 Championships: Heptathlon - 1st (5,638); 400m Hurdles - 10th;
    High Jump - 10th; Javelin - 11th
    NCAA West Prelims - 400m Hurdles - 21st prelims/17th quarterfinals
    NCAA Championships: Heptathlon - 6th (5,658 points)
2016 - competed in two early meets then took medical redshirt
2015 - Pac-12 Championships: Heptathlon - 1st; 400m Hurdles - 7th
    NCAA West Prelims:- 400m Hurdles - 13th
    NCAA Championships: Heptathlon - 18th
2014 - Pac-12 Championships: Heptathlon - 2nd
    NCAA West Prelims: 400mH - 9th (58.81)
> 5,803 points is 4th-best heptathlon in WSU all-time records
> 4,190i points is 3rd-best pentathlon in WSU all-time records
> 100m hurdles PR 13.73 is 7th-best in WSU all-time records
> 400m hurdles PR 57.86 is 4th-best in WSU all-time records

Lindsey Schauble, Junior, Kennewick, Washington
Lifetime-best 4,908 points at 2018 Bryan Clay Invitational/Multis
PR Heptathlon marks: 100mH - 15.07, HJ - 1.66m/5-5 1/4, SP - 10.40m/34-1 1/2,
    200m - 26.17, LJ - 5.33m/17-6, Jav - 31.36m/102-10, 800m - 2:23.34
2017 - Pac-12 Championships: Heptathon - 10th; 400m Hurdles - 13th
2016 - Pac-12 Championships: Heptathlon - 10th
> 3,558i points is 8th-best pentathlon in WSU all-time records

WSU's 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)

WSU's Returning NCAA Outdoor Women Participants:
Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2015 (18th); 2017 (6th) / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (23rd)