COUGS AT NCAA WEST REGION TRACK & FIELD PRELIMS AT SACRAMENTO
The Washington State University track and field program has 21 individuals in 24 events and one relay squad accepted as participants into the preliminary rounds of the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships being held May 24-26, at Hornet Stadium on the Sacramento State campus...field events begin every day at Noon...running events begin at 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and at 6 p.m. Saturday...top 12 in each event advance to the NCAA Championships June 6-9 in Eugene...Alissa Brooks-Johnson's mark has already qualified her into the 24-competitor heptathlon at the NCAA Championships...Live Results link can be found on the Track & Field Schedule page at wsucougars.com.

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)

WSU MEN COMPETITORS ENTERED AT NCAA WEST REGION PRELIMS MAY 24-26, SACRAMENTO
200m - Zach Smith
1500m - Chandler Teigen
5000m - Michael Williams
110m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson
400m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant
3000m Steeplechase - Colton Johnsen
High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson
Pole Vault - Sander Moldau
Hammer - Amani Brown, Brock Eager, Wyatt Meyring
Javelin - Cole Smith

WSU MEN'S NCAA WEST REGION SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 24 (Round)
Noon - Hammer (First)
4:30 p.m. - Pole Vault (First)
    400m Hurdles (First)
5:30 p.m. - 1500m (First)

Friday, May 25 (Round)
4:30 p.m. - 110m Hurdles (First)
7 p.m. - 400m Hurdles (Quarterfinal)
7:30 p.m. - 200m Dash (First)
8:20 p.m. - 3000m Steeplechase (Quarterfinal)

Saturday, May 26 (Round)
Noon - Javelin (First)
4 p.m. - High Jump (First)
6:30 p.m. - 1500m (Quarterfinal)
7:05 p.m. - 110m Hurdles (Quarterfinal)
7:35 p.m. - 200m Dash (Quarterfinal)
8:05 p.m - 5000m (Semifinal)

WSU's Pac-12 Championships Men Scorers:
Ja'Maun Charles, 100m: 2017 (3rd) - not competing in 2018 due to injury
Amani Brown, Hamer: 2018 (8th)
Brock Eager, Hammer: 2015 (8th), 2017 (1st), 2018 (2nd)
Max English, High Jump: 2018 (6th)
Robby Flores, Triple Jump: 2017 (8th), 2018 (7th)
Peyton Fredrickson, High Jump: 2016 (t-7th), 2017 (6th), 2018 (5th)
Christapherson Grant, 110m Hurdles: 2017 (5th), 2018 (5th); 
    400m Hurdles: 2018 (8th)
Keelan Halligan, High Jump: 2017 (5th)
Justin Janke, 800m: 2017 (8th)
Nick Johnson, 110m Hurdles: 2017 (7th), 2018 (2nd)
Kyler Little, 3000m Steeplechase: 2018 (6th)
Wyatt Meyring, Hammer: 2017 (4th)
Sander Moldau, Pole Vault: 2018 (1st)
Cole Smith, Javelin: 2017 (8th), 2018 (5th)
Zach Smith, 200m: 2018 (7th)
Michael Williams, 10,000m: 2017 (4th), 2018 (8th)

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

WSU COMPETITORS ENTERED AT NCAA WEST REGION PRELIMS
MAY 24-26, SACRAMENTO
WSU Women
1500m - Kaili Keefe
5000m - Vallery Korir
10,000m - Vallery Korir
100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson
400m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Stephanie Cho
3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld
Pole Vault -  Molly Scharmann
Triple Jump - Greer Alsop
Javelin - Atina Kamasi, Madelyn Sirmon

WSU WOMEN'S NCAA WEST REGION SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 24 (Round)
Noon - Javelin (First)
5 p.m. - 400m Hurdles (First)
6 p.m. - 1500m (First)
9:40 p.m. - 10,000m (Semifinal)

Friday, May 25 (Round)
4:30 p.m. - Pole Vault (First)
5 p.m. - 100m Hurdles (First)
7:15 p.m. - 400m Hurdles (Quarterfinal)
9 p.m. - 3000m Steeplechase (Quarterfinal)

Saturday, May 26 (Round)
4:30 p.m. - Triple Jump (FIrst)
6:45 p.m. - 1500m (Quarterfinal)
7:20 p.m. - 100m Hurdles (Quarterfinal)
8:45 p.m.  - 5000m (Semifinal)

WSU's 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, 2017 & 2018 (1st);         100m Hurdles: 2018 (8th); 400m Hurdles: 2015 (7th), 2018 (8th)
Stephanie Cho, 400m Hurdles: 2018 (5th)
Attina Kamasi, Javelin: 2017 (5th), 2018 (6th)
Kelsey Kehl, Javelin: 2017 (3rd)
Molly Scharmann, Pole Vault: 2018 (5th)

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

WSU MEN COMPETITORS TO WATCH AT THE 2018 NCAA WEST REGION PRELIMS
SPRINTS
Zach Smith (senior, Bremerton, Wash.) - 200m Dash
    PR 21.12w/21.14
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 7th
HURDLES
Nick Johnson (sophomore, Spokane, Wash.) - 110m Hurdles
    PR 13.84w / 13.97 
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 2nd place
Christapherson Grant (junior, Lynnwood, Wash.) - 110m Hurdles/400m Hurdles
    110m Hurdles - PR 14.14w/14.29 
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 5th place 
    400m Hurdles - PR 51.94
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 8th place
Colton Johnsen (sophomore, Bellingham, Wash.) - 3000m Steeplechase
    PR 8:57.98
    Pac-12 Championships - 19th place
MIDDLE DISTANCE/DISTANCE
Chandler Teigen [pronounced tie-gun] (junior, Anatone, Wash.) - 1500m
    1500m PR 3:43.13 
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 11th place
    Cross Country - All-Pac-12 Second Team, All-Region, led No. 27 WSU to 24th-place NCAA finish
Michael Williams (junior, Richland, Wash.) - 5,000m
    PR 14:02.36
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 8th place
    2017 NCAA Cross Country All-Region - second on team at NCAA Cross Country Championships
    2016 NCAA Cross Country All-American - led No. 18 WSU to 14th place, best finish in 32 years
    2015 Pac-12 Cross Country Championships - 12th / All-Pac-12 XC Second Team honors
JUMPS
Peyton Fredrickson (junior, Ridgefield, Wash.) - High Jump
    PR height is 2.12m/6-11 1/2 (2017); cleared 2.11m/6-11 in 2018
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 5th place
Sander Moldau [pronounced sahn-der mole-dow] (freshman, Rakvere, Estonia) - Pole Vault
    PR 5.39m/17-8 1/4 at Bryan Clay Invite
    Mark is 4th-best in WSU all-time records
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 1st place
THROWS
Brock Eager (redshirt junior, Renton, Wash.) - Hammer
    PR 69.57m/228-3 at Stanford - Mark is 4th-best in WSU all-time records
    Pac-12 Championships - 2017 1st place; 2018 - 2nd place
Amani Brown (redshirt junior, Des Moines, Wash.) - Hammer
    PR 64.19m/210-7 April 28 at WSU-UW Dual - Mark is 10th-best in WSU all-time records
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 8th place
Wyatt Meyring (redshirt senior, Edmonds, Wash.) - Hammer
    PR 60.16m/197-4
    Pac-12 Championships - 10th placeeeee
Cole Smith (redshirt senior, Hoquiam, Wash.) - Javelin
    PR throw is 67.78m/222-4 at Pacific Coast Invite
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 5th place

WSU WOMEN COMPETITORS TO WATCH AT THE 2018 NCAA WEST REGION PRELIMS 

HURDLES/RELAYS
Alissa Brooks-Johnson (redshirt senior, Doty, Wash.) - 100m Hurdles/400m Hurdles/Heptathlon
    PRs: 100m Hurdles 13.60w/13.65 (2018); 400m Hurdles 57.86 (2018); Heptathlon 5,977 points
    Three-time Pac-12 Heptathlon Champion (2015, 2017, 2018)
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 100m Hurdles 8th place; 400m Hurdles 8th place 
    NCAA All-America - Indoors 2nd Team 2018; Outdoors - 2017; Honorable mention 2015
    WSU All-time Records: 100m Hurdles (13.65-6th); 400m Hurdles (57.86-4th), Heptathlon (5977 2nd)
    Women's Field events team captain 
Stephanie Cho (junior, Vancouver, B.C. Canada - 400m Hurdles
    PR 58.98
    Mark is 8th-best in WSU all-time records
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 5th place
Devon Bortfeld (senior, Sammamish, Wash.) - 3,000m Steeplechase
    PR 10:23.28 (2017); Season-best 10:32.47 at Stanford Invite
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 10th place
    Women's distance events team captain
    WSU All-time Records: Steeplechase (10:23.28 - 4th), 3k (9:22.54i - 3rd), 5k (16:16.42i - 4th)

MIDDLE DISTANCE/DISTANCE
Kaili Keefe (sophomore, Yakima, Wash.) - 1500m
    PR 4:20.69 at Bryan Clay
    Mark is 6th-best in WSU all-time records
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 12th place
    January 2018 transfer to WSU from Eastern Washington University
Vallery Korir (senior, Iten, Kenya) - 5,000m/10,000m
    PRs - 5k - 15:59.73 (School record); 10k - 33:52.28 in 10k (School record)    
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 10k - 12th place
    2017 Cross Country - All-Pac-12 Second team; NCAA All-America - fourth WSU women
    WSU All-time records: 3k (9:26.91i - 5th)

JUMPS
Greer Alsop (redshirt senior, Invercargill, New Zealand) - Triple Jump
    PR - 12.70m/41-8
    Mark is 4th-best in WSU all-time records
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 12th place
Molly Scharmann (redshirt sophomore, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
    PR 4.17m/ 13-8 1/4 
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 4th place
    Mark is 3rd-best in WSU all-time records

THROWS
Atina Kamasi (sophomore, Novi Sad, Serbia) - Javelin
    PR 53.36m/175-1 April 28 at WSU-UW Dual
    Mark is 2nd-best in WSU all-time records
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 6th place
Madelyn Sirmon (redshirt sophomore, Walla Walla, Wash.) - Javelin
    PR 47.24m/155-0 April 28 at WSU-UW Dual
    2018 Pac-12 Championships - 9th place