PAC-12 TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS NEXT FOR COUGARS
The 88th Annual Pac-12 Men's and 32nd Annual Pac-12 Women's Track & Field Championships are Saturday and Sunday, May 12 &13, at Stanford's Cobb Track & Angell Field...combined events championships were held last weekend...Alissa Brooks-Johnson won the women's heptathlon for the third time (2015, 2017, 2018)...returning Pac-12 Champion from WSU is Brock Eager, men's hammer (2017)...in 2017 the WSU women finished 9th (45 points) and WSU men finished 6th (68.5 points)...Live coverage by Pac-12 Networks: Sat., May 12, 5:30-8:30 p.m. PT, and Sun., May 13 from 3-6:30 p.m. PT...announcers are Paul Sunderland, Tom Feuer, Jordan Kent and Jill Savage.

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 (35th WReg, 5th Pac-12)
1500m - Chandler Teigen 3:43.13 (21st WReg)
110m Hurdles - Nick Johnson 13.97 (14th WReg, 3rd Pac-12), 
    Christapherson Grant 14.29 (42nd WReg, 7th Pac-12)
3000m Steeplechase - Colton Johnsen 8:57.98 (47th WReg., 7th Pac-12)
4x100m relay - Smith, Charles, Littles, Gardner 40.67 (6th Pac-12)
High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson 2.11m/6-11 (26th 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 67.78m/222-4 (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 (28th WReg)
5000m - Vallery Korir 15:59.73 (22nd WReg)
10,000m - Vallery Korir 33:52.28 (17th WReg, 5th Pac-12)
100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 13.68 (48th WReg)
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 (48th WReg)
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Brooks-Johnson 45.28 (6th Pac-12)
High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 1.74m / 5-8 1/2 (7th Pac-12)
Pole Vault - Molly Scharmann 4.10m/13-5 1/4 (25th 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 (34th WReg), 
    Kelsey Kehl 46.10m/151-3 (41st WReg)
*Heptathlon - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 5577 points (3rd Nationally, 1st Pac-12), 
    Lindsey Schauble 4952 points (43rd Nationally, 10th Pac-12)

WSU COMPETITORS ENTERED AT PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS, MAY 12-13 WSU Men (listed alphabetically)
100m - Brandon Bains, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith
200m - Brandon Bains, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith
400m - Jake Ulrich
800m - Justin Janke, Reid Muller, Zach Stallings
1500m - Paul Ryan, Chandler Teigen
5000m - Colton Johnsen, Kyler Little, Chandler Teigen, John Whelan, 
    Michael Williams
10,000m - John Whelan, Michael Williams
110m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson, Abu Kamara
400m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant
3000m Steeplechase - Colton Johnsen, Kyler Little
4x100m Relay - Bains, Littles, Gardner, Smith
4x400m Relay - Janke, Grant, Littles, Muller, Ulrich
High Jump - Max English, Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan
Pole Vault - Sander Moldau
Long Jump - No entry
Triple Jump - Robby Flores
Shot Put - no entry
Discus - Tyler Jackson
Hammer - Amani Brown, Brock Eager, Wyatt Meyring
Javelin - Cole Smith


PAC-12 MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS AFTER 2018 DECATHLON 
    1. Colorado 20
    2. Stanford 11
    3. USC 5
    4. Oregon 3
    Arizona, Arizona St., California, UCLA, Washington, WSU 0

WSU's Returning Pac-12 Championships Men Scorers:
Ja'Maun Charles, 100m: 2017 (3rd) - not competing in 2018 due to injury
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)- not competing in 2017 or in 2018 due to injury
Michael Williams, 10,000m: 2017 (4th)

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

WSU COMPETITORS ENTERED AT PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS, MAY 12-13 
WSU Women
100m - Regyn Gaffney, Jordyn Tucker
200m - Tierney SIlliman, Jordyn Tucker
400m - No entry
800m  - Natalie Ackerley, Zorana Grujic, Marlow Schulz, Grace Victor
1500m - Kaili Keefe
5000m - Devon Bortfeld, Vallery Korir
10,000m - Vallery Korir
100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson
400m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Stephanie Cho, 
    Jelena Grujic, Lindsey Schauble 
3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Brooks-Johnson
4x400m Relay - Ackerley, Brooks-Johnson, Cho, J. Grujic, Z. Grujic, 
    Schulz, Victor
High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lindsey Schauble
Pole Vault - Emily Coombs, Molly Scharmann
Long Jump - Lauren Newman
Triple Jump - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Brittni Williams
Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown
Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse
Hammer - Aoife Martin
Javelin - Atina Kamasi, Kelsey Kehl, Madelyn Sirmon

PAC-12 WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS AFTER 2018 HEPTATHLON  
     1. Washington State 10
    2. UCLA 9
    3. Arizona 6
    4. USC 5
    5. Colorado 4
    6. Oregon 3
    7. Oregon State 2
    Arizona St., California, Stanford, Utah, Washington 0


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)

MARKS RECORDED IN THE WSU T&F RECORD BOOK TOP 10
BY CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES
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)
1500m - 6th. 4:20.69 Kaili Keefe (2018)
3000m -     3rd. 9:22.54i Devon Bortfeld (2017),
     5th. 9:26.91i Vallery Korir (2018)
5000m -    1st. 15:59.73 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 -6th. 13.68 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, 2018)
Weight Throw -     8th. 17.41m / 57-1 1/2i Aoife Martin (2018)
Hammer -     6th. 56.12m/184-1  Aoife Martin (2018)
Javelin -     2nd. 53.36m / 175-1 Atina Kamasi (2018)
    9th. 48.76m / 160-0 Kelsey Kehl (2017)
Pentathlon - 3rd. 4,190i Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2018)
    8th. 3,558i points Lindsey Schauble (2017)
Heptathlon - 2nd. 5,977 points Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2018)

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
Pole Vault - 4th. 5.39m/17-8 1/4 Sander Moldau (2018)
Weight Throw - 3rd. 20.74m / 68-01/2i Brock Eager (2018)
    8th. 19.09m / 62-7 3/4i Amani Brown (2018)
Hammer -     4th. 69.57m / 228-3 Brock Eager (2018)
    10th. 64.19m / 210-7 Amani Brown (2018)
Javelin - 10th. 71.07m / 233-2 Brad Stevens (2015)

WSU T&F/XC SIGNEES FOR 2018-19 
Men
Joseph Heitman, hurdles, Spokane, Wash. (Mead HS)
Silas Hurst, throws, Corona, Calif. (Corona Santiago HS)
Charles Johnson, sprints, Cheney, Wash. (Cheney HS)
Nate Pendleton, distance, Sammamish, Wash. (Eastlake HS)
Tony Pizzillo, sprints, Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park HS)
Emmanuel "Ray" Wells Jr., sprints, Seattle (Rainier Beach HS/
    Central Arizona College)

Women
Mackenzie Fletcher, hurdles, Shingle Springs, Calif. (Ponderosa HS)
Emma Jenkins, middle distance, Camas, Wash. (Camas HS)
Suzy Pace, hurdles, Everett, Wash. (Mariner HS)
Geneva Schlepp, middle distance,Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline HS)