Cougar Indoor T&F Meet Friday and Saturday

The Washington State track and field teams return to Pullman for the second and final home indoor meet...Cougar Indoor/Multis meet will be held Fri., Feb. 5 and Sat., Feb. 6 at the WSU Indoor Facility...Mondo track features ra 60m straightaway and 200m oval…jumping and throwing field events are contested on the turf inside the oval...this is collegiate meet...women's pentathlon (five events) will take place Friday, Feb. 5 and the men's heptathlon (seven events) will start Feb. 5 and conclude Feb. 6...complete schedule of events on page 4 of this release...spectators admitted without charge...no live stats and no webcast...complete results will be posted at www.wsucougars.com when available following the completion of each days events.

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.

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.

Women's Track: Dominique Keel; Women's Field - Kelsie Taylor; Women's Distance: CharLee Linton; Men's Track: CJ Allen; Men's Field: Travis Pickett; Men's Distance: John Whelan.

The NCAA descending order 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 16 individuals and 12 relays will move on to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships March 11-12 in Birmingham, Alabama...best marks for the Cougars for the 2016 indoor season can be found at www.wsucougars.com.

WSU women in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) this week:
CharLee Linton, 5000m - 16:35.48 (22nd nationally, 2nd MPSF)
Devon Bortfeld, 5000m - 17:03.64 (47th nationally, 6th MPSF)
Liz Harper, 60m Hurdles - 8.56 (7th MPSF)
Liz Harper, High Jump - 1.75m/ 5-8 3/4 (45th nationally, 2nd MPSF)
Kiana Davis, High Jump - 1.75m/5-8 3/4 (45th nationally, 2nd MPSF)
Greer Alsop, Triple Jump - 12.67m/41-7 (29th nationally, 3rd MPSF)
Kiana Davis, Triple Jump - 12.49m/40-11 3/4 (41st nationally, 5th MPSF)
Kayla Warren, Triple Jump - 11.99m/39-4 (7th MPSF)

WSU men in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) list this week:
Terrance Chambers, 200m - 21.78 (8th MPSF)
CJ Allen, 400m - 48.14 (7th MPSF)
Reid Muller, 800m - 1:54.23 (7th MPSF)
John Whelan, 3000m - 8:03.67 (29th nationally, 6th MPSF)
Sam Levora, 5000m - 14:34.04 (3rd MPSF)
Forrest Shaffer, 5000m - 14:35.63 (4th MPSF)
Dino Dodig, 60m Hurdles - 8.11 (7th MPSF)
CJ Allen, 60m Hurdles - 8.16 (7th MPSF)
Dist. Med. Relay - 9:59.67 (41st nationally, 6th MPSF)
Thane Pierson, High Jump - 2.16m/7-1 (14th nationally, 3rd MPSF)
Austin Sodorff, Pole Vault - 5.12m/16-9 1/2 (44th nationally)
Brock Eager, Weight Throw - 19.27m/63-2 3/4 (3rd MPSF)
Travis Pickett, Weight Throw - 17.87m/58-7 1/2 (4th MPSF)
Dino Dodig, Heptathlon - 5464 points (16th nationally, 4th MPSF