T&F Teams Travel to Tempe, Spokane

The Washington State track and field teams will split again this weekend with a contingent of 38 traveling to the Arizona State Sun Angel Classic and two-dozen taking the short trip to Spokane for the Spokane Community Colleges WAR IX...the Sun Angel starts Friday, April 8 at Noon with hammer and pole vault events...Saturday field events begin at 10 a.m. with Open races at 2 p.m. and Premiere racing at 6 p.m. at Joe Sellah Track at Sun Angel Stadium in Tempe...SCC's WAR (WAshington vs. Region) meet starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Spokane Falls CC Track...results at wsucougars.com when available.

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.

WSU MEN ENTERED AT SUN ANGEL CLASSIC, TEMPE, APRIL 8-9
100m - Ja'Maun Charles, Jonnnie Green, Zach Smith
200m - Terrance Chambers, Ja'Maun Charles, Jonnie Green, Zach Smith
400m - Matthew Swanson
800m - Paul Ryan, Matthew Swanson
1500m - Paul Ryan
110m Hurdles - Dino Dodig, Christapherson Grant, Abu Kamara
400m Hurdles - CJ Allen
4x100m Relay - Smith, Charles, Chambers, Green
High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson, Thane Pierson
Pole Vault - Dino Dodig, Austin Sodorff, Kainoa Tom
Long Jump - Peyton Fredrickson
Triple Jump - Robby Flores
Shot Put - Matt Wardell, Adam Mahama
Discus - Dino Dodig, Adam Mahama
Hammer - Amani Brown, Adam Mahama, Travis Pickett
Javelin - Brad Stevens

WSU MEN ENTERED AT SCC WAR IX, SPOKANE, APRIL 9
100m - Ethan Gardner
200m - Ethan Gardner, Brandon Jetter, Jake Nienhuis
400m - Will DeMaris, Tyler Hill, Brandon Jetter, Ray Littles, Jake Nienhuis
800m - Alex Simpson
1500m - Alex Simpson
110m Hurdles - Ian Markham
400m Hurdles - Ian Markham
High Jump - Keelan Halligan, Ray Littles, Brendan Rexus
Pole Vault - Tucker Mjelde
Long Jump - Josh Colbert
Triple Jump - Josh Colbert
Shot Put - Jake Callaghan, Ray Littles
Discus - Cameron Brink
Hammer - Derek Crites
Javelin - Taylor O'Toole

WSU WOMEN ENTERED AT SUN ANGEL CLASSIC, TEMPE, APRIL 8-9
100m - Danielle Darden, Holly DeHart, Regyn Gaffney
200m - Danielle Darden, Holly DeHart, Regyn Gaffney, Dominique Keel
400m - Dominique Keel, Christiana Ekelem
800m - Grace Victor
100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper, ShaRaya Quinn
400m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Stephanie Cho, Liz Harper,
ShaRaya Quinn
4x100m Relay - Gaffney, Darden, Ekelem, Keel
High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Kiana Davis, Liz Harper,
Lateah Holmes, Audrey Ketcham
Pole Vault - Katelyn Frost
Long Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper
Triple Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis, Kayla Warren
Hammer - Katie Wardsworth
Javelin - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Kelsie Taylor

WSU WOMEN ENTERED AT SCC WAR IX, SPOKANE, APRIL 9
200m - Lindsey Schauble
800m - Natalie Ackerley, Betsy Arlt, Amanda Henderson
1500m - Alexys Garcia, Amanda Henderson
100 Hurdles - Lindsey Schauble
400m Hurdles - Stephanie Cho, Lindsey Schauble
High Jump - Lindsey Schauble
Pole Vault - Danielle Carnahan, Abby Webb
Long Jump - McKenna Hogan, Lindsey Schauble, Essence White
Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse, Lindsey Schauble
Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse

 

NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS

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 Preliminary Rounds...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 April 4)
[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 (43rd/7th)
200m - Ja'Maun Charles 21.37 (45th/7th)
800m - Matthew Swanson 1:50.64 (21st/5th); Reid Muller 1:51.79 (48th)
5000m - Sam Levora 14:17.44 (36th)
10,000m - Michael Williams 29:09.28 (11th/3rd); John Whelan 29:15.94 (20th/4th)
110m Hurdles - Abu Kamara 14.68 (8th)
400m Hurdles - CJ Allen 50.55 (4th/1st)
3000m Steeplechase - Forrest Shaffer 8:51.73 (11th/3rd)
4x100m Relay - Z. Smith, Charles, Chambers, Green 41.50 (29th/5th)
4x400m Relay - Charles, Allen, Green, Swanson 3:13.75 (47th/3rd)
High Jump - Thane Pierson 2.20m/7-2 1/2 (3rd/2nd)
Pole Vault - Austin Sodorff 5.10m/16-8 3/4 (22nd/4th)
Triple Jump - Robby Flores 14.67m/48-1 3/4 (33rd/6th); Josh Colbert 13.64m/44-9 (8th)
Hammer - Travis Pickett 59.34m/194-8 (34th/5th)
Javelin - Brad Stevens 68.10m/223-5 (14th/4th)

WSU WOMEN IN NCAA WEST REGION TOP 48/PAC-12 TOP 8 RANKINGS (as of April 4)
[Pac-12 top 8 rankings w/marks not in West Region Top 48 because the Pac-12 accepts indoor marks]:
100m - Regyn Gaffney 11.71 (31st/6th); Dominique Keel 11.94 (37th/7th)
10,000m - CharLee Linton 34:05.29 (10th/2nd)
100m Hurdles - Liz Harper 14.03 (8th)
400m Hurdles - Liz Harper 1:00.94 (47th/8th)
3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld 10:41.82 (31st/5th); Emily Dwyer 11:16.10 (6th)
4x100m Relay - Gaffney, Darden, Ekelem, Keel 44.75 (15th/4th)
4x400m Relay - Keel, Brooks-Johnson, Ekelem, Harper 3:42.50 (31st/4th)
High Jump - Lateah Holmes 1.73m/5-8 (19th/2nd)
Long Jump - Liz Harper 6.01m/19-8 3/4 (22nd/5th)
Triple Jump - Greer Alsop 12.66m/41-6 1/2 (13th/4th); Kiana Davis 12.36m/40-6 3/4 (26th/7th);
Kayla Warren 12.28m/40-3 1/2 (32nd/8th)
Hammer - Katie Wardsworth 55.58m/182-4 (44th)
Javelin - Kelsie Taylor 43.57m/142-11 (5th)