WSU OPEN INDOOR TRACK & FIELD MEET SET FOR JAN. 20-21
Washington State University's 15th Annual WSU Indoor Open takes place Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20 and 21, in the Indoor Facility on the Pullman campus…WSU Indoor Facility's Mondo track features racing on a 60m straightaway, and a 200m oval…jumping and throwing field events are contested on the turf inside the oval…discus, weight throws, triple jumps and men's pole vault take place Fri., Jan. 21...remaining field events and all running events begin Saturday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m...no late entries will be accepted...spectators are admitted without charge for all WSU Track & Field competition in 2017...no live stats and no webcast...results will be posted at www.wsucougars.com, following the meet's completion.

WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Wayne Phipps (University of British Columbia '91) is in his third season with the Washington State track and field program...he 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...Phipps led the Cougar men's cross country program back-to-back NCAA Championships at-large berth appearances with a 14th-place finish in 2016: the highest in 32 years after the entire 2015 team that placed 26th returned for the 2016 season....during the 2016 Track & Field season, a pair of Cougs earned second-team All-America honors...Cougars tallied 25 new entries into the WSU all-time top ten records...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 and horizontal jumps)...Assistant Coaches are Brad Walker (vertical jumps), Allix Potratz-Lee (distance) and Ryan Grinnell (multis and horizontal jumps)...Andrea Sabbatine is the Operations Coordinator...volunteers working with the WSU track and field this year include: Jesse Jorgensen, CharLee Linton, Tim Taylor.

2017 WSU TEAM CAPTAINS
Track - CJ Allen (M), Liz Harper (W)
Distance - John Whelan (M), Devon Bortfeld (W)
Field - Travis Pickett (M), Katie Wardsworth (W)

NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
The NCAA uses national descending order lists to determine the competitors for the 2017 Indoor 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 16 individuals and 12 relays will move on to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships March 10-11 in College Station, Texas (Texas A&M host school)...WSU's 2017  indoor season bests marks can be found at www.wsucougars.com. 

WSU men in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) this week: 
Ja'Maun Charles, 60m - 6.76 (34th nationally, 2nd MPSF)
Ja'Maun Charles, 200m - 21.74 (2nd MPSF)
Zach Smith, 200m - 21.92 (4th MPSF)
Ethan Gardner, 200m - 22.17 (7th MPSF)
Sam Brixey, 200m - 22.21 (8th MPSF)
CJ Allen, 60m Hurdles - 8.04 (39th nationally, 3rd MPSF)
Sam Brixey, 60m Hurdles - 8.06 (44th nationally, 4th MPSF)
Abu Kamara, 60m Hurdles - 8.23 (7th MPSF)
Nick Johnson 60m Hurdles - 8.25 (8th MPSF)
Max English, High Jump - 2.00m/6-6 3/4 (8th MPSF)
Keelan Halligan, High Jump - 2.00m/6-6 3/4 (8th MPSF)
Josh Schulz, Long Jump - 6.90m/22-7 3/4 (4th MPSF)
Josh Colbert, Triple Jump - 14.53m/47-8 (3rd MPSF)
Robby Flores, Triple Jump - 14.45m/47-5 (4th MPSF)
Travis Pickett, Weight Throw - 16.58m/54-4 3/4 (6th MPSF)
Brock Eager, Weight Throw - 16.54m/54-3 1/4 (7th MPSF)

WSU women in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) this week: 
Regyn Gaffney, 60m - 7.60 (8th MPSF) 
Natalie Ackerley, 800m - 2:15.79 (3rd MPSF)
Grace Victor, 800m - 2:18.02 (6th MPSF)
Liz Harper, 60m Hurdles - 8.76 (6th MPSF)
Lateah Holmes, High Jump1.70m/5-7 (7th MPSF)
Kristine Felix, Pole Vault - 3.98m/13-0 3/4 (27th nationally, 2nd MPSF)
Greer Alsop,  Long Jump - 5.73m/18-9 3/4 (1st MPSF)
Liz Harper, Long Jump - 5.66m/18-7 (3rd MPSF)
McKenna Hogan, Long Jump - 5.66m/18-7 (3rd MPSF)
Lauren Newman, Long Jump - 5.48m/17-11 3/4 (7th MPSF)
Greer Alsop,  Triple Jump - 12.49m/40-11 3/4 (21st nationally, 2nd MPSF)
Kiana Davis,  Triple Jump - 12.29m/40-4 (33rd nationally, 3rd MPSF)
Katie Wardsworth, Weight Throw - 15.75m/51-8 1/4 (8th MPSF)