WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD HOSTS COUGAR INVITE
The Washington State track and field hosts the 17th Annual Cougar Invitational collegiate meet, Sat., April 29, at Mooberry Track in Pullman...competitors from Idaho, Gonzaga, Lewis-Clark State, Whitworth, Spokane CC and George Fox will join WSU at the meet...field events start at 10 a.m...racing begins at Noon with the final race set to begin at 3:50 p.m...schedule of events is on page 6 of this release...spectators are admitted without charge...NO DOGS PLEASE...results will be posted at www.wsucougars.com, when available after the meet.

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 conference coach of the year 14 times, 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 this year include: Jesse Jorgensen, CharLee Linton, Tim Taylor and Kayla Warren.

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)

COUGAR MEN ENTERED IN COUGAR INVITE, PULLMAN, APRIL 29: 
(Listed Alphabetically per event.)
100m - Jamal Brinkley, Ja'Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Ray Littles, Collin Niehenke, Josh Schulz, Zach Smith
200m - Corey Allen, Jamal Brinkley, Ja'Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Ray Littles, Collin Niehenke, Zach Smith
400m - Corey Allen, Jake Nienhuis
800m - Cameron Dean, Justin Janke, Reid Muller, Hironmoy Redman, Paul Ryan, Alex Simpson, Matthew Swanson, Nathan Tadesse, Chandler Teigen
1500m - Jake Finney, Kennan Schrag, Nathan Wadhwani
3000m - Jake Finney
110m Hurdles - CJ Allen, Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson, Abu Kamara, Ian Markham
400m Hurdles - Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant, Ian Markham
3000m Steeplechase - Cameron Dean, Nathan Tadesse
4x100m Relay - A: Smith, Charles, Brixey, CJ Allen
        B: Brinkley, Gardner, Littles, Niehenke    
4x400m Relay - no entry
High Jump - Max English, Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan, 
    Nick Johnson, Brendan Rexus, Cole Smith
Pole Vault - Dino Dodig, Troy Gingerich, Nick Johnson, Anden Lewis, Tucker Mjelde, Yousef Saleh, Kainoa Tom
Long Jump - Josh Colbert, Josh Schulz
Triple Jump - Josh Colbert, Robby Flores
Shot Put - Amani Brown, Jake Callaghan, Brock Eager, Wyatt Meyring
Discus - Tyler Jackson, Nick Johnson, Adam Mahama
Hammer - Amani Brown, Derek Crites, Brock Eager, Wyatt Meyring, Travis Pickett
Javelin - Cole Smith, Brad Stevens

WSU's Returning Pac-12 Championships Men Scorers:
CJ Allen, 400m Hurdles: 2014 (1st); 2016 (1st)
Dino Dodig, Decathlon: 2015 (5th); 2016 (4th)
Brock Eager, Hammer: 2015 (8th)
Peyton Fredrickson, High Jump: 2016 (t-7th)
Brad Stevens, Javelin: 2015 (8th); 2016 (6th)
Travis Pickett, Hammer: 2016 (8th)
4x400m Relay (Little, Allen, Dodig, Swanson): 2016 (6th)

WSU's Returning NCAA Outdoor Championships Men Participants:
CJ Allen, 400m Hurdles: 2016 (12th)
Dino Dodig, Decathlon: 2015 (DNF) 

COUGAR WOMEN ENTERED IN COUGAR INVITE, PULLMAN, APRIL 29:
(Listed Alphabetically per event.) 
100m - Danielle Darden, Regyn Gaffney, Lauren Newman, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker
200m - no entry
400m - no entry
800m - Natalie Ackerley, Marie Gaudin, Tracy Myers, Steffie Pavey, Jenaya Pynn, Marlow Schulz, Grace Victor
1500m - Josie Brown, Katherine Dittmann, Marie Gaudin, Melissa Hruska, Steffie Pavey, Jenaya Pynn, Desi Stinger, Morgan Willson
3000m - no entry
100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper, Lindsey Schauble
400m Hurdles - Adreonia Bradley, Stephanie Cho
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Darden
4x400m Relay - no entry
High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper, Lateah Holmes, Lindsay Schauble
Pole Vault - Danielle Carnahan, Kristine Felix, Katelyn Frost, Molly Scharmann
Long Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Kiana Davis, Liz Harper, McKenna Hogan, Lauren Newman, Lindsey Schauble
Triple Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis, McKenna Hogan
Shot Put - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Chrisshnay Brown, Liz Harper, Kaitlin Krouse, Lindsey Schauble
Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse
Hammer - Stacia Bell, Aoife Martin, Katie Wardsworth
Javelin - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper, Atina Kamasi, Kelsey Kehl, Kristen McDonnell, Lindsey Schauble

WSU's Returning Pac-12 Championships Women Scorers:
Greer Alsop, Triple Jump: 2015 (8th); 2016 (5th)
Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2014 (2nd); 2015 (1st)
    / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (7th)
Kiana Davis, High Jump: 2016 (2nd)
Kristine Felix, Pole Vault: 2013 (1st); 2014 (t-6th); 2015 (4th)
Liz Harper, 400m Hurdles: 2015 (4th), 2016 (4th) / High Jump: 2016 (4th)
    / Heptathlon: 2016 (3rd)
Lateah Holmes, High Jump: 2016 (t-6th)

WSU's Returning NCAA Outdoor Women Participants:
Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2015 (18th)
    / 400m Hurdles: 2015 (23rd)
Liz Harper, 400m Hurdles: 2015 (19th) / High Jump: 2016 (NH)
    / Heptathlon: 2016 (16th)


COUGARS RANKED IN THE TRACK & FIELD NEWS 2017 COLLEGE PREVIEW    
Track & Field News published the top 15 performers for NCAA DI in the March 2017 issue...rankings are based on PRs.
MEN
400m Hurdles: CJ Allen - 50.16 (14th)
WOMEN
Heptathlon: Alissa Brooks-Johnson - 5,803 points (9th)