PAC-12 TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS NEXT FOR COUGARS
The Pac-12 Conference Track & Field Championships are Saturday and Sunday, May 13 & 14, at Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene...Alissa Brooks-Johnson won the women's heptathlon last weekend in Corvallis...other returning Pac-12 Champion from WSU are CJ Allen, men's 400m hurdles (2015, 2016)  and Kristine Felix, women's pole vault (2013)...in 2016 the WSU women finished 8th (45 points) and WSU men finished 10th (41.6 points)...2017 Live Results can be viewed by clicking on the track schedule at www.wsucougars.com...for the first time, th final day of the Pac-12 T&F Championships will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Network at 3 p.m. PT Sunday, May 14...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 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)

WSU COMPETITORS ENTERED AT PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS, MAY 13-14 WSU Men
100m - Ja'Maun Charles, Zach Smith
200m - Ja'Maun Charles
400m - No entry
800m - Justin Janke, Matthew Swanson, Chandler Teigen
1500m - Paul Ryan
5000m - Sam Levora, Michael Williams
10,000m - Sam Levora, Michael Williams
110m Hurdles - Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson, Abu Kamara
400m Hurdles - CJ Allen
3000m Steeplechase - Kyler Little, Kennan Schrag
4x100m Relay - Smith, Charles, Brixey, Allen, Littles
4x400m Relay - Charles, Allen, Littles, Swanson, Brixey
High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan, Cole Smith
Pole Vault - Anden Lewis
Long Jump - No entry
Triple Jump - Robby Flores
Shot Put - Jake Callaghan
Discus - Adam Mahama
Hammer - Amani Brown, Brock Eager, Wyatt Meyring, Travis Pickett
Javelin - Cole Smith, Brad Stevens

PAC-12 MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS AFTER 2017 DECATHLON 
    1. Oregon 18
    2. Colorado 9
    3. California 6
    4. Arizona State 3
    5. Washington 2
    6. USC 1

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

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

WSU COMPETITORS ENTERED AT PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS, MAY 13-14 
WSU Women
100m - Danielle Darden, Regyn Gaffney, Tierney SIlliman, Jordyn Tucker
200m - No entry
400m - No entry
800m  - Natalie Ackerley, Marlow Schulz, Grace Victor
1500m - No entry
5000m - Devon Bortfeld, Emily Dwyer, Vallery Korir, Morgan Willson
10,000m - Vallery Korir, Morgan Willson
100m Hurdles - No entry
400m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Stephanie Cho, Liz Harper,, Lindsey Schauble 
3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld, Emily Dwyer
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Darden
4x400m Relay - Victor, Schulz, Brooks-Johnson, Harper
High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Kiana Davis, Liz Harper, Lateah Holmes
Pole Vault - Kristine Felix, Molly Scharmann
Long Jump - Greer Alsop, Lauren Newman
Triple Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis
Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown
Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse
Hammer - Aoife Martin, Katie Wardsworth
Javelin - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Atina Kamasi, Kelsey Kehl, 
    Kristen McDonnell

PAC-12 WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS AFTER 2017 HEPTATHLON  
     1. UCLA 12
    2. Oregon State 10        
        WSU 10
    4. USC 6    
    5. Colorado 1        

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)

NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
The NCAA uses national descending order lists to determine the competitors for the 2017 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 event and top 24 relay teams compete at the East or West Region Preliminary Rounds...West Region Prelims are 25-27, in Austin, Texas...the top 12 individuals and relay teams advance from the Regional Prelims to the NCAA Championships, June 7-10 in Eugene.

WSU MEN IN NCAA WEST REGION TOP 48 (PAC-12 TOP 8) RANKINGS (as of May 2):
100m - Ja'Maun Charles 10.41 (44th/8th)
800m - Chandler Teigen 1:50.48 (7th)
5000m - Sam Levora 14:01.63 (47th)
110m Hurdles - Sam Brixey 14.10 (24th/6th), Abu Kamara 14.27 (40th/8th)
400m Hurdles - CJ Allen 49.99 (5th/1st)
3000m Steeplechase - Kyler Little 8:59.85 (40th/6th)
4x100m Relay - Smith, Charles, Brixey, Allen 40.26 (5th)
4x400m Relay - Charles, Allen, Brixey, Swanson 3:11.09 (7th) 
High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson 2.12m/6-11 1/2  (27th/7th)
Triple Jump - Robby Flores 14.65m/48-0 3/4 (7th)
Discus - Adam Mahama 57.79m/189-7 (4th)
Hammer - Brock Eager 68.66m/225-3 (3rd/1st), Travis Pickett 62.53m/205-3 (28th/5th)
Javelin - Cole Smith 66.01m/216-7 (28th), Brad Stevens 64.71m/212-4 (37th)

WSU WOMEN IN NCAA WEST REGION  TOP 48/PAC-12 TOP 8 RANKINGS (as of May 2):
100m - Regyn Gaffney 11.49 (26th/6th)
5000m - Devon Bortfeld 16:17.29 (48th)
10,000m - Vallery Korir 33:58.17 (16th/4th)
400m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 1:00.11 (39th/7th)
3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld 10:23.28 (31st/8th), Emily Dwyer 10:26.19 (36th)
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Darden 45.84 (8th)
4x400m Relay - Victor, Harper, Brooks-Johnson, Schulz 3:45.10 (7th)
High Jump - Lateah Holmes 1.73m/5-8 (7th), Kiana Davis 1.73m/5-8 (7th)
Pole Vault - Kristine Felix 4.00m/13-1 1/2 (45th)
Triple Jump - Kiana Davis 12.97m/42-6 3/4 (17th/3rd), Greer Alsop 12.70m/41-8 (26th/5th) 
Hammer - Katie Wardsworth 58.29m/191-3 (40th/7th)
Javelin -  Atina Kamasi 52.32m/171-8 (5th/2nd), Kelsey Kehl 46.51m/152-7 (30th/6th)
Heptathlon (National Ranking/Pac-12 finish) - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 5616 (10th/1st), Liz Harper 5420 (23rd/9th)

NLI/FAA SIGNEES FOR 2017-18
MEN
Sprints: 
Jake Ulrich, E. Wenatchee, Wash. 
Distance:
Amir Ado, Spokane, Wash.
Luke Schilter, Lacey, Wash.
Matthew Watkins, Bothell, Wash.
Throws:
Jack Jacobson, Thompson Falls, Mont.

WOMEN
Sprints/Hurdles:
Jelena Grujic, Novi Sad, Serbia
Zorana Grujic, Novi Sad, Serbia
Distance:
Kiyena Beatty, Temecula, Calif.
Pia Richards, Sammamish, Wash. 
Throws:
Lita Forse, Caldwell, Idaho