The Washington State track and field teams split again this weekend for high-caliber indoor competition...the Cougars sprinters, hurdlers and horizontal jumpers travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the Don Kirby Elite/Invite, Feb. 9-10 at the Albuquerque Convention Center...WSU's distance and middle distance runners, throwers and vertical jump competitors are going to Seattle for the Husky Classic meet, Feb. 9-10, at the Dempsey Indoor Facility...link for Live Results from Albuquerque and Seattle will be placed on the WSU T&F online schedule page when available before the meet...results will be posted at www.wsucougars.com, following both meet's completion.
WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Wayne Phipps (University of British Columbia '91) is in his fourth season with the Washington State track and field program...Phipps led the Cougar men's cross country program back-to-back-to-back NCAA Championships at-large berth appearances...Cougs finished 21st in 2017, 14th in 2016 - the highest in 32 years, and 26th in 2015....in track and field seasons, mentored student-athletes to WSU top-ten performances 24 times in the indoor season and 47 times in the outdoor season....there have also been conference all-academic honors awarded to WSU student-athletes 51 times in cross country, 88 times in indoor track and 86 times in outdoor track...Phipps 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...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)...Assistant Coaches are Brad Walker (vertical jumps), Ryan Grinnell (multis, horizontal jumps) and CharLee Linton (distance)...Kayla Warren is the Operations Coordinator...volunteers include: Tim Taylor and Katie Nageotte...student coach: CJ Allen.
2018 WSU TEAM CAPTAINS
Track - Abu Kamara (M), Regyn Gaffney (W)
Distance - Chandler Teigen and Nathan Wadhwani (M), Devon Bortfeld (W)
Field - Brock Eager (M), Alissa Brooks-Johnson (W)
NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
The NCAA uses national descending order lists to determine the competitors for the 2018 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 9-10 in College Station, Texas (Texas A&M host school)...best marks for the Cougars throughout the 2018 indoor season 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 - 6.79 (5th MPSF)
Zach Smith, 200m - 21.46 (3rd MPSF)
Ja'Maun Charles, 200m - 21.72 (6th MPSF)
Jake Finney, 5000m - 14:43.90 (6th MPSF)
Luke Schilter, 5000m - 14:59.36 (8th MPSF)
Nick Johnson, 60m Hurdles - 7.98 (5th MPSF)
4x400m Relay (Grant, Allen, Kjarmo, Ulrich) - 3:19.52 (8th MPSF)
Distance Medley Relay (Ryan, Muller, Janke, Teigen) - 9:54.04 (27th nationally, 5th MPSF)
Robby Flores, Triple Jump - 15.33m/50-3 1/2 (5th MPSF)
Brock Eager, Weight Throw - 20.74m/68-0 1/2 (24th nationally, 1st MPSF)
Amani Brown, Weight Throw - 18.84m/61-9 3/4 (4th MPSF)
WSU women in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) this week:
Marlow Schulz, 800m - 2:09.67 (6th MPSF)
Vallery Korir, 3000m - 9:29.71
Devon Bortfeld, 5000m - 16:26.73 (23rd nationally, 6th MPSF)
Distance Medley Relay (Beatty, Bradley, Gaudin, Keefe) - 11:58.88 (7th MPSF)
Alissa Brooks-Johnson - 1.72m/5-7 3/4 (8th MPSF)
Molly Scharmann, Pole Vault - 4.05m/13-3 1/2 (38th nationally, 4th MPSF)
Greer Alsop, Triple Jump - 12.28m/40-3 1/2 (7th MPSF)
Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Triple Jump - 12.20m/40-0 1/2 (8th MPSF)
Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Pentathlon - 4190 points (6th nationally, 1st MPSF)
WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Wayne Phipps (University of British Columbia '91) is in his fourth season with the Washington State track and field program...Phipps led the Cougar men's cross country program back-to-back-to-back NCAA Championships at-large berth appearances...Cougs finished 21st in 2017, 14th in 2016 - the highest in 32 years, and 26th in 2015....in track and field seasons, mentored student-athletes to WSU top-ten performances 24 times in the indoor season and 47 times in the outdoor season....there have also been conference all-academic honors awarded to WSU student-athletes 51 times in cross country, 88 times in indoor track and 86 times in outdoor track...Phipps 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...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)...Assistant Coaches are Brad Walker (vertical jumps), Ryan Grinnell (multis, horizontal jumps) and CharLee Linton (distance)...Kayla Warren is the Operations Coordinator...volunteers include: Tim Taylor and Katie Nageotte...student coach: CJ Allen.
2018 WSU TEAM CAPTAINS
Track - Abu Kamara (M), Regyn Gaffney (W)
Distance - Chandler Teigen and Nathan Wadhwani (M), Devon Bortfeld (W)
Field - Brock Eager (M), Alissa Brooks-Johnson (W)
NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
The NCAA uses national descending order lists to determine the competitors for the 2018 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 9-10 in College Station, Texas (Texas A&M host school)...best marks for the Cougars throughout the 2018 indoor season 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 - 6.79 (5th MPSF)
Zach Smith, 200m - 21.46 (3rd MPSF)
Ja'Maun Charles, 200m - 21.72 (6th MPSF)
Jake Finney, 5000m - 14:43.90 (6th MPSF)
Luke Schilter, 5000m - 14:59.36 (8th MPSF)
Nick Johnson, 60m Hurdles - 7.98 (5th MPSF)
4x400m Relay (Grant, Allen, Kjarmo, Ulrich) - 3:19.52 (8th MPSF)
Distance Medley Relay (Ryan, Muller, Janke, Teigen) - 9:54.04 (27th nationally, 5th MPSF)
Robby Flores, Triple Jump - 15.33m/50-3 1/2 (5th MPSF)
Brock Eager, Weight Throw - 20.74m/68-0 1/2 (24th nationally, 1st MPSF)
Amani Brown, Weight Throw - 18.84m/61-9 3/4 (4th MPSF)
WSU women in the TFRRS national top 50 list / MPSF top 8 scoring) this week:
Marlow Schulz, 800m - 2:09.67 (6th MPSF)
Vallery Korir, 3000m - 9:29.71
Devon Bortfeld, 5000m - 16:26.73 (23rd nationally, 6th MPSF)
Distance Medley Relay (Beatty, Bradley, Gaudin, Keefe) - 11:58.88 (7th MPSF)
Alissa Brooks-Johnson - 1.72m/5-7 3/4 (8th MPSF)
Molly Scharmann, Pole Vault - 4.05m/13-3 1/2 (38th nationally, 4th MPSF)
Greer Alsop, Triple Jump - 12.28m/40-3 1/2 (7th MPSF)
Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Triple Jump - 12.20m/40-0 1/2 (8th MPSF)
Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Pentathlon - 4190 points (6th nationally, 1st MPSF)