WSU TRACK & FIELD SCATTER TO MEETS IN LOS ANGELES, SPOKANE
The Washington State track and field teams will take on four meets this week/weekend - three in the Los Angeles area and one in Spokane...Cougars multis start the week's competition at the Bryan Clay Multis at Azusa-Pacific University Wednesday and Thursday...a nearly full team will compete at the Long Beach State Pacific Coast Intercollegiate as well as at the Bryan Clay Invite...there is also competition at the Long Beach State Beach Invite and the Spokane Memorial #2...previously scheduled entries for each meet are on pages 3 and 4 of this release...Live Results links will be posted on the track schedule page at wsucougars.com when available.
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 35 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 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 advances to the East or West Region Preliminary Rounds...West Region Prelims are May 24-26, in Sacramento...WSU's 2018 outdoor season bests marks can be found at www.wsucougars.com.
WSU men in the TFRRS NCAA West Region top 48 list / Pac-12 top 8 scoring) this week:
100m - Ja'Maun Charles 10.41w (18th WReg, 2nd Pac-12)
1500m - Chandler Teigen 3:43.13 (9th WReg, 7th Pac-12), Justin Janke 3:47.30 (38th WReg),
Paul Ryan 3:47.85 (40th WReg)
110m Hurdles - Nick Johnson 14.04 (11th WReg, 3rd Pac-12), Christapherson Grant 14.32 (35th WReg, 5th Pac-12)
Abu Kamara 14.48w (8th Pac-12)
3000m Steeplechase - Colton Johnsen 9:05.11 (40th WReg., 5th Pac-12)
4x100m relay - Smith, Charles, Littles, Gardner 40.67 (48th WReg, 4th Pac-12)
High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson 2.06m/6-9 & Max English 2.06m/6-9 (t-40th WReg, t-6th Pac-12)
Pole Vault - Sander Moldau 5.15m/16-10 3/4 (23rd WReg, 4th Pac-12)
Discus - Tyler Jackson 53.00m/173-11 (44th WReg)
Hammer - Brock Eager 69.57m/228-3 (2nd WReg, 1st Pac-12),
Amani Brown 63.55m/208-6 (16th WReg, 5th Pac-12)
Javelin - Cole Smith 64.74m/212-5 (23rd WReg, 6th Pac-12)
WSU women in the TFRRS NCAA West Region 48 list / Pac-12 top 8 scoring) this week:
800m - Marlow Schulz 2:08.97 (34th WReg), Zorana Grujic 2:09.41 (39th WReg)
10,000m - Vallery Korir 33:52.28 (11th WReg, 4th Pac-12)
100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 13.73 (38th WReg, 8th Pac-12)
400m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 57.86 (6th WReg, 1st Pac-12),
Stephanie Cho 59.27 (21st WReg, 6th Pac-12)
3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld 10:32.47 (24th WReg, 4th Pac-12)
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Brooks-Johnson 45.60 (6th Pac-12)
4x400m Relay - Cho, Schulz, Brooks-Johnson, J. Grujic 3:43.96 (7th Pac-12)
Pole Vault - Molly Scharmann 4.10m/13-5 1/4 (18th WReg, 3rd Pac-12)
Triple Jump - Greer Alsop 12.43m/40-9 1/2 (32nd WReg, 8th Pac-12)
Javelin - Kelsey Kehl 46.10m/151-3 (33rd WReg), Atina Kamasi 45.48m/149-2 (40th WReg)
WSU MEN ENTERED IN BRYAN CLAY MULTIS, APRIL 18-19, AZUSA:
Decathlon - Martin Moldau
WSU MEN ENTERED IN PACIFIC COAST INTERCOLLEGIATE, APRIL 19, LONG BEACH:
100m - Brandon Bains, Ethan Gardner, Ray Littles, Zach Smith
200m - Brandon Bains, Ethan Gardner, Ray Littles, Zach Smith
400m - Cody Kjarmo, Jake Ulrich
800m - Justin Janke, Reid Muller, Paul Ryan, Zach Stallings, Chandler Teigen
110m Hurdles - Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson, Abu Kamara
400m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant
4x100m Relay - Smith, Bains, Little, Gardner, Charles
High Jump - Max English, Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan
Pole Vault - Tucker Mjelde, Sander Moldau
Long Jump - Sam Brixey, Robby Flores, Abu Kamara, Jeremiah Stone
Triple Jump - Robby Flores
Shot Put - Sander Moldau
Discus - Tyler Jackson
Hammer - Amani Brown, Wyatt Meyring
Javelin - Cole Smith
WSU MEN ENTERED IN BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL, APRIL 19-20, AZUSA:
100m - Brandon Bains, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith
200m - Brandon Bains, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith
400m - Jake Ulrich
800m - Justin Janke, Reid Muller, Zach Stallings
1500m - Justin Janke, Colton Johnsen, Kyler Little, Reid Muller, Paul Ryan, Zach Stallings, Chandler Teigen, Matthew Watkins, John Whelan
5000m - Matthew Watkins, John Whelan, Michael Williams
110m Hurdles - Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson,
Abu Kamara, Martin Moldau
400m Hurdles - Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant
3000m Steeplechase - Colton Johnson, Kyler Little
4x100m Relay - Smith, Bains, Little, Gardner
High Jump - Max English, Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan
Pole Vault - Tucker Mjelde, Sander Moldau
Long Jump - Sam Brixey, Abu Kamara, Martin Moldau
Triple Jump - Robby Flores
Shot Put - Martin Moldau
Discus - Tyler Jackson, Martin Moldau, Sander Moldau
Javelin - Sander Moldau
WSU MEN ENTERED IN BEACH INVITE, APRIL 20-21, LONG BEACH:
Hammer - Amani Brown, Wyatt Meyring
Javelin - Cole Smith
WSU MEN ENTERED IN SPOKANE MEMORIAL #2, APRIL 20-21, SPOKANE:
400m - Corey Allen, Cody Kjarmo, Jke Nienhuis, Ross Sherrer
1500m - Nathan Tadesse
5000m - Andrew Cooper, Jake Finney, Zak Kindl, Luke Schilter,
Matthew Watkins
3000m Steeplechase - Cameron Dean, Kennan Schrag
4x400m Relay - Sherrer, Allen Nienhuis, Kjarmo
High Jump - Beau Sheeran
Pole Vault - Trevor Bushman, Tucker Mjelde
Triple Jump - Josh Colbert, Jeremiah Stone
Shot Put - Alec Kuzmack, Drew Norvell
Discus - Tyler Jackson, Alec Kuzmack, Drew Norvell
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN BRYAN CLAY MULTIS, APRIL 18-19, AZUSA:
Heptathlon - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lindsey Schauble
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN PACIFIC COAST INTERCOLLEGIATE, APRIL 19, LONG BEACH:
100m - Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker
200m - Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker
400m - Stephanie Cho, Marlow Schulz, Grace Victor
800m - Jelena Grujic, Zorana Grujic, Kaili Keefe, Marlow Schulz, Grace Victor
400m Hurdles - Stephanie Cho, Jelena Grujic
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Cho
Pole Vault - Emily Coombs, Macee Erickson, Katelyn Frost, Molly Scharmann
Long Jump - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Lauren Newman,
Brittni Williams
Triple Jump - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Brittni Williams
Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown
Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse
Hammer - Aoife Martin
Javelin - Atina Kamasi, Madelyn Sirmon
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL, APRIL 19-20, AZUSA:
100m - Regyn Gaffney, Lauren Newman, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker
200m - Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker
400m - Stephanie Cho
800m - Jelena Grujic, Zorana Grujic, Marlow Schulz,Grace Victor
1500m - Devon Bortfeld, Josie Brown, Zorana Grujic, Melissa Hruska,
Kaili Keefe, Vallery Korir
5000m - Josie Brown, Melissa Hruska, Vallery Korir
100m Hurdles - Jelena Grujic
400m Hurdles - Stephanie Cho, Jelena Grujic, Lindsey Schauble
3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Breooks-Johnson
4x400m Relay - Cho, Schulz, Brooks-Johnson, Grujic
Pole Vault - Emily Coombs, Macee Erickson, Katelyn Frost, Molly Scharmann
Long Jump - Lauren Newman
Triple Jump - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Brittni Williams
Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown
Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN BEACH INVITE, APRIL 20-21, LONG BEACH:
Hammer - Aoife Martin
Javelin - Atina Kamasi, Madelyn Sirmon
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN SPOKANE MEMORIAL #2, APRIL 20-21, SPOKANE:
100m - Cordelia Olson, Imani Moronkola
200m - Cordelia Olson, Imani Moronkola
800m - Jenaya Pynn, Breya Wyne
1500m - Kiyena Beatty, Marie Gaudin, Jenaya Pynn, Alexis Redfield
5000m - Katherine Dittmann, Samantha King-Shaw, Alexis Redfield
400m Hurdles - Adreonia Bradley
3000m Steeplechase - Desi Stinger, Pia Richards
Long Jump - Lauren Newman
Shot Put - Lovely Tukuafu
Hammer - Stacia Bell, Lovely Tukuafu
Javelin - Calahan Crawford, Kristen McDonnell
The Washington State track and field teams will take on four meets this week/weekend - three in the Los Angeles area and one in Spokane...Cougars multis start the week's competition at the Bryan Clay Multis at Azusa-Pacific University Wednesday and Thursday...a nearly full team will compete at the Long Beach State Pacific Coast Intercollegiate as well as at the Bryan Clay Invite...there is also competition at the Long Beach State Beach Invite and the Spokane Memorial #2...previously scheduled entries for each meet are on pages 3 and 4 of this release...Live Results links will be posted on the track schedule page at wsucougars.com when available.
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 35 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 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 advances to the East or West Region Preliminary Rounds...West Region Prelims are May 24-26, in Sacramento...WSU's 2018 outdoor season bests marks can be found at www.wsucougars.com.
WSU men in the TFRRS NCAA West Region top 48 list / Pac-12 top 8 scoring) this week:
100m - Ja'Maun Charles 10.41w (18th WReg, 2nd Pac-12)
1500m - Chandler Teigen 3:43.13 (9th WReg, 7th Pac-12), Justin Janke 3:47.30 (38th WReg),
Paul Ryan 3:47.85 (40th WReg)
110m Hurdles - Nick Johnson 14.04 (11th WReg, 3rd Pac-12), Christapherson Grant 14.32 (35th WReg, 5th Pac-12)
Abu Kamara 14.48w (8th Pac-12)
3000m Steeplechase - Colton Johnsen 9:05.11 (40th WReg., 5th Pac-12)
4x100m relay - Smith, Charles, Littles, Gardner 40.67 (48th WReg, 4th Pac-12)
High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson 2.06m/6-9 & Max English 2.06m/6-9 (t-40th WReg, t-6th Pac-12)
Pole Vault - Sander Moldau 5.15m/16-10 3/4 (23rd WReg, 4th Pac-12)
Discus - Tyler Jackson 53.00m/173-11 (44th WReg)
Hammer - Brock Eager 69.57m/228-3 (2nd WReg, 1st Pac-12),
Amani Brown 63.55m/208-6 (16th WReg, 5th Pac-12)
Javelin - Cole Smith 64.74m/212-5 (23rd WReg, 6th Pac-12)
WSU women in the TFRRS NCAA West Region 48 list / Pac-12 top 8 scoring) this week:
800m - Marlow Schulz 2:08.97 (34th WReg), Zorana Grujic 2:09.41 (39th WReg)
10,000m - Vallery Korir 33:52.28 (11th WReg, 4th Pac-12)
100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 13.73 (38th WReg, 8th Pac-12)
400m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 57.86 (6th WReg, 1st Pac-12),
Stephanie Cho 59.27 (21st WReg, 6th Pac-12)
3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld 10:32.47 (24th WReg, 4th Pac-12)
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Brooks-Johnson 45.60 (6th Pac-12)
4x400m Relay - Cho, Schulz, Brooks-Johnson, J. Grujic 3:43.96 (7th Pac-12)
Pole Vault - Molly Scharmann 4.10m/13-5 1/4 (18th WReg, 3rd Pac-12)
Triple Jump - Greer Alsop 12.43m/40-9 1/2 (32nd WReg, 8th Pac-12)
Javelin - Kelsey Kehl 46.10m/151-3 (33rd WReg), Atina Kamasi 45.48m/149-2 (40th WReg)
WSU MEN ENTERED IN BRYAN CLAY MULTIS, APRIL 18-19, AZUSA:
Decathlon - Martin Moldau
WSU MEN ENTERED IN PACIFIC COAST INTERCOLLEGIATE, APRIL 19, LONG BEACH:
100m - Brandon Bains, Ethan Gardner, Ray Littles, Zach Smith
200m - Brandon Bains, Ethan Gardner, Ray Littles, Zach Smith
400m - Cody Kjarmo, Jake Ulrich
800m - Justin Janke, Reid Muller, Paul Ryan, Zach Stallings, Chandler Teigen
110m Hurdles - Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson, Abu Kamara
400m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant
4x100m Relay - Smith, Bains, Little, Gardner, Charles
High Jump - Max English, Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan
Pole Vault - Tucker Mjelde, Sander Moldau
Long Jump - Sam Brixey, Robby Flores, Abu Kamara, Jeremiah Stone
Triple Jump - Robby Flores
Shot Put - Sander Moldau
Discus - Tyler Jackson
Hammer - Amani Brown, Wyatt Meyring
Javelin - Cole Smith
WSU MEN ENTERED IN BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL, APRIL 19-20, AZUSA:
100m - Brandon Bains, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith
200m - Brandon Bains, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith
400m - Jake Ulrich
800m - Justin Janke, Reid Muller, Zach Stallings
1500m - Justin Janke, Colton Johnsen, Kyler Little, Reid Muller, Paul Ryan, Zach Stallings, Chandler Teigen, Matthew Watkins, John Whelan
5000m - Matthew Watkins, John Whelan, Michael Williams
110m Hurdles - Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson,
Abu Kamara, Martin Moldau
400m Hurdles - Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant
3000m Steeplechase - Colton Johnson, Kyler Little
4x100m Relay - Smith, Bains, Little, Gardner
High Jump - Max English, Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan
Pole Vault - Tucker Mjelde, Sander Moldau
Long Jump - Sam Brixey, Abu Kamara, Martin Moldau
Triple Jump - Robby Flores
Shot Put - Martin Moldau
Discus - Tyler Jackson, Martin Moldau, Sander Moldau
Javelin - Sander Moldau
WSU MEN ENTERED IN BEACH INVITE, APRIL 20-21, LONG BEACH:
Hammer - Amani Brown, Wyatt Meyring
Javelin - Cole Smith
WSU MEN ENTERED IN SPOKANE MEMORIAL #2, APRIL 20-21, SPOKANE:
400m - Corey Allen, Cody Kjarmo, Jke Nienhuis, Ross Sherrer
1500m - Nathan Tadesse
5000m - Andrew Cooper, Jake Finney, Zak Kindl, Luke Schilter,
Matthew Watkins
3000m Steeplechase - Cameron Dean, Kennan Schrag
4x400m Relay - Sherrer, Allen Nienhuis, Kjarmo
High Jump - Beau Sheeran
Pole Vault - Trevor Bushman, Tucker Mjelde
Triple Jump - Josh Colbert, Jeremiah Stone
Shot Put - Alec Kuzmack, Drew Norvell
Discus - Tyler Jackson, Alec Kuzmack, Drew Norvell
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN BRYAN CLAY MULTIS, APRIL 18-19, AZUSA:
Heptathlon - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lindsey Schauble
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN PACIFIC COAST INTERCOLLEGIATE, APRIL 19, LONG BEACH:
100m - Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker
200m - Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker
400m - Stephanie Cho, Marlow Schulz, Grace Victor
800m - Jelena Grujic, Zorana Grujic, Kaili Keefe, Marlow Schulz, Grace Victor
400m Hurdles - Stephanie Cho, Jelena Grujic
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Cho
Pole Vault - Emily Coombs, Macee Erickson, Katelyn Frost, Molly Scharmann
Long Jump - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Lauren Newman,
Brittni Williams
Triple Jump - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Brittni Williams
Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown
Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse
Hammer - Aoife Martin
Javelin - Atina Kamasi, Madelyn Sirmon
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL, APRIL 19-20, AZUSA:
100m - Regyn Gaffney, Lauren Newman, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker
200m - Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker
400m - Stephanie Cho
800m - Jelena Grujic, Zorana Grujic, Marlow Schulz,Grace Victor
1500m - Devon Bortfeld, Josie Brown, Zorana Grujic, Melissa Hruska,
Kaili Keefe, Vallery Korir
5000m - Josie Brown, Melissa Hruska, Vallery Korir
100m Hurdles - Jelena Grujic
400m Hurdles - Stephanie Cho, Jelena Grujic, Lindsey Schauble
3000m Steeplechase - Devon Bortfeld
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Breooks-Johnson
4x400m Relay - Cho, Schulz, Brooks-Johnson, Grujic
Pole Vault - Emily Coombs, Macee Erickson, Katelyn Frost, Molly Scharmann
Long Jump - Lauren Newman
Triple Jump - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Brittni Williams
Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown
Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN BEACH INVITE, APRIL 20-21, LONG BEACH:
Hammer - Aoife Martin
Javelin - Atina Kamasi, Madelyn Sirmon
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN SPOKANE MEMORIAL #2, APRIL 20-21, SPOKANE:
100m - Cordelia Olson, Imani Moronkola
200m - Cordelia Olson, Imani Moronkola
800m - Jenaya Pynn, Breya Wyne
1500m - Kiyena Beatty, Marie Gaudin, Jenaya Pynn, Alexis Redfield
5000m - Katherine Dittmann, Samantha King-Shaw, Alexis Redfield
400m Hurdles - Adreonia Bradley
3000m Steeplechase - Desi Stinger, Pia Richards
Long Jump - Lauren Newman
Shot Put - Lovely Tukuafu
Hammer - Stacia Bell, Lovely Tukuafu
Javelin - Calahan Crawford, Kristen McDonnell