LOS ANGELES -- Washington State's Brock Eager opened the Cougars track and field outdoor season by winning the men's hammer Friday afternoon at the USC Trojan Invitational. The hammer and discus events were held in Long Beach.
 
Eager, a redshirt junior from Renton, Wash., threw the hammer a distance of 218-feet 2 inches (66.50m) to capture first place among the 13 competitors. Eager is the reigning Pac-12 hammer champion and earned All-America second team honors at the 2017 NCAA Championships.
 
Amani Brown (redshirt junior, Des Moines, Wash.) placed third in the men's hammer with his PR throw of 202-4 (61.67m) while Wyatt Meyring (redshirt senior, Edmonds, Wash.) finished sixth with a throw of 175-10 (53.60m).
 
In the women's hammer, Aoife Martin (redshirt sophomore, Seattle) threw a distance of 175-9 (53.57m) for fourth place.
 
The lone WSU discus thrower was Tyler Jackson (redshirt senior, Richland, Wash.) who threw 147-2 (44.86m) for 11th.
 
The Trojan Invite concludes Saturday with events beginning at 10 a.m. at Locker Stadium on the USC campus. Several Cougars will also be competing at the Whitworth University Buc Scoring Meet in Spokane.