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WSU Track & Field Competes at Meets in Bay Area and Los Angeles
March 28, 2018 | Track & Field
WSU T&F COMPETE AT MEETS IN BAY AREA AND LOS ANGELES
The Washington State track and field teams will be competing in several meets in the San Francisco Bay area and in Los Angeles...middle distance and  distance runners will race at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival Fri., March 30, at Chabot College in Hayward, while others will race at the prestigious Stanford Invitational, Fri. and Sat., March 30-31, at Cobb Track and Angell Field at Stanford...WSU sprinters, hurdlers and field competitors will compete at the UCLA Jim Bush Legends Invitational meet at Drake Stadium March 31...live results links are on the T&F schedule page at wsucougars.com.Â
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.Â
WSU men in the TFRRS NCAA West Region top 48 list / Pac-12 top 8 scoring) this week:Â
100m - Ja'Maun Charles 10.53 (27th WReg, 5th Pac-12)
400m - Jake Ulrich 47.81 (29th WReg, 6th Pac-12)
5000m - Zak Kindl 15:19.26 (7th Pac-12), Luke Schilter 15:23.69 (8th Pac-12)
110m Hurdles - Nick Johnson 14.26 (11th WReg, 2nd Pac-12), Martin Moldau 14.55 (31st WReg, 6th Pac-12)Â Â Â
400m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant 55.18 (8th Pac-12)
3000m Steeplechase - Cameron Dean 9:41.74 (48th WReg, 5th Pac-12)
4x100m relay - Smith, Charles, Littles, Gardner 40.82 (36th WReg, 4th Pac-12)
High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson 2.05m/6-8 3/4 (19th WReg, 4th Pac-12),Â
   Max English, Mitch Jacobson, and Beau Sheeran 2.00m/6-6 3/4 (t-40th WReg, 7th Pac-12)
Pole Vault - Sander Moldau 4.90m/16-0 3/4 (32nd WReg, 7th Pac-12)
Triple Jump - Robby Flores 14.36m/47-1 1/2 (45th WReg, 6th Pac-12)
Hammer - Brock Eager 67.22m/220-6 (1st WReg, 1st Pac-12),Â
   Amani Brown 61.67m/202-4 (14th WReg, 4th Pac-12), Wyatt Meyring 57.70m/189-4 (45th WReg)
Javelin - Cole Smith 64.74m/212-5 (17th WReg, 4th Pac-12), Alex Cielo 58.77m/192-10 (46th WReg)
WSU women in the TFRRS NCAA West Region 48 list / Pac-12 top 8 scoring) this week:Â
800m - Marlow Schulz 2:09.05 (8th WReg, 4th Pac-12), Zorana Grujic 2:10.44 (22nd WReg),
   Grace Victor 2:10.50 (25th WReg)
5000m - Melissa Hruska 18:12.42 (2nd Pac-12), Samantha King-Shaw 18:36.78 (3rd Pac-12),Â
   Katherine Dittmann 18:41.80 (4th Pac-12), Alexis Redfield 19:25.35 (5th Pac-12)
400m Hurdles - Stephanie Cho 59.27 (2nd WReg, 3rd Pac-12), Jelena Grujic 1:02.19 (39th WReg)
3000m Steeplechase - Desi Stinger 11:42.51 (2nd Pac-12), Pia Richards 11:59.48 (3rd Pac-12)
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Brooks-Johnson 46.47 (8th Pac-12)
4x400m Relay - Cho, Schulz, Brooks-Johnson, J. Grujic 3:43.96 (20th WReg, 6th Pac-12)
Pole Vault - Molly Scharmann 4.00m/13-1 1/2 (7th WReg, 3rd Pac-12)Â
Triple Jump - Greer Alsop 12.32m/40-5 (16th WReg, 4th Pac-12),Â
   Oyinlola Akinlosotu 11.81m/38-9 (7th Pac-12)
Hammer - Aoife Martin 53.57m/175-9 (45th WReg)
Javelin - Kelsey Kehl 44.85m/147-2 (32nd WReg), Atina Kamasi 44.26m/145-2 (38th WReg)
WSU MEN ENTERED IN SAN FRANCISCO STATE DISTANCE CARNIVAL, MARCH 30:Â
1500m - Reid Muller, Zach Stallings
5000m - Matthew Watkins
10,000m - Jake Finney
3000m Steeplechase - Kennan Schrage
WSU MEN ENTERED IN STANFORD INVITATIONAL MARCH 30-31:
800m College - Justin Janke, Reid Muller, Paul Ryan, Zach Stallings,Â
   Chandler Teigen
1500m College - Justin Janke, Reid Muller, Paul Ryan, Zach Stallings,
   Chandler Teigen
5000m College - Chandler Teigen
10,000m College - John Whelan, Michael WilliamsÂ
3000m Steeplechase College - Colton Johnsen, Kyler Little
Discus College - Tyler Jackson
Hammer College - Amani Brown, Brock Eager, Wyatt Meyring
Javelin College - Cole Smith
WSU MEN ENTERED IN UCLA LEGENDS INVITE, MARCH 30-31:Â
100m - Brandon Bains, Ja'Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith
200m - Brandon Bains, Ja'Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith
400m - Corey Allen, Ray Littles, Jake Ulrich
110m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson,Â
   Abu Kamara, Martin Moldau
400m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant
4x100m Relay - Smith, Charles, Littles, Gardner, Bains
4x400m Relay - Allen, Charles, Littles, Ulrich, Grant
High Jump - Max English, Peyton Fredrickson, Mitch Jacobson
Pole Vault - Tucker Mjelde, Martin Moldau, Sander Moldau
Triple Jump - Robby Flores
Discus - Martin Moldau
Javelin - Sander Moldau
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN SAN FRANCISCO ST. DISTANCE CARNIVAL, MARCH 30:Â
1500m - Marie Gaudin
5000m - Josie Brown
10,000m - Melissa Hruska
3000m Steeplechase - Kiyena Beatty
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN STANFORD INVITATIONAL, MARCH 30-31:Â
1500m College - Kaili Keefe
10,000m College - Vallery Korir
3000m Steeplechase College- Devon Bortfeld
Shot Put College - Chrisshnay Brown
Discus College - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse
Hammer College - Aoife Martin
Javelin College - Atina Kamasi, Kelsey Kehl, Madelyn Sirmon
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN UCLA LEGENDS INVITE, MARCH 30-31:Â
100m - Regyn Gaffney, Lauren Newman, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker
200m - Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman. Jordyn Tucker
800m - Natalie Ackerley, Zorana Grujic, Marlow Schulz, Grace Victor
100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lindsey Schauble
400m Hurdles- Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Stephanie Cho, Jelena Grujic,
   Lindsey Schauble
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Brooks-Johnson
4x400m Relay - Cho, Brooks-Johnson, Schulz, Grujic, Grujic
High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lindsey Schauble
Pole Vault - Emily Coombs, Macee Erickson, Katelyn Frost, Molly Scharmann
Long Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lauren Newman, Lindsey Schauble
Triple Jump - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Brittni William
The Washington State track and field teams will be competing in several meets in the San Francisco Bay area and in Los Angeles...middle distance and  distance runners will race at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival Fri., March 30, at Chabot College in Hayward, while others will race at the prestigious Stanford Invitational, Fri. and Sat., March 30-31, at Cobb Track and Angell Field at Stanford...WSU sprinters, hurdlers and field competitors will compete at the UCLA Jim Bush Legends Invitational meet at Drake Stadium March 31...live results links are on the T&F schedule page at wsucougars.com.Â
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.Â
WSU men in the TFRRS NCAA West Region top 48 list / Pac-12 top 8 scoring) this week:Â
100m - Ja'Maun Charles 10.53 (27th WReg, 5th Pac-12)
400m - Jake Ulrich 47.81 (29th WReg, 6th Pac-12)
5000m - Zak Kindl 15:19.26 (7th Pac-12), Luke Schilter 15:23.69 (8th Pac-12)
110m Hurdles - Nick Johnson 14.26 (11th WReg, 2nd Pac-12), Martin Moldau 14.55 (31st WReg, 6th Pac-12)Â Â Â
400m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant 55.18 (8th Pac-12)
3000m Steeplechase - Cameron Dean 9:41.74 (48th WReg, 5th Pac-12)
4x100m relay - Smith, Charles, Littles, Gardner 40.82 (36th WReg, 4th Pac-12)
High Jump - Peyton Fredrickson 2.05m/6-8 3/4 (19th WReg, 4th Pac-12),Â
   Max English, Mitch Jacobson, and Beau Sheeran 2.00m/6-6 3/4 (t-40th WReg, 7th Pac-12)
Pole Vault - Sander Moldau 4.90m/16-0 3/4 (32nd WReg, 7th Pac-12)
Triple Jump - Robby Flores 14.36m/47-1 1/2 (45th WReg, 6th Pac-12)
Hammer - Brock Eager 67.22m/220-6 (1st WReg, 1st Pac-12),Â
   Amani Brown 61.67m/202-4 (14th WReg, 4th Pac-12), Wyatt Meyring 57.70m/189-4 (45th WReg)
Javelin - Cole Smith 64.74m/212-5 (17th WReg, 4th Pac-12), Alex Cielo 58.77m/192-10 (46th WReg)
WSU women in the TFRRS NCAA West Region 48 list / Pac-12 top 8 scoring) this week:Â
800m - Marlow Schulz 2:09.05 (8th WReg, 4th Pac-12), Zorana Grujic 2:10.44 (22nd WReg),
   Grace Victor 2:10.50 (25th WReg)
5000m - Melissa Hruska 18:12.42 (2nd Pac-12), Samantha King-Shaw 18:36.78 (3rd Pac-12),Â
   Katherine Dittmann 18:41.80 (4th Pac-12), Alexis Redfield 19:25.35 (5th Pac-12)
400m Hurdles - Stephanie Cho 59.27 (2nd WReg, 3rd Pac-12), Jelena Grujic 1:02.19 (39th WReg)
3000m Steeplechase - Desi Stinger 11:42.51 (2nd Pac-12), Pia Richards 11:59.48 (3rd Pac-12)
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Brooks-Johnson 46.47 (8th Pac-12)
4x400m Relay - Cho, Schulz, Brooks-Johnson, J. Grujic 3:43.96 (20th WReg, 6th Pac-12)
Pole Vault - Molly Scharmann 4.00m/13-1 1/2 (7th WReg, 3rd Pac-12)Â
Triple Jump - Greer Alsop 12.32m/40-5 (16th WReg, 4th Pac-12),Â
   Oyinlola Akinlosotu 11.81m/38-9 (7th Pac-12)
Hammer - Aoife Martin 53.57m/175-9 (45th WReg)
Javelin - Kelsey Kehl 44.85m/147-2 (32nd WReg), Atina Kamasi 44.26m/145-2 (38th WReg)
WSU MEN ENTERED IN SAN FRANCISCO STATE DISTANCE CARNIVAL, MARCH 30:Â
1500m - Reid Muller, Zach Stallings
5000m - Matthew Watkins
10,000m - Jake Finney
3000m Steeplechase - Kennan Schrage
WSU MEN ENTERED IN STANFORD INVITATIONAL MARCH 30-31:
800m College - Justin Janke, Reid Muller, Paul Ryan, Zach Stallings,Â
   Chandler Teigen
1500m College - Justin Janke, Reid Muller, Paul Ryan, Zach Stallings,
   Chandler Teigen
5000m College - Chandler Teigen
10,000m College - John Whelan, Michael WilliamsÂ
3000m Steeplechase College - Colton Johnsen, Kyler Little
Discus College - Tyler Jackson
Hammer College - Amani Brown, Brock Eager, Wyatt Meyring
Javelin College - Cole Smith
WSU MEN ENTERED IN UCLA LEGENDS INVITE, MARCH 30-31:Â
100m - Brandon Bains, Ja'Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith
200m - Brandon Bains, Ja'Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Zach Smith
400m - Corey Allen, Ray Littles, Jake Ulrich
110m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson,Â
   Abu Kamara, Martin Moldau
400m Hurdles - Christapherson Grant
4x100m Relay - Smith, Charles, Littles, Gardner, Bains
4x400m Relay - Allen, Charles, Littles, Ulrich, Grant
High Jump - Max English, Peyton Fredrickson, Mitch Jacobson
Pole Vault - Tucker Mjelde, Martin Moldau, Sander Moldau
Triple Jump - Robby Flores
Discus - Martin Moldau
Javelin - Sander Moldau
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN SAN FRANCISCO ST. DISTANCE CARNIVAL, MARCH 30:Â
1500m - Marie Gaudin
5000m - Josie Brown
10,000m - Melissa Hruska
3000m Steeplechase - Kiyena Beatty
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN STANFORD INVITATIONAL, MARCH 30-31:Â
1500m College - Kaili Keefe
10,000m College - Vallery Korir
3000m Steeplechase College- Devon Bortfeld
Shot Put College - Chrisshnay Brown
Discus College - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse
Hammer College - Aoife Martin
Javelin College - Atina Kamasi, Kelsey Kehl, Madelyn Sirmon
WSU WOMEN ENTERED IN UCLA LEGENDS INVITE, MARCH 30-31:Â
100m - Regyn Gaffney, Lauren Newman, Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker
200m - Regyn Gaffney, Tierney Silliman. Jordyn Tucker
800m - Natalie Ackerley, Zorana Grujic, Marlow Schulz, Grace Victor
100m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lindsey Schauble
400m Hurdles- Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Stephanie Cho, Jelena Grujic,
   Lindsey Schauble
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Brooks-Johnson
4x400m Relay - Cho, Brooks-Johnson, Schulz, Grujic, Grujic
High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lindsey Schauble
Pole Vault - Emily Coombs, Macee Erickson, Katelyn Frost, Molly Scharmann
Long Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lauren Newman, Lindsey Schauble
Triple Jump - Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Greer Alsop, Brittni William
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