NAMPA, Idaho - The Washington State Cougar Track and Field squad kicked off the 2019 indoor season on the road at the Bronco Invite, hosted by Boise State University at Jacksons Indoor Track Facility Saturday.
The Cougars saw success all around during the first indoor event of the year, as both the women and men's teams took home the top spots in multiple events throughout the day. The WSU women saw a first, second and third place finish in the finals of the 60m dash as
Jordyn Tucker (7.58 seconds),
Regyn Gaffney (7.64), and
Lauren Newman (7.77) led the way in the event.
Charisma Taylor won the 200m dash after posting a time of 25.34, and teammate
Tierney Silliman placed right behind Taylor in third overall at 25.82 seconds. The Washington State dominance continued in the 400m dash as
Ronna Iverson topped the race with an overall time of 57.24. The women's 4x400m relay also saw Cougs taking first place in the event as the team of
Mackenzie Fletcher,
Ronna Iverson,
Kristina Schreiber, and
Lindsey Schauble posted an overall time of 3:57.20 for the win. Finally WSU picked up two additional first place finishes as
Charisma Taylor won the long jump at 19-feet 4 3/4 inches (5.91m) and
Aoife Martin won the weight throw at 56-feet 8 inches (17.27m) as well.
The WSU men saw success as well on the day in Idaho, starting with
Emmanuel Wells Jr. winning the 60m dash at 6.72 seconds. Fellow Cougs
Charles Johnson (7.00), and
Ethan Gardner (7.00) placed in a tie for third overall as well. Wells continued to see success as he won the 200m dash also with a time of 21.42 overall. The 400m dash belonged to Washington State as
Jake Ulrich placed first overall with a time of 47.54 in the race. The Cougars capped off the success at Nampa with junior
Sam Brixey placing first overall in two events, in the long jump at 22-feet 6 1/2 inches (6.87m), and in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.94 in the finals.
WSU WOMEN
60m: Jordyn Tucker - 7.58 PR (1st);
Regyn Gaffney - 7.64 (2nd);
Lauren Newman - 7.77 PR (3rd)
200m: Charisma Taylor - 25.34 (1st);
Tierney Silliman - 25.82 (3rd)
400m: Ronna Iverson - 57.24 (1st);
Kristina Schreiber - 58.29 (6th);
Mackenzie Fletcher - 59.73 (7th)
3000m: Samantha King-Shaw - 10:30.11 (3rd);
Pia Richards - 10:37.97 (4th);
Alexis Redfield - 10:43.68 (6th)
60m Hurdles: Charisma Taylor - 8.47 (2nd);
Lindsey Schauble - 9.49 (7th);
Mackenzie Fletcher - 9.70 (8th)
4x400m Relay: Mackenzie Fletcher, Ronna Iverson, Kristina Schreiber, Lindsey Schauble - 3:57.20 (1st)
High Jump: Lindsey Schauble - 5-3 1/4 - 1.61m (3rd)
Long Jump :
Charisma Taylor - 19-4 3/4 - 5.91m (1st);
Lauren Newman - 18-3 3/4 - 5.58m (2nd),
Brianna Kaminski - 17-6 1/4 5.34m (5th);
Charisma Davis - 16-0 1/2 - 4.89 (10th)
Triple Jump:
Charisma Davis - 35-10 3/4 - 10.94m (4th);
Brianna Kaminski - 34-4 1/4 - 10.47m (7th)
Shot Put: Chrisshnay Brown - 47-6 1/2 - 14.49m (3rd);
Lindsey Schauble - 32-9 - 9.98m (17th)
Wt. Throw: Aoife Martin - 56-8 - 17.27m (1st);
Stacia Bell - 47-9 - 14.57m (8th);
Amy Kraemer - 42-8 - 13.00m (9th)
WSU MEN
60m: Emmanuel Wells Jr. - 6.72 (1st);
Charles Johnson - 7.00 (3rd);
Ethan Gardner - 7.00 (3rd);
Ray Littles - 7.14 (7th);
Brandon Bains - 8.31 (8th)
200m: Emmanuel Wells Jr. - 21.42 (1st);
Ethan Gardner - 21.73 (2nd);
Charles Johnson - 22.49 (5th);
Jake Nienhuis - 23.49 (9th)
400m: Jake Ulrich - 47.54 (1st);
Corey Allen - 50.68 (6th);
Joseph Heitman - 51.33 (11th);
Carson Brown - 51.45 (12th);
Matthew Howard - 51.60 (13th);
Tony Pizzillo - 52.37 (15th)
3000m:
Cameron Dean - 8:42.66 (5th);
Jacob Nicholson - 8:47.87 (7th);
Andrew Cooper - 8:53.44 (10th)
60m Hurdles: Sam Brixey - 7.94 (2nd)
4x400m Relay: Christapherson Grant,
Corey Allen,
Sam Brixey,
Carson Brown - 3:23.16 (3rd)
High Jump: Ray Littles - 5-7 - 1.70m (5th)
Long Jump: Sam Brixey - 22-6 1/2 - 6.87m PR (1st);
Ray Littles - 21-0 3/4 - 6.42m (3rd);
Joseph Heitman - 20-10 1/2 - 6.36m (4th)
Shot Put: Drew Norvell - 47-4 1/4 - 14.43m (4th)
Wt. Throw: Silas Hurst - 51-1 - 15.57m (3rd)
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Washington State will next host the 2019 WSU Indoor event, Friday, January 18 through Saturday, January 19 with an Open event occurring Sunday, January 20. The WSU Indoor will take place inside the Indoor Practice Facility on the Washington State campus in Pullman as well.
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