WSU INDOOR
Friday, Jan. 18 | Pullman, Wash. | WSU Indoor Facility
Field Events Start: 4:00 p.m.(PT)
Saturday, Jan. 19 | Pullman, Wash. | WSU Indoor Facility
Field Events Start: 10:00 a.m.(PT) |
Running Events Start: 10:00 a.m.(PT)
WSU TO HOST INDOOR MEET THIS WEEKEND
>> Washington State returns to action this week at the WSU Indoor Track & Field Meet, which will be held on the Pullman campus of Washington State inside the Indoor Facility. The event will begin Friday, January 18 and run through Saturday, January 19, and there will be an open meet day Sunday, January 20 as well. The Cougars will look to keep the early success of the 2019 indoor season rolling as WSU competes on their home turf this coming weekend.
COUGARS SEE IMPRESSIVE START TO 2019 AT BRONCO INVITE
>> 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.
T&F STARTS 2019 INDOOR SEASON AT UW PREVIEW
>> Washington State from the women's side saw great runs from
Natalie Ackerley and
Zorana Grujic in the 800m event as Ackerley posted a third place finish with Grujic close behind finishing fifth overall. The Cougars saw another top five finish in the 4x400m relay as
Jelena Grujic,
Grace Victor, Ackerley, and Zorana placed fifth overall with a time of 3:55.62.
>> The WSU men were led by
Peyton Fredrickson in the high jump as he claimed the top spot in the event at 6-feet 10 3/4 inches (2.10m). Fellow teammate
Mitch Jacobson followed up in the event in second overall at 6-feet 8 3/4 inches (2.05m). The Cougars saw a pair of top ten finishes in the pole vault event as well as
Troy Gingerich placed eighth at 16-feet 3/4 inches (4.90m), and
Jacob Englar finished ninth at 15-feet 7 inches (4.75m).
IN THE TWITTERVERSE
USTFCCCA RANKINGS
>>The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) will release pre-season rankings Thursday, January 10, and will release the official week one national and regional rankings beginning Monday, January 21.
NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
The NCAA uses national descending order lists to determine the competitors for the 2019 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 8-9 in Birmingham, Ala. The best marks for the Cougars throughout the 2019 indoor season can be found at www.wsucougars.com.
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