LAST CHANCE COLLEGE ELITE
Friday, Feb. 15 | Seattle, Wash. | Dempsey Indoor
Event Start - 2:00 p.m. (PT)
T&F TO COMPETE AT LAST CHANCE ELITE
>> Washington State Track and Field will be in action at the Last Chance College Elite, hosted by the University of Washington, inside the Dempsey Indoor. The Cougars return to Seattle after competing as a split squad a week ago in the Husky Classic, and will look to continue the overall success of the indoor season before heading into the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships, Feb. 22-23.
COUGARS COMPETE IN HUSKY CLASSIC, DON KIRBY ELITE
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Charisma Taylor continued her stellar indoor season as she broke the WSU Freshman Indoor record in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.30 overall. Taylor placed sixth overall in the triple jump as well at 41-feet 1/2 inches (12.51m).
Jordyn Tucker anchored WSU in the 60m dash with sixth place finish, as she ran a 7.56 in the finals.
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Emmanuel Wells Jr. showed no signs of slowing down this indoor season, as he posted a 60m dash time of 6.53 (6.55 NCAA converted), moving him up to number one all-time in Washington State history, and set a WSU Indoor record in the event as well. Wells Jr. sees his impressive time jump up to second overall in the nation currently, and fifth overall in the world.
Jake Ulrich continued to show off his speed this season as well at this meet in the 400m, placing third overall with a time of 47.03.
>> The Washington State University Track and Field program competed in the Husky Classic Friday, hosted by the University of Washington inside the Dempsey Indoor. Leading the way on the women's side for the Cougars was
Suzy Pace who took home first place in the high jump event at 5-feet 8 inches (1.73m).
Emma Jenkins broke the WSU Track and Field Indoor Freshman record in the 5000m event running a 16:49.99 overall.
Katelyn Frost turned in a fourth place performance in the pole vault with a PR of 12-feet 6 3/4 inches (3.83m) on the day as well.
>> For the WSU Men, the Cougars were led by
Joseph Heitman who turned in a second place overall finish in the 60m hurdles, running an 8.52.
Peyton Fredrickson placed second in the high jump event at 6-feet 11 inches (2.11m), and both
Max English, and
Beau Sheeran recorded PR days at 6-feet 7 inches (2.01m).
Nathan Wadhwani recorded a PR performance in the 5000m race at 14:12.321 as well.
IN THE TWITTERVERSE
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, Alabama....best marks for the Cougars throughout the 2019 indoor season can be found at www.wsucougars.com.
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