DON KIRBY ELITE
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 8-9 | Albuquerque, N.M. | Albuquerque Convention Center
Fri. Event Start - 3:00 p.m. (PT) |
Sat. Event Start - 8:30 a.m. (PT)
HUSKY CLASSIC
Friday, Feb. 8 | Seattle, Wash. | Dempsey Indoor
Fri. Event Start - 9:00 a.m. (PT)
COUGARS HEAD BACK TO SEATTLE, ALBUQUERQUE
>> Washington State will compete as a split squad in the upcoming week, as the WSU will be at the Husky Classic hosted by the University of Washington, Friday, Feb. inside the Dempsey Indoor Facility. Cougar Track & Field will also be competing Friday through Saturday at the Don Kirby Elite, held at the Albuquerque Convention Center, and hosted by the University of New Mexico.
WSU WINS 11 TOTAL EVENTS AT COUGAR INDOOR
>> The Cougars saw a big day on the women's side with six total event victories at the indoor invitational.
Regyn Gaffney took home first overall in the 60m dash at 7.55,
Samantha King-Shaw finished first in the 5000m at 18:17.02, and
Charisma Taylor tallied another victory this time in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.48.
Suzy Pace record a PR in the high jump for the win at 5-feet 8 1/2 inches, and
Aoife Martin claimed the top spot in the weight throw at 56-feet 4 1/2 inches.
Chrisshnay Brown capped off the event with a win in the shot put with a throw of 47-feet 9 inches (14.55m).
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Emmanuel Wells Jr. continued to improve his 60m dash time, running a WSU indoor facility and Cougar Indoor meet record of 6.65. Emmanuel's time saw him move up to third all-time in WSU history in the men's 60m dash, and tied Washington State great Anson Henry for the all-time WSU indoor 60m dash record as well.
Christapherson Grant took home first place in the 60m hurdles with a PR of 8.02 overall, and
Troy Gingerich joined Grant in the PR club on the day in the pole vault event, as Gingerich claimed first at 16-feet 4 3/4 inches.
Peyton Fredrickson continued to see success in the high jump, winning the event at 7-feet 1/4 inches, and
Robby Flores took first overall in the triple jump at 47-feet 4 1/2 inches 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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