LOS ANGELES – The Washington State University Track and Field program kick started the 2019 outdoor season on the road at the USC Trojan Invitational, where the Cougars saw 32 total top five or better finishes throughout the meet. 
 
Leading the way for the WSU women was Molly Scharmann who took home first in the pole vault event after recording a 12-feet 8 1/4 inches (3.87m) mark for the Cougars. Emily Coombs followed up behind Scharmann, taking second in the event at 12-feet 2 1/2 inches (3.72m). Chrisshnay Brown picked up where she left off during the indoor season, winning the shot put event at USC after a throw of 48-feet 8 3/4 inches (14.85m) overall. Regyn Gaffney provided a second place effort in the 100m at 11.83 seconds, and Natalie Ackerley saw a solid performance in the 800m with a PR of 2:08.57 for a second place finish as well. Suzy Pace added an impressive run in the high jump event at 5-feet 6 inches (1.68m) to take second in the event also. 

The Cougar men saw an impressive meet themselves as Alex Cielo, Justin Janke, and Peyton Fredrickson all placed first overall in their respective events. Cielo in the javelin event posted a mark of 188-feet 11 inches (57.60m) to secure the victory. Janke raced ahead in the 1500m at 3:51.52 to claim the top spot, and Fredrickson soared above all in the high jump with a mark of 6-feet 10 3/4 inches (2.10m) to claim first as well. Washington State continued to finish near the top in multiple events throughout the weekend which in include second place finishes from Kyler Little in the 1500m at 3:51.80, Keelan Halligan in the high jump at 6-feet 8 3/4 inches (2.05m), and Jake Ulrich  in the 400m at 47.11. Success was also found in both relay events for WSU as both squads placed second in the 4x100m relay, and in the 4x400m relay. 

WSU WOMEN
100m:  Regyn Gaffney – 11.83 (2nd); Jordyn Tucker – 12.02 (8th); Lauren Newman – PR, 12.45 (18th)
100m Hurdles:  Charisma Taylor – 14.33 (4th); Mackenzie Fletcher – 14.68 (7th); Lindsey Schauble – 15.53 (10th)
400m:  Kristina Schreiber – 57.50 (8th); Ronna Iverson – 58.77 (12th)
400m Hurdles:  Jelena Grujic – PR, 61.10 (3rd); Mackenzie Fletcher – 63.15 (6th); Lindsey Schauble – 64.40 (9th)
800m:  Natalie Ackerley – PR, 2:08.57 (2nd); Emma Jenkins – 2:18.28 (14th); Kaili Keefe – 2:21.02 (16th)
1500m:  Zorana Grujic – PR, 4:30.00 (4th); Melissa Hruska – 4:50.59 (16th); Josie Brown – 4:51.61 (18th) 
4x100m Relay:  Jordyn Tucker, Regyn Gaffney, Lauren Newman, Anna Rodgers – 46.84 (2nd)
4x400m Relay:  Jelena Grujic, Ronna Iverson, Kristina Schreiber, Natalie Ackerley– 3:53.97 (6th)
Pole Vault:  Molly Scharmann – 12-8 1/4 (3.87m) [1st]; Emily Coombs – 12-2 1/2 (3.72m) [2nd]; Katelyn Frost – 11-8 1/2 (3.57m) [4th]
High Jump:  Suzy Pace – 5-6 (1.68m) [2nd]; Lindsey Schauble – 5-2 1/4 (1.58m) [7th]
Shot Put:   Chrisshnay Brown – 48-8 3/4 (14.85m) [1st]
Long Jump:  Anna Rodgers – 18-6 1/2 (5.65m) [7th]; Charisma Taylor – 18-5 (5.61m) [9th]; Lindsey Schauble – 17-2 1/4 (5.24m) [12th]; Lauren Newman – 17-2 1/4 (5.24m) [13th]
Discus:  Kaitlin Krouse – 142-3 (43.36m) [3rd]; Chrisshnay Brown – 141-1 (43.02m) [4th]
Hammer:  Aoife Martin –  181-4 (55.29m) [3rd]

WSU MEN
100m:  Ethan Gardner – 11.00 (11th)
110m Hurdles:  Nick Johnson – 14.34 (4th); Sam Brixey – 14.39 (5th); Christapherson Grant – 14.57 (9th)
200m:  Ethan Gardner – 22.06 (13th)
400m:  Jake Ulrich – 47.11 (2nd); Carson Brown – PR, 49.81 (10th); Corey Allen – 50.47 (11th)
400m Hurdles:  Christapherson Grant – 54.87 (6th); Joseph Heitman – 55.91 (7th)
800m:  Noah Wallace – 1:56.22 (4th)
1500m:  Justin Janke – 3:51.52 (1st); Kyler Little – PR, 3:51.80 (2nd); Amir Ado – 3:54.18 (6th); Matthew Watkins – 4:05.43 (20th); Kennan Schrag – 4:05.54 (21st)
4x100m Relay:  Ethan Gardner, Emmanuel Wells Jr., Ray Littles, Jake Ulrich – 41.09 (2nd)
4x400m Relay:  Carson Brown, Corey Allen, Ray Littles, Jake Ulrich – 3:15.74 (2nd)
High Jump:  Peyton Fredrickson – 6-10 3/4 (2.10m) [1st]; Keelan Halligan – 6-8 3/4 (2.05m) [2nd]; Mitch Jacobson – 6-8 3/4 (2.05m) [3rd]
Pole Vault:  Jacob Englar – 15-7 3/4 (4.77m) [5th]
Long Jump:   Ray Littles – 21-3 1/2 (6.49m) [3rd]
Triple Jump:  Robby Flores – 46-6 (14.17m) [4th]
Javelin: Alex Cielo – 188-11 (57.60m) [1st]; Ray Littles – 124-8(38.01m) [3rd]
Hammer:  Brock Eager – 207-5 (63.24m) [2nd]; Amani Brown – 206-1 (62.82m) [3rd]

INTO THE TWITTER-VERSE

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WSU Track and Field returns to action next weekend, March 21 through March 22, as the Cougars head to the Sam Adams Invitational (Spokane, Wash.), where the meet will be hosted by Whitworth University inside the Pine Bowl. 

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