SAM ADAMS INVITE
Thursday-Friday, March 21-22 | Spokane, Wash. | Pine Bowl
Thursday Event Start - 12:00 p.m. (PST)
Friday Event Start - 12:00 p.m. (PST)
WSU SET TO CONTINUE OUTDOOR SEASON AT SPOKANE
>> The Washington State Track and Field program gears up to continue the 2019 outdoor season, heading to Spokane, Wash. to compete in the 14th Sam Adams Classic Scoring Invite. The meet will be held from Thursday, March 21, and run through Friday, March 22 as the Cougars will look to build of the success at the USC Trojan Invitational last weekend.
COUGARS START 2019 OUTDOOR SEASON ON HIGH NOTE
>> Leading the way for the WSU women at the USC Trojan Invitational 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.
IN THE TWITTERVERSE
NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
The NCAA uses national descending order lists to determine the competitors for the 2019 Outdoor 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 48 in each event advances to the East or West Region Preliminary Rounds...Pac-12 Championship competition is set for May 4-12 , and the West Region Prelims are May 23-25, in Sacramento...WSU's 2019 outdoor season bests marks can be found at www.wsucougars.com.
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