LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Washington State University Track and Field program was out in full force Thursday, as the Cougars saw action in four total meets throughout the day.  
 
Washington State saw plenty of sparks on the men's side with multiple meet records taken down by the Cougars. The 4x100-meter relay team of Emmanuel Wells Jr., Ja'Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, and Jake Ulrich set a new meet record of 40.25. Wells went on to break a second meet record during the day in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.54 overall. Nick Johnson continued to provide a stellar season running the 110m hurdles as he turned in a time of 13.77, moving him up to seventh all-time in WSU history in the event. Johnson now ranks second in the NCAA West Region in the event, and is 12th overall in the nation as well.

WSU saw the largest squad competing at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, hosted by Long Beach State University. The Cougar women were anchored in this meet by Kaili Keefe, who secured a win in the 800-meter event with a time of 2:09.76 overall. WSU saw multiple PR's during the meet, which included Ronna Iverson in the 200m at 25.83, and Mackenzie Fletcher in the 100m hurdles at 14.07w.

Zorana Grujic turned in an outstanding performance in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational, as she recorded a time of 10:15.79, moving her up to third all-time in Washington State history in the event. Melissa Hruska cracked the WSU all-time top ten in the 10,000m event after posting a time of 36:13.28 at the Mt. SAC Relays, late Thursday evening to put her ninth overall. Lindsey Schauble recorded a PR in the heptathlon with 5,003 overall points, after she posted lifetime best marks in the high jump (5-7, 1.70m), and the 800m (2:21.87).
  COUGARS RESULTS FROM PACIFIC COAST INTERCOLLEGIATE (Long Beach)

WOMEN
100m:  Regyn Gaffney – 12.10 (7th); Jordyn Tucker – 12.16 (8th); Tierney Silliman – 12.57 (14th)
200m:  Ronna Iverson – 25.83, PR (19th); Kristina Schreiber – 26.03 (24th)
400m:  Kristina Schreiber – 57.76 (14th); Ronna Iverson – 59.56 (18th)
800m:  Kaili Keefe – 2:09.76 (1st); Grace Victor – 2:13.25 (4th)
100m Hurdles:  Mackenzie Fletcher – 14.07w, PR (12th)
400m Hurdles:  Jelena Grujic – 1:01.26 (4th); Mackenzie Fletcher – 1:03.32 (10th)
4x100m Relay:  Jordyn Tucker, Regyn Gaffney, Charisma Taylor, Tierney Silliman – 45.97 (4th)
High Jump:  Suzy Pace –  5-5 3/4 (1.67m) [3rd]
Pole Vault:  Molly Scharmann –  12-3 1/5 (3.75m) [11th]; Emily Coombs –  11-9 3/4 (3.60m) [17th]; Katelyn Frost –  11-9 3/4 (3.60m) [17th]
Long Jump:  Anna Rodgers –  18-3 3/4 (5.58m) [12th]
Triple Jump:  Charisma Taylor –  41-1 3/4 (12.54m) [2nd]
Shot Put:  Chrisshnay Brown – 45-6 1/4 (13.87m) [14th]
Discus:  Kaitlin Krouse – 149-10 (45.66m) [19th]; Chrisshnay Brown – 137-9 (41.98m) [28th]
Hammer:  Aoife Martin – 180-6 (55.03m) [14th]; Stacia Bell – 166-9 (50.83m) [30th]
MEN
100m:  Emmanuel Wells Jr. – 10.54 (1st); Ja'Maun Charles – 10.77 (5th); Ethan Gardner – 11.16 (21st)
200m:  Jake Ulrich – 21.32 (2nd); Carson Brown – 22.80 (21st)
400m:  Carson Brown – 49.65 (14th)
800m:  Justin Janke – 1:53.72 (6th); Noah Wallace – 1:56.39 (17th)
110m Hurdles:  Nick Johnson – 13.77, PR (1st); Christapherson Grant – 14.10, PR (6th); Sam Brixey – 14.54 (12th); Joseph Heitman – 15.04w, PR (18th)
400m Hurdles:  Christapherson Grant – 52.78 (2nd); Joseph Heitman – 55.77 (11th)
4x100m Relay:  Emmanuel Wells Jr., Ja'Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Jake Ulrich – 40.25 (1st)
High Jump:  Peyton Fredrickson – 6-9 1/2 (2.07m) [3rd]; Mitch Jacobson – 6-7 1/2 (2.02m) [7th]; Keelan Halligan – 6-5 1/2 (1.97m) [12th]; Max English – 6-3 1/2 (1.92m) [13th]; Beau Sheeran – 6-3 1/2 (1.92m) [13th];
Pole Vault:  Jacob Englar – 16-7 1/4, PR (5.06m) [8th]; Troy Gingerich – 14-7 1/2 (4.46m) [26th]
Long Jump:   Robby Flores – 19-4 (5.89m) [11th]
Hammer:  Amani Brown – 202-9 (61.81m) [6th]
Javelin:  Alex Cielo – 188-4 (57.41m) [4th]  
ADDITIONAL COUGARS RESULTS FROM BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL (Azusa)

WOMEN
3000m Steeplechase:  Zorana Grujic – 10:15.79, PR (4th)
5000m:  Josie Brown – 17:30.98 (28th)
Heptathlon:  Lindsey Schauble – PR, 5,003 Points (5th)
100H (15.16), HJ (5-7, 1.70m, PR), SP (35-3 3/4, 10.76m), 200m (26.29), LJ (18-0 1/2, 5.50m), JT (98-7, 30.06m), 800m (2:21.87, PR)

MEN
3000m Steeplechase:  Kyler Little – 9:01.10 (10th); Kennan Schrag – 9:25.08 (57th); Cameron Dean – 9:52.53 (96th); Jacob Nicholson – 9:52.97 (97th)
Decathlon:  Ray Littles – 6,063 Points, PR (8th)
100m (10.87), LJ (17-6 1/4, 5.34m), SP (36-1 1/2, 11.01m), HJ (6-1 1/2, 1.87m), 400m (48.92), 110H (16.02, PR), DT (102-8, 31.31m, PR), PV (10-6, 3.20m), JT (122-9, 37.43m), 1500m (4:53.89, PR)
 

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ADDITIONAL COUGARS RESULTS FROM MT. SAC RELAYS (Torrance)

WOMEN
10,000m:  Melissa Hruska – 36:13.28, PR (9th)

MEN
10,000m:  Amir Ado – 29:29.25, PR (23rd); Nathan Wadhwani – 29:30.49, PR (26th)
Hammer:  Brock Eager – 231-9 (70.63m) [9th]
 

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ADDITIONAL COUGARS RESULTS FROM WHITWORTH TWILIGHT (Spokane)

WOMEN
1500:  Kiyena Beatty – 4:43.91, PR (3rd); Marie Gaudin – 4:48.33 (4th)
High Jump:  Madison Peffers – 5-5, PR (1.65m) [1st]; Aislinn Overby – 5-3 (1.60m) [2nd]; Madison Hagfors – 5-3 (1.60m) [3rd]
Pole Vault:  Tayla Beavers – 11-8 1/2, PR (3.57m) [2nd]
Shot Put:  Lovely Tukuafu – 42-9 3/4, PR (13.05m) [2nd]; Lita Forse – 39-0 1/4, PR (11.89m) [3rd]
Discus:  Lovely Tukuafu – 135-2, PR (41.20m) [4th]; Lita Forse – 111-6 (33.99m) [9th]
Hammer:  Amy Kraemer – 144-1, PR (43.92m) [3rd]
Javelin:  Calahan Crawford – 121-7 (37.07m) [3rd]

MEN
100m:  Jake Nienhuis – 11.71 (8th)
200m:  Corey Allen – 21.96, PR (1st); Tony Pizzillo – 22.63, PR (6th); Jake Nienhuis – 23.44 (12th); Ross Sherrer – 23.49, PR (13th)
400m:  Corey Allen – 49.52 (1st); Tony Pizzillo – 51.18, PR (3rd)
1500:  Zak Kindl – 4:00.74, PR (2nd); Nate Pendleton – 4:12.03 (9th)
Discus:  Drew Norvell – 144-6 (44.05m) [4th]
 
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The Cougars continue the action in California tomorrow, Friday, April 19, at the Bryan Clay Invitational, and the Beach Invitational.

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