WSU vs. UW Dual
Saturday, April 6 | Seattle, Wash. | Husky Outdoor Track
Event Start - 10:20 a.m. (PST)
COUGS HEAD TO RIVAL UW FOR DUAL MEET
>> The Washington State Track and Field program heads to the west side of the state to compete in a dual meet against the University of Washington. This is the fourth week of outdoor competition for the Cougars, who have started the season hot, and continued to pick up multiple individual wins throughout 2019. The dual will be conducted, Saturday, April 6 at Husky Track, and will look to start around 10:20 a.m. with the men's hammer throw.Â
T&F SPLITS DISTANCE SQUADS IN CALIFORNIA
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Zorana Grujic stood out during the Stanford Invite as she posted a mark of 10:31.62 during the 3000-meter Steeplechase, which is now eighth best all-time in Washington State history.
Kaili Keefe turned in a ninth overall place finish during the 1500-meter race as well with a time of 4:34.91.
Melissa Hruska anchored the Cougars at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in the 5,000-meter event, as she placed ninth overall with a time of 17:16.28.
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Justin Janke helped pace the WSU men at the Stanford Invitational with a fifth place finish in the 1500m event at 3:51.79.
Paul Ryan and
Amir Ado turned in solid overall performances in the 5,000m race as Ryan posted a mark of 13:55.89, and Ado finished at 14:10.22 overall as well.
Kyler Little record a PR performance at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in the 5,000m event, finishing 13th with a time of 14:16.99.
Nathan Wadhwani led Washington State in the 10,000-meter event as he also turned in a PR result, with a time of 30:07.72.
COUGARS POST 22 TOP FIVE FINISHES AT UCLA INVITATIONAL
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Charisma Taylor notched yet another win during her early WSU track career, this time around in the triple jump with a mark of 41-feet 8 3/4 inches (12.72m).
Mackenzie Fletcher added a win for the Cougars as well in the 400-meter hurdles event with a time of 1:00.89, and
Jelena Grujic was close behind in third with a PR of 1:01.23. Throwers
Chrisshnay Brown and
Aoife Martin each recorded third place finishes in their respective events with Brown posting a mark of 47-feet 5 1/4 inches in the shot put, and Martin with a mark of 180-feet 7 inches in the hammer throw.Â
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Brock Eager continued to power his way up the ranks of not only the national standings, but the all-time Washington State top ten as well. Eager posted a winning mark of 232-feet 5 inches (70.85m) in the hammer throw to move him up to third all-time in Cougar history, and currently sits at third in the nation in the event as well.
Nick Johnson had himself a great run in the 110-meter hurdles, winning the event with a time of 14.06. Fellow Cougar
Sam Brixey took home second in the event at 14.15 seconds, and
Christapherson Grant finished in fourth at 14.39.
Emmanuel Wells Jr. picked up the victory in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.50 seconds, and along with teammates
Ja'Maun Charles,
Ethan Gardner, and
Jake Ulrich, won the 4x100-meter relay with a time of  40.21 to cap off a solid overall meet at UCLA.
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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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