T&F Ready for MPSF Indoor Championships

Friday, February 28

Seattle, WA

All Day

Washington State University

MPSF Indoor Championships

Photo by: Milton Lau Photography

February 26, 2020 | Track

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WSU will make the trip to Seattle this weekend, competing inside the Dempsey Indoor Friday-Saturday.

By: Athletic Communications

MPSF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Fri.-Sat., Feb. 28-29 | Seattle, Wash. | Dempsey Indoor

Event Start (Friday) | 12:00 p.m. (PT)
Event Start (Saturday) | 10:00 a.m. (PT)

COUGS FOCUSED ON MPSF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Washington State track and field returns to the Dempsey Indoor once again this season, as the Cougars will compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Indoor Championships Friday through Saturday, Feb. 28-29. The WSU women in 2019 placed 14th overall during the indoor conference meet, scoring 17 total points, while the men turned in an eighth place finish with 38 overall team points scored.

LAST TIME OUT
Matador Qualifier
Charisma Taylor put on a display in the 60-meter hurdles as she posted a time of 8.19 in the finals, a time that would become not only the meet record at the Matador Qualifier, but the all-time WSU women's record in the event as well. Kreete Verlin continued to record strong marks for Washington State, this time in the long jump, posting a mark of 20-feet 5 1/4 inches (6.23m), setting a meet record in the process, and winning the event as well. Leonie Reuter improved in the high jump with a PR of 5-feet 11 1/4 inches (1.81m), and is now tied for tenth all-time in WSU history in the event as well. RayRay Wells Jr. went on to finish second overall in the 60-meter dash at 6.69 seconds, just 0.07 behind the leader of Texas Tech. Jake Ulrich posted a second place finish in the 400-meter with a time of 47.46, a season best for the junior. Sam Brixey also turned in a second place performance for the Cougars in the 60-meter hurdles at 7.78 overall.

Last Chance Elite
Emily Coombs took home first place in the pole vault, after winning a jump off, ultimately clearing a height of 12-feet 10 1/4 inches (3.92m). Fellow Coug Luzia Herzig placed third behind Coombs in the pole vault as well. Jordyn Tucker picked up the victory in the 60-meter dash, posting a time of 7.49 seconds overall. Zorana Grujic posted the second best all-time mark in the mile event in WSU history at 4:43.91, taking fourth overall as well. Ja'Maun Charles placed first overall in the 60-meter dash with a PR of 6.73, and moved Charles up to eighth all-time in the event in Washington State history as well. Ja'Maun also went on to claim first place in the 200-meter dash with an overall time of 21.64 seconds. Nick Johnson continued the WSU winning ways, placing first in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.17. Colton Johnsen led the way for the Cougars in the mile, as he posted a PR of 4:00.63 overall, placing fourth as well.

INTO THE TWITTER-VERSE

📸 from the @WSUCougarXCTF lift this morning.#GoCougs | #CougsVsEverybody pic.twitter.com/UlnTTAr5Wr
— WSU Strength and Conditioning (@StrongCoug) February 25, 2020

NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
The NCAA uses national descending order lists to determine the competitors for the 2020 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 13-14 at Albuquerque, New Mexico (University of New Mexico host)...best marks for the Cougars throughout the 2020 indoor season can be found at www.wsucougars.com.

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