SEATTLE – The Washington State University Track and Field program saw the women finish in a tie for fifth overall as a team, and the men went on to place sixth in the team standings as well at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Indoor Championships during the weekend.
Kreete Verlin continued her winning ways this weekend picking up the victory in the long jump with a mark of 20-feet 2 1/2 inches (6.16m).
Charisma Taylor followed suite with Verlin, as Taylor picked up the win in the triple jump, with a mark of 43-feet 7 1/4 inches (13.29m) in the event.
Jordyn Tucker blazed ahead in the 60-meter dash preliminary round, running a 7.43 to now hold the WSU record in the event. Tucker went on to finish eighth overall in the finals as well with a time of 7.53.
Faimalie Sale jumped into a tie for second all-time in Washington State history in the weight throw after a mark of 61-feet 6 1/4 inches (18.75m). Sale also increases her already set WSU indoor freshman record in the process as well, and finished sixth overall in the event. The distance medley squad of
Stephanie Cho,
Zorana Grujic,
Jelena Grujic, and
Kaili Keefe posted the fourth best all-time result in the event in WSU history at 11:23.11, and placed fourth overall against MPSF competition as well.
Stephanie Cho turned in another top ten all-time performance for the Crimson and Gray as she ran a 54.16 in the 400-meter dash for the sixth best time in WSU history.
Sam Brixey claimed first overall in the 60-meter hurdles, with a time of 7.75 seconds in the finals.
RayRay Wells Jr. went on to secure another victory for the Cougars, this time in the 60-meter dash, as Wells posted a time of 6.55 seconds overall.
Mitch Jacobson turned in a top five performance in the high jump during the indoor conference meet, posting a jump of 6-feet 11-inches (2.11m) on the day.
Jacob Englar also posted a fifth place finish in the pole vault, as Jacob posted a PR of 17-feet 1 1/2 inches (5.22m) and soared into ninth all-time in Washington State history in the event as well.
Colton Johnsen was the top Cougar in the 3000-meter run, as Johnsen finished an impressive third overall with a time of 7:59.85. An additional top ten run came from
Reid Muller in the mile event, as Reid posted a PR of 4:02.42 for a seventh place finish.
WOMEN
60m: Kreete Verlin – 7.47 (5th);
Jordyn Tucker – 7.53
(7.43 Prelims) (8th);
Skyler Walton – 7.69, PR (22nd)
200m: Jasneet Nijjar – 25.11 (19th);
Elise Unruh-Thomas – (DNF)
400m: Stephanie Cho – 54.16, PR (7th);
Mackenzie Fletcher– 57.04 (27th)
800m: Zorana Grujic – 2:11.12 (19th);
Jelena Grujic – 2:12.72 (26th);
Kaili Keefe – 2:22.56 (39th)
3000m: Erin Mullins – 10:08.99, PR (54th);
Melissa Hruska – 10:15.68 (58th)
5000m: Erin Mullins – 17:43.82, PR (29th);
Melissa Hruska – 17:46.70 (30th)
Mile: Zorana Grujic – 4:46.77 (10th);
Kaili Keefe – 4:52.82 (18th);
Jelena Grujic – 4:54.09 (20th);
Marie Gaudin – 5:15.62 (44th)
60m Hurdles: Charisma Taylor – 8.24 (4th);
Kreete Verlin – 8.36 (8th);
Mackenzie Fletcher – 8.56, PR (11th)
DMR: Stephanie Cho,
Jelena Grujic,
Zorana Grujic,
Kaili Keefe – 11:23.11, PR (4th)
High Jump: Leonie Reuter – 5-7 1/4 [1.71m] (6th);
Kaylee Sowle – 5-5 1/4 [1.66m] (9th);
Aislinn Overby – 5-5 1/4 [1.66m] (9th);
Suzy Pace – 5-5 1/4 [1.66m] (14th)
Long Jump: Kreete Verlin – 20-2 1/2 [6.16m] (1st);
Lauren Newman – 19-1 1/2 [5.83m] (4th);
Anna Rodgers – 18-5 [5.61m] (9th)
Triple Jump: Charisma Taylor – 43-7 1/4 [13.29m] (1st);
Bryana Rogers – 38-7 1/2 [11.77m], PR (8th)
Pole Vault: Emily Coombs – 13-1 1/2 [4.00m] (5th);
Luzia Herzig – 12-7 1/2 [3.85m] (12th);
Tayla Beavers – 12-1 1/2 [3.70m] (21st)
Shot Put: Chrisshnay Brown – 48-5 1/4 [14.76m] (10th)
Weight Throw: Faimalie Sale – 61-6 1/4 [18.75m], PR (6th);
Stacia Bell – 52-4 [15.95m] (17th)
MEN
60m: RayRay Wells Jr. – 6.55 (1st);
Ja'Maun Charles – 6.71, PR (5th)
200m: Ja'Maun Charles – 21.63 (6th); Jamaal Plamer – 22.10 (13th)
400m: Jared McAlvey – 49.35 (25th)
3000m: Colton Johnsen – 7:59.85 (3rd);
Cameron Dean – 8:26.96 (38th);
Matthew Watkins – 8:27.30, PR (39th);
Amir Ado – 8:40.13 (49th);
Jacob Nicholson – (DNF)
5000m: Matthew Watkins – 14:53.22 (24th);
Jacob Nicholson – 14:54.63 (25th);
Cameron Dean – 15:14.29 (30th)
Mile: Reid Muller – 4:02.42, PR (7th);
Brian Barsaiya – 4:12.81 (17th);
Chandler Teigen – 4:15.35 (18th);
Sam Griffith – (DNF);
Zach Stallings – (DNF)
60m Hurdles:
Sam Brixey – 7.75 (1st);
Nick Johnson – 7.89, PR (2nd);
Jared McAlvey – 8.36 (12th)
DMR: Reid Muller,
Zach Stallings,
Chandler Teigen,
Jake Ulrich – (DNF)
High Jump: Mitch Jacobson – 6-11 [2.11m] (5th);
Max English – 6-8 [2.03m] (10th);
Daylon Hicks – 6-6 [1.98m] (13th);
Beau Sheeran – 6-6 [1.98m] (14th);
Taino Ferdinand – 6-4 [1.93m] (15th)
Pole Vault: Jacob Englar – 17-1 1/2 [5.22m], PR (5th);
Troy Gingerich – 16-1 3/4 [4.92m] (9th)
Shot Put: Dillon Lionello – 54-0 [16.46m] (8th)
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