NEW ORLEANS – Washington State University track and field student-athletes Emmanuel "RayRay" Wells Jr., Charisma Taylor, Sam Brixey, Kreete Verlin and Leonie Reuter have been named 2020 NCAA Division I Track and Field All-Americans as announced by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Tuesday.
 
These five earned the honor after qualifying for the 2020 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships which were scheduled to be held March 13-14, but were then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wells Jr., a senior from South Seattle, Wash., led the Cougars in multiple sprint events throughout the indoor season during the 2020 campaign. RayRay finished the 2020 indoor season ranked eighth in the world in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.55. Wells posted this mark inside the Dempsey Indoor at the MPSF Indoor Championships during late February, and ranked second overall in the NCAA in the event as well. RayRay has secured his place already in the WSU track and field record books, as he is the program's all-time leader in the 60m dash at 6.53 which he ran a season ago. He also ranks seventh all-time in the 100-meter dash, and was named a NCAA Division I Indoor All-American in 2019 as well. 

Taylor, a sophomore from Nassau, Bahamas, helped anchor WSU during jump events during the past indoor season. Charisma burst onto the WSU track and field scene during her first year with the Cougs, posting multiple all-time records. She ranked sixth overall in the NCAA in the triple jump, and also ranked 25th in the nation in the 60-meter hurdles also. Charisma only continued to improve her already record breaking marks in year number two, as she is currently Washington State indoor record holder in the 60-meter hurdles (8.19), the all-time triple jump leader at 43-feet 7 1/4i inches (13.29m), and holds two WSU freshman records in the 60m hurdles and in the triple jump. Taylor will look to continue to improve next season, as she also ranks 10th all-time in WSU history in the long jump as well. 

Brixey, a junior from Boise, Idaho, led the way for Washington State in the 60-meter hurdles. Sam posted the fifth best all-time mark in WSU history in the 60m hurdles at 7.72 overall, which he ran at Albuquerque. Brixey is no stranger to Washington State track and field all-time lists, as he holds the freshman record in the 60m hurdles (7.93), and 10th all-time in the 110-meter hurdles as well. He went on to finish the indoor season ranking 16th overall in the nation in the 60m hurdles as well. 

Verlin, a junior from Tallinn, Estonia, saw success in both jump events, and hurdle events throughout her first official season as a Cougar. Verlin etched her name into the WSU record books this season as she currently ranks fourth overall in the 60-meter dash, fourth in the 60-meter hurdles, and fourth in the long jump as well. Kreete posted her personal best running marks at Albuquerque, where as she saw her best long jump mark while competing at Nampa. She went on to finish the 2020 season ranked 14th in the nation in the long jump. 

Reuter, a freshman from Berlin Germany, impressed in her first season with Washington State in the high jump, leading the Cougs during nearly every meet. Leonie posted the 11th best mark in the high jump in the nation while competing at the Texas Tech Matador Qualifier. She cleared a mark of 5-feet 11 1/4 inches (1.81m), which boosted her into a tie for ninth overall in the WSU record book in the event as well.