PULLMAN, Wash. -  Washington State men's and women's track and field teams will see its best competition of the season as they travel to Fayetteville, Ark., for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds this Wednesday through Saturday at John McDonnell Field.  The East/West preliminary rounds are the first two rounds of the NCAA Championships with the top-12 in each event advancing to the semifinal and final in Eugene, Ore. (June-8-11).

Meet Info:
- Watch: SEC Network Plus
- Live Results: FlashResults.com
- Dates: May 25-28, 2022
- Location: Fayetteville, Ark.  |  John McDonnell Field
- Day 1 TV Coverage Start Times (Wed.): 4 p.m. (PST)
- Day 2 TV Coverage Start Times (Thurs.): 4 p.m. (PST)
- Day 3 TV Coverage Start Times (Fri.): 3 p.m. (PST)
- Day 4 TV Coverage Start Times (Sat.): 3 p.m. (PST)

Cougar Meet Notes:
- Micaela De Mello (13.03 - 100m hurdle), Aislinn Overby (1.82m - high jump) and Valentina Barrios-Bornacelli (51.45m - javelin) are among the top WSU women on the list of Cougar entries while Colton Johnsen (3000m steeplechase - 8:34.33), Jacob Englar (pole vault - 5.32m), and Mitch Jacobson (high jump - 2.17m) headline the men's entries.
- WSU will hope to build on its eight NCAA Championships qualifiers in 2021 as Colton Johnsen heads into the week as the lone returning member of the '21 group that competed at last season's outdoor nationals.  Johnsen (3000m SC), Paul Ryan (1500m) and Stephanie Cho (400m hurdles) each followed up last season's NCAA preliminary rounds with All-American performances at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
- Johnsen, a transfer who began his collegiate career at Eastern Washington, will look to become Washington State's first back-to-back All-American in the steeplechase since former Olympic Gold Medalist Julius Korir was a back-to-back All-American in the steeplechase in 1983-84.
- De Mello, a native of Palhoça, Brazil, was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year earlier this week after breaking the program record in the 100m hurdles for the third time this season to place second at last week's Pac-12 Championships in Eugene, Ore. Her 13.03 currently ranks as the 16th-best time in the NCAA this spring and is the 51st-fastest 100m hurdle time in the world this year.
- Jacob Englar took home the Pac-12 title in the men's pole vault last week, becoming the first individual WSU conference champion since 2019 and the fourth men's pole vault conference champion in school history.

WSU Schedule:

DAY 1 EVENTS - WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
- 8 a.m. | Men's Hammer Throw
    - Ben Chappell, 38th- 63.32
- 4:30 p.m. | Men's 1,500m Run
    - Zach Stallings, 27th - 3:41.33
- 4:30 p.m. | Men's Pole Vault
    - Jacob Englar, 16th - 5.32m
- 5 p.m. | Men's Shot Put
    - Ronald Grueso Mosqquera, 35th - 18.03m
- 6:20 p.m. | Men's 400m Hurdles
    - Jared McAlvey, 39th - 51.59

DAY 2 EVENTS - THURSDAY, MAY 26
- 12 p.m. | Women's Javelin Throw
    - Valentina Barrios Bornacelli, 10th - 51.45m
- 4 p.m. | Women's Long Jump
    - Anna Rodgers, 42nd - 6.13m
- 4 p.m. | Women's 100m Hurdles
    - Micaela De Mello, 12th - 13.03
- 5 p.m | Women's 100m Dash
    - Skyler Walton, 45th - 11.54
- 5:50 p.m | Women's 800m Run
    - Neema Kimtai, 26th - 2:05.54
- 7:10 p.m | Women's 10,000m Run
    - Mevin Jelagat, 29th - 33:56.49

DAY 3 EVENTS - FRIDAY, MAY 27
- 11 a.m. | Men's Discus
    - John Kolb, 41st - 55.32
    - Ronald Grueso Mosqquera, 48th - 54.42
- 12:30 p.m. | Men's High Jump
    - Mitch Jacobson, 15th - 2.17m
- 3:15 p.m. | *Men's 1,500m Run
    - *Zach Stallings - seed dependent QF heats from day one
- 3:40 p.m. | Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
    - Colton Johnsen, 4th - 8:34.33
    - Kelvin Limo, 33rd - 8:48.05
    - Sam Griffith, 40th - 8:50.21
- 3:40 p.m. | Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
    - Colton Johnsen, 4th - 8:34.33
    - Kelvin Limo, 33rd - 8:48.05

DAY 4 EVENTS - SATURDAY, MAY 26
- 12:30 p.m. | Women's High Jump
    - Aislinn Overby 14th - 1.82m
- 3 p.m. | 4 X 100m Relay
    - De Mello, Walton, Nijjar, Unruh-Thomas, 23rd - 45.10
- 3:40 p.m. | Women's 3000m Steeplechase
    - Caroline Jerotich 39th - 10:20.87
    - Pia Richards 45th, - 10:24.59
- 4:15 p.m. | *Women's 100m Hurdles
    - * Micaela De Mello, seed dependent on QF heats from day two
- 4:35 p.m. | *Women's 100m Dash
    - *Skyler Walton, seed dependent on QF heats from day two
- 5:05 p.m *Women's 800m Run
    - *Neema Kimtai, 26th - seed dependent on QF heats from day two