Final Results
SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington State men's and women's track and field teams combined for four wins on the track and a pair of wins in the field in Saturday's Spokane Invitational.
Micaela De Mello (women's 60m hurdles, 8.40),
Mason Lawyer (men's 60m, 6.70),
Jasneet Nijjar (women's 300m, 37.67), and
Jared McAlvey (men's 300m, 33.71) captured their first wins on the track this winter and
Caden Hottman (men's weight throw, 16.76m) and
Eli Lawrence (men's triple jump, 14.71m) also came away with first-place finishes as the Cougars opened the 2023-24 indoor season from The Podium.
The Cougars saw a number of transfers and first-year student-athletes make their debut in the lone December meet on the WSU schedule, but it was the veterans that stole the headlines in the opening meet of the season. De Mello's 8.40 in the women's 60m hurdles final sparked a series of wins for the Cougs, with
Mason Lawyer following up quickly after with a lifetime-best 6.70 to win the men's 60m dash.
Caden Hottman (16.76m) was the lone thrower to surpass 16 meters in the men's weight throw, capturing first before Nijjar (37.67) and McAlvey (33.71) each took the top spot in the women's and men's 300m runs, respectively.
Eli Lawrence reached 14.71m in his first-career collegiate triple jump, finishing first in a small field of 13 competitors.
Up Next:
Washington State student-athletes will continue training through a one-month break in competition as it looks ahead to a split weekend between The Podium in Spokane and the Dempsey Indoor facility in Seattle. The Spokane Sports Showcase is the Cougs' next meet on Friday, Jan. 12, followed by the UW Preview on Sat., Jan. 13.
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2023 Spokane Invitational - WSU Results:
TRACK RESULTS (FINALS only)
Women's 60m Hurdles
- Micaela De Mello: 8.40 (8.39q) , 1st
Men's 60m Hurdles
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Parker Duskin: 8.24, 4th
Women's 60m Dash
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Skyler Walton: 7.54 (7.50q) , 4th
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Elise Unruh-Thomas: 7.59 (7.54q), 5th
Men's 60m Dash
- Mason Lawyer: 6.70 [PR] (6.72q) , 1st
Women's 300m Run
- Jasneet Nijjar: 37.67, 1st
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Elise Unruh-Thomas: 39.53, 2nd
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Brooke Lyons: 40.32, 3rd
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Micaela De Mello: 40.62, 4th
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Gilana Wollman: 42.30, 7th
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Ashley Hollenbeck: 42.36, 8th
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Sarah Kovich: 45.70 [PR], 20th
Men's 300m Run
- Jared McAlvey: 33.71, 1st
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Ethan Willems: 33.94, 2nd
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Mason Lawyer: 34.38, 3rd
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Lee Walburn: 34.90, 4th
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Blake Deringer: 35.70, 8th
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Parker Duskin: 36.44 [PR], 11th
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Ryan Forson: 36.54, 13th
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Justin Sands: 38.89, 23rd
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Antoni Smith: 40.08, 24th
Women's 600m Run
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Elena Willems: 1:32.22, 2nd
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Maya McCabe: 1:32.51, 3rd
- Pietra Ornelas: 1:37.59, 9th
Women's 200m Dash
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Maya McCabe: 25.70 [PR], 15th
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Elena Willems: 26.67, 36th
FIELD RESULTS
Men's High Jump
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Antoni Smith: 1.80m/ 5' 10.75", 9th
Women's Weight Throw
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Laura Lindquist: 12.99m/ 42' 7.5", 20th
Women's Long Jump
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Daj Williams: 5.33m/ 17' 6.00", 15th
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Gilana Wollman: 5.26m/ 17' 3.25", 19th
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Sarah Kovich: 5.26m/ 17' 3.25" [PR], 20th
Men's Weight Throw
- Caden Hottman: 16.76m/ 55' 0", 1st
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Tristian Webb: 12.65m/ 41' 6"
Women's Shot Put
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Sarah Kovich: 10.75m/ 35' 3.25" [PR]
Men's Triple Jump
- Eli Lawrence: 14.71m/ 48' 3.25", 1st
Women's Pole Vault
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Tatum Moku: 4.05m/ 13' 3.5", 4th
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Madisyn Negro: 3.60m/ 11' 9.75", t-10th
Men's Pole Vault
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Brayden Freitag: 4.90m/ 16' 0.75", t-5th
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Lucas Tailin: 3.60m/ 11' 9.75", 7th
Men's Shot Put
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Lee Walburn: 14.07m/ 46' 2" [PR], 6th
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Max Moore: 13.44m/ 46' 1.25", 12th
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Mason Mahacek: 12:58m/ 41' 3.25", 19th
