Washington State track and field hosts the 2023 WSU Open & Multi at The Podium in Spokane, Wash., on Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 2-4.

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Cougs set to split travel between three indoor meets this weekend

February 09, 2023

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State men's and women's track and field teams will divide the squad for the last time during the 2022-23 indoor season this weekend. The teams will travel to compete in the Don Kirby Elite (Feb. 10-11) in Albuquerque, N.M., at the Albuquerque Convention Center, the Husky Classic (Feb. 10-11) at the Dempsy Indoor in Seattle, and the Whitworth Open (Feb. 10-11) back inside The Podium in Spokane, Wash.

MEET INFO: Don Kirby Elite

- Venue: Albuquerque Convention Center| Albuquerque, NM

- Dates: Friday-Saturday, February 10-11, 2023

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Live Results

Meet Schedule

MEET INFO: Husky Classic

- Venue: UW Dempsey Indoor | Seattle, Wash.

- Dates: Friday-Saturday, February 10-11, 2023

Meet Schedule

MEET INFO: Whitworth Indoor Invitational

- Venue: The Podium | Spokane, Wash.

- Dates: Friday-Saturday, February 10-11, 2023

Live Stream

Live Results

Meet Schedule

LAST TIME OUT: (WSU Open & Multi)

The Cougars produced three all-time marks during the WSU Open and Multi between in the 60m dash and men's shot put. Skyler Walton (7.40) rewrote the all-time women's 60m dash record while the Sheffield native Louie Hinchliffe dropped the men's 60m freshman record with a 6.71 in his 60m finals heat, setting the top time of the season for the men in only his second-career meet. In the shot put, Ronald Grueso Mosqquera claimed the seventh-farthest distance in Cougar history with a mark of 18.55m last week at the Podium. The Cougars came away from their second home meet of the season at the Spokane venue with wins in the women's 60m hurdles (Maribel Caicedo), the men's 4X400m relay and men's shot put (Ronald Grueso Mosqquera).

IN THE RANKINGS:

Washington State's women's hurdles group is still first in Pac-12 Conference and No. 6 in the nation with an average time of 8.45 so far in the season. Maribel Caicedo (8.05) has the fifth-fastest time this indoor season and WSU program record holder. Caicedo rewrote the record book at the Cougar Classic while her teammate, Micaela De Mello (8.20), owns the 19th-best time in the country and is second in program history.

Louie Hinchliffe (6.71) and Mason Lawyer (6.74) are some of the top sprinters in the country, currently sitting at No.51 and No. 89 in the NCAA, respectively, in the men's 60m dash. Hinchliffe's 6.71 freshman record in last week's WSU Open & Multi improved on the record that fellow freshman Mason Lawyer (6.74) had lowered earlier this season from the same venue at the Cougar Classic.

Ronald Grueso Mosqquera shattered his personal best distance at the WSU Open and Multi last weekend with a shot-put throw with his18.55m raking 33rd in the country so far this season.

Nana Gyeudu also finds herself as the 79th-ranked shot putter in the country after her season best heave of 15.30m at last week's WSU Open and Multi.

After his first completed heptathlon, Lee Walburn finds himself as the 61st-ranked ranked athlete with 5152 points, a mark that was good foor seventh-most all-time in WSU history.

NCAA DI Indoor T&F Championships Qualifying Criteria:

Qualification to the Championships is based on the descending order list for the current indoor season, prepared solely from the mandatory submission of meet results during the current indoor season. For each individual event contested at the Championships, the top sixteen (16) declared student-athletes will be accepted into the Championships. For each relay event contested at the Championships, the top twelve (12) declared relay teams will be accepted into the Championships. The stated maximums are absolute and will not be extended as a result of ties.

NEXT UP:

WSU is back on the road next week travels to the Arkansas Qualifier (Friday, Feb 17) in the Tyson Indoor Track Center as a tune-up for the Pac-12 Invitational the following week. The 2023 NCAA Division Indoor Track and Field Championships are slated for Mar. 10-11 from the Albuquerque Convention Center.

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Don Kirby Elite WSU Entries

Men's 200m

- Mason Lawyer

- Bode Brewer

- Parker Duskin

Women's 200m

- Elise Unruh-Thomas

- Jasneet Nijjar

- Skyler Walton

- Mackenzie Fletcher

- Renick Meyer

Men's 400m