The GCU Invitational commences with the women's hammer throw as the only event on Friday which begins at 2 p.m. Saturday's field events start at 1 p.m. with the javelin, and the running events start at 5 p.m. with the women's 4x100 relay. Saturday's Sam Adams Classic is set to begin on Saturday with the women's discus at noon while the men's 100m starts at 3:50 p.m.
MEET INFO: Sam Adams Classic
- Venue: Puryear Field/Boppell Track & Whitworth Pine Bowl | Spokane, WA
- Dates: Saturday, March 18th, 2023
- Accepted Entries
- Meet Schedule
MEET INFO: GCU Invitational
- Venue: GCU Track & Field | Phoenix, AZ
- Dates: Friday, March 17-18, 2023
- Accepted Entries
- Meet Schedule
2022-23 INDOOR RECAP
Maribel Caicedo lowered the women's 60m hurdles record three times during the season, qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships with a season-best 7.99 to win the Don Kirby Elite. She won the 60m hurdles five times on the season as the Cougars tallied 63 total podium finishes between the men's and women's teams this winter.
Washington State finished the indoor circuit having set six freshman records and five program records across its 13-meet schedule in 2022-23.
2022 SEASON RECAP
The 2022 cougars rewrote the outdoor history book as the team posted five freshman records, six All-American finishes, and a multitude of program top-10 marks. In the rankings, the Cougars improved throughout the entire season, moving up the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association outdoor rankings, finishing tied 54th, an improvement of 39 spots from week one.
The men's high jump finished the season tied for 18
th in the country, the highest ranking high jump team in the Pac-12. On the women's side, the best final event group ranking last year was the hammer throw at 14
th in the country which was also good for the second-highest final ranking in the Pac-12. Last year's Washington State's jumps squad also saw its first conference champion the pole vault (
Jacob Englar) since Sander Moldau in 2018.
NEXT UP: The Cougars will return to the Pacific Northwest next weekend, March 23-34, to compete in the Buc Scoring Invite in Spokane, Wash., at Puryear Field/ Boppell Track at Whitworth Pine Bowl.
WSU Entries: GCU
Men's 100m
- De'Antae Choates
Men's 200m
- De'Antae Choates
Men's 400m
Men's 800m
- Kyle Ortega-Gammil
Men's 1500m
- Kyle Ortega-Gammil
- Brian Barsaiya
Men's 110m hurdles
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Jared McAlvey
Men's 4x100m
- Squad A: Brewer, Lawyer, Choates, Willems
- Squad B: Gonzalez, Emerson, Ortega-Gammil, Stallings
Men's High Jump
Men's Pole Vault
Men's Shot Put
- Ronald Mosqquera Grueso
- Max Moore
Men's Discus
- Ronald Mosqquera Grueso
- Max Moore
Men's Javelin
Women's 100m
Women's 200m
Women's 400m
Women's 800m
Women's 1500m
- Christina Molteni
Women's 100m hurdles
Women's 400m hurdles
Women's 3000m steeplechase
Women's 4x400m
- Nijjar, Willems, Kimtai, Van Staden, Fletcher
Women's 4x100m
- Wollman, Unruh-Thomas, Nijjar, Waltom
Women's High Jump
Women's Pole Vault
Women's Long Jump
- Gilana Wollnman
Women's Shot put
- Nana Gyedu
Women's Discus
Women's Javelin
- Luceris Suarez Pacheco
WSU Entries: Sam Adams Classic
Men's 100m
Men's Discus Throw
Women's Discus Throw
- Julia Para
Women's Hammer Throw
Men's Hammer Throw
Women's Javelin Throw
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Long Jump
Women's Shot Put