Washington State versus Washington during a NCAA college track and field dual meet, part of the Boeing Apple Cup series, Friday, April 22, 2022 at Mooberry Track and Field Complex in Pullman, Wash.

In the 102nd meet between the menÕs teams, the Cougars lost 100-63.

In the 42nd meet between the womenÕs teams, the Cougars won 94-69.

Cougars set to open outdoor season in Grand Canyon State and Spokane

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State men's and women's track and field team kicks off the outdoor season in Arizona at the GCU Invitational this Friday and Saturday. The Cougars will also send a smaller contingent of athletes to Spokane to compete in the Sam Adams Classic at Boppell Track in the Whitworth Pine Bowl on Saturday. 
 
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  h
igh jump finished the season tied for 18th 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 14th 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.
 
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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 
- Audrey Hughes 
Women's Hammer 
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 
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