PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State men's and women's track and field teams will split up once again this weekend to compete in a trio of West Coast meets which include; the Mt SAC Relays (April 12-15) hosted in Walnut, Calif., the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13-15) in Azusa, Calif., and the Whitworth Twilight (April 14) in Spokane, Wash.
Multi athletes will lead off four days of competition at the Mt SAC Relays on Wednesday while the three-day Bryan Clay Invitational is set to begin on Thursday. The one-day Whitworth Twilight kicks off Thursday at 2 p.m. with the women's discus competition.
MEET INFO - Mt SAC Relays
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Location: Walnut, Calif. (Mt. San Antonio College) | Hilmer Lodge Stadium
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MEET INFO - Bryan Clay Invitational
- Location: Azusa, Calif. (Azusa Pacific University) | Cougar Athletic Stadium
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Live Stream (FloTrack)
MEET INFO - Whitworth Twilight
- Location: Spokane, Wash. (Whitworth University) | Boppell Track & Whitworth Pine Bowl
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Meet Info/ Schedule
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LAST TIME OUT (Whitworth Peace Meet):
Washington State tallied six wins and 15 top-three finishes last Friday at the Whitworth Peace Meet. The Cougars tallied seven PR's and 11 season-best marks on a wet afternoon in Spokane that saw on-and-off showers.
Tara Koonce managed a persona-best mark of 55.04m in the hammer cage to win the event, freshman
Laura Lindquist hit a personal-best mark (44.75m) to win the women's javelin, and
Audrey Hughes won the discus with a final mark of 44.76m to give the women throwers a sweep on the afternoon.
COUGAR NOTABLES:
- Washington State's women's javelin throwers moved up two spots into No. 15 in this week's USTFCCCA event group rankings.
- The Cougars' women hammer throwers stayed at No. 20 in this week's division I event group rankings.
- Coming off of an idle week, Washington State's men's 100m group dropped to No. 33 in this week's event group rankings.
- The WSU women's 4X100m team owns the No. 36 time (44.70) in the nation.
Elise Unruh-Thomas, the team's leader individually in the 100m dash, ran a personal-best 11.57 at the Texas Relays, a time that ranks 78th in the NCAA and third all-time at WSU.
- Freshman
Louie Hinchliffe has the third-fastest 100m time (10.23) in the Pac-12 while teammate, and fellow first-year sprinter,
Mason Lawyer, ranks ninth in the conference after a 10.42 at the Texas Relays.
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Jared McAlvey was
named the Pac-12 Men's Track Athlete of the Week back on Mar. 21 after clocking a 50.90 in the 400m hurdles which still stands as the second-fastest in the Pac-12 this season.
- 2023 WSU outdoor record tracker:
- Top-10 program marks: 9
- Event wins: 28
- Top-three finishes: 59
- PRs: 46
UP NEXT:
The Cougars are into their final fortnight of pre-championship meets as they get set to head to the Wildcat Invitational (Apr. 23) in Ellensburg, Wash., followed by the Fresno State Invitational (Apr. 28-29) to conclude April's competition schedule. The Cougars will turn the page to championship season in May beginning with the 2023 Pac-12 Championships back at Mt San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif.
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