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Cougars finish split weekend with multiple wins across two meets
April 29, 2023 | Track
CLOVIS, Calif./ CORVALLIS, Ore. — Washington State men's and women's track and field teams combined for three top-10 all-time times between two meets on Saturday; the Oregon State High Performance Meet and the Fresno State Invitational.
Elena Willems posted the sixth-fastest women's 800-meter (2:05.48) in WSU history to place second at the Whyte Track and Field Center in Corvallis while down in California, Jasneet Nijjar improved to third all-time in the women's 400-meter dash (53.16) while placing sixth, and Jared McAlvey clocked a 50.24 — tied for seventh all-time at WSU — to win the men's 400m hurdles.
Fresno State Invitational Recap
The Cougs began the day on the track inside Veterans Memorial Stadium with a pair of runner-up finishes in both the men's 4X100-meter (39.87) and women's 4X100-meter (44.83) relays.
Micaela De Mello clocked a season-best 13.42 to earn first win of the outdoor season in the women's 100m hurdles. Her win was followed shortly by Jasneet Nijjar's sixth-place finish to move up the WSU 400-meter dash all-time list for a second time this season.
Louie Hinchliife tallied his second collegiate win in the men's 100-meter dash after clocking a 10.33 and Skyler Walton finished third in the women's 100-meter dash field with a personal-best time of 11.55. Mason Lawyer followed up with a 20.88 to win the men's 200m dash, a time that would have stood as a WSU freshman record if not for wind-aided conditions.
Oregon State High Performance Recap
Ronald Grueso Mosquera tallied his second-career outdoor win in the men's shot put with a mark of 18.36m while Josh Farr finished runner-up in the men's javelin (60.94m).
The Cougars' young distance group tallied a trio of PR's in the men's 800m run from Jacob Easton (1:53.27), Aiden Emerson (1:52.15), and Kyle Ortega-Gammill (1:52.09), but the team was led in the event by Evan Gonzalez who finished 12th overall at 1:51.91.
Neema Kimtai hit a season-best time (2:06.63) in the women's 800-meter run but saw her name slide one spot down the all-time list as Willems jumped just ahead of her teammate with her second-place finish at 2:05.48.
Up Next:
Washington State will have a one-week break before heading back to Walnut, Calif., for the 2023 Pac-12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Qualifying student-athletes will continue their season at the 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Round (May 24-27) in Sacramento, Calif. The top performers at each preliminary round will wrap up the outdoor season in Austin, Texas at the 2023 NCAA Championships (June 7-10) from Mike Myers Stadium.
For all the latest WSU Track and Field news, photos, and videos, like the team on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wsucougartrack) or follow on Twitter (@ WSUCougarXCTF) and Instagram (@WSUCougarXCTF).
WSU Results – Oregon State High Performance Meet
WSU Results - Oregon State High Performance Meet Day 1 (Friday, April 28)
Women's Hammer Throw
- Tara Koonce: 53.94m, 4th
- Alex Payne: 53.38m, 5th
- Amy Kraemer: 46.65m, 14th
Men's Hammer Throw
- Caden Hottman: 57.40m, 2nd [PB]
Women's Discus
- Gracie Strickland: 39.99m, 10th
Men's Discus
- Max Moore: 52.27m, 2nd [PB]
- Ronald Grueso Mosquera: 51.62m, 3rd
- Caden Hottman: 46.67m, 5th
- Lee Walburn: 40.40m, 13th
Men's Pole Vault
- Lucas Tailin: 4.65m, 2nd
Women's Pole Vault
- Kolby Weiss: 3.80m, 1st [SB]
Men's Long Jump
- Justin Sands: 6.34m, 16th
- Matthew Metcalf: 6.26m, 17th
- Lee Walburn: 5.98m, 26th
Women's Long Jump
- Gilana Wollman: 5.42m, 9th
- Anna Rodgers: 4.22m, 39th
Men's 200m Dash
- Lee Walburn: 22.48, 12th
Women's 1500m Invitational
- Neema Kimtai: 4:20.48, 4th [PB] [7th all-time at WSU]
- Cristina Molteni: 4:23.92, 9th [PB] [9th all-time at WSU]
- Alaina Stone Boggs: 4:26.79, 12th
Men's 1500m Invitational
- Aiden Emerson: 3:48.97, 5th [PB]
- Kyle Ortega-Gammill: 3:52.33, 8th
- Jacob Easton: 4:01.67, 15th
Men's 3000m Steeplechase Invitational
- Kelvin Limo: 8:48.34, 1st [SB]
- Sam Griffith: 8:59.52, 2nd [SB]
Women's 3000m Steeplechase Invitational
- Caroline Jerotich: 10:14.15, 3rd [PB] [2nd all-time at WSU]
Women's 5000m Open
- Samantha Boyle: 17:56.45, 3rd [PB]
Men's 5000m Invitational
- Brain Barsaiya: 14:12.27, 4th
- Turlan Morlan: 14:24.83, 10th [PB]
- Jacob Lawrence: 14:31.66, 16th
- Leif Swanson: 14:35.90, 18th
Men's 5000m
- Grayson Wilcott: 14:54.80, 8th [PB]
Elena Willems posted the sixth-fastest women's 800-meter (2:05.48) in WSU history to place second at the Whyte Track and Field Center in Corvallis while down in California, Jasneet Nijjar improved to third all-time in the women's 400-meter dash (53.16) while placing sixth, and Jared McAlvey clocked a 50.24 — tied for seventh all-time at WSU — to win the men's 400m hurdles.
Fresno State Invitational Recap
The Cougs began the day on the track inside Veterans Memorial Stadium with a pair of runner-up finishes in both the men's 4X100-meter (39.87) and women's 4X100-meter (44.83) relays.
Micaela De Mello clocked a season-best 13.42 to earn first win of the outdoor season in the women's 100m hurdles. Her win was followed shortly by Jasneet Nijjar's sixth-place finish to move up the WSU 400-meter dash all-time list for a second time this season.
Louie Hinchliife tallied his second collegiate win in the men's 100-meter dash after clocking a 10.33 and Skyler Walton finished third in the women's 100-meter dash field with a personal-best time of 11.55. Mason Lawyer followed up with a 20.88 to win the men's 200m dash, a time that would have stood as a WSU freshman record if not for wind-aided conditions.
Oregon State High Performance Recap
Ronald Grueso Mosquera tallied his second-career outdoor win in the men's shot put with a mark of 18.36m while Josh Farr finished runner-up in the men's javelin (60.94m).
The Cougars' young distance group tallied a trio of PR's in the men's 800m run from Jacob Easton (1:53.27), Aiden Emerson (1:52.15), and Kyle Ortega-Gammill (1:52.09), but the team was led in the event by Evan Gonzalez who finished 12th overall at 1:51.91.
Neema Kimtai hit a season-best time (2:06.63) in the women's 800-meter run but saw her name slide one spot down the all-time list as Willems jumped just ahead of her teammate with her second-place finish at 2:05.48.
Up Next:
Washington State will have a one-week break before heading back to Walnut, Calif., for the 2023 Pac-12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Qualifying student-athletes will continue their season at the 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Round (May 24-27) in Sacramento, Calif. The top performers at each preliminary round will wrap up the outdoor season in Austin, Texas at the 2023 NCAA Championships (June 7-10) from Mike Myers Stadium.
For all the latest WSU Track and Field news, photos, and videos, like the team on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/wsucougartrack) or follow on Twitter (@ WSUCougarXCTF) and Instagram (@WSUCougarXCTF).
WSU Results – Oregon State High Performance Meet
Men's Javelin
- Josh Farr: 60.94m, 2nd
Women's High Jump
- Kaylee Sowle: 1.65m, 4th
Men's High Jump
Men's Shot Put
- Ronald Grueso Mosquera: 18.36m, 1st
Men's 800m Run
Women's 800m Run
WSU Results – Fresno State Invitational
Women's 4X100m Relay
- De Mello, Unruh-Thomas, Nijjar, Walton: 44.83, 2nd
- De Mello, Unruh-Thomas, Nijjar, Walton: 44.83, 2nd
Men's 4X100m Relay
- Brewer, Willems, Lawyer, Hinchliffe: 39.87, 2nd [SB]
- Brewer, Willems, Lawyer, Hinchliffe: 39.87, 2nd [SB]
Women's 100m Hurdles
Men's 110m Hurdles
- Parker Duskin: 14.58, 5th
Women's 400m Dash
- Louie Hinchliffe: 10.33, 1st
- John Parades: 10.59, 4th [collegiate event debut]
- Jared McAlvey: 10.63, 5th [PR]
- Bode Brewer: 10.66, 6th
Women's 400m Hurdles
- Mackenzie Fletcher: 59.43, 2nd [PR]
- Jada Van Staden: 59.97, 4th [PR]
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Mackenzie Fletcher: 59.43, 2nd [PR]
- Jada Van Staden: 59.97, 4th [PR]
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Jared Mcalvey: 50.24, 1st [PR] [tied for seventh all-time at WSU]
Men's 200m Dash
Men's 400m
- Ethan Willems: 47.39, 3rd [PR]
Women's 4X400m Relay
- Unruh-Thomas, Nijjar, Van Staden, Willems, Fletcher: 3:41.71, 4th [SB]
- Ethan Willems: 47.39, 3rd [PR]
Women's 4X400m Relay
- Unruh-Thomas, Nijjar, Van Staden, Willems, Fletcher: 3:41.71, 4th [SB]
WSU Results - Oregon State High Performance Meet Day 1 (Friday, April 28)
Women's Hammer Throw
- Tara Koonce: 53.94m, 4th
- Alex Payne: 53.38m, 5th
- Amy Kraemer: 46.65m, 14th
Men's Hammer Throw
- Caden Hottman: 57.40m, 2nd [PB]
Women's Discus
- Gracie Strickland: 39.99m, 10th
Men's Discus
- Max Moore: 52.27m, 2nd [PB]
- Ronald Grueso Mosquera: 51.62m, 3rd
- Caden Hottman: 46.67m, 5th
- Lee Walburn: 40.40m, 13th
Men's Pole Vault
- Lucas Tailin: 4.65m, 2nd
Women's Pole Vault
- Kolby Weiss: 3.80m, 1st [SB]
Men's Long Jump
- Justin Sands: 6.34m, 16th
- Matthew Metcalf: 6.26m, 17th
- Lee Walburn: 5.98m, 26th
Women's Long Jump
- Gilana Wollman: 5.42m, 9th
- Anna Rodgers: 4.22m, 39th
Men's 200m Dash
- Lee Walburn: 22.48, 12th
Women's 1500m Invitational
- Neema Kimtai: 4:20.48, 4th [PB] [7th all-time at WSU]
- Cristina Molteni: 4:23.92, 9th [PB] [9th all-time at WSU]
- Alaina Stone Boggs: 4:26.79, 12th
Men's 1500m Invitational
- Aiden Emerson: 3:48.97, 5th [PB]
- Kyle Ortega-Gammill: 3:52.33, 8th
- Jacob Easton: 4:01.67, 15th
Men's 3000m Steeplechase Invitational
- Kelvin Limo: 8:48.34, 1st [SB]
- Sam Griffith: 8:59.52, 2nd [SB]
Women's 3000m Steeplechase Invitational
- Caroline Jerotich: 10:14.15, 3rd [PB] [2nd all-time at WSU]
Women's 5000m Open
- Samantha Boyle: 17:56.45, 3rd [PB]
Men's 5000m Invitational
- Brain Barsaiya: 14:12.27, 4th
- Turlan Morlan: 14:24.83, 10th [PB]
- Jacob Lawrence: 14:31.66, 16th
- Leif Swanson: 14:35.90, 18th
Men's 5000m
- Grayson Wilcott: 14:54.80, 8th [PB]
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