WALNUT, Calif. — Washington State men's and women's track and field teams combined for four top-five finishes with four track athletes punching tickets into Sunday finals in the second of three days at the Pac-12 Track & Field Championships Saturday at Hilmer Lodge Stadium.
True freshman
Louie Hinchliffe qualified for the men's 100-meter dash finals with a second-place finish in 10.25 in the first prelim heat.
Parker Duskin, also in his conference championships debut, advanced through the men's 110-meter hurdles prelim with a personal-best 14.36 to finish eighth in the men's field.
Micaela De Mello notched a season-best 13.09 to qualify for the women's 100-meter hurdles final and
Elena Willems lived to fight another day in the women's 800-meter with a 2:06.63 to qualify in ninth overall.
Kelvin Limo (8:52.52, fourth-place) and
Sam Griffith (9:05.93, eighth-place) each scored for the Cougars in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase while
Caroline Jerotich (10:17.00, eighth-place) grabbed a point for WSU in the women's steeplechase.
Tara Koonce moved her name up the all-time WSU women's hammer throw list after a personal-best 56.48m (51' 3") throw earned her a spot in finals as well as the ninth-best mark in program history.
Sunday's final day of field events at the Pac-12 Championships is set to lead things off in the morning with the men's discus at 11 a.m. The final day on the track will open with the men's and women's 4X100m relays at 1 and 1:10 p.m., respectively. Sunday's final day of competition will be televised live on Pac-12 Network with coverage beginning at 1 p.m.
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2023 Pac-12 Track & Field Championships Day 2 Results
WSU Track Results:
Men's 110m Hurdles Prelim
-
Parker Duskin (Heat 2): 14.36q, 8
th (5
th in heat 2) [PR]
- John Parades (Heat 2): 14.46, 10
th (6
th in heat 2) [collegiate debut]
Women's 100m Hurdles Prelim
-
Micaela De Mello (Heat 1): 13.09q, 5
th (3
rd in heat 1) [SB]
Men's 400m Dash Prelim
-
Ethan Willems (Heat 2): 48.35, 13
th (6
th in heat 2)
Women's 400m Dash Prelim
-
Jasneet Nijjar (Heat 1): 54.46, 12
th (4
th in heat 1)
Men's 100m Dash Prelim
-
Louie Hinchliffe (Heat 1): 10.25q, 4
th (2
nd in heat 1)
-
Mason Lawyer (Heat 2): 10.47, 12
th (4
th in heat 2)
-
Bode Brewer (Heat 3): 10.61, 17
th (5
th in heat 3)
Women's 100m Dash Prelim
-
Elise Unruh-Thomas (Heat 1): 11.74, 13
th (5
th in heat 1)
-
Skyler Walton (Heat 3): 11.64, 11
th (4
th in heat 3)
Men's 800m Run Prelim
-
Jacob Easton (Heat 2): 1:55.33, 13
th (6
th in heat 2)
-
Evan Gonzalez (Heat 1): 1:55.76, 15
th (5
th in heat 1)
-
Aiden Emerson (Heat 2): 1:58.35, 16
th (7
th in heat 2)
-
Kyle Ortega-Gammill (Heat 3): 1:59.11, 18
th (5
th in heat 3)
Women's 800m Run Prelim
-
Elena Willems (Heat 1): 2:06.63q, 9
th
-
Neema Kimtai (Heat 3): 2:08.33, 13
th
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
-
Kelvin Limo: 8:52.52, 4
th
-
Sam Griffith: 9:05.93, 8
th
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase
-
Caroline Jerotich: 10:17.00, 8
th
WSU Field Results:
Women's Hammer Throw
-
Tara Koonce: 56.48m/ 185' 3", 9
th [9
th all-time at WSU]
-
Alex Payne: 52.10m/ 170' 11", 16
th
-
Amy Kraemer: 51.22m/ 168' 0", 17
th
Men's Shot Put
-
Ronald Grueso Mosquera: 18.89m/ 61' 11.75", 6
th
Women's Pole Vault
-
Kolby Weiss: NH
Men's High Jump
-
Daylon Hicks: 2.03m/ 6' 8", 7
th
-
Taino Ferdinand: 1.95m/ 6' 4.75", 9
th
Women's Shot Put
-
Nana Gyedu: 15.62m/ 51' 3", 9
th
-
Gracie Strickland: 13.91m/ 45' 7.75", 15
th [PR]
Women's Long Jump
-
Gilana Wollman: 5.57m/ 18' 3.25"
-
Anna Rodgers: FOUL
WSU Multi Results:
Decathlon
Decathlon Points Standings
- Lee Walburn: 7,256 pts, 5
th
Day 1
Dec 100m Dash
-
Lee Walburn: 11.04w (+2.5m/s), 7
th [852 pts]
Dec Long Jump
-
Lee Walburn: 6.00m, 13
th [587 pts]
Dec Shot Put
-
Lee Walburn: 12.69m, 7
th [648 pts]
Dec High Jump
-
Lee Walburn: 1.91m, t-3
rd [723 pts]
Dec 400m Dash
-
Lee Walburn: 49.86, 6
th [821 pts]
Day 2
Dec 110m Hurdles
-
Lee Walburn: 15.38, 8
th [804 pts]
Dec Discus
-
Lee Walburn: 44.03m/ 144' 5", 2
nd [747 pts]
Dec Pole Vault
-
Lee Walburn: 4.37m/ 14' 4", t-6
th [722 pts]
Dec Javelin
-
Lee Walburn: 54.74m/ 179' 7", 3
rd [659 pts]
Dec 1500m Run
-
Lee Walburn: 4:37.97, 3
rd [693 pts]
Heptathlon
Heptathlon Final Points Standings
- Renick Meyer: DNF
Day 1
Hep 100m Hurdles
- Renick Meyer: 14.38w (+2.7m/s), 12
th [925 pts]
Hep High Jump
- Renick Meyer: 1.48m, 12
th [ 599 pts]
Hep Shot Put
- Renick Meyer: 9.16m, 12
th [475 pts]
Hep 200m Dash
- Renick Meyer: 26.42, 11
th [761 pts]
Day 2
Hep Long Jump
- Renick Meyer: 5.71m/ 18' 8.75", 6
th [762 pts]
Hep Javelin
- Renick Meyer: 28.45m/ 93' 4", 9
th [447 pts]
Hep 800m Run
- Renick Meyer: DNS
