Cougars close weekend with multiple record-setting finishes between two meets

Friday, January 26

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UW Invitational

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Cougars close weekend with multiple record-setting finishes between two meets

January 27, 2024 | Track & Field

UW Invitational Results Inland NW Invitational Results

Freshman pole vaulters Eva Lowder and Tatum Moku moved into the WSU indoor top-10 all-time, while Zenah Cheptoo (mile) and Grant Buckmiller (400m) each set WSU first-year records on Saturday.

SEATTLE / SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington State men's and women's track and field teams continued to see its freshman capture headlines as the teams wrapped up another weekend on the indoor schedule at both the Inland NW Invitational and UW Invitational Saturday.

Zenah Cheptoo captured a WSU freshman record in the women's mile, and first-year pole vaulters Tatum Moku and Eva Lowder each climbed into a tie for fourth all-time all-time on the women's indoor top-10 list after clearing a season-best height of 4.10m/ 13' 5.25 on day two of the UW Invitational at the Dempsey Indoor Center.

As Cheptoo continued to burst onto the scene from the West side of the state, Seattle native, Grant Buckmiller, added to his impressive rookie resume from The Podium in Spokane, finishing with a first-place finish and a WSU freshman record in the men's 400-meter at 46.45. The Cougars posted six wins in total on the track at The Podium Saturday, and finished the one-day meet with a pair of shot put wins from Nana Gyedu (14.54m/ 47' 8.50") and Ronald Grueso Mosquera (17.29m/ 50' 8.75").

Up Next:
Washington State will have another split weekend next week as the Cougars will keep one group of athletes closer to home to compete in the Riverfront Invite & Multis back at The Podium in Spokane, while another group of athletes heads south to take on the competition at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic in Albuquerque, N.M.

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WSU Results – UW Invitational Day 2

Track Results

Women's 800m Run

- Elena Willems: 2:10.71, 9th [PR]

Men's 800m Run

- Evan Gonzalez: 1:53.36, 10th [SB]

Women's Mile

- Zenah Cheptoo: 4:48.90, 28th [WSU Freshman Record]
Men's Mile
- Brian Barsaiya: 4:07.55, 41st
- Leif Swanson: 4:11.32, 63rd
- Kelvin Limo: 4:12.26, 69th
- Kyle Ortega-Gammill: 4:12.45, 71st
- Aiden Emerson: 4:16.53, 104th
- Emmett Klus: 4:16.75, 106th
- Kellen Langford: 4:19.31, 124th

Field Results

Women's Pole Vault

- Tatum Moku: 4.10m/ 13' 5.25", 7th [PR] [t-4th all-time at WSU] [t-44th in NCAA DI]

- Eva Lowder: 4.10m/ 13' 5.25", 9th [PR] [t-4th all-time at WSU] [t-44th in NCAA DI]

- Madisyn Negro: NH

Women's Long Jump

- Gilana Wollman: 5.65m/ 18' 6.5", 6th

Men's Long Jump

- Justin Sands: 6.76m/ 22' 2.25", 11th

WSU Results – Inland NW Invitational

Track Results

Men's 60m Qualifying