SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington State men's and women's track and field combined for four wins over two days at the Buc Scoring Invite at Whitowrth Pine Bowl.  Neema Kimtai set a Boppell Track facility record to win the women's 800m Friday in 2:08.43, and the Cougars combined for an additional six event wins in field and combined events.

Ben Chappell won Thursday's hammer throw with a season-best 62.17m mark, while teammate Caden Hottman placed second with a final mark of 59.76m.  Blake Sturgis (58.64m), Mark Schlichting (53.83m), and Cody White (53.78m), swept the podium in the men's javelin throw as Sturgis captured his first win as a Cougar to finish off day one.

Gilana Wollman reached a mark of 5.56m (18' 3.0") to tally her first-career outdoor win in the women's long jump, and Sarah Kovich followed up PR's in the 100m hurdles (15.24), high jump (1.70m), and shot put (10.15m) on day one, with another two lifetime-bests on Friday.  Kovich earned her first-career heptathlon win after placing first in the in the long jump with a personal-best 5.56m jump, finishing second in the javelin with a PR of over five meters at 35.27m, and a 2:49.06 in the 800m to finish atop the final heptathlon standings with a personal-best 4,634 points.

Brayden Freitag's first-place finish in the men's pole vault at 4.90m and Nana Gyedu's season-best 15.55m mark to win the women's shot put rounded out the two-day meet to bring the Cougars win total on the week to seven.

Up Next:
Washington State will compete in both the Texas Relays (Mar. 27-30) and Stanford Invitational (Mar. 29-30) next weekend before remaining in the Northwest the following week for the Whitworth Peace Meet on Friday, April 5.

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WSU Results - Buc Scoring Invite  |  Spokane, Wash.  |  Boppell Track at Whitworth Pine Bowl
Day 1 (Thursday) Results
Men's Hammer Throw
- Ben Chappell: 62.17m/ 203' 11", 1st [SB]
- Caden Hottman: 59.76m/ 196' 0.00", 2nd

Women's Hammer Throw
- Laura Lindquist: 48.15m/ 157' 11", 3rd [PR]

Men's Javelin Throw
- Blake Sturgis: 58.64m 192' 4.0", 1st
- Mark Schlichting: 53.83m/ 176' 7.0", 2nd [PR]
- Cody White: 53.78m/ 176' 5", 3rd
- Reise Raymond: 47.04m/ 154' 4.0", 6th
 
Day 2 (Friday) Results
Heptathlon
- Sarah Kovich: 4,634 points, 1st [PR]
    - 100m Hurdles: 15.24, 1st [PR]
    - High Jump: 1.70m, 1st [PR]
    - Shot Put: 10.15m, 2nd [PR]
    - 200m: 27.60, 3rd
    - Long Jump: 5.56m, 1st [PR]
    - Javelin: 35.27m, 2nd [PR]
    - 800m: 2:49.06, 8th

Women's Long Jump
- Gilana Wollman: 5.56m/ 18' 3.0", 1st

Men's Long Jump
- Justin Sands: 6.67m/ 21' 10.75", 4th
- Matthew Metcalf: 6.45m/ 21' 2.00", 5th

Men's High Jump
- Antoni Smith: 1.92m/ 6' 3.5", 2nd

Men's 100m
- Allan McKeraghan: 11.03, 6th
- Blake Deringer: 11.09, 7th
- Ryan Forson: 11.26, 12th

Women's 100m
- Ashley Hollenbeck: 12.35, 4th

Women's 800m
- Neema Kimtai: 2:08.43, 1st [Facility Record]
- Lily Herman: 2:19.34, 9th [PR]

Men's 1,500m
- Ethan Martin: 3:57.08, 14th [PR]
- Brandon Moore: 4:07.83, 30th
- Grayson Wilcott: 4:08.95, 32nd

Women's 1,500m
- Nicole Bissell: 4:32.23, [PR]

Men's 4x100m Relay
- R. Forson, A. McKeraghan, B. Deringer, J. Sands: 42.10, 2nd

Women's Shot Put
- Nana Gyedu: 15.55m/ 51' 0.25", 1st [SB]
- Nevaeh Wilson: 8.64m 28' 4.25", 19th

Men's Shot Put
- Cody White: 13.38m/ 43' 10.75", 9th

Men's Pole Vault
- Brayden Freitag: 4.90m/ 16' 0.75", 1st
- Gavin Dimick: 4.65m/ 15' 3.0", 2nd

Women's Discus
- Nevaeh Wilson: 42.09m/ 138' 1.0", 2nd

Men's Discus
- Caden Hottman: 46.83m/ 153' 7.00", 2nd