SEATTLE/ SPOKANE, Wash. — Sophomore pole vaulter Tatum Moku set the program record while senior Micaela De Mello set a Brazilian national record in the 60m Hurdles to highlight WSU Cougar Track and Field on its first weekend of 2025 with successful performances Friday at both the Spokane Sports Showcase and UW Preview.
 
At The Podium in Spokane, the Cougs took home five first-place finishes and 11 podium finishes. Washington State also set 17 personal bests. Four hours west, freshman Evans Kurui paced the Cougars at the Dempsey Indoor Center in Seattle.

Moku, out of Honolulu, Hawaii, set the program record on her first attempt at 4.41 meters/14-05.50. Her mark placed her first in the event and is the second-high vault this season in the NCAA. Moku's vault shattered her previous best of 4.14m/13-07.00 by more than 10 inches.
 
Moku was one of five to win events in Spokane, the others being Micaela De Mello (60m Hurdles), Grayson Wilcott in the men's mile, Alec Barran in the 800m and Eysias Banks, Ethan Willems, Royal Haley and Grant Buckmiller in the 4x400 Relay.

In the 60-meter hurdles, De Mello finished first with a time of 8.02 seconds, marking a personal best for the senior while setting the Brazilian national record. The time is currently fourth-best in in the world, best in NCAA Division 1 this season and is .11 seconds better than her previous best. She improved her time but keeps her spot in the WSU record book with the second-fastest 60-meter hurdles time, just behind Cougar legend Maribel Caicedo at 7.99.

Kurui's time of 7:51.71 in the 3000m was good for sixth in the strong field in Seattle, and places him fourth all-time at WSU in the event.

In the men's 800 meters, four Cougar runners ran times that put them into the top 100 runners for this race in NCAA Division 1. Alec Barran (1:54.33) and Andrew Luce (1:55.18) also both set personal best times in the race.

Grant Buckmiller became the ninth-fastest 200-meter runner currently in NCAA Division 1 with a second-place finish of 21.03 seconds, improving his previous best of 21.05, which keeps him second in program history. Mason Lawyer also rounded out the podium with a 21.14 third-place finish, which is 14th best in NCAA Division 1.

Columbian native John Paredes competed in the men's 60-meter hurdles, finishing second with a personal best time of 7.67 seconds. In the prelims, he surpassed his previous personal best and then went on to break that mark again in the finals. This is the fourth-best all-time in Cougar history and is currently fifth best in NCAA Division 1.

Up Next:
Washington State will continue its busy indoor season next week as select student-athletes return to competition in Moscow, Idaho, at the McCluskey Memorial Open from the P1FCU Kibbie Dome Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24-25.

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WSU RESULTS
UW Indoor Preview | Dempsey Indoor Center | Seattle, Wash.
Women's 3,000-Meter Run
- Caroline Jepkorir: 9:26.56, 17th [PB]
- Alaina Stone Boggs: 9:35.41, 23rd
- Nicole Bissell: 9:46.57, 32nd
 
Men's 3,000-Meter Run
- Evans Kurui: 7:51.71, 6th [PB] [5th in WSU History]
- Evan Bruce: 8:32.77, 54th
- Brandon Moore: 8:34.15, 56th
 
 
Spokane Indoor Challenge | The Podium | Spokane, Wash.
 
Women's 60m Hurdles Prelims 
- Micaela De Mello: 8.16q, 3rd
- Sarah Kovich: 9.18, 23rd [SB]
 
Men's 60m Hurdles Prelims 
- John Paredes: 7.70q, 2nd [PR]
- Parker Duskin: 8.26q, 7th
- Mason Mahacek: 8.54, 9th
 
Women's 60m Prelims 
- Ashley Hollenbeck Willems: 7.65, 15th [PR]
 
Men's 60 Prelims
- Parker Duskin: 6.87, 13th [PR]
- Keenan Kuntz: 6.91, 18th
- Milan Cieslak: 7.09, 29th
 
Women's 60m Hurdles Final 
- Micaela De Mello: 8.02, 1st [PR] [No.1 in NCAA D1]
 
Men's 60m Hurdles Final 
- John Paredes: 7.67, 2nd [PR] [No. 5in NCAA D1] [4th in WSU History]
- Parker Duskin: 7.85, 4th
 
Women's 1 Mile 
- Lauren Hoyt: 5:16.28, 13th
- Kathleen Raab: 5:32.63, 16th
 
Men's 1 Mile 
- Grayson Wilcott: 4:20.86, 1st
 
Men's 800m
- Alec Barran: 1:54.33, 1st [PR] [No. 62 in NCAA D1]
- Ferran Verges: 1:54.35, 2nd [No. 65 in NCAA D1
- Andrew Luce: 1:55.18, 3rd [SB] [No. 88 in NCAA D1]
- Chase Bartlett: 1:55.48, 4th [No. 97 in NCAA D1]
 
Women's 200m 
- Brooke Lyons: 24.30, 5th [No. 47 in NCAA D1] [8th best in WSU History]
- Zoe Ray: 24.58, 10th [PR] [No. 81 in NCAA D1]
- Lahela Ray: 24.79, 11th [PR]
- Zakiya Hill: 25.09,12th
 
Men's 200m 
- Grant Buckmiller: 21.03, 2nd [No.9 in NCAA D1] [2nd best in WSU History]
- Mason Lawyer: 21.14, 3rd [No. 14 in NCAA D1]
- Ethan Willems: 21.20, 4th [PR] [No. 20 in NCAA D1] [5th best in WSU History]
- Eysias Banks: 21.25, 6th [No. 25 in NCAA D1] [T-6th best in WSU History]
- Royal Haley: 21.91, 11th [PR]
- Milan Cieslak: 22.52, 18th
 
 Men's 3,000m
- Micaiah Aden: 8:31.80, 2nd [PR]
- Leo Cook: 8:34.73, 3rd [PR]
 
Women's 4X400m Relay 
- L. Ray, B. Lyons, Z. Ray, Z. Hill: DNF
 
Men's 4X400m Relay 
- E. Banks, E. Willems, R. Haley, G. Buckmiller: 3:09.13, 1st [No. 6 in NCAA D1]
 
Field Results 

Women's Weight Throw 
- Laura Lindquist: 14.74 m, 14th
- Lindi Kessinger: 12.25 m, 19th [PR]
- Nevaeh Wilson: ND
 
Women's Pole Vault
- Tatum Moku: 4.41m, 1st [PR] [No. 2 in NCAA D1] [1st in WSU History]
- Chloe Metz: 3.71m, 8th
- Madisyn Negro: 3.56m, 9th
- Angie Turner: 3.41m, 11th [PR]
 
Men's Weight Throw 
- Caden Hottman: 18.15m, 5th [PR]
- Mason Andulajevic: 16.81m, 7th [PR]
- Kai Twaddle-Dunham: 15.19m, 12th [PR]
- Tristian Webb: 15.09m, 13th
- Henry Sheldrup: 14.80m, 16th
- Cody White: 13.20m, 20th
 
Women's High Jump
- Sarah Kovich: 1.62m, 9th
- Alexandra Gustavel: 1.52m, 16th
 
Men's High Jump
- AJ McGloflin: 2.09m, 4th [No. 30 in NCAA D1]
- Antoni Smith: 1.94m, 11th
 
Men's Triple Jump
- Justin Sands: 13.62m, 5th
 
Women's Shot Put 
- Lindi Kessinger: 12.96m, 4th [PR]
- Sarah Kovich: NM
 
Men's Pole Vault 
- Gavin Dimick: 4.98m, 4^th
- Seth Nelson: NH
 
Men's Shot Put 
- Kai Twaddle-Dunham: 15.77 m, 6th
- Maxwell Moore: 14.05m, 12th
- Mason Mahacek: 12.35m, 14th
- Cody White: 12.25m, 15th