SEATTLE, Wash. / SPOKANE, Wash. / ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In her first meet as a Cougar, freshman Rosemary Longisa broke a 10-year-old school record for the Women's Indoor Mile while WSU athletes secured three wins across the three meets Saturday. Additionally, 15 WSU student-athletes recorded personal bests in their respective events.
 
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In her debut meet, Longisa didn't hold back as she raced across the finish line in 4 minutes, 41.93 seconds to win her heat. Longisa's time was nearly two seconds faster than the previous record, set by Abby Regan nearly 10 years ago in Seattle when she crossed the line in 4:43.71. In the same event, sophomore Zenah Cheptoo also broke the previous Mile record as she finished in a time of 4:43.31, the second-fastest time in program history.
 
In the Men's Mile, all four WSU athletes, Evans Kurui (4:03.84), Kelvin Limo (4:08.73), Josphat Meli (4:08.81) and Evan Bruce (4:14.41) finished with personal-best times in the event, with Kurui finishing 23rd to lead WSU.
 
Riley Pyeatt set a personal best 800-meter time of 2:12.79 to finish 21st in a highly-competitive field, while in the Men's 800, Alec Barran also set a personal best time of 1:53.60, finishing just outside of the top-20.
 
Alexandra Gustavel captured her flight and placed fifth overall in the Women's High Jump with a height of 1.69 meters (5' 6½"), a personal best for the freshman.
 
Mason Mahacek competed in the Heptathlon, in which he placed second with a score of 5490 points. Mahacek won the high jump event and finished second in three other events.
 
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Junior Parker Duskin highlighted the Cougs in Albuquerque, putting up the seventh-fastest 60-meter hurdles time in WSU history, crossing the line in 7.77 seconds to finish fourth overall. The mark moved Duskin into seventh on WSU's all-time list.
 
In the men's 4x400 relay, the Cougar relay team of Eysias Banks, Ethan Willems, Royal Haley and Grant Buckmiller finished second overall with a time of 3:08.08, lowering their PR time by nearly a second set last month in Spokane.
 
The women's 4x400 relay team of Lahela Ray, Brooke Lyons, Zoe Ray, Lashanna Graham finished third overall with a time of 3:38.33, the second-fastest mark in program history.
 
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Ashley Hollenbeck Willems won the 60-meter dash at the Podium in Spokane, in a personal-best time of 7.55 seconds. This was after she also broke her previous personal best during the preliminary race with a time of 7.58 seconds. Hollenbeck Willems also won the 200-meter event while setting a personal-best time of 24.66 seconds. These are her first two wins of the indoor season for Hollenbeck Willems.
 
Freshman Keenan Kuntz impressed in the Men's 60-meter dash, winning by two-hundredths of a second with a time of 6.83 seconds. In the semis, Kuntz broke his personal best 60-meter time in 6.80 seconds. Milan Cieslak (6.88) also impressed in the event, qualifying for the final with Kuntz while setting a personal best in the semis as well.
 
Up Next:
The Cougars will head back to Spokane for the Riverfront Invitational located at the Podium from February 6th – February 8th.

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WSU Saturday Results

UW Invitational | Dempsey Indoor Center | Seattle, Wash.
 
Men's Heptathlon
- Mason Mahacek: 2nd, 5490 points
          - 60m: 7.02, 3rd 875 pts
          - LJ: 6.65 m, 3rd 732 pts
          - SP: 12.69 m, 2nd 648 pts
          - HJ: 2.00 m, 1st 803 pts
          - 60m H: 8.58, 4th 841 pts
          - PV: 4.65 m, T-2nd 804 pts
          - 1000m: 2:47.98, 2nd 787 pts
 
Track Results
 
Women's 1 Mile 
- Rosemary Longisa: 4:41.93, 16th [PR] [1^st in WSU History]
- Zenah Cheptoo: 4:43.31, 18th [PR] [2^nd in WSU History]
- Caroline Jepkorir: 4:49.88, 40th [PR]
- Nicole Bissell: 4:50.46, 45th [PR]
- Alaina Stone Boggs: 4:51.73, 50th
 
Men's 1 Mile 
- Evans Kurui: 4:03.84, 23rd [PR]
- Kelvin Limo: 4:08.46, 47th [PR]
- Josphat Meli: 4:08.81, 50th [PR]
- Evan Bruce: 4:14.41, 75th [PR]
 
Women's 800m
- Riley Pyeatt: 2:12.79, 21st [PR]
 
Men's 800m
- Alec Barran: 1:53.60, 21st [PR]
- Ferran Verges: 1:54.15, 26th
 
Field Results 


Women's High Jump
- Alexandra Gustavel: 1.69 m, 5th [PR]
 
New Mexico Team Open | ABQ Convention Center | Albuquerque, N.M.
 
Track Results
 
Men's 60 H Prelims
- Parker Duskin: 7.81 q, 4th
 
Men's 60 Prelims Invitational
- Mason Lawyer: 6.60 q, 2nd
 
Men's 60 H Final
- Parker Duskin: 7.77, 4th [PR] [7^th in WSU History] solo 7th
 
Men's 400m Invitational
- Grant Bukmiller: 46.40, 7th
 
Men's 60 Final Invitational
- Mason Lawyer: 6.65, 4th
 
Men's 4X400m Relay 
- E. Banks, E. Willems, R. Haley, G. Buckmiller: 3:08.08, 2nd
 
Women's 4X400m Relay 
- L. Ray, B. Lyons, Z. Ray, L. Graham: 3:38.33, 3rd
 

Inland Northwest Invitational | The Podium | Spokane, Wash.
 
Track Results
 
Men's 60 Prelims
- Milan Cieslak: 7.12 q, 9th
 
Women's 60m Semis 
- Ashley Hollenbeck Willems: 7.58 Q, 1st [PR]
 
Men's 60 Semis
- Kennan Kuntz: 6.80 Q, 1st [PR]
- Milan Cieslak: 6.88 q, 5th [PR]
 
Women's 60m Hurdles Prelims 
- London Davis: 9.06 q, 4th
 
Women's 60m Hurdles Final
- London Davis: 9.03, 6th
 
Men's 60 Final
- Kennan Kuntz: 6.83, 1st
- Milan Cieslak: 7.11, 8th
 
Women's 60m Final 
- Ashley Hollenbeck Willems: 7.55, 1st [PR]
 
Men's 1 Mile 
- Brandon Moore: 4:15.90, 3rd
 
Men's 200m 
- Milan Cieslak: 22.05, 6th [SB]
 
Women's 200m 
- Ashley Hollenbeck Willems: 24.66, 1st [PR]
 
Field Results 
Men's Shot Put 
- Kai Twaddle-Dunham: 16.06 m, 5th
- Maxwell Moore: 14.30 m, 14th
 
Women's Weight Throw 
- Laura Lindquist: 15.04 m, 11th
- Lindi Kessinger: 12.81 m, 22nd