COLLEGE STATION, Texas –The Washington State men's track and field team concluded competition at the 2025 NCAA Division-I Outdoor Track & Field West First Round, Friday, at Texas A&M University. The Cougar 4x100 relay team set a school record and clinched a spot in the Outdoor Championships next month in Eugene, Oregon. Junior Mason Lawyer led the Cougs in the sprints, qualifying for nationals in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash, while running second on the record-setting relay team.
 
WSU started the evening quickly off the blocks, as the 4x100 relay team of Bryson Stubblefield, Lawyer, Parker Duskin, and Keenan Kuntz set a school record. The quartet broke a 35-year-old program record that stood since 1991 with a 39.09 finish, seventh fastest in the west, and earned a spot in the national semifinals next month for the first time since 2011.
 
Lawyer returned to the track for individual entries in the 100- and 200-meter quarterfinals, punching his ticket to Eugene in the 100-meter dash with a wind-aided PR sprint of 9.95 (+2.1). The Idaho native ran the fourth-fastest time at the regional championship, earning his first-career berth to the outdoor national championship. He returned to clinch a spot in the 200-meter dash with a lifetime best and the 10th-fastest time of the quarterfinals, clocking 20.34 seconds.
 
Senior Kelvin Limo, a four-time qualifier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, raced to the second-fastest time of his career, finishing 13th in 8:40.99 and just one spot shy of qualification for the national semifinal. Limo's performance marked his best postseason placement of his career, besting his 15th-place finish as a sophomore.
 
Junior John Paredes qualified for the 110-meter hurdles quarterfinal with his previous performance Wednesday afternoon, returning to the oval to clock a 13.76 in his heat. Paredes finished 18th overall, marking his second-consecutive season in the national quarterfinals.
 
Sophomore Evans Kurui concluded the evening in the 5,000 meter semifinals, clocking a time of 13:34.89. Kurui will settle for a national bid in the 10,000-meter, finishing one hundredth of a second out of position for a 5,000-meter berth. The sophomore finished 13th overall in his first trip to the outdoor regional championship.
 
On the field, WSU began the day with the discus duo of freshman Kai Twaddle-Dunham and senior Maxwell Moore. Twaddle-Dunham threw 55.70 meters in his third attempt, finishing 26th overall in his outdoor postseason debut. Moore concluded his college career with a toss of 54.49 meters on his final attempt, finishing 35th, in his first-career trip to the outdoor regional.
 
Sophomore Eli Lawrence qualified for the triple jump, making his outdoor postseason debut with a mark of 15.15 meters on his second attempt. The Meridian, Idaho native finished 33rd overall.
 
Sophomore A.J. McGloflin tallied a mark of 2.09 meters in the high jump, clearing the bar on his second attempt and finishing 30th overall in the final field event of the day.
 
The 2025 NCAA West First Round concludes tomorrow, Saturday, May 31, with the final day of women's competition at E.B. Cushing Stadium. Seven Cougar women will compete in three events, hoping to qualify for the 2025 Outdoor Championships. Coverage of the day's track events will be streamed live on ESPN+ beginning at 3 p.m. PT with the Cougs' 4x100 relay.
 
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WSU Day 3 Results (Men's Division)
 
Discus Throw First Round
Kai Twaddle-Dunham – 55.70m, 26th
Maxwell Moore – 54.49m, 35th
 
Triple Jump First Round
Eli Lawrence – 15.15m (+1.2), 33rd
 
High Jump Semifinals
AJ McGloflin – 2.09m, 30th
Antoni Smith – NH
 
4x100m Relay Quarterfinals
Stubblefield, Lawyer, Duskin, Kuntz – 39.09, 7th [SR] [SB] [q]
 
3000m Steeplechase Quarterfinals
Kelvin Limo – 8:40.99, 13th
 
110m Hurdles Quarterfinals
John Paredes – 13.76 (+1.1), 18th
 
100m Quarterfinals
Mason Lawyer – 9.95 (+2.1), 4th [PR] [Q]
 
200m Quarterfinals
Mason Lawyer – 20.34 (+1.1), 10th [PR] [q]
 
5000m Semifinals
Evans Kurui – 13:34.89, 13th
 
[q] indicates time qualification
[Q] indicates heat-finish qualification
 
Upcoming: Saturday, May 31 (Women's Division)
 
4x100m Relay Quarterfinals (3 p.m. PT)
Z. Ray, Hollenbeck Willems, Lyons, Hill – Heat 2, Lane 4
 
1500m Quarterfinals (3:15 p.m. PT)
Rosemary Longisa – Heat 2, Pos. 12
 
3000m Steeplechase Quarterfinals (3:40 p.m. PT)
Caroline Jepkorir – Heat 1, Pos. 6
Nicole Bissell – Heat 1, Pos. 15