WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD HOSTS COUGAR INVITE
The Washington State track and field teams will compete on the Palouse this weekend...WSU hosts the 15th Annual Cougar Invitational, Saturday, April 25, at Mooberry Track in Pullman...collegiate competitors from Spokane CC, Gonzaga, Eastern Washington and Idaho will compete with WSU...Tentative event schedule shows the meet begins with women’s javelin and hammer throws at 9:30 a.m...racing begins at Noon with the final race set to begin at 4:30 p.m...Tentative schedule of events is on page 5 of this release...spectators are admitted without charge...results will be posted at www.wsucougars.com, when available after the meet.
WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Wayne Phipps (Univ. of British Columbia ‘91/Oregon ‘94) become the 15th coach to take the reins of the Washington State men’s program and the second coach for the combined men’s and women’s program at WSU on July 1, 2014...Phipps had been the University of Idaho’s Director and Track & Field/Cross Country from 2010 through 2014, and was a coach with the Vandals program for a total of 19 years...he served as co-head coach from 2000-09, after serving as an assistant coach from 1995-99...while at Idaho, Phipps was honored 14 times as a conference coach of the year and led the Vandals to a record 16 total conference titles.
COUGAR COACHING STAFF
The WSU Track & Field coaching staff includes Associate Head Coaches Julie Taylor (throws), and Yogi Teevens (sprints and horizontal jumps)...Assistant Coaches are Matt McGee (multis and vertical jumps), Allix Potratz-Lee (distance) and Angela Whyte (sprints, hurdles, jumps)...volunteer coaches include Emma Kertesz (distance), Joshia Sims (sprints/hurdles), Jerhime Sanders (jumps), Tim Taylor (throws) and Liga Velvere (hurdles, middle distance).
