PULLMAN, Wash. -- The Washington State University track and field program had 19 individuals and three relays accepted into the preliminary round of the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships being held May 26-28, at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence.

The Cougar men will have 11 competitors and a relay team earning 14 entries into the meet, while the WSU women have eight competitors and two relays earning 12 entries into the NCAA West Preliminary. The top 48 performers in each individual event and the top-24 relay teams in both relays were accepted to compete at each site (West and East Region) hosting the NCAA Preliminary Rounds for a total of 96 individuals and 48 relays competing nationwide.

Two Cougars competing in the West Prelims have also been accepted into the 24-competitor multi-events at the NCAA Championships in June. Liz Harper will compete in the heptathlon and Dino Dodig will compete in the decathlon.

When competing in the NCAA Preliminary Rounds, the top-12 finishers in each open and relay event will qualify for the national semifinal and final rounds of the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships scheduled to run June 8-11 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

WSU Competitors Accepts into the NCAA West Region Preliminary Rounds

MEN (11 Cougars + Relay)

Event - Athlete           Time/Mark      (Regional Seed)

100m - Ja'Maun Charles, 10.44 (40th)

200m - Terrance Chambers, 21.09 (43rd); Ja'Maun Charles, 21.13 (47th)

800m - Matthew Swanson, 1:50.07 (48th)

3000m Steeplechase - Forrest Shaffer, 8:51.63 (24th)

5000m - Michael Williams, 14:04.16 (45th)

10,000m - Michael Williams, 29:09.8 (16th); John Whelan, 29:15.94 (27th)

400m Hurdles - CJ Allen, 50.16 (3rd)

4x100m Relay - Zach Smith, Dino Dodig, Ja'Maun Charles, Jonnie Green, 40.17 (22nd)

High Jump - Thane Pierson, 2.21m/7-3 (6th)

Pole Vault - Austin Sodorff, 5.20m/17-0 3/4 (33rd)

Hammer - Travis Pickett, 59.61m/195-7 (46th)

Javelin - Brad Stevens, 68.11m/223-5 (20th)

WOMEN (8 Cougars + 2 Relays)

Event - Athlete           Time/Mark      (Regional Seed)

200m - Dominique Keel, 23.74 (40th)

10,000m - CharLee Linton, 34:05.29 (20th)

400m Hurdles - Liz Harper, 58.20 (18th)

4x100m Relay - Regyn Gaffney, Christiana Ekelem, Danielle Darden, Dominique Keel, 44.75 (16th)

4x400m Relay - Gaffney, Ekelem, Keel, Harper, Darden, 3:36.76 (15th)

High Jump - Liz Harper, 1.81m/5-11 1/4 (7th); Kiana Davis, 1.75m/5-8 3/4 (38th);

                        Lateah Holmes, 1.74m/5-8 1/2 (46th)

Triple Jump - Greer Alsop, 12.66m/41-6 1/2 (27th); Kiana Davis, 12.54m/41-1 3/4 (36th);

                        Kayla Warren, 12.45m/40-10 1/4 (46th)

Javelin - Kelsie Taylor, 46.05m/151-1 (45th)