WSU TRACK & FIELD AT SCC WAR X
The Washington State track and field teams will send 40 men and 31 women to the Spokane Community Colleges WAR (WAshington vs. Region)  X meet...other NCAA DI schools set to compete are Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, Idaho and Seattle University...hammer throws are contested at the SCC campus Friday, April 7 at 3 p.m...Saturday, April 8, all events are held at the Spokane Falls CC Track where there is a 400m blue tartan track with 80m straight-aways, 120m curves and 42" lanes...running events begin at 9 a.m. with the final event of the day set for 3:40 p.m....field events begin at 10 a.m...results at wsucougars.com when available.

WAYNE PHIPPS, DIR. OF WSU CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Wayne Phipps (University of British Columbia '91) is in his third season with the Washington State track and field program...he became the 15th men's coach and the second coach for the combined men's and women's program at WSU on July 1, 2014, after 19 years at the University of Idaho...Phipps led the Cougar men's cross country program back-to-back NCAA Championships at-large berth appearances with a 14th-place finish in 2016: the highest in 32 years after the entire 2015 team that placed 26th returned for the 2016 season....during the 2016 Track & Field season, a pair of Cougs earned second-team All-America honors...Cougars tallied 25 new entries into the WSU all-time top ten records...while at Idaho, Phipps was conference coach of the year 14 times, and led the Vandals to a record 16 conference titles.

COUGAR TRACK & FIELD COACHING STAFF
WSU Track & Field coaching staff includes Associate Head Coaches Julie Taylor (throws), and  Yogi Teevens (sprints, relays and horizontal jumps)...Assistant Coaches are Brad Walker (vertical jumps), Allix Potratz-Lee (distance) and Ryan Grinnell (multis and horizontal jumps)...Andrea Sabbatine is the Operations Coordinator...volunteers this year include: Jesse Jorgensen, CharLee Linton, Tim Taylor and Kayla Warren.

2017 WSU TEAM CAPTAINS
Track - CJ Allen (M), Liz Harper (W)
Distance - John Whelan (M), Devon Bortfeld (W)
Field - Travis Pickett (M), Katie Wardsworth (W)

COUGARS ENTERED SCC WAR X, SPOKANE, APRIL 8: 
MEN 
100m - Jamal Brinkley, Ethan Gardner, Ray Littles, Collin Niehenke, Josh Schulz
200m - Jamal Brinkley, Ja'Maun Charles, Ethan Gardner, Ray Littles,Collin Niehenke, Jake Nienhuis
400m - Corey Allen, Ja'Maun Charles, Nick Johnson, Jake Nienhuis
800m - Hironmoy Redman, Alex Simpson
1500m - Cameron Dean, Kennan Schrag
5000m - no entry
10,000m - no entry
110m Hurdles - CJ Allen, Christapherson Grant, Nick Johnson, Ian Markham
400m Hurdles - Sam Brixey, Christapherson Grant, Ian Markham
3000m Steeplechase - Cameron Dean
4x100m Relay - Brinkley, Gardner, Littles, Niehenke
4x400m Relay - Charles, Swanson, Brixey, CJ Allen
High Jump - Max English, Peyton Fredrickson, Keelan Halligan,
    Nick Johnson, Brendan Rexus, Cole Smith
Pole Vault - Troy Gringerich, Anden Lewis, Tucker Mjelde, Yousef Saleh,Kainoa Tom
Long Jump - Josh Colbert, Josh Schulz
Triple Jump - Josh Colbert, Robby Flores
Shot Put - Jake Callaghan
Discus - Tyler Jackson, Adam Mahama
Hammer - Amani Brown, Derek Crites, Brock Eager, Wyatt Meyring,Travis Pickett
Javelin - Nick Johnson, Cole Smith, Brad Stevens

COUGARS ENTERED SCC WAR X, SPOKANE, APRIL 8:  
WOMEN 
100m - Tierney Silliman, Jordyn Tucker
200m - no entry
400m - no entry
800m - Marie Gaudin, Steffie Pavey, Jenaya Pynn
1500m - Josie Brown, Katherine Dittmann, Steffie Pavey, Jenaya Pynn, Desi Stinger
5000m - Katherine Dittmann, Alexis Redfield
10,000m - no entry
100m Hurdles - ShaRaya Quinn
400m Hurdles - Adreonia Bradley, Stephanie Cho, ShaRaya Quinn
3000m Steeplechase - Desi Stinger
4x100m Relay - no entry
4x400m Relay - no entry
High Jump - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Lateah Holmes, Lindsey Schauble
Pole Vault - Danielle Carnahan, Katelyn Frost, Molly Scharmann
Long Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis, McKenna Hogan, Lauren Newman
Triple Jump - Kiana Davis
Shot Put - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Chrisshnay Brown, Liz Harper,Lindsey Schauble
Discus - Chrisshnay Brown, Kaitlin Krouse
Hammer - Stacia Bell, Kaitlin Krouse, Aoife Martin, Katie Wardsworth
Javelin - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Liz Harper, Atina Kamasi, Kelsey Kehl, Kristen McDonnell, Lindsey Schauble

NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
The NCAA uses national descending order lists to determine the competitors for the 2017 Outdoor Championships...these lists can be viewed at the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Track & Field Results Reporting System website (www.tfrrs.org)...the top 48 in each event advances to the East or West Region Preliminary Rounds...West Region Prelims are 25-27, in Austin, Texas...WSU's 2017 outdoor bests marks can be found at www.wsucougars.com. 

WSU MEN IN NCAA WEST REGION TOP 48/PAC-12 TOP 8 RANKINGS (as of April 4)
     [Pac-12 top 8 rankings w/marks not in West Region Top 48 because the Pac-12 accepts indoor marks]:
100m - Ja'Maun Charles 10.43 (12th/4th)
800m - Matthew Swanson 1:50.96 (28th/5th), Reid Muller 1:52.29 (8th)
1500m - Paul Ryan 3:48.60 (37th); Chandler Teigen 3:49.18 (41st)
5000m - Sam Levora 14:01.63 (19th/4th))
110m Hurdles - Sam Brixey 14.10 (13th/4th), Christapherson Grant & Abu Kamara 14.48 (36th/8th)
400m Hurdles - CJ Allen 50.43 (6th/2nd)
3000m Steeplechase - Kyler Little 9:08.04 (29th/6th)
4x100m Relay - Smith, Charles, Brixey, Allen 40.82 (42nd/7th)
Triple Jump - Robby Flores 14.28m/46-10 1/4 (4th), Josh Colbert 14.09m/46-2 3/4 (5th)
Discus - Adam Mahama 52.64m/172-8 (35th)
Hammer - Brock Eager 68.60m/225-1 (2nd/1st), Travis Pickett 60.20m/197-6 (26th/4th), 
    Wyatt Meyring 58.86m/193-1 (32nd/7th)
Javelin - Cole Smith 66.01m/216-7 (18th/5th), Brad Stevens 64.71m/212-4 (24th/8th)

WSU WOMEN IN NCAA WEST REGION  TOP 48/PAC-12 TOP 8 RANKINGS (as of April 4)
    [Pac-12 top 8 rankings w/marks not in West Region Top 48 because the Pac-12 accepts indoor marks]:
100m - Regyn Gaffney 11.60 (21st/4th)
800m - Marlow Schulz 2:10.55 (41st/7th)
1500m - Devon Bortfeld 4:28.99 (22nd)
5000m - Devon Bortfeld 16:17.29 (25th)
10,000m - Vallery Korir 33:58.17 (12th/4th)
400m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson 1:01.75 (4th)
3000m Steeplechase - Emily Dwyer 10:31.50 (19th/1st)
4x100m Relay - Tucker, Gaffney, Silliman, Darden 45.84 (39th/6th)
High Jump - Lateah Holmes 1.73m/5-8 (27th/2nd), Kiana Davis 1.72m/5-7 3/4 (28th/3rd)
Triple Jump - Kiana Davis 12.70m/41-8 (11th/3rd), Greer Alsop 12.62m/41-5 (15th/5th) 
Hammer - Katie Wardsworth 57.41m/188-4 (31st/5th)
Javelin -  Atina Kamasi 47.39m/155-6 (20th/5th), Kelsey Kehl 46.51m/152-7 (23rd/6th)

MARKS RECORDED IN THE WSU T&F RECORD BOOK
BY CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETES
Women's  All-Time Marks (season achieved mark)
60m - t-1st. 7.45i Regyn Gaffney (2017), 7th. 7.57i Danielle Darden (2015)
100m - 3rd. 11.60 Regyn Gaffney (2017)
3000m - 3rd. 9:22.54i Devon Bortfeld (2017)
5000m - 1st. (Indoor SR), 3rd (all-time) 16:16.42i Devon Bortfeld (2017)    
10,000m - 1st. 33:58.17 Vallery Korir (2017), 6th. 36:06.48 Morgan Willson (2016), 8th. 36:33.54 Katherine Dittmann (2016) FRESHMAN SR
60m Hurdles - t-5th. 8.45i Liz Harper (2016)
100m Hurdles - t-10th. 13.80 Liz Harper (2016)
400m Hurdles -  2nd. 57.31 Liz Harper (2015), 7th. 58.81 Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015)
3000m Steeplechase - 7th. 10:31.50 Emily Dwyer (2017), 7th. 10:34.10 Devon Bortfeld (2016)
High Jump -     t-9th. 1.81m / 5-11 1/4 Liz Harper (2016)
Pole Vault -  2nd. 4.26m / 13-11 3/4i Kristine Felix (2015), 10th. 3.82m / 12-6 1/4 Molly Scharmann (2017)
Triple Jump - 3rd. 12.70m / 41-8 Kiana Davis (2017), 3rd. 12.67m / 41-7i Greer Alsop (2016)
Weight Throw - 7th. 17.87m / 58-7 1/2i Katie Wardsworth (2017), 9th. 15.96m / 52-4 1/2i Aoife Martin (2017
Hammer - 4th. 57.41m / 188-4 Katie Wardsworth (2017)
Javelin - 10th. 47.39m / 155-6 Atina Kamasi (2017)
Pentathlon - 3rd. 4,146i points Liz Harper (2016), 4th. 4,101i points Liz Harper (2016), 8th. 3,558i points Lindsey Schauble (2017)
Heptathlon - 4th. 5,803 points Alissa Brooks-Johnson (2015), 7th. 5,472 points Liz Harper (2016)

Men's  All-Time Marks (season achieved mark)
Distance Medley Relay - 9:59.67 Paul Ryan, Ray Littles, Reid Muller, Nathan Tadesse (2016) - FRESHMAN SR
60m Hurdles - 7.93i Sam Brixey (2017) - FRESHMAN SR
400m Hurdles - 6th. 50.16 CJ Allen (2016)
Weight Throw - 3rd. 20.33m / 66-8 1/2i Brock Eager (2017)
Hammer - 4th. 68.60m / 225-1 Brock Eager (2017)
Javelin - 10th. 71.07m / 233-2 Brad Stevens (2015) 
Heptathlon -  1st. 5,635i points Dino Dodig (2016)
Decathlon - 10th. 7,416 points Dino Dodig (2015)