TRACK & FIELD HOSTS COUGAR INDOOR MULTIS & SCORING MEETS
Washington State University's indoor track and field teams return to Pullman this weekend for the Cougar Indoor Multis and Scoring Meets...teams competing are Montana, Idaho, and WSU...team scoring will be 5-3-1 for individual events and 5-0 for relays...Friday's events includes all five women's pentathlon events, the first four men's heptathlon events, both men's and women's weight throws, and the men's long jump and pole vault...action gets underway at 2:30 p.m...remaining events begin Saturday at 9 a.m...spectators are admitted free of charge...free parking is available in Beasley Coliseum Yellow lot.....meet schedule of events is on page 5 of this release...complete results will be posted at www.wsucougars.com, when available.
ABOUT THE COUGAR COACHES
Head coach Rick Sloan is in his 40th season with the Cougar track program; 19th year as a head coach, 18th year as mentor to the combined men's and women's program...Sloan (decathlon/heptathlon) is joined by associate coach Debra Farwell (throws) and assistant coaches Mark Macdonald (hurdles/relays), Ellannee Richardson (sprints/relays), Matt McGee (jumps) and cross country coach Tim Riley (distance)...volunteers include Jeshua Anderson, Chanel James and Courtney Simmons.
COUGAR INDOOR MULTIS
Women's pentathlon consists of five events all contested on the same day: 60m hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump and 800m run...men's heptathlon is comprised of seven events, split over two days: 60m dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 60m hurdles, pole vault, and 1000m run.
NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
The NCAA abondoned the qualifying standards for the 2013 indoor competition...national descending order lists can be viewed at the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Track & Field Results Reporting System website (www.tfrrs.org)...best marks for the Cougars for the 2013 indoor season can be found at www.wsucougars.com.
WSU men in the TFRRS national top 50 list this week include:
