WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
Jan. 16-17, 2015 @Ed Jacoby Invite/Multis, Nampa
Jan. 17, 2015 @UW Indoor Preview, Seattle
Linda Chalich • Asst. Dir. Athl. Comm. (Track & Field Contact) • W-509-335-0268 • C-509-432-3263 • [email protected]
WSU TRACK & FIELD
2015 INDOOR SCHEDULE
JANUARY
16-17 @Ed Jacoby Invite/Multis,
Nampa
17 @UW Indoor Preview, Seattle
23-24 WSU Open, Pullman
30-31 @UW Invitational, Seattle
FEBRUARY
6-7 Cougar Indoor, Pullman
Cougar Multis, Pullman
13-14@Don Kirby Elite Invite,
Albuquerque
@Husky Classic, Seattle
20-21 @Alex Wilson Invite,
Notre Dame
27-28 @Mountain Pacific Sports Fed. Championships,
Seattle
MARCH
13-14 @NCAA Indoor T&F
Championships,
Fayetteville, Ark.
WSU SPLIT SQUADS TO START 2015 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SEASON
Washington State University’s indoor track and field teams open the 2015
indoor season at two different meets...Jan. 16-17 the multis, sprinters, jumpers and throwers will compete at the Ed Jacoby Invitational/Multis hosted by
Boise State at the Idaho Center/Jacksons Indoor Facility in Nampa, Idaho...
Cougar middle distance, distance and hurdlers will compete at the University of Washington Indoor Preview Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Dempsey Indoor
Facility in Seattle...both meets will feature invitational team scoring (10-8‐6
‐4‐3-2-1)...WSU results will be posted at www.wsucougars.com, following
completion of each meet.
WAYNE PHIPPS, DIRECTOR 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
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), and Allix Potratz-Lee
(distance)...volunteer coaches include Tim Taylor (throws) and Emma Kertesz
(distance).
WSU OPEN / COUGAR INDOOR/MULTIS MEETS
The WSU Open will be held Jan. 23-24 and the Cougar Indoor/Multis will be
held Feb. 6-7...both meets are at the Washington State Indoor Facility...both
meets are open competition with registration and pre-payment entries available through Direct Athletics.com.
NCAA DESCENDING ORDER LISTS
The NCAA abondoned the qualifying standards for the 2015 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)...the top 16 individuals and 12 relays will move on to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships
March 13-14 in Fayetteville, Arkansas...best marks for the Cougars for the 2015 indoor season can be found at www.
wsucougars.com
WATCH 2015 TRACK & FIELD VIDEO INTERVIEWS
Throughout the 2015 season watch Wayne Phipps, Dir. of Cross Country/Track & Field, the WSU coaching staff and
student-athletes’ outlook on Track & Field competitions by going to www.wsucougars.com and clicking on Videos...
new content will be posted weekly.
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
Jan. 16-17, 2015 @Ed Jacoby Invite/Multis, Nampa, Idaho
Jan. 17 @UW Indoor Preview, Seattle
USTFCCCA NATIONAL TEAM
RANKINGS
The United States Track & Field and
Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national rankings
are a prediction of how teams and
individuals will place at the 2015
NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships,
March 13-14, in Fayetteville, Ark.
USTFCCCA INDOOR
TRACK & FIELD MEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS
2015 Preseason Rankings
Jan. 6, 2015
Rank School
Total 2 014 Ranking
1. Florida
176.01
3
2. Oregon
172.98
1
3. Arkansas
151.99
2
4. Texas A&M
98.11
8
5. Penn State
86.97
32
6. Nebraska
75.64
17
7.Stanford
71.73
12
8. Texas
69.24
20
9. Texas Tech
64.17
30
10. LSU
61.14
8
11. Georgia
56.36
26
12.Villanova
55.42
20
13.Alabama
54.28
6
14.Purdue
49.22
32
15.Wisconsin
49.05
11
16. Kennesaw State 46.39
NR
17.Akron
44.05
16
18.Houston
44.03
52
19. Iowa State
42.71
26
20. Florida State
40.18
4
21. Kent State
37.30
45
22. Michigan State 36.15
40
23.UCLA
31.71
64
24. Ohio State
31.66
56
25.TCU
31.50 NR
85. Washington St.
6.43
102
Next ranking Jan. 26, 2015
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COUGARS ENTERED IN ED JACOBY INVITE, JAN 16-17, NAMPA, IDAHO:
WOMEN
60m - Danielle Darden, Dominique Keel
200m - Danielle Darden, Dominique Keel, Mimi Brown, Christiana Ekelem,
Bree Winfrey
400m - Mimi Brown, Christiana Ekelem, Bree Winfrey
60m Hurdles - Alissa Brooks-Johnson
High Jump - Audrey Ketcham, Lateah Holmes
Pole Vault - Samantha Andrada, Kristine Felix, Beth Parrish
Long Jump - Greer Alsop, McKenna Hogan, Zoe Moller,
Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Kiana Davis
Triple Jump - Greer Alsop, Kiana Davis
Shot Put - Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Jada Harvey
Pentathlon - Alissa Brooks-Johnson
MEN
60m - Brandon Bobb, Kyle Farmer, Jonnie Green, Andre McBride,
Curtis Russell, Zach Smith
200m - Terrance Chambers, Kyle Farmer, Jonnie Green, Andre McBride,
Curtis Russell, Lucas Sealby, Zach Smith
400m - Terrance Chambers, Lucas Sealby
High Jump - Thane Pierson
Pole Vault - Austin Sodorff
Long Jump - PJ Benedictus
Triple Jump - PJ Benedictus, Javin Nash-Harris
Shot Put - Jake Callaghan, Brock Eager,Matt Wardell
Weight Throw - Brock Eager
Heptathlon - Dino Dodig
COUGARS ENTERED IN UW INDOOR PREVIEW, JAN. 17, SEATTLE:
WOMEN
400m - Erin Allen, Adreonia Bradley, Liz Harper, ShaRaya Quinn
600m - Carli Williams
800m - Leanne Asper
Mile - Alexys Garcia, CharLee Linton, Steffie Pavey
3000m - Devon Bortfeld, Emily Dwyer, Mallori Lindberg, CharLee Linton,
Steffie Pavey, Morgan Willson
60m Hurdles - Adreonia Bradley, Madison Davis, Liz Harper,
Candice McFarland, ShaRaya Quinn, Andrea Smith
MEN
400m - CJ Allen
600m - Daquon Brunson, Hironmoy Redman, Matthew Swanson
800m - Frankie Hoerner, Michael Williams
Mile - Jesee Jorgensen
3000m - Forrest Shaffer, Alex Simpson
60m Hurdles - CJ Allen, Abu Kamara, Ian Markham,Daniel Zmuda
4x400m Relay - Swanson, Jorgenson, Redman, Brunson
WASHINGTON STATE TRACK & FIELD RELEASE
Jan. 16-17, 2015 @Ed Jacoby Invite/Multis, Nampa, Idaho
Jan. 17 @UW Indoor Preview, Seattle
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ABOUT THE 2015 COUGAR WOMEN
USTFCCCA INDOOR
TRACK & FIELD RANKINGS
WOMEN’S TOP 25 TEAMS
2015 Preseason Rankings
Jan. 6, 2015
Rank School 1. Florida
2. Texas A&M
3. Oregon
4. Georgia
5. Texas
6. Kentucky
7. Arkansas
8. Providence
9. Florida State
10. Georgetown
11. Stanford
12.Kansas State
13.Oklahoma State
14.Maryland
15.Michigan
16.UCLA
17. Texas Tech
18.Auburn
19. Michigan State
20.Mississippi State
21. Clemson
22.Wisconsin
23.Southern Illinois
24.Missouri
25.North Carolina
90. Washington State
Returning Pac-12 Championships Women Scorers:
Anna Adamko, Javelin: 2012 (7th); 2013 (2nd)
Total 2014 Ranking Alissa Brooks-Johnson, Heptathlon: 2014 (2nd)
196.37
3
Kristine Felix, Pole Vault: 2013 (1st); 2014 (t-6th)
170.73
5
Dominique Keel, 100m: 2014 (7th)
140.45
1
Audrey Ketcham, High Jump: 2014 (8th)
131.71
3
Charlotte Muschamp, High Jump: 2014 (1st); Triple Jump: 2014 (2nd)
113.93
2
Abby Regan, 800m: 2014 (5th)
104.09
9
96.31
87.12
68.25
68.21
66.67
62.01
51.33
50.63
48.94
47.58
46.69
44.09
39.69
39.41
39.27
38.76
37.29
37.11
35.39
6
55
39
16
7
NR
15
54
33
29
NR
12
35
10
45
43
NR
16
NR
1.69
NR
Next ranking Jan. 26, 2015
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WEST REGIONAL INDOOR RANKINGS
starting Jan. 26, 2015
Men
Rank School
Returning NCAA Women Participants:
Women
Rank School
Top Women Newcomers for 2015:
Devon Bortfeld, distance
Kiana Davis, jumps/heptathlon
ShaRaya Quinn, hurdles
ABOUT THE 2015 COUGAR MEN
Jesse Jorgensen, 800m: 2014 Indoor (8th); 2014 Outdoor (17th)
Returning Pac-12 Championships Men Scorers:
CJ Allen, 400m Hurdles: 2014 (1st)
PJ Benedictus, Triple Jump: 2014 (6th)
Terrance Chambers, 200m: 2014 (7th)
Sam Ferenchak, Javelin: 2012 (8th)
Drew Jordan, 5000m: 2014 (7th)
Jesse Jorgensen, 800m: 2013 (2nd); 2014 (4th)
Andre McBride, 100m: 2014 (8th); 200m: 2014 (8th)
Thane Pierson, High Jump: 2014 (t-5th)
Jacob Sealby, 400m: 2012 (7th); 2014 (5th)
Forrest Shaffer, 3000m Steeplechase: 2014 (6th)
Austin Sordorff, Pole Vault: 2014 (6th)
Kyle Stevens, Javelin: 2014 (3rd)
Daniel Zmuda, 110m Hurdles: 2014 (8th); 400m Hurdles: 2014 (8th)
Top Men Newcomers for 2015:
Jake Callaghan (2014 redshirt), thrower
Brock Eager, throws
Jonnie Green, sprints
Sam Levora, distance
Bradly Stevens (2014 redshirt), javelin