WSU's Longisa and UW's Cosculluela win NCAA titles on final day...
EUGENE-- Washington State's Rosemary Longisa (Paul Merca photo) became the first Cougar to win an individual NCAA title since 2003 when she emerged victorious in the 1500 meters to close out the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon Saturday. On the warmest day of the meet, with temperatures in the mid 80s, Longisa got to the front early and stayed there, covering the first 300 in 53.16. She probably ran more that 1500 after positioning herself on the outside so as not to get trapped on the rail. A group of women, including former Husky Wilma Nielsen of Oregon, her Duck teammate Juliet Cherubet, and Salma Elbadra of South Carolina stalked Longisa in anticipation of any moves by the Kenyan, who was the runner up indoors.. After a 74 second lap, Longisa started to put the squeeze on the field, taking them through the next 400 in 65 seconds, with Nielsen, the reigning indoor mile champ ready to pounce. The pounce never happened,...
