Washington State's Emmanuel Wells motors to new meet record at WSU Indoor Open...

PULLMAN—Washington State athletes earned nine wins, while Eastern Washington athletes won four events, and Central Washington athletes took five events as the WSU Indoor Open concluded Saturday at the Indoor Practice Facility on the Washington State University campus.

Washington State’s Emmanuel Wells (above/photo courtesy WSU Athletics) set a meet record in the men’s 60, breaking a 16 year old mark set by Canadian Olympian and WSU alum Anson Henry.

Wells, the junior from Seattle’s Rainier Beach HS, ran 6.69, to easily beat Eastern Washington’s Jeremy VanAssche (6.86), Joe Gauthier (6.96), and Dawson Lack (7.00).

Pending the results of other meets around the country, the mark puts Wells in a tie for #20 on the NCAA Division I descending order list.

The other eight wins from the Cougs came from their women’s squad, as Jordyn Tucker (60m, 7.52), Ronna Iverson (400m, 59.21), and Samantha King-Rose (3000m, 10:28.32) took wins on the track.

On the field, the Cougs swept both vertical jumps, as Molly Scharmann (12-9.5/3.90m) and Suzy Pace (5-7/1.70m) took the pole vault and high jumps, while Charisma Taylor (41-1.75/12.54m) continued her hot streak in the triple jump.

Chrisshnay Brown (47-7.75/14.52m) and Aoife Martin (56-4/17.17m) took care of business in the women’s shot and weight throws.

For Eastern Washington, Tre McAdams (22.98) won the 200m, while Isaac Barville (1:54.66) and Scott Kopzynski of Gonzaga tied for the win in the men’s 800.

The Eagles’ Keshun McGee continued his winning ways, taking the long/triple jump double at 22-10.5/6.97m and 50-1.75/15.28m.

Gonzaga got their other win of the day in the mens’ mile, as Ben Hogan won in 4:21.64.

Central Washington earned wins in the women’s 200, mile, 60 hurdles, and both 4 x 400 relays from Erykah Weems (26.43), Alexa Shindruk (5:09.04), and Mariyah Vongsaveng (8.85).

The Wildcat relays took care of the field, winning the women’s race in 4:03.76, and the mens’ race in 3:30.81.

Jakobe Ford of Spokane, who competed at Everett CC last year, bit is competing unattached, won the men’s high jump at 7-0.25 (2.14m).

Complete results of the WSU Indoor Open are available here.

In Reno, Nevada, Pullman resident Katie Nageotte was edged out by reigning world and Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi Friday night at the UCS Pole Vault Summit in Reno, with both clearing 15-6.5 (4.74m).

Both vaulters entered the competition at 14-11.5 (4.56m), with Stefanidi a first attempt make, and Nageotte needing all three tries to clear, which ultimately was the difference.

They then cleared 15-3.5 (4.66m) on their first attempts, and the ultimate bar of 15-6.5 (4.74m) on their second, before bowing out at 15-11.25 (4.86m).

Meanwhile in the elite high school section Saturday, Washington State commit Chloe Cunliffe cleared 14-0 (4.27m) to set her second straight Washington state high school all time indoor record, breaking her own previous state record of 13-9.25 (4.20m) set at last week’s UW Indoor Preview.

She took three unsuccessful shots at a national high school record of 14-5.25 (4.40m).

Results of the UCS Pole Vault Summit are available here.

NOTE:  The sports information office at Washington State University contributed to this report.