Cougars' Charisma Taylor sets two meet records at Matador Qualifier...
In Lubbock, Texas, Washington State's Charisma Taylor (photo courtesy University of Arkansas) set a new school and meet record in winning the 60 meter hurdles Friday at the Matador Qualifier, hosted by Texas Tech University.
Taylor ran 8.27 in the semifinals, which was the fastest time of the day.
The native of the Bahamas then dropped it down in the finals, running 8.16 to break the 20-year old school record of 8.21 set by Agneta Rosenblad in 2001.
She also set a meet record in the triple jump, as the 2020 All-American in that event bounded 44-1.5 (13.45m), just a hair short of her school record of 44-2.75 (13.48m) set last year in Albuquerque.
The latter mark currently places her number eight on the NCAA Division I performance list in that event.
In other events, the Cougars' Sam Brixey and Nick Johnson went 1-2 in the men's 60 hurdles, running 7.81 and 7.99, respectively.
Mitch Jacobson finished second in the men's high jump, clearing 6-11.5 (2.12m), as Texas Tech's Jack Scarborough won at 7-1.5 (2.17m).
Mountlake Terrace native Chinne Okoronkwo, who is being redshirted at Texas Tech, finished third in the women's long jump with a best of 18-7.75 (5.68m), as teammate Callie Jones won at 19-2 (5.84m).
Complete results of the Matador Qualifier are available here.
HUSKIES 6TH AT BATTLE BORN COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE IN VEGAS...
In Las Vegas, the Washington women's cross country placed three runners in the top 20 at Friday's Battle Born Collegiate Challenge at Craig Ranch Regional Park.
The Huskies were led by freshman Naomi Smith, who placed 14th overall today in 20:12 for the 6k course. Allie Schadler ran her first cross country race of the season to go with her busy indoor track season, and she was 18th in 20:16. Haley Herberg was just two seconds back in 20th-place.
Rounding out Washington's scorers were Madison Heisterman, who crossed in 39th-place in 20:47, while Camila David-Smith capped the top-five in 41st-place in 20:49.
Washington State also entered a women's team in the meet, and were led by Neema Kimtai, who was 26th in 20:31. Erin Mullins was ten places back in 20:45, followed by Zorana Grujic in 68th at 21:21.
Jelena Grujic was 72nd in 21:31, and Caroline Jerotich rounded out WSU's scorers in 79th at 21:42.
Stanford's Ella Donaghu came away with the victory, clocking 19:44, five seconds ahead of teammate Sofia Dudek.
The Huskies finished sixth in the team standings but behind five teams all ranked in the top-16. Fourth-ranked New Mexico had the win followed by sixth-ranked Stanford. 16th-ranked Northern Arizona and 11th-ranked Boise State were third and fourth. The Huskies were one spot behind fifth-ranked Colorado, while Washington State finished ninth in the 12 team field, with a final score of 256.
Both the Huskies and Cougars will race at the Pac-12 Conference championship meet in two weeks at the Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place.
Complete results of the Battle Born Collegiate Challenge are available here.
SEATTLE PACIFIC TRAVELS TO ELLENSBURG FOR CWU WINTER INVITE XC MEET...
Just when you thought there was no chance of a cross country season in NCAA Division II in the state of Washington, Seattle Pacific travels to Ellensburg for a meet Saturday against Central Washington at Tomlinson Stadium & Athletic Fields on the CWU campus.
The men will run an 8k race at 11:30 am, followed by the women's 6k race at 12:20 pm.
No fans will be allowed at the meet, in keeping with COVID-19 protocols.
Falcon associate head coach Chris Reed said, "On paper, it isn't a big meet at all. But it's a big meet for us because it's an opportunity to sharpen that competitive tool that we haven't had a chance to work with much in the last 12 months. In many ways, it gives us a little bit of a head start on our ability to compete in track."
While both cross country and indoor track seasons were cancelled by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, the conference intends to hold an outdoor track season, with the multi-event championship contested May 3-4 at Central Washington, and the track & field championships on May 14-15 at Western Oregon. The NCAA Division II outdoor championship is scheduled for May 27-29 in Kingsville, Texas.
Seattle Pacific's preview of the meet is available here.
NOTE: The sports information offices of Washington State, the University of Washington, the University of Nevada/Las Vegas, Seattle Pacific University, Central Washington University & the Great Northwest Athletic Conference contributed to this report.
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