Dawgs and Cougs run, jump & throw to 82 Friday in Pullman...

UW coaches Maurica & Andy Powell address
the team after winning the 2019 Dual against
Washington State (UW Athletics photo)

It's the middle of April in the state of Washington, and the southern California trips are in the rear view.

That means that one of the most storied track meets in the state of Washington, and for that matter, the United States, is on tap.

The Washington Huskies made the cross-state bus ride to Pullman for Friday's renewal of The Dual against Washington State at the Mooberry Track & Field Complex on the WSU campus, and the race to 82 points.

This will be the 102nd edition of The Dual on the men's side, while it will be the 42nd time that the Cougar and Husky women's programs have squared off. Friday's meet will serve as the first NCAA track and field meet contested at the Mooberry Track and Field Complex since the 2018 Dual.

WSU was supposed to host the 2020 version of The Dual, but like everything else in the world in 2020, COVID-19 wiped it out.

Washington was swept the last time the Dawgs made the cross-state trek to the Palouse. On the men’s side, the final count was 89-74, while the final women’s score was 88-75 in favor of Washington State.

Despite having virtually no fans inside Husky Track in Seattle last year (which didn't stop folks from watching from outside the fence surrounding the track), the Huskies swept the Cougars by a count of 95-68 on the women's side, and a closer than expected 86-77 score on the men's ledger.

The Dual uses a scoring format of 5 points for 1st-place, 3 for 2nd-place, and 1 for 3rd-place in every individual event. Relays are big as only the winning team gets 5 points. With 19 events per gender, there is a total of 163 points up for grabs, so the first team to reach 82 points clinches the win.

The Huskies hold the edge in the women's series, 23-18, and are tied 11-11 in Pullman. WSU has the overall men's lead, 59-41-1, and in Pullman they lead 37-15-1.

As has been a tradition, here is my dope sheet, based on entries posted here Thursday morning, along with comments. You are more than welcome to download it and have handy at the meet. That said, the coaching staffs of both schools can make substitutions at the line until moments before the race.

Uw Wsu 2022 Dual by Paul Merca on Scribd

If you're going to Pullman to watch the meet, admission to The Dual is free and fans can enter the Mooberry Track and Field Complex through the gate closest to the Hollingbery Fieldhouse. 

Washington's release is available here, while Washington State's release is available here.

The entries and the link to live results of The Dual are available here.

GONZAGA AND SEATTLE UNIVERSITY HEAD TO TRACK TOWN FOR OREGON RELAYS...

Seattle University and Gonzaga's mens squad will send athletes to Eugene for Friday and Saturday's Oregon Relays presented by AthleticNET at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.

Gonzaga will run six athletes, led by NCAA and US Olympic Trials qualifier James Mwaura, in the invitational 5000 meter run.

Tacoma native Jack Yearian of Oregon, along with Tom Anderson and Turner Wiley of Club Northwest are also in the Bill McChesney invitational 5000m.

In the steeplechase, upperclassmen Cullen McEachern and Ben Hogan will run against a field that includes US Olympians Mason Ferlic and Benard Keter.

SeattleU is sending primarily sprinters and jumpers, along with 800 meter Maya McCabe, who ran 2:08.88 at the Bryan Clay Invitational last week, along with defending WAC javelin champ Nicole Whittern.

The link to live results for the Oregon Relays presented by AthleticNET is available here.

Media partner RunnerSpace.com ($) will stream the meet live.

NOTE: The sports information offices of the University of Washington and Washington State University contributed to this report.

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