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Redshirt senior triple-jumper Greer Alsop takes flight as she competes in a qualifying heat at the Cougar Indoor on Feb. 3.

Jumper draws on heritage to succeed

AVERY COOPER, Evergreen reporter • March 27, 2018

Redshirt senior triple jumper Greer Alsop has always been a competitor, whether in the classroom, on the track or in a race with her siblings. “I think that’s where my competitiveness came from,”...

WSU redshirt sophomore Tierney Silliman, left, and sophomore Jordyn Tucker race in a 60 meter dash heat on Jan. 20 at the Indoor Practice Facility.

Track and field brings home nine victories

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen reporter • March 24, 2018

Despite rainy conditions, the outdoor season is underway for WSU track and field. The Cougars competed in the 13th annual Whitworth Sam Adams Classic in Spokane on Thursday and Friday, seeing impressive...

Weight and hammer thrower Brock Eager competes Feb. 3 at the WSU Indoor Open in the Indoor Practice Facility.

Track and field sends limited number of athletes to Spokane

AVERY COOPER, Evergreen reporter • March 22, 2018

WSU track and field will send a small group of athletes to compete in the 13th annual Whitworth Sam Adams Classic on Thursday and Friday in Spokane. Other schools competing include Gonzaga University,...

Redshirt senior long triple jumper Greer Alsop participates in the women’s triple jump Saturday at the USC Trojan Invitational. She won the event with a distance of 12.32 meters.

Track and field impresses in first outdoor meet

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen reporter • March 19, 2018

WSU track and field had its first outdoor meet of the season this weekend when they traveled to Southern California to compete in the USC Trojan Invitational. The Cougars started on the right foot with...

Alissa Brooks-Johnson talks about how she is preparing for the NCAA Indoor Championship and her decision to medically redshirt during junior season Monday in Bohler Gymnasium.

Brooks-Johnson stands out among the field

AVERY COOPER, Evergreen reporter • March 8, 2018

Redshirt senior multi-event performer Alissa Brooks-Johnson realized track and field was for her in high school. With the help of her mother and coach, Karen Brooks, she prospered into a student-athlete...

Former WSU track athlete inducted into hall of honor

DYLAN GREENE, Evergreen deputy sports editor • February 27, 2018

Former WSU track and field discus thrower Laura Lavine will be inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor on March 9. Lavine is one of 12 former student-athletes who will be honored during a ceremony at...

WSU sophomore sprinter Jordyn Tucker, left, and junior sprinter Regyn Gaffney run across the finish line during a 60-meter dash heat on Feb. 3 at the Cougar Indoor.

Track and field makes history at indoor championships

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen reporter • February 26, 2018

WSU track and field wrapped up the regular indoor season with the men capturing fifth place at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships in Seattle on Friday and Saturday. It was the...

WSU freshman distance runner Pia Richards, second from the right, competes in the Cougar Indoor on Feb. 3.

Track and field gears up for indoor championships

AVERY COOPER, Evergreen reporter • February 23, 2018

As the indoor season approaches for WSU Track and Field, the team is preparing for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships this weekend. Head Coach Wayne Phipps said the team is...

Abu Kamara competes in the 60 meter hurdles during the Cougar Indoor on Feb. 3.

Kamara hurdling toward end of career at WSU

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter • February 15, 2018

Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, raised in Kent, Washington, and now in his final season as a hurdler on the track and field team at WSU, Abu Kamara certainly has a unique story. He spent the first 10...

WSU freshman Oyinlola Akinlosotu competes at the Cougar Indoor on Feb. 3 at the Indoor Practice Facility.

Track and field athletes etch their names in school record books

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen reporter • February 12, 2018

For the second time this season, WSU track and field split its team by sending athletes to a pair of meets this weekend, during which several athletes broke personal records. The Cougars sent their...

Junior Ja’Maun Charles, front, races in the 60 meter dash prelims Saturday during the Cougar Indoor.

Putting in the work to get the extra edge

DYLAN GREENE, Evergreen deputy sports editor • February 8, 2018

Silence fills the air as Ja’Maun Charles sets his feet in the blocks, cracks his neck, looks up and sees two white lines in front of him that appear to go on forever. Suddenly, a deafening bang breaks...

Sophomore sprinter Jordyn Tucker runs Saturday in the Cougar Indoor at the Indoor Practice Facility.

Track splits team for two meets away from Pullman this weekend

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen reporter • February 8, 2018

After an impressive showing at the Cougar Indoor last week, WSU track and field will travel to Seattle and Albuquerque for the second time this season Friday and Saturday. Just like they did earlier...

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