Cougars to send top student-athletes to Fayetteville for Arkansas Qualifier

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State men’s and women’s track and field team will send a small contingent of athletes to the Arkansas Qualifier Friday in Fayetteville, Ark. The one-day meet will be one of the final opportunities for Cougars with their sights set on the NCAA Indoor Championships to set a qualifying time/mark as the indoor season winds down with the 2023 division I championships (Mar. 10-11) now less than a month away.

MEET INFO: Arkansas Qualifier

– Venue: Tyson Indoor Track Center | Fayetteville, AR

– Dates: Friday, February 17th, 2023

LAST TIME OUT: (Don Kirby Elite, Husky Classic, Whitworth Indoor Invitational)

The Cougars started last weekend’s multi-meet adventure with the current 3000m freshman indoor record holder, Alaina Stone Boggs (9:21.29), who moved up the record ladder as she ran the third time in Cougar history.

Senior Maribel Caicedo followed suit lowering the 60m hurdles program record for the second time this indoor season to win her event at Don Kirby Elite. The Cougars notched four top-five finishes on the day with 13 personal-best times/marks to close the weekend.

IN THE RANKINGS:

Washington State’s women’s hurdles group is staying strong as the No. 7 in the nation, lowering their average time to 8.43 so far in the season. Maribel Caicedo produced the first sub-eight-second hurdles time in program history during the Don Kirby Elite meet and is now fourth in the country. The qualifying mark for the indoor championships is currently 8.13 seconds.

Freshman John Parades (7.96) maintains is his spot at No. 98 in the country in the 60m hurdles. The qualifying mark for the indoor championships is currently 7.70 seconds.

Louie Hinchliffe (6.71) and Mason Lawyer (6.74) are some of the better sprinters in the country, currently sitting at No. 62 and No. 100 in the NCAA, respectively, in the men’s 60 dash. Hinchliffe’s 6.71 freshman record at the WSU Open & Multi improved on a record set by fellow freshman, Mason Lawyer (6.74), earlier this season. The pair sit on the cusp of a qualifying spot for the NCAA Indoor Championships which stands at 6.62 heading into the weekend.

On the women’s side, Skyler Walton’s program record 60m dash time pushed her in to No. 72 in the country. Right now, the qualifying mark for the Indoor Championships is…

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Cougars to send top student-athletes to Fayetteville for Arkansas Qualifier

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