Cougs tally pair of podium finishes to close out Pac-12 Championships

WALNUT, Calif. —Jared McAlvey improved on his seventh all-time 400m hurdles time (50.23) to place second and Zach Stallings finished third in the men’s 1,500m in 3:44.34 as Washington State men’s and women’s track and field teams wrapped up the 2023 Pac-12 Championships Saturday.  On the women’s side, Mackenzie Fletcher (400m hurdles, 59.34) and Micaela De Mello (100m hurdles, 13.38) each grabbed fifth-place finishes in Sunday’s finals, the final day of the three-day conference meet at Hilmer Lodge Stadium.

Full recap coming soon.

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The Cougars’ 2023 outdoor season will continue with the 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Round on May 24-27 in Sacramento, Calif.  The top 48 declared student-athletes in each event will be accepted into the West Preliminary Round in addition to the top 24 declared relay teams. 

Multi events will not be contested at the NCAA First Round sites.  For combined events (heptathlon and decathlon), the top 24 declared student-athletes in the national descending-order list will be accepted directly into the NCAA Championships.

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2023 Pac-12 Track & Field Championships Day 3 
WSU Track Results:
Men’s 4X100m Relay
– WSU (Heat 1): 39.73 [SB], 6^th [1^st in heat 1]
Women’s 4X100m Relay
– WSU (Heat 1): 44.72, 5^th, [2^nd in heat 1]
Men’s 1,500m Run Final
–  Zach Stallings: 3:44.34, 3^rd
Men’s 110m Hurdles Final
– Parker Duskin: 14.80, 9^th 
Women’s 100m Hurdles Final
– Micaela De Mello: 13.38, 5^th
Men’s 100m Dash Final
– Louie Hinchliffe: 10.51, 6^th 
Women’s 800m Run Final
– Elena Willems: 2:08.50, 9^th
Men’s 400m Hurdles Final
– Jared McAlvey: 50.23, 2^nd [PR] [seventh all-time at WSU]
Women’s 400m Hurdles Final
– Mackenzie Fletcher: 59.34, 5^th [PR] 
– Jada Van Staden: 1:00.47, 8^th
Men’s 5,000m Run
– Brian Barsaiya: 14:46.82, 16^th
– Kelvin Limo: 14:39.36, 12^th 
– Turlan Morlan: 14:56.95, 20^th
– Leif Swanson: DNF
– Jacob Lawrence: DNF
Women’s 5,000m Run
– Alaina Stone Boggs: 16:41.38, 12^th
– Caroline Jerotich: 17:01.47, 21^st
– Cristina Molteni: 17:33.08, 27^th
Men’s 4X400m Relay
– WSU: 3:14.49, 7^th [SB]
Women’s 4X400m Relay
– WSU: 3:40.02, 8^th [SB]

WSU Field Results:

Men’s Discus

– Ronald Grueso Mosquera:…