Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Al Beaird • Executive Director
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2017 MPSF INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track and Field celebrated its 25th year of competition with the 2017 championship meet at the
University of Washington’s Dempsey Indoor Facility for the 15th consecutive year, Feb. 24-25. The 2017 MPSF Championship featured 20
universities comprised from members of the Pac-12, Big West, and West Coast Conferences. A total of 20 women’s teams competed for a
conference title, along with 15 on the men’s side. At the conclusion of the two-day meet, the USC women won their third title in the last four
years, compiling 125 points, 20 ahead of second-place Oregon. The top-two were reversed on the men’s side, with the Ducks winning a
third MPSF title and the Trojans finishing as runners-up. The Stanford women and UCLA men were the 2017 bronze medal teams.
For the third straight year, five meet records were broken at the MPSF Championship meet. The oldest lasting women’s record was taken
down when Sasha Wallace of Oregon sprinted the 60-meter hurdles in 7.95, breaking the standard from 2004. Teammate and world
record-holder Hannah Cunliffe broke the conference championship record and tied the Dempsey Facility record in the 60-meter dash in
7.15 seconds. USC’s Kendall Ellis finished the women’s 200-meter in 23.09 seconds, a meet and facility record, while the Trojan 4x400
meter relay tied the conference and facility standard set by Arizona last year in 3:32.54. The MPSF Championship record in the women’s
4x400 meter relay has now been achieved in four of the last five years. The lone men’s record in the 2017 conference meet was set by
Randall Cunningham of USC, recording an NCAA top-ranked high jump of seven feet, five and one-quarter inches.
The 2017 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships will be contested March 10 and 11, at Gilliam Indoor Track in
College Station, TX. The MPSF has produced eight of the last 10 NCAA women’s champions and 10 all-time, while the MPSF men own five
total. Oregon women are the defending NCAA Champs, and have won six of the past seven titles (five straight 2010-14). The UO men seek a
fourth straight national championship, and fifth all-time.
MPSF CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
Women 1) USC
2) Oregon
3) Stanford
4) UCLA
5) Colorado
6) Arizona State
7) Washington
8) Washington State
9) Arizona
10) BYU
11) Cal St. Northridge
12) California
13) Utah
14) Long Beach State
15) Oregon State
15) Portland
17) Hawaii
18) UC Irvine
125
105
57
52.33
52
45
41
33.50
29
27
19.33
17.33
15
12
11
11
8.50
2
Men 1) Oregon
2) USC
3) UCLA
4) BYU
5) Arizona State
6) Colorado
7) California
8) Washington
9) Arizona
10) Washington State
11) Long Beach State
12) Stanford
13) UC Riverside
13) Portland
15) Cal St. Northridge
89
83
70
65
53
47
45.50
44.50
42
41
30.50
27.50
11
11
3
2017 MPSF Indoor Track & Field • Page 1
2017 MPSF TOP INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD PERFORMANCES
Sprints/Hurdles:
Three of the four MPSF Championship sprint records were taken down on the women’s side. The longest-lasting MPSF
women’s record was broken when Oregon’s top-ranked Sasha Wallace finished the 60-meter hurdles in 7.95 seconds. She
broke the 2004 standard by more than one-tenth of a second, set by UCLA’s Sheena Johnson. Teammate and worldrecord holder Hannah Cunliffe defended her 60-meter title in an MPSF record 7.15 seconds, which also matched the
Dempsey Indoor Facility record. The Ducks had three of the top-four 60-meter placements. USC also had three of top-four
placements in the 200-meter, led by Kendall Ellis breaking the meet and facility 200-meter mark in 23.09, while fellow
Trojan Cameron Pettigrew also posted 10 team points with the top 400-meter run and NCAA No. 9 time (52.27).
As with the women, the Oregon men won a pair of sprints with Kyree King taking the 200-meter title (21.04) and Marcus
Chambers the 400-meter with an NCAA 22nd-ranked finish (46.40). King was also the runner-up in the 60-meter (6.72),
behind USC’s Just’N Thymes first-place and 26th-ranked time (6.67). California’s Ashtyn Davis claimed the 60-meter
hurdles victory, matching his 14th-ranked sprint (7.75).
Top Women Performers:
60m
Hannah Cunliffe, Oregon
60m Hurdles Sasha Wallace, Oregon
200m
Kendall Ellis, USC
400m
Cameron Pettigrew, USC
7.15 (MF)
7.95 (M)
23.09 (MF)
52.27
M=MPSF Meet Record; F=Dempsey Facility Record
Top Men Performers:
60m
Just’N Thymes, USC
60m Hurdles Ashtyn Davis, California
200m
Kyree King, Oregon
400m
Marcus Chambers, Oregon
6.67
7.75
21.04
46.40
Middle Distance/Distance Races:
Oregon women won two distance events this year, with Katie Rainsberger crowned the mile run champion in a 14thranked time (4:35.60) and Alli Cash taking the 3000-meter win (9:09.18). Stanford’s Olivia Baker repeated as the 800meter champion in 2:03.41, just two-hundredths of a second off the meet record. Colorado’s Erin Clark was the MPSF
5,000-meter champion with an NCAA eighth-ranked 15:50.96, just three-tenths of a second off the meet record set 10
years ago.
Colorado posted three out of the four MPSF Distance Championships. Ben Saarel took the mile in 4:02.33, along with a
top-10 national run by John Dressel in the 3,000-meter in 7:51.44, and Joe Klecker in the 5,000-meter in an NCAA No. 30
time of 13:56.15. Robert Ford of USC defended his 800-meter title (1:49.53).
Top Women Performers:
800m
Olivia Baker, Stanford
Mile
Katie Rainsberger, Oregon
3,000m
Alli Cash, Oregon
5,000m
Erin Clark, Colorado
2:03.41
4:35.60
9:09.18
15:50.96
Top Men Performers:
800m
Robert Ford, USC
Mile
Ben Saarel, Colorado
3,000m
John Dressel, Colorado
5,000m
Joe Klecker, Colorado
1:49.53
4:02.33
7:51.44
13:56.15
Relays:
USC women completed the MPSF 4x400-meter relay in a nationally 12th-ranked 3:32.54, matching Arizona’s facility and
MPSF record from last year. The MPSF women’s 4x400 relay record has been set four of the last five years. Running for
the Trojans was Amalie Iuel, Cameron Pettigrew, Kendall Ellis, and Deanna Hill. Colorado won the distance medley relay in
a seventh-ranked 10:58.68 (Tabor Scholl, Elissa Mann, Sage Hurta, Dani Jones).
Arizona State men posted the top 1600-meter relay in 3:09.38, while California was victorious with the MPSF’s top distance
medley relay in an NCAA No. 22 finish of 9:34.11. Running for the Sun Devils were Brandon Hasson, Herb Polk, Jeremy Wright,
and Drelan Bramwell. The Bears’ winning quartet featured Thomas Joyce, Paramveer Chohan, Eugene Hamilton, and Garrett
Corcoran.
Top Women Performers:
4 x 400 Relay USC
DMR
Colorado
3:32.54 (MF)
10:58.68
Top Men Performers:
4x400 Relay Arizona State
DMR
California
3:09.38
9:34.11
2017 MPSF Indoor Track & Field • Page 2
Jumps:
Washington won its fourth-straight MPSF women’s pole vault title, with Elizabeth Quick’s clearance of 13’-06.25.” USC
produced its third-straight long jump title and posted three of the top-four results, as Margaux Jones repeated her crown
by leaping to 20’-05.75.” Arizona’s Lisanne Hagens recorded the top high jump of 6’-00.75,” tying her NCAA seventhranked leap, while Arizona State’s Keyasia Tibbs won the triple jump with a No. 18 NCAA mark (43’-02.25”).
Four new champions were crowned in the men’s jumps for the third-straight year. USC’s Randall Cunningham set the
MPSF’s lone men’s championship record this year, leaping to the NCAA’s top high jump with a seven-foot, five and onequarter inch clearance. Teammate Dominic Smallwood recorded the winning triple jump with a 51’-00.75” leap. The long
jump champion was Kemonie Briggs of Long Beach State with an NCAA No. 22 mark (25’-03.25”), while Chase Smith from
Washington won the pole vault and tied for 12th nationally (17’-11.25”).
Top Women Performers:
High Jump Lisanne Hagens, Arizona
Long Jump Margaux Jones, USC
Triple Jump Keyasia Tibbs, Arizona State
Pole Vault
Elizabeth Quick, Washington
6’-00.75”
20’-05.75”
43’02.25”
13’-06.25”
Top Men Performers:
High Jump Randall Cunningham, USC
7’-05.25” (M)
Long Jump Kemonie Briggs, Long Beach State
25’-03.25”
Triple Jump Dominic Smallwood, USC
51’-00.75”
Pole Vault
Chase Smith, Washington
17’-11.25”
Throws:
Arizona State’s Maggie Ewen defended her MPSF weight throw title with a No. 12 nationally ranked heave of 70’-07.75”.
UCLA’s Torie Owers won the shot put (56’-00.50”) with an NCAA 13th-ranked heave, placing ahead of two-time defending
champion Brittany Mann of USC (NCAA 15th-ranked 55’-09.25”).
The UCLA men won the MPSF shot put title for the fourth-straight year, with Dotun Ogundeji first-place and NCAA fifthranked heave of 64’-11.5.” The last three titles went to the Bruins’ Nicholas Scarvelis. After last year’s second-place
weight throw, Long Beach State’s James Hubbard was this year’s champion with a delivery of 69’-11.”
Top Women Performers:
Shot Put
Torie Owers, UCLA
Weight Throw Maggie Ewen, Arizona State
56’-00.50”
70’-07.75”
Top Men Performers:
Shot Put
Dotun Ogundeji, UCLA
Weight Throw James Hubbard, Long Beach State
64’-11.50”
69’-11.00”
Multi Events – Pentathlon:
After taking the pentathlon’s silver medal last year, Liz Harper of Washington State elevated to the gold in 2017 with a
21st-ranked five-event total of 4,014 points. Kendall Gustafson of UCLA was second with an NCAA No. 27 total of 3,958
points, followed by Oregon State’s Kara Hallock taking the bronze with a 32nd-ranked 3,914 total.
Top Women Performers:
1. Liz Harper, Washington State
2. Kendall Gustafson, UCLA
3. Kara Hallock, Oregon State
4,014
3,958
3,914
Multi Events – Heptathlon:
Mitch Modin of Oregon, last year’s MPSF second-place heptathlete, won this year’s competition with an NCAA 14thranked seven-event total of 5,747 points. Just behind him at No. 15 in the nation was Kevin Nielsen of BYU, last year’s
bronze finisher, compiling 5,728 points. California’s Tyler Brendel took third with a total of 5,674.
Top Men Performers:
1. Mitch Modin, Oregon
2. Kevin Nielsen, BYU
3. Tyler Brendel, California
5,747
5,728
5,674
2017 MPSF Indoor Track & Field • Page 3
MPSF INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS
2017
TRACK EVENTS
55 Meter Dash
55 Meter Hurdles
60 Meter Dash
60 Meter Hurdles
200 Meters
400 Meters
800 Meters
Mile
3,000 Meters
5,000 Meters
1,600 Meter Relay
Distance Medley Relay
Mark
6.06
7.25
6.51
7.60
20.75
46.04
1:46.73
3:53.89
7:44.48
13:41.58
3:06.98
9:26.78
FIELD EVENTS
High Jump
2.27m (7-5 1/4)
Pole Vault
5.72m (18-9 1/4)
Long Jump
8.12m (26-7 3/4)
Triple Jump
16.43m (53-11)
Shot Put
21.47m (70-5 1/4)
35-lb. Wt. Throw 23.60m (77-5 1/4)
HEPTATHLON
PENTATHLON
5,784 points
4,444 points
MEN
Student-Athlete
Marcus Brunson
Arend Watkins
Ja’Warren Hooker
Devon Allen
Ja’Warren Hooker
Mike Kenyon
Elijah Greer
Izaic Yorks
Lawi Lalang
Lawi Lalang
Fleet, Berry, Greer, Centrowicz
School
Arizona State
Washington State
Washington
Oregon
Washington
Arizona
Oregon
Washington
Arizona
Arizona
Oregon
Oregon
Year
1999
2000
2001
2016
2001
2002
2013
2016
2012
2014
2005
2011
Site
Reno, NV
Reno, NV
Flagstaff, AZ
Seattle, WA
Flagstaff, AZ
Flagstaff, AZ
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Randall Cunningham
Scott Roth
Norris Frederick
Chris Benard
Ryan Whiting
Connor McCullough
USC
Washington
Washington
Arizona State
Arizona State
USC
2017
2010
2008
2012
2008
2015
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Josh Hustedt
Amalie Iuel
Stanford
USC
2008
2016
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
1998
1994
2017
2017
2017
2013
2008
2010
2012
2007
2017
2016
2012
Reno, NV
Reno, NV
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
2012
2006
2008
2005
2012
2015
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Anderson, Inico, Ikwuakor, Scherer
WOMEN
TRACK EVENTS
55 Meter Dash
55 Meter Hurdles
60 Meter Dash
60 Meter Hurdles
200 Meters
400 Meters
800 Meters
Mile
3,000 Meters
5,000 Meters
1,600 Meter Relay
6.73
7.68
7.15
7.95
23.09
52.03
2:03.39
4:35.01
9:02.35
15:50.65
3:32.54
3:32.54
10:55.01
Shekedia Jones
Claudine Robinson
Hannah Cunliffe
Sasha Wallace
Kendall Ellis
Phyllis Francis
Alysia Johnson
Jordan Hasay
Deborah Maier
Arianna Lambie
Orr, Carlson, Mires, Flood
UCLA
Washington
Oregon
Oregon
USC
Oregon
California
Oregon
California
Stanford
USC
Arizona
Washington
High Jump
1.93m (6-4)
Pole Vault
4.40m (14-5 1/4)
Long Jump
6.50m (21-4)
Triple Jump
13.90m (45-7 1/4)
Shot Put
17.87m (58-7 1/2)
20-lb. Wt. Throw
22.40 (73-6)
Brigetta Barrett
Chelsea Johnson
Jacquelyn Johnson
Erica McLain
Julie Labonte
Ida Storm
Arizona
UCLA
Arizona State
Stanford
Arizona
UCLA
Distance Medley Relay
FIELD EVENTS
Pettigrew, Iuel, Ellis, Hill
Waggoner, Hailey, Trevisan, Watson