FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— Jacob Englar punched his ticket into nationals with a ninth-place finish in the men's pole vault (5.29m) and Zach Stallings advanced to the quarterfinal round of the men's 1500m (3:45.86) as Washington State men's track and field team opened the 2022 NCAA West Preliminary competition Wednesday at a rainy John McDonnell Field.
After winning the Pac-12 title in the men's pole vault in a downpour at Hayward Field just 12 days ago, Englar approached a rainy start to the West prelims with plenty of confidence in wet conditions and cleared both 4.