'We Had No Idea': WSU Athletes Left with Uncertainty Amid Cuts to Track and Field Events

'We had no idea': WSU athletes left with uncertainty amid cuts to track and field events

Washington State University announced on Monday that it will cut several track events to refocus on distance events.

WSU Track and Field eliminates events from program

Washington State University (WSU) has implemented a “distance-focused approach” to its track and field offerings by immediately eliminating multiple field events. WSU announced in a brief statement on Monday that the change in its approach for the WSU Track & Field program is the best opportunity for remaining competitive in the conference and nationally. WSU track and field changes RELATED STORIESWA's first In-N-Out announces grand opening date…

Washington State University to Cut Field Events from Track and Field Team

The athletics department also announced that while sprint and hurdle events will not be cut from the team, those opportunities will be diminished as the team shifts to a distance focus.

WSU cutting parts of its track and field program

Washington State is cutting the field events from its track and field program and eliminating other events as the Cougars will take a “distance-focused approach.”

WSU track and field eliminating all field events, limiting sprints and hurdles in future

Track is on its own at Washington State University – and in abridged form, too.

WSU Track and Field cut in half

On June 16 2025 WSU Athletics informed the men’s and women’s track and field teams that their scope of competitions will be narrowed. Sprinting and hurdle events will be reduced in the future along with field events such as throwing and jumping being cut altogether.   “The program will be shifting to a distance-focused approach,” WSU Athletics explained in a statement issued on Monday. “This change gives the WSU Track & Field program the best op…