Eastern
Washington University QB Gage Gubrud narrows transfer search down to Washington
State and Utah
UPDATED:
Mon., Jan. 21, 2019, 3:33 p.m.
Spokesman-Review
By Ryan
Collingwood
Eastern
Washington quarterback Gage Gubrud, who recently entered his name into the NCAA
transfer portal, has narrowed his search down to two Pac-12 schools: Washington
State and Utah.
“Yeah, I’m
between those two schools,” Gubrud confirmed via text message Monday.
The
All-American and two-time Walter Payton Award finalist did not immediately
respond to questions regarding his eligibility or when he expects to make his
decision.
For Gubrud
to play another college season, he would first need to be granted a medical
redshirt by the NCAA. The redshirt senior suffered a season-ending toe injury
Sept. 29 at Montana State.
NCAA law
states a player can only obtain a medical redshirt if he’s participated in
one-third, or fewer, of his team’s games. Gubrud’s season ended after five
games, but because the Eagles played in three postseason games – therefore, 15
total – the McMinnville, Oregon native would technically be eligible for a
redshirt, though the NCAA would still need to examine his case .
In 2 1/2
seasons as a starter, Gubrud passed for 9,984 yards and 87 touchdowns and
rushed for 1,042 yards and 13 scores. In 2016, Gubrud set the FCS single-season
passing record (5,160 yards, 48 touchdowns) and led the Eagles to the FCS
semifinals.
Washington
State, which loses star graduate transfer Gardner Minshew to graduation, has
seen plenty of Gubrud in recent years.
In
Gubrud’s first career start in 2016, he shredded the Cougars for 551 total
yards and six touchdowns in a 45-42 upset in Pullman.
Last
season, WSU, which finished 11-2 and No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25,
handled EWU 59-24, limiting Gubrud to 14 of 36 passing for 231 yards with three
touchdowns and three interceptions.
Defending
Pac-12 South champion Utah returns dynamic senior quarterback Tyler Huntley. In
19 starts, Huntley has completed 64 percent of his passes for 4,259 yards and
27 touchdowns with 16 interceptions. He’s also rushed for 856 yards and 11
touchdowns.
Huntley
has struggled staying healthy, missing the Utes’ last five games in 2018 due to
a broken collarbone. He also suffered a shoulder injury in 2017 that forced him
to miss three games.
Freshman
Jason Shelley stepped in for Huntley this past season, winning his first three
games as a starter against Oregon, Colorado and BYU before falling 10-3 in the
Pac-12 title game to Washington and 31-20 to Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl.
Shelley
completed 58 percent of his passed for 1,162 yards, five touchdowns and six
interceptions.
Utah
recently signed Texas transfer Cameron Rising, but he will sit the 2019 season
due to NCAA transfer rules.
Former
Utah offensive coordinator Troy Taylor, who left the Utes last month to accept
the head coaching position at Sacramento State, was Gubrud’s quarterbacks coach
at EWU in 2016.
Utah
running backs coach Kiel McDonald was also on EWU’s coaching staff in 2016.
Gubrud and
multiple Washington State and Utah assistant coaches have recently started
following each other on Twitter.
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TRACK AND
FIELD
WSU shows
off at home with record breaking weekend
Freshman
Emmanuel Wells Jr. breaks WSU Indoor record in men's 60-meter dash
By JOHN
SPELLMAN, Evergreen Jan 21, 2019
WSU track
and field found plenty of success this weekend as the team hosted the 17th
annual WSU Indoor.
The men’s
and women’s teams both had impressive showings as the Cougars competed against
some tough competition. Overall, WSU claimed nine event victories with the
women securing eight of them.
Director
of cross country and track and field Wayne Phipps said his team has started the
season strong after training all offseason.
“It is
important for our athletes to get some rest over break because we work so hard
during the first semester.” Phipps said. “However, they can get out of shape if
they do not have the ability to work out and get stronger. Luckily, our team
came back stronger and I am really impressed with our performance this
weekend.”
The men’s
team had a big weekend, highlighted by freshman Emmanuel Wells Jr. He ran an
historic 6.69 seconds in the 60-meter dash to win the event and set a new WSU
Indoor meet record which was previously held by Olympian and former Coug Anson
Henry.
“I am so
impressed that [Wells] has only been here for one semester and he is already
setting records,” Phipps said. “There have been a lot of great male runners in
this program, so for him to do that is a big deal.”
In the
men’s field events, senior Peyton Fredrickson finished second in the high jump
and freshman Joseph Heitman and junior Sam Brixey claimed second and third in
the long jump respectively.
Freshman
Jacob Englar also had a strong showing in the men’s pole vault taking home
second.
On the
women’s side, the big story was freshman Charisma Taylor breaking the Cougar
freshman indoor record in the triple jump. She also took home second place in
the long jump.
The
Cougars also got a big performance from junior Jordyn Tucker who finished first
in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.52 seconds. Senior Regyn Gaffney and
junior Lauren Newman claimed second and third in the event respectively.
Sophomore
Samantha King-Shaw won the women’s 3,000-meter and freshman Ronna Iverson
sprinted to a win in the 400-meter.
In the
women’s field events, the Cougars dominated. Freshman Suzy Pace soared to a
victory in the high jump, senior Chrisshnay Brown set a personal record en
route to a first-place finish in the shot put, redshirt junior Aoife Martin
claimed the weight throw and redshirt junior Molly Scharmann won the pole
vault.
Phipps
said he was impressed by his team’s performance but knows they haven’t reached
their full potential yet.
“I told
our team that we need to improve week by week.” Phipps said. “Each week our
competition is going to get better and better, and we have to keep improving so
we can compete at our level.”
The
Cougars now turn their attention to the UW Invitational and New Mexico Team
Invitational this coming weekend.
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WSU
Extension celebrates 50th year of food, nutrition education program
By Seth
Truscott
WSU College
of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences 1/18/2019
This
month, Washington State University Extension nutrition educators celebrate the
50th anniversary of a national program that helps Northwest families improve
nutrition and health: The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program.
Launched
in 1969 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, The Expanded Food and Nutrition
Education Program (EFNEP) began as a pilot project responding to the link
between poverty and poor nutrition. Today, the program is delivered with help
from community partners and is focused on solving the epidemic of obesity and
food insecurity.
WSU
Extension officially marked the program’s 50th year on Jan. 15. Nationally and
locally, agencies will celebrate the occasion throughout the year by sharing
accomplishments with community partners and compiling healthy recipes from
every state and territory.
“As we
celebrate our 50th anniversary, we’re most proud of the changes that our
participants make in their lives and families after taking our classes,” said
M. Catalina Aragón, Extension’s Interim State EFNEP Lead.
Responding
to a need
In
Washington state, half of residents report low levels of physical activity.
About 30 percent of Washington adults are obese, 16 percent have Type 2
diabetes or are prediabetic, and 16 percent of families with children are food‑insecure.
Last year
in Washington, ENFEP directly reached more than a thousand adults and 2,000
children, and more than 4,400 family members indirectly. More than 95 percent
of adults and 80 percent of children who graduate from WSU Extension’s EFNEP
classes saw improved diet quality, 63 percent of adults were able to improve
food security, and more than 80 percent of adults improved their activity
levels and food safety practices.
The nine‑week course is delivered
by peer educators who are part of the communities they serve, “which
makes our program very powerful,” Aragón said.
“Our EFNEP
graduates improve their diets and nutrition practices, stretch their food
dollars farther, handle food more safely and increase their physical activity
levels,” she added. Graduates cook more meals at home, eat proper portion
sizes, boost health and self‑esteem and raise families with healthier behaviors.
These
results show why ENFEP remains at the forefront of education efforts to improve
healthy behaviors and reduce nutrition insecurity for all Americans, Aragón
said.
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