vs Bryan Clay Invitational (Day 3)
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at Oregon State High Performance
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at Ken Shannon Invitational
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at WAC Outdoor Championships
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Track and Field Staff Bio
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Chad Pharis
Assistant Coach - Sprints/Jumps/Throws
Position: Assistant Coach - Sprints/Jumps/Throws
Alma Mater: Texas Tech
Email: pharisc@seattleu.edu
Chad Pharis is heading into his eighth year in the Seattle University track and field program as an assistant coach, focusing primarily on the sprints, jumps and throws.
In the 2017-18 season, Pharis coached Siobhan Rubio to a bronze medal at the Indoor WAC Championships. He also oversaw Michelle Newblom's school record-breaking performance in the 100m hurdles, which led her to be recognized by the WAC as their track and field Athlete of the Week for April 30 – May 6.
The 2016-17 season spawned incredible results from track and field under Pharis' guidance. Mandie Maddux defended her pentathlon crown at the Indoor WAC Championships, breaking her school record from the year before. In the process, she broke the school record in the 60m hurdles and broke her own school records in the high jump and shot put. Maddux also took bronze at the Indoor WAC Championships for the high jump. Caylah Lunning broke the school records for the long jump and 200m sprints, while Bleu Perez broke the Guam national records for the 60m and 200m sprints. During the outdoor season, Pharis saw Nick Redlew break the school record for the triple jump two times, while Maddux defended her heptathlon title at the Outdoor WAC Championships, breaking her own school record. She also broke her own school record twice in the javelin throw, earning a silver medal, later breaking her own school record in the shot put. Lunning broke the school record in the outdoor long jump, and Abby Wachter broke her own school record in the 400m hurdles, earning a silver medal at the Outdoor WAC Championships. Siobhan Rubio also nabbed the bronze medal for the 800m sprint.
The 2015-16 season saw the team outperforming an already successful 2014-15 season. Pharis helped coach Shaddye Melu to four WAC Championship gold medals (2 indoor, 2 outdoor), and helped Melu earn a 19th-place finish in the NCAA West Preliminaries high jump. Pharis also helped coach Mandie Maddux to two major WAC Championship gold medals - the indoor pentathlon and the outdoor heptathlon.
The 2014-15 season was incredibly successful. With another year of 17 School records broken and 3 conference champions, the sprints, jumps and throws groups all showed great strides in moving to the next level. All conference champions came from Shaddye Melu, Indoor and Outdoor High jump as well as the outdoor 400m crown, but several others placed high on the podium as well. Mandie Maddux had a 2nd and 3rd place finish in the Indoor Pentathlon and Indoor high jump, respectively, and followed that up with 2nd place finish in the Outdoor High Jump. Devon Walker, Mariah Gibbs, and Alyssa Gonzales had 4th place finishes in the Indoor Weight Throw, Indoor Triple Jump, and Outdoor 100m, respectively.
The 2013-14 season saw continued improvement by the track and field program, with several school records broken (17) in the sprints, jumps, and throws. Shaddye Melu led off the Indoor Season with a strong 3rd place finish in the Indoor 400m. Austin Thummel-Gravitt followed closely behind in 6th. Shaddye garnered 2nd in the High Jump to help cap off a strong Indoor season for the team. Dylan Burnett won the WAC title in the javelin throw and qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Championships for the second consecutive year. Pharis helped Shaddye Melu prepare for the IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships, as Melu represented Zambia in the 400 meter dash.
During the team's first year at the WAC championships in 2013, Pharis helped coach several athletes to top finishes. This was also the team's first opportunity to qualify for NCAA Division I post season meets. Dylan Burnett took advantage of this with qualifying throws the final two meets of the year to secure his spot at the meet. The competition in the WAC was tougher than expected, but the teams continued to build with 15 School Records in the Sprints and Jumps changing by season's end.
In 2012, Pharis oversaw championship performances by Cali Cull (indoor women's triple jump) and the men's 4x100 meter relay (outdoor), as well as several trips to the medal stand in the final year of the Great West Conference Championships for SeattleU. Austin Thummel-Gravitt's 2nd place finish in the Outdoor 400m, Katie Tougas' 2nd place as well in the Outdoor Long Jump, and Cali Cull's 2nd in the Outdoor Triple Jump. Kaytie Bateman secured a strong 3rd place finish in the Outdoor Heptathlon after 2 hot, grueling days of competition, while Zach Stanfield earned 3rd place in both the outdoor 100 and 200m races. The Men's 4x400m capped off the meet with a fast 3rd place finish. Continued overall improvement was seen as 14 School records changed when the Season came to a close.
During the 2011 track and field season, Pharis oversaw three Great West Conference individual champions: two during the indoor season, Zach Stanfield and Emily Walters, as well as men's javelin champion Dylan Burnett during the outdoor season. In fact, Burnett earned Outstanding Performance of the meet with his javelin throw of 231' 10". This was a 30'+ Improvement on Burnett's previous lifetime best. At the conclusion of the year, 19 School records had been rewritten in the events coached by Pharis.
In 2010, Pharis' first year coaching the Jumps and Javelin, four jumping and one javelin school records were broken. Dylan Burnett placed third at the Great West Conference Outdoor Championships in the javelin, helping the team to a fourth place finish.
Pharis came to Seattle from West Texas, where he was a coach at a local middle school. A four-year letter winner at Texas Tech University in both indoor and outdoor track & field, Pharis competed in the high jump all four years and in the javelin throw during his senior year. In 2003, he won the Big 12 Championship in the high jump with a top effort of 2.20 meters. A six-time all-conference and two-time all-region high jumper, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in sport studies and holds Level II USATF Coaching Certifications in Jumps and Sprints/Hurdles/Relays.
Pharis and his wife Dana reside in Shoreline, Wash.