Brooks Beasts take down world record in distance medley relay at Oregon Relays...
EUGENE, Oregon-- Seattle's Brooks Beasts made a statement in their outdoor season opener at the Oregon Relays at Historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon Friday night. The team of Brannon Kidder, Brandon Miller, Isaiah Harris and anchor Henry Wynne (Paul Merca photo) took down the existing world record in the men's distance medley relay of 9:15.50 set by the US national team of Kyle Merber, Brycen Spratling, Brandon Johnson and Ben Blankenship at the IAAF World Relays on May 3, 2015 in Nassau, Bahamas, as the Beasts ran 9:14.58*. *subject to the usual ratification procedure With Seattle resident Sam Prakel running the opening leg for the DMR All Stars, a group consisting primarily of runners from UW coach Andy Powell's pro group, Kidder opened with a 2:49.60 1200 leg to Prakel's 2:49.77. Miller, who was primarily a 400 meter specialist at Texas A&M before transitioning to the 800, broke the race open with a 46.60 leg that Washington alum Sam
