Longisa advances to Commonwealth Games mile final, while Jami Schlueter stands 4th in decathlon...
GLASGOW, Scotland-- Former Washington State standout Rosemary Longisa (Paul Merca file photo) of Kenya advanced to the finals in the women's mile at the Commonwealth Games Thursday morning. The Kenyan finished fifth in her heat, running 4:32.02, as one of the top six finishers. Claudia Hollingsworth of Australia won the heat in 4:31.17, in what turned out to be the fastest of the two qualifying heats. She'll race in the finals on Saturday at 1:45 pm Pacific/9:45 pm local time. Washington alum Jami Schlueter, representing Nigeria for the first time in international competition after having competed for Great Britain, stands fourth in the decathlon after the first of two days. Schlueter, who is now training out of Fort Worth, Texas, started his day by running 10.70 in the 100, then long jumping 23-6 (7.16m). In the shot put, he threw 50-4.5 (15.35m), then cleared 6-5.5 (1.97m) in the high jump. The former Washington NCAA competitor and conference scorer finished day one by ru...
