Six Washington D1/D2 schools off to Texas and Bay Area for meets this weekend...
The pursuit of warm weather continues for six of the state's Division I and II teams, as Texas and California are the destinations for Washington, Washington State, Seattle University, Gonzaga, Western Washington, and Central Washington. The migration to warm weather venues began Wednesday in Austin, Texas, as Washington State's Lee Walburn (photo courtesy WSU Athletics) finished fifth in the two-day decathlon at the Texas Relays , scoring 7323 points. Wednesday, he started by running 11.01 in the 100, then followed it up with a mark of 21-0 (6.40m) in the long jump. He then threw 41-5.25 (12.63m) in the shot put, then cleared 6-3.5 (1.92m) before running 49.97 in the 400 to end day 1 with 3725 points and eighth place at the break. Thursday, the 2022 NAIA champ from Carroll (Montana) started by running 15.33 in the 110 hurdles. He moved on to the discus, where he threw 136-7 (41.63m), before vaulting 15-1 (4.60m). He finished by throwing the javelin 183-10 (56.05m), a mark that