Eight of nine Washington schools in action, with large groups at Stanford, UNLV and Whitworth...
The 2026 outdoor season kicks into high gear starting Friday with eight of the nine Washington Division I and II schools in action in various venues on the West Coast. Washington and Washington State head to Stanford for Friday and Saturday's Stanford Invitational, hosted by Stanford University. As has been the case, the Stanford Invitational is heavily skewed towards the distance races, with Friday afternoon and evening essentially being a parade of heats in the 1500, steeple, 5000 and 10000. At last year's Stanford Invitational, Evans Kurui (Paul Merca photo) led twelve men under 28 minutes, running a meet record 27:37.32, which is the third fastest time in WSU school history. This year's field appears deeper on paper, as Kurui, along with teammate Solomon Kipchoge, will face a strong field that includes NCAA indoor 5000 meter champion and former NCAA 10000 champ Habtom Samuel of New Mexico. One potential wild card in the men's 10000 is the entry of NCAA mile champ ...
