Here's who's going to Poland for the world indoors...
With the close of the qualifying period on Sunday, the field for next weekend's World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, in the Kujawy Pomorze region of Poland is clearing up. Seattle residents Valery Tobias (Paul Merca photo) and Laura Pellicoro of the Brooks Beasts are entered in the women's 800. Tobias, who finished second at the US nationals at the end of February, got her qualifying mark on February 14th in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Pellicoro, who won the Italian championships at the end of February, got in on the World Athletics descending order top list at number 24 of 30 after running 2:00.93 last Saturday in Philadelphia. Washington State's Rosemary Longisa, who is prepping to run the mile at the NCAA championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, got under the standard when she ran 1:59.71 at the Husky Classic in a race that saw four women dip under 2:00. Washington alums Aaron Ahl, Luke Houser and Nathan Green will run the 1500 meters at the world indoors...
