Kamiak's Miller Warme leads qualifiers in 400 hurdles on day 2 of World Athletics U20 champs...
EUGENE-- Kamiak HS rising senior Miller Warme of the USA (Ken Martinez/@ westcoastxc photo) was the top qualifier in the opening round of the men's 400 hurdles on day 2 of the World Athletics Under 20 Championships at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus. With the smoky conditions the big story so far of the meet, due to the wildfires happening in Western Canada, Eastern Washington and parts of Oregon, making air quality in Eugene to near dangerous levels (air quality index in Eugene at 6 pm Pacific time Thursday was dangerous between 170 and 180), the athletes competing continued to plug away. In Thursday morning's session, Warme led from gun to tape, running 49.88 to easily win and grab one of the three auto qualifiers from the heat to advance to Saturday night's semifinals at 6:41 pm. Ukraine's Yevhen Zhmailo (Ken Martinez/@ westcoastxc photo) , the double Washington 4A long and triple jump champ out of Kirkland's Lake Washington HS, had the tent...
