Thursday's quick hits...

--The venue for this Saturday's (9 January) fundraiser to benefit Washington alum Jeremy Taiwo's (above/photo by Paul Merca) Rio Olympic training fund has changed.

Instead of the venue first announced in the post on December 29th, the new venue is in Renton.

The address of Taiwo's Tamalada featuring an array of tamales is 2421 Meadow Avenue North in Renton.  The time remains from 4 to 7 pm.

More information on Taiwo's fundraiser is available on his Facebook page.

--University of Washington track & field operations director Jess Riden announced on social media that she is leaving her post at the UW to take a similar position at Stanford University.