Pro fields announced for Brooks PR Invitational...
paulmerca.blogspot.com received an email from Brooks Running media relations guru Derek Lactaoen announcing the tentative fields for the four pro races at the Brooks PR Invitational meet Saturday at Renton Stadium in the Seattle suburb of Renton.
As mentioned in Monday’s post, University of Washington’s Izaic Yorks, who finished second in last week’s NCAA 1500 meter finals in Eugene, will make his pro debut in a field that includes NCAA champ Clayton Murphy of Akron, along with past US Olympians Andrew Wheating and Leo Manzano, along with Garrett Heath and Dorian Ulrey of the Brooks Beasts. Irish Olympian and 2011 world championships 1500m finalist Ciaran O’Lionaird is also in the field as they go for the Olympic standard of 3:36.20 and the US Olympic trials standard of 3:38.00.
The women’s 1500 has University of Washington alum Katie Mackey (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the host Brooks Beasts and training partner Brie Felnagle from Tacoma as the headliners. Angela Bizzarri and Jessica Tonn of the Beasts drop down in distance, while collegians Ashley Maton of Oregon and Anna Maxwell from the University of Washington add some spice to the field, which is aiming for the Olympic standard of 4:07.00 and the US trials standard of 4:09.50.
In the women’s 800, 2012 US Olympian Geena Gall is the headliner, along with Megan Malasarte and Natalja Piliusina of the Brooks Beasts. Seattle Pacific alum McKayla Fricker, along with Lea Wallace and Shannon Leinert are also in the field as they aim for the Olympic standard of 2:01.50 and the Trials standard of 2:03.00
Finally, two time US Olympian and 2013 world championship silver medalist Nick Symmonds of the Brooks Beasts headlines the rarely contested men’s 600m run, along with teammate and 2015 world championship competitor Cas Loxsom, and fellow Beast Drew Windle, who punched his Olympic Trials ticket Sunday when he won the fast section of the men’s 800 at the Portland Track Festival.
The women's 800 will be held at 2:05pm, while the men's 600 will commence at 2:45pm. The women's 1500 starts at 3:05, while the men's 1500 closes the meet at 3:50. The complete time schedule is available here. Media partner Flotrack will provide live streaming of the meet.
The complete fields for the pro section of the Brooks PR Invitational are listed below:
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Elite Women's 800m
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McKayla Fricker
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2:00.81
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Brooks ID - High Performance West
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Geena Gall
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1:59.24
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Brooks ID
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Shannon Leinert
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2:01.62
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Brooks ID
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Megan Malasarte
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2:02.06
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Brooks Beasts
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Brigitte Mania
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2:04.40
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Atlanta Track Club
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Natalija Piliušina
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2:01.59
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Brooks Beasts
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Lea Wallace
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2:00.30
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unattached
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Elite Women's 1500m
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Angela Bizzarri
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4:11.26
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Brooks Beasts
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Alli Cash
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4:16.56
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Oregon
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Christy Cazzola
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4:14.20
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Atlanta Track Club
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Lianne Farber
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4:13.16
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New Balance - NorCal Distance Project
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Brie Felnagle
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4:05.64
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adidas
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Katie Mackey
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4:03.81
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Brooks Beasts
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Ashley Maton
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4:18.38
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Oregon
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Anna Maxwell
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4:12.62
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Washington
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Yolanda Ngarambe
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4:16.15
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Atlanta Track Club
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Jess Tonn
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4:18.28
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Brooks Beasts
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Tara Welling
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4:24.54
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Skechers - High Performance West
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Phoebe Wright
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Pacer
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Nike
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McKayla Fricker
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Pacer
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Brooks ID - High Performance West
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Elite Men's 600m
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Cas Loxsom
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01:44.9
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Brooks Beasts
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Stephan Bullard
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01:49.1
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Team Run Eugene
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Nathan Fleck
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01:47.7
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High Performance West
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Drew Windle
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01:45.6
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Brooks Beasts
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Nick Symmonds
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01:42.9
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Brooks Beasts
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Elite Men's 1500m
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Eric Avila
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3:40.20
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Hoka One One
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Josh Thompson
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3:41.88
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Oklahoma State
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Travis Burkstrand
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3:40.60
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Brooks ID
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Kirubel Erassa
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3:39.05
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Atlanta Track Club
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Garrett Heath
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3:34.12
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Brooks Beasts
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Brandon Lasater
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3:42.91
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Atlanta Track Club
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Frezer Legesse
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3:36.93
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Under Armour
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Leo Manzano
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3:30.98
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Hoka One One
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Riley Masters
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3:36.49
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Brooks Beasts
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Clayton Murphy
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3:36.23
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Akron
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Ciaran O'Lionaird
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3:34.46
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Nike OTC
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Duncan Phillips
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3:38.28
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Brooks ID
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Dorian Ulrey
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3:35.23
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Brooks Beasts
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Andrew Wheating
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3:30.90
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Nike OTC
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Izaic Yorks
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3:37.74
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Washington
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Mark Wieczorek
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Pacer
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Team Wizzo
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Daniel Herrera
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Pacer
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High Performance West
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