Henry Wynne of the Brooks Beasts finishes third in Morton Mile...
Wynne ran 3:56.86, as Oregon alum Sam Prakel won the race in 3:55.80, followed by two-time US Olympian and Bowerman TC member Lopez Lomong, who ran 3:56.58, just ahead of Wynne.
New Brooks Beasts member David Ribich finished eighth in an outdoor personal best of 3:58.09.
In other events, Marcus Chambers of Tacoma finished third in the men’s 400, as the Oregon alum and Foss HS grad ran 46.03. Israel’s Donald Sanford won in 45.81.
2016 French Olympian and Seattle resident Justine Fedronic, who trains under Brooks Beasts coach Danny Mackey, was ninth in the women’s 800, as the Stanford alum ran 2:04.17. Virginia Tech alum Hanna Green was victorious, running 2:01.66.
Complete results of the Morton Games are available here.
Friday, the IAAF Diamond League tour makes its annual stop at the home of the world governing body of track & field, as the State Louis II in Fontvieille district of Monaco hosts the annual Herculis Meeting, one of the best one-day meets on the international circuit.
Pullman’s Katie Nageotte, fresh off a second place finish at the Athletics World Cup meet in London last week, goes in the women’s pole vault against one of the best fields assembled anywhere this season.
Nageotte jumps against a field that includes reigning world and Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi of Greece, as well as fellow Americans Sandi Morris and Jenn Suhr.
Nageotte’s fellow Ashland University alumnus Drew Windle of the Brooks Beasts will run in the men’s 800 (which is not a Diamond League scoring event at this meet), as he tries to better his 2018 season best of 1:46.88. The 2018 world indoor silver medalist goes up against a field that includes Athletics World Cup 1500m winner Marcin Lewandowski of Poland, and Canada’s Brandon McBride.
Newly appointed University of Washington volunteer assistant coach Matthew Centrowitz looks to shake off a disappointing finish from last week’s race in Rabat, as the reigning Olympic champion is entered in the men’s 1500.
Among the top entries include Kenya’s Elijah Manangoi and Timothy Cheruiyot, brothers Jakob and Filip Ingebrigtsen of Norway, Jakub Holusa of the Czech Republic, and Ayanieh Souleiman of Djibouti.
Former Renton resident Devon Allen is entered in the men’s 110 hurdles, as he goes against Russia’s Sergey Shubenkov, France’s Kevin Mayer, and fellow American and current world record holder Aries Merritt.
The start lists for the Herculis Meeting are available here.
The Olympic Channel (channel 660 on Comcast Seattle) will show the meet live beginning at 11:00 am, Seattle time.
Former University of Connecticut Husky Stephanie Bohannon was named by Washington Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Maurica Powell and Head Coach Andy Powell as the new director of operations, replacing Kelsey Quinn from the previous staff.
"As a former middle distance runner at the University of Connecticut, I couldn't be more delighted to become a Husky once again on Montlake. I am grateful for the vision of UW leadership and the Powells that will deliver a meaningful and rewarding experience for our student-athletes, fans and the entire UW family."
Bohannon will serve as meet director for Washington's home cross country and track meets, including the series of Dempsey Indoor meets that attract some of the nation's finest fields of professional, collegiate, and prep talent. She will also have a hand in all aspects of team travel, recruiting, compliance, academics, communications, and alumni and donor relations.
She comes from the University of Oregon, where she served as the director of operations for the Oregon track and cross country teams for the last two seasons.
Washington’s release is available here.
NOTE: The University of Washington, the IAAF, the Morton Games, and Athletics Ireland contributed to this report.
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