Nageotte scores outdoor personal best at Herculis Meeting in Monaco...
Competing against the deepest field outdoors that she’s faced all season, the Ashland (OH) University graduate, who trains at Washington State University under Cougar assistant coach and American record holder Brad Walker, cleared an outdoor personal best of 15-7 (4.75m), eclipsing her previous outdoor best of 15-6.25 (4.73m) set last year in Rottach-Egem, Germany.
Nageotte had a clean slate through the first three heights, including 15-7, before bowing out at the next height of 15-9 (4.80m).
Russia’s Anzhelika Sidorova took the win, tying her personal best of 15-11 (4.85m) in defeating reigning world and Olympic champ Katerina Stefanidi of Greece, and world indoor champ Sandi Morris.
Stefanidi tied for second with Cuba’s Yarisley Silva at 15-9 (4.80m), while Morris was fourth at the same height.
In the deepest 1500 meter race of the season, newly appointed University of Washington volunteer assistant coach Matthew Centrowitz finished seventh.
The reigning Olympic champion ran a season best 3:31.77, as Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot ran a world leading time of 3:28.41, defeating fellow countryman and reigning world champion Elijah Manangoi, who also dipped under 3:30, running a season best 3:29.64.
Former Renton resident Devon Allen was fifth in the men’s 110 hurdles, running 13.38, as Russia’s Sergey Shubenkov continued his hot streak, winning in 13.07.
In one of the few non-Diamond League scoring events of the meet, Drew Windle of the Brooks Beasts was 11th in the men’s 800, running 1:50.44, as Nijel Amos of Botswana, who trains with the Nike Oregon TC in Eugene, won in a world leading 1:42.13.
Complete results of the Herculis Meeting are available here.
The IAAF Diamond League tour moves on to London Saturday and Sunday for the Müller Anniversary Games at London Stadium.
Competing Saturday are Katie Mackey of the Brooks Beasts in the women’s 3000 (non DL); and, Vancouver’s Kara Winger in the women’s javelin, where she is fourth in the Diamond League standings in that event.
Sunday, both Centrowitz and Washington alum Izaic Yorks, who was fourth in the Athletics World Cup meet last week in this same venue, will run in the men’s 1500, which is a non-Diamond League scoring event.
The start lists for the Müller Anniversary Games are available here.
The Olympic Channel (channel 660 on Comcast Seattle) will have live coverage of the Müller Anniversary Games starting at 7 am, pacific Saturday, and 6 am Sunday.
In addition to the Müller Anniversary Games in London Saturday & Sunday, several athletes with Washington ties will compete in Saturday’s Nacht van de Atletiek meeting in Heusden, Belgium.
David Ribich of the Brooks Beasts is scheduled to run the men’s 1500, while Alexa Efraimson is entered in the women’s 1500. WSU grad CJ Allen will run the mens’ 400 hurdles.
The start list for the Nacht van de Atletiek is available here.
NOTE: The IAAF contributed to this report.
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