Nineteen men and women with ties to Washington state earn US Top-10 rankings from Track & Field News...

Track & Field News revealed its 2018 world and national rankings in its annual issue emailed to its subscribers Saturday.

Eighteen men and women with ties to the state of Washington received a national top-10 ranking by the magazine, which is based on honors won, win-loss record, and sequence of marks. The magazine’s rankings are often used by the major shoe and apparel companies as part of their criteria when paying performance bonuses and offering contracts to athletes.

Out of the group of eighteen, two women—Katie Nageotte (above, center with Yarisley Silva & Sandi Morris/photo by Paul Merca) and Kara Winger, and one man—hurdler Devon Allen, each earned world rankings from the publication.

Nageotte and Allen were ranked #6 in the pole vault and 110 hurdles, while Winger took home a #8 world ranking in the javelin.

This does not count Great Britain’s Tim Duckworth, who will relocate to the Seattle area in 2019 to resume training under his former University of Kentucky coach Toby Stevenson and become a volunteer assistant coach. Duckworth, who was the NCAA champion in both the heptathlon and decathlon, earned a #10 world ranking. Duckworth's addition would make it nineteen.

The women with ties to the state of Washington receiving US rankings from Track & Field News are:

W Steeplechase
4 Mel Lawrence (9:32.68)

W 5000
8 Katie Mackey (15:18.88)

W Marathon
10 Sarah Crouch (2:32:37)

W 20K Walk
3 Katie Burnett (1:37:56)

W 50K Walk
1 Katie Burnett (4:47:50)

W Pole Vault
3 Katie Nageotte (16-1.25/4.91i)
5 Olivia Gruver (15-3.75/4.67i)

W Triple Jump
4 Andrea Geubelle (45-2.5/13.78i)

W Javelin
1 Kara Winger (212-5/64.75)
6 Bethany Drake (179-6/54.71)

W Heptathlon
6 Alissa Brooks-Johnson (5977)

Hassan Mead, who ran at Emerald Ridge HS before moving to
Minnesota, was ranked #3 in the USA by Track & Field News in the
5000 meters (Paul Merca photo)

The men with ties to the state of Washington receiving US rankings from Track & Field News are:

M 1500
1 Matthew Centrowitz (3:31.77)
3 Izaic Yorks (3:36.81)
8 Sam Prakel (3:36.84)

M 5000
3 Hassan Mead (13:19.81)

M 10000
3 Garrett Heath (27:56.11)
8 Dillon Maggard (28:38.36)

M 110 HH
1 Devon Allen (13.23)

M 400 IH
7 CJ Allen (49.40)

The 2018 US list is available on the USA Track & Field web site.

The complete 2018 world and US rankings as compiled by Track & Field News is only available to subscribers.

paulmerca.blogspot.com’s definition of athletes with Washington ties are: attended high school or college in the state, or are currently training in the state as a post-collegiate athlete.

CORRECTION:  The original post had Sabrina Southerland in the women's 800, as she was originally going to be part of the Seattle based Brooks Beasts. As it turns out, she has joined Nike Oregon TC Elite.

NOTE: Track & Field News and USA Track & Field contributed to this report.