While we're in Aarhus, here's where the Washington colleges are headed...

Seattle University will send a group of athletes to the Bay Area
to compete at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in Hayward,
California (Seattle University sports information photo)

While we are here in Aarhus covering the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, eight of the nine Washington NCAA Division I and II schools are in action this weekend.

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY, the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, GONZAGA and WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, plus SEATTLE PACIFIC, WESTERN WASHINGTON, and CENTRAL WASHINGTON all head to the Bay Area for both the Stanford Invitational and the Mike Fanelli Track Classic hosted by San Francisco State University at Charbot College in Hayward, while their school’s track undergoes a renovation project.

The Mike Fanelli meet is contested Thursday and Friday, while the Stanford Invitational happens Friday and Saturday.

EASTERN WASHINGTON heads to Missoula, Montana for the Al Manuel Invitational hosted by the University of Montana Friday and Saturday.

WASHINGTON STATE will send a squad of athletes to Los Angeles for the UCLA Legends Invitational Friday and Saturday, while WESTERN WASHINGTON will send those athletes not going to the Bay Area to Vancouver for the UBC Open, hosted by the University of British Columbia.  CENTRAL WASHINGTON sends a group of athletes to the Boxer Open meet in Forest Grove, Oregon, hosted by Pacific University.

Only SAINT MARTIN’S isn’t competing this weekend.

As of Thursday afternoon Pacific time, Seattle University, Eastern Washington, and Seattle Pacific had posted their pre-meet releases for this weekend’s meets. Please click on the name of each school to access their preview of this weekend’s competition.

Also, here are the links for the major meets to access live results:

STANFORD: Washington, Washington State, Seattle Pacific, Central Washington

MIKE FANELLI: Washington State, Seattle Pacific, Gonzaga, Seattle Pacific, Western Washington

UCLA LEGENDS: Washington State

NOTE:  Special thanks to the sports information directors at the various universities for the information provided. Please check with the web sites of the various schools for the latest information.