Josh Kerr and Henry Wynne of the Brooks Beasts go 2-3 in the 5000 at USATF Distance Classic...

In Los Angeles, Josh Kerr and Henry Wynne (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the Seattle-based Brooks Beasts TC finished second and third in the men’s 5000 meter run at the USATF Distance Classic Thursday night at Jack Kemp Stadium on the campus of Occidental College.

Kerr ran 13:28.66, while Wynne ran 13:32.33, as University of Arizona alum Lawi Lalang won in 13:25.14.

Fellow Beast Dillon Maggard was 12th in 13:46.63.

Other highlights of the USATF Distance Classic included a fourth place finish by Washington alum Amy-Eloise Neale in the women’s 1500 in a personal best 4:09.16, eclipsing her previous PR of 4:11.00 set two years ago;

Washington volunteer assistant Sam Prakel was eighth in the men’s 1500, running 3:40.90;

Brannon Kidder of the Brooks Beasts won his section of the men’s 800, running 1:47.17 to finish fifth overall.

Complete results of the USATF Distance Classic are available here.

In Tucson, Arizona, Western Washington alum Bethany Drake finished fourth in the javelin at the first day of the Tucson Elite throws meet at Drachman Stadium, hosted by the University of Arizona.

Drake finished with a best of 163-8 (49.90m), as Mexico’s Mariana Castro took the win at 186-11 (56.98m).

The Western Washington grad will throw on Saturday when the meet resumes.

Complete day 1 results of the Tucson Elite are available here.