Katie Reichert finishes fifth in javelin at Tucson Elite Classic...
Reichert threw a season best 171-0 (52.13m) in the fourth round, as University of Florida grad Avione Allgood won the competition with a toss of 180-1 (54.89m).
Reichert’s fellow Western Washington alum Bethany Drake finished sixth with a second round throw of 163-3 (49.76m).
The highlights of the throws-only meet was reigning Olympic champion Ryan Crouser throwing a stadium record 74-4.5 (22.67m) in the men’s shot put, good for only his second best throw of the season; Sean Donnelly winning the men’s hammer with a personal best 254-6 (77.59m), and more importantly, obtaining the Olympic qualifying standard; and a new Mexican national record in the B section of the men’s shot put by Uziel Munoz, who threw 68-4.25 (20.83m) to take the victory there.
Complete results of the Tucson Elite Classic are available here.
At the IAAF Diamond League meet in Shanghai, China Saturday, Pullman resident Katie Nageotte finished fifth in the women’s pole vault with a season best clearance of 15-1.75 (4.62m), as Stanford alum and Olympic champ Katerina Stefanidi of Greece won with a best of 15-5.75 (4.72m).
Other results involving athletes with Washington ties included a ninth place finish in the women’s 1500 by Camas’ Alexa Efraimson in a season best 4:04.53; a 12th place finish by Washington alum Mel Lawrence in the women’s 3000 steeplechase in a season best 9:44.36; and a 16th place finish by former Emerald Ridge HS standout Hassan Mead in the men’s 5000, as he finished in a season best time of 13:23.15.
Complete results of the IAAF Shanghai Diamond League meet are available here.
NOTE: The IAAF and Finished Results contributed to this report.
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