Katie Nageotte earns silver medal at Pan Am Games Thursday...
Nageotte was locked in a spirited battle with Cuba’s Yarisley Silva for the gold medal as the vault competition progressed under cool and cloudy conditions at the Athletics Stadium.
Nageotte began her day clean with first attempt makes at 14-7.25 (4.45m) and 14-11 (4.55m), before needing two attempts to clear the next two heights of 15-3 (4.65m) and her ultimate clearance on the day of 15-5 (4.70m).
The veteran Silva, the 2012 Olympic silver medalist and 2015 world champion, was behind Nageotte due to needing a third attempt to clear 14-3.25 (4.35m) to stay alive, but retook the lead after a first attempt make at 15-3 (4.65m).
Nageotte retook the lead after making 15-5 (4.70) on her second attempt, while Silva missed twice at the height.
Silva then passed to the next height of 15-7 (4.75), making it on her only attempt, while Nageotte missed twice. Knowing that a third attempt make at that height would not win, she then passed to 15-9 (4.80m) for a shot at the win, which she ultimately missed, giving Silva the victory, along with her third straight Pan Am vault title
University of Washington senior Olivia Gruver finished in a tie for fourth with Venezuela’s Robelys Peinado at 14-11 (4.55m), the same height as Canada’s Alysha Newman, but Newman got the final podium spot on fewer misses.
Competing in her first meet in over a year, University of Washington indoor school record holder Diamara Planell Cruz finished ninth with a mark of 12-11.5 (3.95m).
Washington alum Gianna Woodruff of Panama finished seventh in the finals of the women’s 400 hurdles.
Woodruff ran 57.20, as Arizona alum Sage Watson of Canada took the win in 55.16.
Friday, Vancouver native Kara Winger will throw in the finals of the women’s javelin at 1:05 pm Seattle time (3:05 pm local time), while Camas native Alexa Efraimson runs in the finals of the women’s 1500 at 3:35 pm (5:35 pm local time).
Coverage continues live on the networks of ESPN (ESPNU) and the ESPN app.
Results of the Pan Am Games are available here.
ELSEWHERE THIS WEEKEND...
Washington alum Amy-Eloise Neale won the West Chester Mile in West Chester, Pennsylvania Thursday night, running 4:33.25 to beat out Emily Richards, who ran 4:33.70.
Results of the West Chester mile are available here…
Katie Mackey and Brannon Kidder of the Seattle based Brooks Beasts will compete Saturday in the invitational 1500 meters at the Ed Murphey Classic in Memphis.
Information on Saturday’s Ed Murphey Classic is available here, along with the elite field, which includes reigning world steeplechase champion Emma Coburn.
University of Washington volunteer coach Amos Bartelsmeyer will represent Germany in the European Athletics Team Championships meet in Bydgoszcz, Poland that begins Friday, where he will run the 1500 meters on Saturday.
In this team-centered format, each of the 12 countries in the meet (Czech Republic, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden & Ukraine) has one entry per event.
Among those in the men’s 1500 are Jakub Holusa of the Czech Republic, Charlie Grace of Great Britain, and Marcin Lewandowski of Poland.
Entries for the European Athletics Team Championships are available here. The European Athletics site will offer live streaming of the meet.
NOTE: The US Olympic & Paralympic Committee, the Pan Am Games, Ed Murphey Classic, and European Athletics contributed to this report.
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