Washington's Tanner Anderson runs second fastest indoor 5000m in school history in Boston...
The BU indoor track has the reputation of being one of the fastest indoor tracks in the country, and as the opening weekend of the 2020 indoor track season got underway, Boston University attracted a stellar field in both the men's and women's 5000 meters, featuring the recently crowned NCAA cross country champions, Edwin Kurgat of Iowa State, and Weini Kelati of New Mexico.
After pacemakers Jordan Mann (8:08.51) and Seattle resident and UW volunteer coach Amos Bartelsmeyer (10:51.08) led the field through 3000 and 4000 meters respectively, Kurgat took the victory in 13:24.04, just ahead of former Bellingham resident and US Olympian Donn Cabral, who ran 13:25.56.
Iowa State alum Dan Curts, a former All-American from Iowa State who is now training in Seattle, finished seventh in a personal best of 13:38.98, just ahead of Anderson, the product of Spokane's North Central HS, who ran 13:40.42.
Seattle resident and Husky volunteer coach Sam Prakel finished tenth in 13:48.79.
Anderson's mark of 13:40.42 was a personal best, eclipsing his previous PR of 13:43.74 set in 2018 while attending the University of Oregon, and would have qualified him for the 2019 NCAA indoor championships. It also trails Colby Gilbert's UW school record of 13:34.85 set in 2017.
Taylor Werner of Arkansas, who was fourth at the NCAA cross country championship race, upset Kelati to win the women's 5000 in 15:11.19, as Kelati was third in 15:14.71, behind Arkansas' Katie Izzo's 15:13.09.
As Werner competed unattached, Izzo is the current collegiate leader for the time being.
Washington State senior Reid Muller finished sixth in the men's 3000, running 8:15.02 in his debut over that distance.
Evan Verbal, formerly of Colorado Christian, was the winner in 8:01.02.
Complete results of the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener are available here.
In Cheney, Eastern Washington athletes earned eleven individual titles on the final day of competition at the season-opening Candy Cane XII meet at Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse on the EWU campus Saturday.
Senior Parker Bowden won the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.55, although it was .05 slower than the 7.50 time he had in the prelims the day prior which equaled his previous career best and ranks third in EWU history.
Rebecca Thareek followed up her victory Friday in the pentathlon with a winning triple jump effort of 38-6 1/4 (11.74m), which ranks sixth on EWU's all-time list.
Sophie Bowles in the 600 (1:39.58), Samantha Boudreau in the shot (44-3.25/13.49m), Vernice Keyes in the weight (57-10.25/17.63m), Liam Bracken in the 600 (1:24.65), Zach Klobutcher in the pole vault (15-9.75/4.82m), Bobby Say in the long jump (22-9/6.93m) and triple jump (46-10/14.27m), Caleb Johnson in the shot put (48-5.5/14.77m), and Colton Kautz in the weight (55-9/16.99m).
Grant Shurtliff won the heptathlon with a two-day total of 5238 points, while Eagle alum Liz Prouty won the women's pole vault at 12-10.25 (3.92m).
Sidney Trinidad of Central Washington (26.69) won the women's 200, while teammate Erykah Weems (8.29) won the 55 hurdles.
Western Washington got wins in the women's high jump from Heather Faretta (5-3/1.60m) and Tupre Wickliff in the men's high jump (6-6.75/2.00m).
Complete results of Candy Cane XII are available here, while Eastern Washington's recap is available here.
NOTE: The sports information offices of Boston University, Eastern Washington University, and the University of Washington contributed to this report.
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