WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Nageotte & Allen in season openers indoors; Flanagan tunes up for Trials in Houston...
In Reno Friday night, former Pullman resident Katie Nageotte (left/photo by Paul Merca), working off a short runup, finished in a tie for third in the women's elite pole vault at the National Pole Vault Summit.
Nageotte cleared 14-5.25 (4.40m) as Lisa Gunnarsson won with a best of 14-9 (4.50m).
In the second section of the women's elite pole vault, West Seattle HS grad Chloe Cunliffe, who elected to turn pro instead of going to Washington State University, finished seventh with a clearance of 13-1.5 (4.00m).
Courtesy of her Instagram account, here's video of Nageotte's jump in Reno:
Results of the National Pole Vault Summit are available here.
In Iowa City, former Renton resident Devon Allen finished third in the Olympic Development 60 meter hurdles final at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational hosted by the University of Iowa on Saturday.
Allen ran 7.73, as Iowa alum Aaron Mallett won in a world-leading time of 7.59, with Daniel Roberts second at 7.67.
Complete results of the Larry Wieczorek Invitational are available here.
Also on Saturday, Kirkland native Dillon Maggard, formerly of the Brooks Beasts, and now sponsored by Hoka One One, finished fourth in the USATF Cross Country Championships at Mission Bay Park in San Diego.
Maggard, who recently moved back to Utah, ran 31:08 over the 10k course as Anthony Rotich of the US Army WCAP team won in 30:36.
One place behind Maggard was his Hoka One One teammate and Spokane native Nick Hauger, who also ran 31:08.
Both Maggard and Hauger will be on the US national team that will compete in the Pan Am Cross Country Championships on February 29th in Victoria, BC.
In the women's 10k race, Inglemoor HS alum Tansey Lystad finished seventh in a time of 37:12, as Natosha Rogers took the national title in 35:45.
Lystad could find herself on the team traveling to Victoria, should any of the top six runners decline their spot.
Complete results of the USATF Cross Country Chanpionships are available here.
In Houston, University of Washington alum Lindsay Flanagan finished 15th in the Aramco Houston Half Marathon as a tuneup race before the US Olympic Marathon Trials on February 29th in Atlanta.
Flanagan ran 1:09:37, as Japan's Hitomi Niiya took the win in a time of 1:06:38.
Sara Hall was the top American in the race, finishing ninth in 1:08:58.
Complete results of the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon are available via the Houston Marathon site.
NOTE: The National Pole Vault Summit, the University of Iowa, USA Track & Field, and the Houston Marathon contributed to this report.
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