WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Light week of action for Washington athletes; NCAA delays decisions on fall championships...
In Clermont, Florida, former Renton resident Devon Allen (left/photo by Paul Merca) ran a heat of the 100 meters Friday night (7/24) at the Back to the Track sprint meet at the National Training Center, finishing third in a time of 10.35 with a slight wind reading of +2.1 meters per second, just over the 2.0 allowable.
The next day, the 2016 Olympic finalist ran in his specialty, the 110 high hurdles, pressing reigning world champion Grant Holloway to the line, as Holloway ran 13.35 to Allen's 13.36 (+0.8) in the prelims.
Allen opted not to run the finals, with Holloway winning in 13.47 against Estonian decathlete Maicel Uibo, who ran 14.68, after finishing third behind Holloway and Allen in the prelims in 14.74.
Complete results of the Back to the Track sprint meet are available here.
In Mooresville, North Carolina on Wednesday (7/22), former Pullman resident and current world outdoor leader Katie Nageotte won the Rocket Man Pole Vault Summer Series with a best of 15-5.5 (4.71m).
In that meet, Nageotte used a short approach consisting of 12 steps (6 lefts).
Courtesy of her Instagram account, here's her vault:
Complete results of the Rocket Man Pole Vault Summer Series are available here.
NCAA TO DELAY DECISION ON FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS...
According to a report posted on ESPN.com, the NCAA board of governors on Friday avoided making any major decisions about fall sports championships, stating it would continue discussions in August -- a decision that is likely to appease the FBS conference commissioners and athletic directors who voiced strong opposition to canceling championships at this point in the coronavirus pandemic.
The board of governors, which mainly comprises university presidents representing all three divisions, has the authority to cancel or postpone NCAA fall championships for sports such as soccer, women's volleyball, and FCS football. The regular-season games and schedules, though, are at the discretion of the individual schools or their conferences.
Currently, the West Coast Conference, which includes Gonzaga, is delaying the start of competition in cross country until September 24th. The Big Sky Conference, which includes Eastern Washington, will delay the start of the cross country season until September 18th, while the Western Athletic Conference, which includes Seattle University, has not announced the start date for cross country, while announcing dates for women's soccer, men's soccer, and women's volleyball.
According to the Western Athletic Conference web site, Seattle University is scheduled to host the conference championship cross country meet on Saturday October 31st.
The Pac-12 Conference, which includes the University of Washington and Washington State University, is expected to announce its plans within the next week. Earlier, it announced that it would go to an all-conference competition schedule.
The Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced earlier in the month that all fall competitions are suspended.
Oklahoma State University is scheduled to host the NCAA Division I cross country championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma on November 21st. Assuming that there will be a championship in Division I, the University of Washington is scheduled to host the NCAA West Regionals on November 13th.
NOTE: The Rocket Man Pole Vault Summer Series, ESPN.com, and Half Mile Timing & the media relations offices of the Western Athletic Conference, Big Sky Conference, and the West Coast Conference contributed to this report.
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