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Huskies sweep Cougars in the return of The Dual after a one year hiatus...

Washington State's Colton Johnsen ran to a 
conference leading time of 8:43.43 
(Paul Merca photo)

SEATTLE--It was as if everything was back to normal.

Yes, there were a limited number of fans inside Husky Track, but they were socially distanced under the state mandated COVID-19 protocols.

And yes, it was a bummer to not let those folks watching the meet from the other side of the fence separating Husky Track from the E18 east parking lot into the stands. 

Those fans in the north field near the helicopter landing pad and lining the west side of the track were just grateful to see live track and field on a drop-dead gorgeous Seattle afternoon with the temperatures in the mid-70s.

When it was all said and done, the Washington Huskies swept the Washington State Cougars by a count of 95-68 on the women's side, and a closer than expected 86-77 score on the men's ledger.

In the men's competition, the Huskies got sweeps in the 3000, hammer and shot put, while the Cougars swept the high jump and long jump.

The Husky women swept the 1500, discus, and shot put, while Washington State swept the high jump.

While the primary emphasis was on beating the person on the other team, there were several athletes who turned in outstanding performances over the course of the afternoon.

Husky throws coach Andrew Ninow is quickly getting a national reputation for the performances of his group, and perhaps one of the best performances of the day came from Makayla Kelby, who won both the shot put and the discus.

In the discus, she spun the platter 183-3 (55.86m), the second furthest throw in school history behind only four time US Olympian Aretha (Hill) Thurmond. That mark puts her number two on the Pac-12 descending order list and #15 on the NCAA Division I descending order list.

An hour later, she won the shot with a throw of 49-10.5 (15.20m).

Sam Tanner won the 800 meters in 1:48.63 to rank number 5 in the Pac-12, while Marlena Preigh took the women's 800 in 2:06.94, the number 6 time in the conference.

Cass Elliott, who was expected to make his season debut in the 400 hurdles two weeks ago at the Jim Click Shootout in Tucson, won his race in 52.00, the sixth fastest time so far in the Pac-12.

For the Cougars, Colton Johnsen impressed with his win in the steeplechase, running 8:43.43, the fastest time in the conference and the eighth fastest time in the country so far this season.

Aislinn Overby won the high jump with a clearance of 5-10 (1.78m), creating a five-way tie for third in the Pac-12.

Mitch Jacobson won the high jump, soaring 7-1.75 (2.18m) to become the number 4 performer so far this season in the Pac-12.

Freshman Gabe Shouman, whose father Stormy was an outstanding distance runner for the Huskies in the mid-1980s, won the javelin with a toss of 211-7 (64.51m).

The Cougars suffered a devastating loss when sprinter Emmanuel Wells announced on social media that he tore his Achilles tendon in the 100 meter dash.

Wells, the Rainier Beach HS product, appeared well on his way to victory when he crumpled to the ground about 60 meters into the race.

Complete results of The Dual are available here.

USATF ROAD MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS

In Des Moines, Iowa, Camas native Alexa Efraimson finished tenth in the USATF Road Mile championship race that finished on the blue oval at Drake Stadium.

Efraimson ran 4:42.3, as Rachel Schneider ran 4:30.3 to take the national title.

Washington alum Baylee Mires was twelfth in 4:49.2.

The USATF Road Mile championship race is held in conjunction with the annual Drake Relays meet.

Complete results are available here.

NOTE: The sports information offices of the University of Washington and Washington State University, & USA Track & Field contributed to this report.

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