WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Post-Olympic meets ramp up in Germany, Falmouth & Memphis...

With the Tokyo Olympics in the rear view mirror, those athletes who were or weren't in Tokyo are now getting into the swing of things as competitions around the world and in the United States are resuming.

We start in Offenburg, Germany, where Vancouver native and four time US Olympian Kara Winger (Paul Merca photo) finished second in the Ursapharm Speerwurfmeeting javelin meet Sunday.

Winger threw a best of 196-2 (59.80m) in round 2, which led the competition until the sixth round when Nicola Ogrodnikova of the Czech Republic answered with a toss of 198-2 (60.40m) on the final throw of the day.

You can watch the full replay of the meet below, with full results posted at the 42:25 mark of the video (note video is in German).

In Falmouth, Massachusetts, Washington alum Amy-Eloise Markovc won the elite mile at the Falmouth Track Festival Saturday.

The British Olympian ran 4:41.03 to nose out Helen Schlachtenhaufen by 2/100ths of a second.

Washington volunteer coach Alli Cash finished fifth in 4:43.82.

Results of the Falmouth Elite Mile are available here.

The Ed Murphey Classic in Memphis Saturday and Sunday saw former Renton resident Devon Allen bounce back from his fourth place finish in the Olympics with a win, as he ran 13.14 Sunday in the final meet of the American Track League series for this season.

Allen also finished third in the 200 meters, running 20.57, as fellow Oregon alum Kyree King won in 20.15.

Other highlights:

Nia Akins of the Brooks Beasts finished second in the 800, as she ran 2:00.76, to finish behind Allie Wilson's 2:00.42.

In Saturday night's races, Henry Wynne of the Brooks Beasts won the 1500, running 3:37.07, ahead of Seattle residents Sam Prakel (3:37.47) and Tripp Hurt (3:38.17).

Washington State alum Paul Ryan was sixth in 3:38.96, while Waleed Suliman of the Beasts was seventh in 3:39.04, and Izaic Yorks was twelfth in 3:42.82.

The Beasts got another win in the men's 3000 as David Ribich crossed the line in 7:50.22, while teammate Garrett Heath was fourth in 7:56.63.

Washington alum Katie Rainsberger finished fifth in the second section of the women's 1500, running 4:13.10, as Canadian Olympian Regan Yee won in 4:11.08. 

The top section of the women's 1500 was won by Oiselle's Rebecca Mehra, who ran 4:04.90, while Karisa Nelson of the Brooks Beasts ran 4:15.11 to finish eighth.

Complete results of the Ed Murphey Classic are available here.

COLLEGE NOTES...

With the website concentrating on elite and Olympic competition over the last few weeks, we completely missed an announcement last month from Saint Martin's University, as track and cross country head coach Jim Brewer resigned from the school to pursue other professional opportunities.

"I want to thank Jim Brewer for his commitment to the University, the track & field program and to all the student athletes over the years," said SMU athletic director Bob Grisham. "I want to wish him and his family the best as they explore future opportunities."

In addition, Grisham announced assistant coach Scott Carter will assume the role of interim track and field head coach going into the 2021-22 season, and that Matt Lowe will be the interim head cross country coach for the upcoming season, which opens September 4th when the Saints travel to Tacoma for the Puget Sound Invitational.

Saint Martin's will host the GNAC cross country championships on October 23rd.

The SMU release is available here.

NOTE: The American Track League, the Falmouth Road Race, the sports information office of Saint Martin's University, and the Ursapharm Speerwurfmeeting contributed to this report.

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