Devon Allen becomes 13th American under 13 seconds in 110 HH in Zagreb...
ZAGREB, Croatia--Former Renton resident Devon Allen (Boris Hanzekovic Memorial meeting photo) joined an exclusive club when he became the 13th American to dip under 13 seconds in the 110 meter hurdles at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial Tuesday night.
Ending his season in blistering style following victories in Zurich and Berlin, Allen left Olympic gold and bronze medallists Hansle Parchment and Ronald Levy in his wake as he logged 12.99 (0.7m/s). Levy was second in 13.11 with Jamaican teammate Parchment 0.01 behind in third.
“I’m really excited,” said Allen. “It’s been there, you know that when you are running consistent. It’s great conditions tonight and warm with no wind, with a great crowd.
“I started well and when I am out front, as long as I run it clean, I am running quick.”
Washington alum Gianna Woodruff continued her fine late season performances with a win in the 400 hurdles.
Woodruff, the Panamanian national record holder in the event, got off to a slow start, but roared to victory in a time of 54.67, 2/10ths of a second ahead of Anna Ryzhykova of Ukraine, who like Woodruff, was a finalist in the 400 hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics.
HUSKIES REMAIN IN USTFCCCA TOP 15 AFTER WEEK ONE...
Both the University of Washington women's and men's cross country teams remain in the top 15 in the latest USTFCCCA Division I coaches' poll released by the coaches' association Tuesday.
The Husky women's squad dropped one spot from their number 10 ranking in the pre-season poll to number 11.
BYU and NC State share the number one spot, followed by number 3 Stanford, number 4 New Mexico, and number 5 Michigan State.
Colorado at number 8, Oregon State at number 22, and Oregon at number 27 are the other women's teams from the Pac-12 in the national top 30.
On the men's side, Washington remains at number 13, while Gonzaga stays at number 27 in the latest poll.
The nation's top five teams are in order: Northern Arizona, Notre Dame, Oregon, BYU, and Stanford.
Colorado at number 12 is the only other Pac-12 team in the national top 30, while Portland at number 19 is the only other West Coast Conference squad besides BYU in the rankings.
The USTFCCCA rankings are available here.
NOTE: World Athletics, the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial meeting and the USTFCCCA contributed to this report.
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