Sam Prakel's 3:36.36 1500m time from 2021 puts him on world indoor champs team...
Thanks to the 3:36.36 1500 meter clocking at last year's New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Staten Island, New York, University of Washington volunteer assistant coach Sam Prakel (Paul Merca photo) will replace Cole Hocker on the USA world indoor championship team that will travel to Belgrade, Serbia March 18-20th.
Prakel finished fourth in the 1500 in a time of 3:39.92 at the USATF Indoor Championships Sunday at The Podium in Spokane behind Hocker (3:39.09), Josh Thompson (3:39.24), and Henry Wynne of the Brooks Beasts (3:39.60).
Hocker, who won the 3000 Saturday night as well, opted not to go to Belgrade in either event, which opened up a spot in the 3000 for Kirkland native Dillon Maggard, who announced it on social media Monday.
Since Wynne did not run the standard of 3:39.00 in the indoor 1500 or the mile standard of 3:55.00 between January 1, 2021 and the end of the national championships, Prakel was the next runner in line for the world championships spot.
Prakel announced that he'd been selected for Team USATF on his Instagram page Tuesday afternoon:
Prakel joins Maggard, along with former Pullman resident Katie Nageotte (pole vault) and Isaiah Harris of the Seattle based Brooks Beasts on Team USATF for the world indoor championships.
Washington alum Amy-Eloise Markovc will represent Great Britain in the 3000 meters at the world indoors.
NCAA ANNOUNCES FIELD FOR NCAA D1 & D2 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS...
Tuesday, the NCAA announced the field of competitors for both the Division I and II indoor championships in Birmingham, Alabama (D1) and Pittsburg, Kansas (D2) on March 11-12.
Pending medical scratches, Washington will have Brian Fay in the 5000; a distance medley relay team that includes Fay, Luke Houser, Anthony Smith, Cass Elliott along with reserves Joe Waskom, Isaac Green, Nathan Green & Jonathan Birchman; and Jayden White in the 35-pound weight throw.
Washington State's entries include Colton Johnsen in the mile and 3000, and Sam Brixey in the 60 hurdles.
Tacoma native Jack Yearian of Oregon is qualified in the mile.
On the women's side, the Huskies qualified Anna Gibson and Madison Heisterman in the mile; Haley Herberg in the 5000; and a distance medley relay consisting of Gibson, Heisterman, Carley Thomas and Allie Schadler, along with relay reserves Victoria Gersch and Taylor Chiotti.
Woodinville native Olivia Markezich is part of Notre Dame's distance medley relay, and Lake Stevens native Taylor Roe is entered in the 3000 for Oklahoma State.
Former Seattle Pacific standout Kaylee Mitchell, now competing for Oregon State, is in the 3000 and on the Beavers' distance medley relay team.
In Division II, Western Washington's Mac Franks (800 & mile) and Beau Sheehan (high jump) are the men's entries, while the lone female athlete from a Washington school is Seattle Pacific's Annika Esvelt in the 5000.
The Division I entries are available here, while the Division II entries are available here.
NOTE: USA Track & Field, the NCAA, the USTFCCCA and the GNAC, & the sports information offices of the University of Washington, Washington State University, Western Washington University, Seattle Pacific University contributed to this report.
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