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Devon Allen & Olivia Gruver earn wins at USATF Golden Games portion of Mt. SAC Relays...

WALNUT, California--At the USATF Golden Games portion of the Mt. SAC Relays, former Renton resident Devon Allen (Paul Merca photo) won the 110 hurdles Saturday.

Allen posted a time of 13.35 to win over Jamal Britt's 13.44, with Aaron Mallett third at 13.48.

An hour before he won the 110 hurdles, he ran his first 100 meter dash in almost two years, finishing third in his heat in a wind-aided (+3.1) 10.12.

Courtesy of NBC Olympics, here's video of Allen's winning race:

UW alum Olivia Gruver finished in a tie for first in the pole vault with NCAA indoor champ Rachel Baxter of Virginia Tech, as both cleared 14-9 (4.50m) on their first attempt, then missed three straight times at the next height of 15-1 (4.60m).

Fellow Washington alum and Olympic Games finalist Gianna Woodruff finished second in the 400 hurdles, as she ran 54.60 to finish behind training partner Andrenette Knight, who ran 54.39.

Seattle resident Rebecca Mehra finished third in the invitational 1500, running 4:12.46, as Olympian Elise Cranny won in 4:08.07.

One significant mark missed from Friday's competition was that of Vancouver native Kara Winger, who opened her final season with a sixth round throw of 207-7 (63.29m) to set a new meet and stadium record, just short of the world championships qualifying standard of 209-11 (64.00m).

Complete results of the Mt. SAC Relays are available here.

BEACH INVITATIONAL

In Long Beach, Washington State's Micaela De Mello finished second overall in the 100 hurdles at the Beach Invitational, running a wind-aided 13.13 (+4.2) just before noon, then drove up to Walnut to run in the invitational 100 hurdles semis at the USATF Golden Games portion of the Mt. SAC Relays against a pro field almost 90 minutes later, where she ran a wind aided 13.38 (+2.4).

Washington's Makayla Kelby finished second overall in the women's discus, spinning the platter 185-1 (56.42m). Defending Pac-12 men's discus champ Elijah Mason finished eighth with a throw of 183-0 (55.79m).

Eastern Washington's Katrina Terry finished second in her flight and in a tie for third in the pole vault, with a clearance of 13-3.75 (4.06m).

The Eagles' Bobby Say had a strong double in the long and triple jumps, finishing fifth in the long jump with a wind-aided (+2.4) best of 24-7 (7.49m), and second in the triple jump at 50-2.5 (15.30m).

Zach Klobutcher and Braydon Freitag tied for sixth in the pole vault, clearing 16-3.5 (4.97m).

The EWU team of Joe Gauthier, Liam Bracken, Daniel Gaik, and Logan Allen ran 40.84 in the 4 x 100 relay to finish fifth. In the open 400, Gaik finished fifth overall in 47.65.

Final results of the Beach Invitational are available here.

NOTE: The media relations offices of Mt. San Antonio College, and Long Beach State University contributed to this report.

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