THE WRAP: Devon Allen runs the third fastest time ever in 110 hurdles in New York...

While our focus the past few days has been on the NCAA track and field championships in Eugene, this Sunday marked the end of the qualifying period for the USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships in two weeks, as athletes looked to make sure that they had the standard for the US championships or the World Athletics Championships next month in Eugene.

Here's what went down the last few days:

USATF NEW YORK GRAND PRIX

At Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island in New York, two time Olympic finalist and former Renton resident Devon Allen (photo courtesy USA Track & Field) ran the third fastest time ever in the 110 hurdles Sunday at the USATF New York Grand Prix.

Allen started a half-stride behind reigning world champion Grant Holloway, but steadily made up ground and took the lead at hurdle eight before sprinting on to record the third-fastest time in history at 12.84. The University of Oregon grad, a recent signee with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, chopped his lifetime best by .15 seconds and came agonizingly close to the world record of 12.80, set by Aries Merritt in 2012. Holloway took second in 13.06, his fastest in 2022.

In the mixed zone afterwards, Allen, when asked how he's managing training for both track and football, said "I've been running routes on my off day. It's a tool I'm using as well...training hard on the track three days a week and running routes two days a week."

Washington alum Gianna Woodruff, who is all but assured of a place on Panama's world championship team, won the 400 hurdles in a season best time of 54.35, just short of her personal best of 54.20.

In the women's 800, Olympia native and Oregon alum Brooke Feldmeier finished seventh in an outdoor season best of 2:03.41.

Complete results of the USATF New York Grand Prix are available here.

PORTLAND TRACK FESTIVAL

At Portland's Griswold Stadium on the campus of Lewis & Clark College Saturday night, Washington alum Eleanor Fulton set a new personal best in finishing second in the women's 1500 Saturday night.

Fulton ran 4:04.26, beating her previous personal best of 4:05.33, set last summer.

In the process, she came within 6/100ths of a second from getting the automatic qualifying standard for the world championships.

The men's 1500 saw Washington State alum Paul Ryan break 3:36 for the first time in his career, as he ran 3:35.82 in finishing fifth.

Ryan ducked under the USATF qualifying standard of 3:37.00, but wasn't quite able to get the world championship standard of 3:35.00.

Lake Washington HS alum Dillon Maggard, who finished fourth in the USA 10000 meter championship race last month at the Nike Prefontaine Classic, finished fifth in the 5000 meters, running an outdoor personal best of 13:22.94.

Complete results of the Portland Track Festival are available here.

MAX VELOCITY ATHLETICS HIGH PERFORMANCE MEET

At the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista Saturday, Washington alum Olivia Gruver finished third in the pole vault, as she jumped 15-1 (4.60m).

Washington volunteer assistant coach Tim Duckworth, who has been concentrating this season on the long jump instead of the multi events, finished with a wind aided (+2.9) best of 25-11 (7.90m).

Complete results of the Max Velocity Athletics High Performance meet are available here. 

NOTE: USA Track & Field and World Athletics contributed to this report.

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