WEEKEND ROUNDUP: UW alum Lindsay Flanagan wins Gold Coast Marathon in Australia...
We start the wrap in Australia, where Washington alum Lindsay Flanagan (photo courtesy Gold Coast Marathon) won the women's race at the Gold Coast Marathon in Queensland, where she ran a personal best 2:24:35.
Flanagan, who set a personal best earlier this year at the Paris Marathon on April 3rd, powered to a personal best of 2:24:35 by staying consistent over her 5 kilometer splits, with her fastest 5k split 16:37 from 25 to 30k, and her slowest being 17:47 from 35 to 40k.
Closer to home in Yakima, Washington volunteer coach Sam Prakel won his second straight Yakima Mile on the streets of downtown Yakima Saturday night.
Prakel (3:50.5) cruised to victory in 3:51, taking the win and a new Washington state all-time best mark, beating Washington grad Kieran Lumb, who was second in 3:54 (3:53.3).
Rounding out the top six were WSU grad Colton Johnsen (3:54), Washington alum Mick Stanovsek (3:56), Club Northwest's Tom Anderson (3:57), and WSU grad Zach Stallings (3:57).
Stanford alum Ella Donaghu won the women's elite mile race, running 4:32 (4:31.6) to beat Portland State alum Katie Camarena, who was also timed in 4:32 (4:31.7).
In Karlstad, Sweden, Washington State alum CJ Allen won the 400 hurdles Sunday at the Folksam Grand Prix, running 49.36.
In Dublin, Ireland, Washington's Anna Gibson finished fifth in the women's mile at the Morton Games Saturday night, running 4:34.39. Washington alum Jack Rowe was third in the 5000 meters, running 13:36.36.
Finally, in Portland, Washington alum Eleanor Fulton was second in a special mile race Saturday night set up by the Union Athletics Club for Oregon alum Jessica Hull.
Hull set an Australian national record of 4:19.89, while Fulton was second in 4:31.30. En route, Fulton set a personal best over 1500 meters of 4:03.03.
Washington State alum Caroline Austin was fourth in 4:56.16.
NOTE: The Gold Coast Marathon, the Yakima Mile, the Morton Games, the Folksam Grand Prix, and the Union Athletics Club contributed to this report.
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