UW's Cass Elliott sets SR in 800 at UW Invitational; Dawg fans catch a preview of the Moll twins...
But the athletes who competed in day two of the UW Invitational at the Dempsey Indoor made it close.
Though he was run down by current Pac-12 800 meter champion Elliott Cook at the end, Washington's two-time NCAA 400 hurdles qualifier Cass Elliott (Paul Merca photo) broke Izaic Yorks' school record of 1:47.89 in the 800 meters, running 1:47.22 to Cook's meet record 1:46.93.
The marks currently put Cook and Elliott third and fourth on the NCAA Division I descending order list.
In the women's 800, reigning Pac-12 champ Carley Thomas of the Huskies is getting closer to the form she had in 2020 before breaking her leg in a boating accident, winning the race in an unpressed time of 2:03.64, ahead of teammate Marlena Preigh's 2:04.95.
Preigh's time makes her the second fastest in Husky history behind Thomas.
Thomas' time puts her number six on the NCAA list, while Preigh is at number 14.
In the pole vault competition, Capital HS/Olympia twins Hana and Amanda Moll showed the fans what to expect when they attend the UW next year, as the two prep seniors went 1-2, with Hana taking the victory with a clearance of 14-10.75 (4.54m) over Amanda's 14-6.75 (4.44m).
Hana, who won the World Athletics U20 title last summer, took three good shots at Amanda's national high school record of 15-1.5 (4.61m), asking the bar to be set at 15-1.75 (4.62m).
Of her three attempts at Amanda's national high school record, her second attempt was the closest.
Current Huskies Sarah Borton and Nastassja Campbell finished third and fourth with identical marks of 14-2.75 (4.34m).
In the men's pole vault, Jacob Englar of the Huskies set a personal best for the second meet in a row, winning the event with a clearance of 18-1.25 (5.52m), becoming the fifth man in school history to clear 18 feet indoors in school history.
The men's and women's long jumps saw the Huskies' Prestin Artis go over 25 feet for the second straight meet, jumping 25-2.5 (7.68m), while NCAA heptathlon runner up Ida Eikeng of the Dawgs set a indoor personal best, winning the event at 19-7.5 (5.98m), three centimeters short of her all-time best of 19-8.75 (6.01m).
NOTE: The sports information office of the University of Washington contributed to this report.
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