Both UW squads simultaneously ranked in the top 5 nationally for first time in program history...
NEW ORLEANS--For the first time in program history, both University of Washington track programs are ranked in the top five at the same time in the latest USTFCCCA Division I National Indoor Track & Field Rating indexes, released Monday afternoon.
According to the USTFCCCA, this is the first time both Husky teams have ranked in the top five at the same time since the national indoor track & field rating index was released in 2008 by the coaches' organization.
The Washington women, fresh off breaking the NCAA collegiate record in the distance medley relay Friday night at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational in Boston, along with school record efforts by Carley Thomas (Paul Merca photo) in the 800 and Ida Eikeng in the pentathlon in Lincoln, Nebraska, boosted the Dawgs to number 5 from number 15 last week.
Thomas' run of 2:02.15 is the third best mark in NCAA Division I, while Eikeng's score of 4198 points puts her at number 4 on the descending order list.
In addition to the DMR squad at number 1 in 10:46.62, pole vaulters Nastassja Campbell and Sarah Borton are tied for seventh in the pole vault (14-2.75/4.34m), and Anna Gibson is fourth in the mile at an altitude adjusted time of 4:31.00 (4:37.03 in Albuquerque).
The national women's top five are in order: Texas, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina State, and the Huskies.
Other teams from the Pac-12 in the national women's top 25 include number 8 USC, number 10 Oregon, and number 14 Stanford.
On the men's side, Washington dropped one spot to number 2, with Arkansas leapfrogging the Dawgs for the top spot.
Joe Waskom's 3:51.90 mile from the UW Invitational is still the national leader, followed by teammates Brian Fay, Nathan Green & Kieran Lumb in positions 2-3-4, and Luke Houser in ninth for good measure.
Brian Fay's 7:43.85 in the 3000 in Saturday's New Balance Indoor GP in Boston put him at number 6 on the national descending order list behind teammate Lumb whose 7:43.27 at the UW Preview last month is the fourth best in the NCAA D1.
Cass Elliott is ranked number 7 in the 800 at 1:47.22.
The top five men's teams are in order: Arkansas, Washington, Texas Tech, Texas and Nebraska.
Other Pac-12 schools in the top 25 include number 7 USC, number 10 Stanford, and number 25 Oregon.
The USTFCCCA track and field rating index is comprised of marks reported to the TFRRS site. This objective list is compiled solely of current qualifying marks from the 2023 indoor track & field season.
WEEKEND RECAP...
In Lincoln, Nebraska, heptathletes Bruno Comin Pescador and Jami Schlueter finished second and ninth at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational hosted by the University of Nebraska Saturday.
Comin Pescador, who was third at the break with 3236 points, ran 8.27 in the 60 hurdles, vaulted 14-9 (4.50m), and won the 1000 in 2:43.59.
That gave Comin Pescador a final score of 5,745 points, the second-highest total in school history behind All-American and U.S. Olympian Jeremy Taiwo, and it also broke Taiwo's freshman record of 5,559 points from 2009. It also moves Comin Pescador into 14th nationally, with the top-16 making NCAAs.
Schlueter had a 60-meter hurdles of 8.39 seconds today and then made 14-5.25 (4.40m) in the pole vault. He ran 2:49.33 for the final 1,000-meters to finish with a total of 5,191 points.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic at the Albuquerque Convention Center, the Husky men's relay team of Anthony Smith, Daniel Gaik, Cass Elliott, and Matthew Wilkinson ran the fastest 4x4 indoors or out by a Husky squad since 2006.
Washington won their heat in a time of 3:07.19, which due to the altitude is officially converted down to 3:07.63, the third-fastest time in school history indoors.
The Huskies finished seventh overall in the timed final section.
Freshman Kaia Tupu-South finished eighth in the shot put with a best of 52-2.75 (15.92m), and MaKayla Kelby was ninth going 51-10 (15.80m).
NOTE: The USTFCCCA, and sports information offices of the University of Washington, Boston University, the University of Nebraska, and the University of New Mexico contributed to this report.
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