Moon skies to world lead in Lieven; USATF indoor champs starts Thursday...
LIEVIN, France--Former Pullman resident Katie Moon (photo courtesy World Athletics) won the pole vault at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais on Wednesday with an indoor season best of 15-10 (4.83m).
Moon was clean on her first four bars (14-7.25/4.45; 15-1/4.60m; 15-5.5/4.71; and 15-8.25/4.78), before needing a second attempt to clear 15-10 (4.83m).
That mark was good enough to take the 2023 world lead in the event by one centimeter, overtaking Arkansas alum Tina Šutej of Slovenia for the best mark this season. Šutej finished second with a best on the day of 15-8.25 (4.78m).
The highlight of the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meet was a world record in the men's 3000 by Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma, who ran 7:23.81 to beat Spain's Mohamed Katir, who also ducked under the previous world record of 7:24.90 set by Daniel Komen of Kenya in 1998. Katir crossed the line in 7:24.68.
USA INDOOR CHAMPS BEGIN THURSDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE...
The USA Track & Field indoor championships begin Thursday at the Albuquerque Convention Center in New Mexico, with the multi events and the race walks on the schedule.
Vancouver native Daniel Nehnevaj and Bellevue native Katie Burnett are entered in the men's and women's 3000 walk to kick off the meet Thursday.
The bulk of the competition occurs Friday and Saturday.
Among those with Washington ties entered in the meet include: WSU alums Emmanuel Wells (m60) and CJ Allen (m400); Isaiah Harris, Devin Dixon of the Brooks Beasts, along with training partner David Timlin (m800); Nia Akins & Laurie Barton of the Beasts (w800); Henry Wynne of the Beasts, UW volunteer coach Sam Prakel, David Ribich, Bellarmine Prep alum Jack Yearian, and former Husky Cruz Culpepper (m1500); UW alum Eleanor Fulton and Husky volunteer coach Alli Cash (w1500);
Ribich and Yearian (m3000).
Eastern Washington alum Parker Bowden and Bellingham native Ben Doucette are in the men's 60 hurdles; Emerald Ridge HS's JaiCieonna Gero-Holt is in the women's high jump; and Katie Moon, Amanda Moll, Hana Moll are all in the women's pole vault.
The time schedule for the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships is available here; the live results link is available here.
USATF.tv ($) will stream the meet, while NBC Sports will televise Saturday's portion of the meet starting at 1 PM, Pacific time.
NOTE: World Athletics and USA Track & Field contributed to this report.
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