Washington's Nathan Green & Makayla Kelby shine at Husky Classic...
SEATTLE--Washington's Nathan Green (Howard Lao photo) and Makayla Kelby were the stars who shined as the Husky Classic concluded its two day run Saturday afternoon at the Dempsey Center on the campus of the University of Washington.
Two weeks after Cass Elliott broke the school record in the men's 800 meters at the UW Invitational by running 1:47.22, Green, who was fifth at the Pac-12 championships at this distance outdoors in 2022, became the first Husky to go under 1:47, as the redshirt freshman from Idaho stopped the clock at 1:46.99 to finish behind Sam Ellis.
Ellis, the Princeton grad who will have outdoor eligibility for the Huskies in the spring, ran 1:46.77 to take the win, as Green made a late charge in the last 100 meters but fell short of Ellis.
In the women's shot put, Makayla Kelby broke her own school record on her final throw, becoming the first Husky to crack the 17-meter mark, throwing 55-10.5 (17.03m), to easily defeat teammate Kaia Tupu-South, who threw 53-0 (16.15m).
Other notable marks in the meet Saturday included: Canadian Will Floyd of Seattle Prep HS, who won a bronze medal for Canada in the 4 x 400 relay at the world U20 championships last summer, winning the men's 400 in 46.81; Washington's Carley Thomas taking the women's 800 in 2:03.68; and teammate Sophie O'Sullivan won the mile in a personal best 4:33.23.
Abdizirak Ibrahim of New Mexico won the men's mile in 3:57.21, as five other athletes in three different heats broke the 4 minute barrier.
Speaking of the milers, most of Washington's top middle distance runners, including school record holder Joe Waskom and Brian Fay, sat out the Husky Classic. They are expected to take a shot at the distance medley relay next week at the University of Arkansas.
NOTE: The sports information offices of the University of Washington contributed to this report.
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