Spokane native Parker Bowden takes fourth in 110H at Music City Track Carnival...
Before we head to Portland for day 2 of the Portland Track Festival, here's a quick summary of what's happened the last two days:
At the Music City Track Carnival on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Eastern Washington alum Parker Bowden (EWU Athletics photo) finished fourth in his outdoor season debut in the 110 hurdles Saturday, as he ran 13.73.
Veteran Shane Brathwaite of Barbados, a two time world championships finalist and two time Olympian, took the win under hot conditions in 13.58.
In Friday night's portion of the meet, Washington alum Olivia Gruver was eighth in the women's pole vault, clearing 14-5.25 (4.40m), as she needed two attempts each to clear her first two bars, before bowing out at 14-9 (4.50m).
Bridget Williams won the event, clearing 15-5 (4.70m).
Former Western Washington standout Mac Franks was fifth in the men's steeplechase, running 8:48.71, as Tokyo Olympian Mason Ferlic won in 8:22.25.
In the first evening of competition at the Portland Track Festival at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon, Washington alum Katie Rainsberger finished eighth in the steeplechase.
Rainsberger ran 9:58.70, as Olympian Colleen Quigley won in a USA qualifying mark of 9:32.48.
In the men's 10000, incoming Husky freshman Tyrone Gorze of Crater HS in Oregon took a shot at Rudy Chapa's 47-year old national high school record of 28:32.7, set at the 1976 Drake Relays.
Gorze fell short after being on pace for the first half, running 29:00.17. the third fastest time by an American high schooler.
In Hengelo, Netherlands, Washington State alum CJ Allen, and former Renton resident Devon Allen are entered in Sunday's Fanny Blankers-Koen meet.
CJ Allen is the top seed in the men's 400 hurdles, after winning the USATF LA Grand Prix with a personal best 47.91 last week at UCLA.
Devon Allen is entered in a field that includes two time world champ Grant Holloway, along with fellow Americans Freddie Crittenden and Eric Edwards.
Flotrack ($) is offering live streaming coverage of the meet starting at 8:30 am Pacific time.
NOTE: The Puma American Track League, Portland Track Festival & the Fanny Blankers-Koen Meeting contributed to this report.
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