Washington alum Brian Fay sets 3000m indoor personal best at New Balance Grand Prix...
The TRACK at new balance for Sunday's New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, the third stop of the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold level meets this winter.
Washington alum Brian Fay (Paul Merca photo) set an indoor personal best of 7:40.09 to finish third in the 3000, as Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia won in a meet record 7:29.09. Girma's mark is the fastest time in the world so far this season.
Fay's previous indoor personal best came at this meet last year, when he did most of the leading before finishing sixth in 7:43.85.
In the men's 1000, Washington alum Sam Ellis finished third in a personal best 2:17.10, while the Huskies' Nathan Green set a new school record of 2:18.56, breaking the old record of 2:18.77 set by Joe Waskom last year.
Reigning world 800 meter champion Marco Arop of Canada won the race in a national record 2:14.74.
Washington senior Carley Thomas finished fourth in the women's 800, running 2:01.96, while teammate Wilma Nielsen was seventh in 2:02.91, tying her personal best.
American Sammy Watson won the race in a personal best 2:01.20.
In the men's 1500, Seattle resident Sam Prakel, who trains at the UW under Husky men's coach Andy Powell, finished fourth in the 1500, running 3:37.24, while training partner and UW alum Kieran Lumb was seventh in 3:37.75. World road mile champion Hobbs Kessler won in a personal best 3:33.66.
The men's 60 hurdles final saw Bellingham native Andre Korbmacher, currently a freshman at Florida State, set two personal bests.
In the qualifying round, Korbmacher was the last time qualifier (top three in each of the two heats, plus two time qualifiers), finishing fifth in his heat at 7.69.
The finals saw the 2023 Washington 2A 110 hurdles champ from Squalicum HS lower his personal best to 7.67 to finish seventh as reigning world champion Grant Holloway won in a world leading time of 7.35.
For the collegians competing in this pro meet, no marks made will count towards qualifying for the NCAA championships, which will be held on this track next month. All athletes competing at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix will pick up world rankings points.
The next stop of the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold level meet in the United States is the Millrose Games this Saturday at The Armory in New York.
NOTE: USA Track & Field, World Athletics, and the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix contributed to this report.
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