Showing posts with label Amy-Eloise Neale. Show all posts
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State's Division I & II athletes off to College Station, Texas & Pittsburg, Kansas for NCAA D1/D2 indoor champs...







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For the state’s collegiate athletes, the indoor track and field season ends Friday and Saturday at the NCAA Division I and II championships in College Station, Texas and Pittsburg, Kansas.



Washington State’s Alissa Brooks-Johnson (above/

Stars deliver three world-leading performances at season opening UW Indoor Preview...




SEATTLE—The stars came to the Dempsey Saturday.



And the stars delivered as the University of Washington opened the gates of the Dempsey Indoor to open the Huskies’ 2018 indoor track and field season.



Shalane Flanagan (left/photo by Paul Merca), the four-time US Olympian, 2008 Olympic silver medalist in the 10000, and the winner of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon, returned to the

Washington's Amy-Eloise Neale finishes fourth in European Cross Country Champs U23 race for Team GB...




In Samorin, Slovakia, University of Washington senior Amy-Eloise Neale (left/photo by Paul Merca) traded her purple and gold Husky gear for the British Union Jack kit as she raced to a fourth place finish in the European Cross Country Championships Under-23 6k race Sunday.



Neale, the runner-up at the NCAA cross country championships two weeks ago, ran 20:59 on a cold but sunny day, with

Neale roars to second place finish at NCAA cross country championships...


LOUiSVILLE, Kentucky—Under grey yet ideal conditions for running, Washington’s Amy-Eloise Neale (left/photo by Paul Merca) roared over the last 2 kilometers to finish second at the NCAA cross country championships at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.



Neale got off to a good start in the 6k race, and was with the main group of runners, as eventual winner Ednah Kurgat of New Mexico bolted to the

Husky men surprise field with second place finish at NCAA West Regional championships...



Andy Snyder, Colby Gilbert & Andrew Gardner placed
in the top 10 as the Huskies finished second at the NCAA
West Regionals (Paul Merca photo)


SEATTLE—What a time for a major breakthrough!



The University of Washington men’s cross country team, which finished fifth at the Pac-12 championships a fortnight ago, pulled one of the biggest surprises of the day Friday, as the host Huskies finished

Mahmoud Moussa breaks through with fifth place finish at Pac-12 championships...




SPRINGFIELD, Oregon—For most of the season, observers of the University of Washington cross country team felt that Mahmoud Moussa (left/photo by Paul Merca) was on the verge of a breakthrough, but were wondering when that would happen.



After the fog had burned away Friday morning at the Springfield Golf Club, that breakthrough came at the Pac-12 cross country championships, as Moussa ran to

Cougs and Dawgs head to Willamette Valley for Pac-12 cross country champs Friday...




In this blog’s preview of the 2016 Pac-12 cross country championships, World Wresting Entertainment hall of famer Ric Flair’s famous quote of “to be the man, you have to beat the man” was used to describe the cross country juggernaut that is the University of Colorado.



Although the University of Colorado won the women’s team title at the Pac-12s in Tucson last year, the tables were turned

Washington women finish seventh in ultra-competitive Under Armour Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite...




MADISON, Wisconsin—Washington’s Amy-Eloise Neale (left/photo by Paul Merca) ran to a 14th place finish to lead the Huskies to a seventh place finish in the invitational section of the Under Armour Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on a calm but cloudy day at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course Friday afternoon.



The senior from Snohomish, who is the reigning Pac-12 conference

Husky squads get identical fourth place finishes at Bill Dellinger Invitational...




SPRINGFIELD, Oregon—The University of Washington men’s and women’s cross country teams ran to identical fourth place team finishes at Friday’s Bill Dellinger Invitational on a rainy morning at the Springfield Golf Course.



In the opening men’s 8k race, Washington’s Colby Gilbert (left/photo by Paul Merca), who sat out the Sundodger meet in Seattle two weeks ago, threaded his way through the

Stevens wins Sundodger men's invitational race as Dawgs roll without their top three...




SEATTLE—No Colby Gilbert? No Fred Huxham? No Andrew Gardner?



The answer to that question was a resounding no problem as Washington’s Johnathan Stevens (left/photo by Paul Merca) picked up the slack to record the victory at the Sundodger Invitational Saturday at Seattle’s Lincoln Park.



Stevens and teammate Mahmoud Moussa led the race for the first three laps of the Lincoln Park course

THE WEEKEND AHEAD: Sundodger and Gonzaga/Idaho dual top cross country calendar...




The collegiate cross country season roars into full swing Saturday as four of the state’s Division 1 schools and three of Washington’s Division II institutions are in action Saturday.



In Seattle, the University of Washington hosts the annual Sundodger Invitational cross country meet at Lincoln Park in West Seattle, beginning at 9 am with the women’s open 6k race at 9 am, and races

Feldmeier's third place finish and personal best helps Ducks win NCAA team title...




EUGENE—While the meet had a bizarre ending with a number of protests holding up the national championship trophy presentation to the Oregon Ducks on a wet Saturday afternoon, one of the key cogs to Oregon’s victory in front of the home crowd at Historic Hayward Field was the third place performance by Olympia native Brooke Feldmeier, who ran a personal best of 2:01.54 in the 800 meters.



Olympia native Brooke Feldmeier runs fastest time of day in 800 meter semis at NCAAs...




EUGENE—On yet another overcast day in Track Town USA, Olympia native Brooke Feldmeier (left/photo by Paul Merca) gave the 9000-plus fans at Historic Hayward Field lots to cheer about, as the University of Oregon junior cruised to the fastest time of the day in winning her semi in the women’s 800 meter run at the NCAA track & field championships Thursday afternoon.



Feldmeier, who was looking

It's the final stretch for the nation's collegians as the NCAA champs start Wednesday in Eugene...




EUGENE—Wednesday marks the beginning of the end of the collegiate track and field season, as the NCAA Division I championships get underway at Historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon, and runs through Saturday.



Using the successful format initiated last year, the Wednesday and Friday sessions are devoted strictly towards the men’s competition, while the Thursday and

Husky quartet set school record in women's 4x400 relay, and headed to the 'ship...




AUSTIN, Texas—In a meet where twelfth place is just as good as first, the University of Washington women’s 4 x 400 relay team team of Whitney Diggs, Imani Apostol, Darhian Mills, and Laura Anuakpado (left/photo by Paul Merca) ran a school record 3:35.65 to get the 12th and final spot to the national championships Saturday night at the NCAA West Preliminary meet at Mike A Myers Stadium on the

Huskies' Amy-Eloise Neale honored by USTFCCCA as D1 national athlete of the week...




NEW ORLEANS—The University of Washington’s Amy-Eloise Neale’s (left/photo by Paul Merca) victory at the Pac-12 cross country championships in Tucson on Friday was recognized by the United States Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), as the organization selected her as the NCAA Division I women’s cross country athlete of the week.



The junior from Glacier Peak HS in

Glacier Peak HS standout Amy-Eloise Neale named to British squad for world cross...





UPDATE (8:00 am, 3/12/13) British Athletics announced its squad Tuesday morning--the release announcing Amy-Eloise Neale's selection to the squad that will compete at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships is available here.

Glacier Peak HS senior and University of Washington commit Amy-Eloise Neale (left, #2 in dark jersey/photo by Paul Merca) will represent Great Britain at the IAAF