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Hannah Cunliffe withdraws from the University of Oregon, plus the weekend recap...

Brock Eager, Devon Allen, Eleanor Fulton, Hannah Cunliffe, Jeremy Taiwo, Joe Hardy, Marcus Chambers, Washington State Cougars

According to a post written by Ken Goe of the Oregonian, Federal Way native Hannah Cunliffe (left/photo by Paul Merca) has withdrawn from the University of Oregon.

Cunlifffe, who would be a senior if eligible, didn’t compete in Oregon’s first two meets this season, according to Goe, and isn’t registered for classes this quarter.

Oregon head track coach Robert Johnson said in a text to

And now...the 2017 Mercanator Awards!

Alexa Efraimson, Andrea Geubelle, CJ Allen, Devon Allen, Drew Windle, Gianna Woodruff, Hannah Cunliffe, Hannah Fields, Hassan Mead, Kara Winger, Marcus Chambers, Marisa Howard, Mel Lawrence, Shaquille Walker

While December was a slightly busier month for the blog than in past years (there were 13 posts that month, the most since 2010), we were able to take some time off to enjoy the holidays.

As many of you long time readers know, I tend not to post much in December, as I focus on family, my job, and my free lance gig covering NFL football for the television networks.

That said, it is now

Thirteen athletes with Washington ties earn US top-10 rankings from Track & Field News...

Alexa Efraimson, Andrea Geubelle, Blessing Ufodiama, Devon Allen, Drew Windle, Hannah Fields, Hassan Mead, Kara Winger, Katie Burnett, Marcus Chambers, Marisa Howard, Mel Lawrence, Shaquille Walker

Drew Windle of the Seattle-based Brooks
Beasts earned his first US top-10
ranking from Track & Field News
(Paul Merca photo)

Track & Field News revealed its 2017 world and national rankings in its annual issue sent to its subscribers Friday.

Thirteen men and women with ties to the state of Washington received a national top-10 ranking by the magazine, which is based on honors won, win-loss

All five Washington D1 schools in action Friday in cross country season openers...

Devon Allen, Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga University, Seattle University, Shona McCulloch, University of Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

All five of Washington’s Division I schools will be in action on Friday at various meets around the Northwest as the 2017 collegiate cross country season opens.

In Seattle, the University of Washington will host the annual non-scoring meet against Seattle University at Warren G. Magnuson Park in the Sand Point neighborhood, just a few miles north of the UW campus, with the women starting at 4

Cougar men ranked #11; Husky women #13 in USTFCCCA pre-season national XC poll...

Devon Allen, Kara Winger, University of Washington Huskies, USTFCCCA, Washington State Cougars

NEW ORLEANS—The Washington State University men’s cross country team (above/photo by Paul Merca) got a jolt of positive energy Tuesday when the USTFCCCA Division I pre-season poll was released, with the Cougars finding themselves ranked number 11 in the country, after finishing 14th at last season's NCAA championships.

In the USTFCCCA era, this is the highest that a Washington State team

Devon Allen & Kara Winger entered in IAAF World Challenge series meet in Croatia...

Devon Allen, Kara Winger

Former Puget Sound resident Devon Allen (left/photo by Howard Lao) along with Vancouver native Kara Winger are among the entries in Tuesday’s Borisa Hanzekovica meeting, which is part of the IAAF World Challenge series in Zagreb, Croatia.

Allen will run the 110 hurdles against a field that includes former world champion Sergey Shubenkov of Russia, competing as an authorized neutral athlete

3/1000ths of a second separates Devon Allen from a spot in 110 hurdle finals at worlds...

Devon Allen, Drew Windle, Howard Lao, Jordin Andrade, Kara Winger, Lindsay Flanagan

LONDON—Five athletes with Washington ties were in action Sunday in what was the busiest day of the IAAF World Track & Field Championships at London Stadium.

2016 Olympic finalist Devon Allen (above/photo by Howard Lao) was nosed out by 3/1000ths of a second from a spot in Monday’s 110 high hurdles final.

Allen, who was born in Seattle and lived in the Puget Sound area before finishing

The preview of Washington athletes competing at the London World Champs is now available...

Angela Whyte, Devon Allen, Drew Windle, Gianna Woodruff, Hassan Mead, Jordin Andrade, Kara Winger, Katie Burnett, Lindsay Flanagan

paulmerca.blogspot.com's preview of London 2017--the IAAF World Track & Field Championships--is now ready for viewing.

This document has brief biographical information, along with personal and 2017 season bests of the nine athletes with Washington ties competing in London. Additionally, both London and Seattle times are listed in the schedule for your convenience.

This document is a .pdf

Team USA announced for world champs, plus other notes and links...

Devon Allen, Drew Windle, Hassan Mead, Jordin Andrade, Kara Winger, Katie Burnett, Kayla Warren, Lindsay Flanagan

Couple of items to post:

USA Track & Field officially announced the team that will compete in the IAAF World Track & Field Championships that begin on Friday August 4th in London, United Kingdom.

Three men with Washington ties are on Team USA, including former Renton resident Devon Allen (110 hurdles), former Emerald Ridge HS standout and reigning 10000 meter champion Hassan Mead; and

Devon Allen gets back to winning ways in Luzern...

Aaron Nelson, Abby Regan, Alexa Efraimson, Angie Petty, Brannon Kidder, Devon Allen, Jax Thoirs, Jordin Andrade, Marisa Howard, Martin Bingisser, Mel Lawrence, Natalja Piliusina

In Luzern, Switzerland, former Renton resident Devon Allen (above/photo by Kirby Lee, Image of Sport) won the A section of the men’s 110 hurdles at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meeting Tuesday night.

Allen, who was fourth at the IAAF Diamond League stop in London on Sunday, had a bit of a slow start, but made up ground in the middle of the race and closed for the win in a time of 13.31 over

Devon Allen takes fourth in 110 hurdles at Müller Anniversary Games in London...

Brannon Kidder, Devon Allen, Hassan Mead, Kara Winger, Mo Farah

LONDON—With less than a month to go before the IAAF World Track & Field Championships gets underway at London Stadium, former Renton resident Devon Allen (left/photo by Paul Merca) finished fourth in the finals of the men’s 110 hurdles at the Müller Anniversary Games, the ninth stop on the IAAF’s Diamond League series.

Allen, who ran a season best of 13.10 in the qualifying round in the

UW alum Aaron Nelson sets PR in steeple, while fellow alum Mel Lawrence wins in Letterkenny...

Aaron Nelson, Brannon Kidder, Devon Allen, Hassan Mead, Kara Winger, Mel Lawrence

With the TrackTown Summer Series in the rear view mirror, many of the state’s professional track and field athletes are eying competitions on the European continent.

While not quite as glamorous as the IAAF Diamond League circuit, Washington alum Aaron Nelson (left/photo by Paul Merca) finished second in the 3000 steeplechase Friday at the Letterkenny International Track & Field Meeting in

Windle takes a bite of Big Apple and wins 800m at TrackTown Summer Series finale in New York...

Alexa Efraimson, Cas Loxsom, Devon Allen, Drew Windle, Hannah Fields, Kara Winger, Marcus Chambers, Marisa Howard, McKayla Fricker, Shaquille Walker

NEW YORK—One of the biggest revelations of the 2017 track and field season in the United States has been the performance of Brooks Beasts team member Drew Windle (above in green/photo courtesy TrackTown USA).

In a span of six-plus weeks, Windle, a product of Division II Ashland University in Ohio, has lowered his personal best from 1:45.65 from 2016 to 1:45.02 in the pro section of the

TrackTown Summer Series ends with finals in New York Thursday...

Alexa Efraimson, Cas Loxsom, Devon Allen, Drew Windle, Hannah Fields, Kara Winger, Marcus Chambers, Marisa Howard, McKayla Fricker, Shaquille Walker

The three meet TrackTown Summer Series, which began last week in Palo Alto, and stopped in Gresham, Oregon Sunday, comes to its conclusion Thursday night at New York’s Icahn Stadium, with several athletes with Washington ties competing.

Pasco native Marisa Howard (left/photo by Paul Merca) is one of five athletes on the defending team champion San Francisco Surge squad with Washington ties,

Devon Allen runs season best in Paris Diamond League meet prelims, but false starts out of finals...

Devon Allen, Diamond League

PARIS, France—Former Puget Sound area resident Devon Allen (left/photo by Paul Merca) ran a season best of 13.10 in the qualifying round of the 110 hurdles at the IAAF Diamond League meet at the Stade Charlety Saturday night.

Allen, an Olympic finalist in this event and the 2016 NCAA and USATF national champion while at the University of Oregon, was second to former world champion Sergey

Drew Windle does it again and comes from behind to make his first national team...

Britney Henry, Devon Allen, Drew Windle, Katie Burnett, Mikel Smith

SACRAMENTO—If it worked once, why not try it again?

Drew Windle (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the Seattle based Brooks Beasts used the same strategy of running at the back of the pack for the first 600 meters and worked his way up much like Beasts teammate Nick Symmonds did in his prime to secure a spot on his first USA national team on the final day of competition at the USATF Outdoor

Efraimson finishes fifth in 1500 at USATF outdoor championships...

Alexa Efraimson, CJ Allen, Devon Allen, Eleanor Fulton, Jeshua Anderson, Jordan McNamara, Marisa Howard, Mel Lawrence, Wurrie Njadoe

SACRAMENTO—Camas native Alexa Efraimson (left/photo by Paul Merca) finished fifth in the1500 at the USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday afternoon on a hot day at Hornet Stadium on the campus of Sacramento State University, with temperatures hovering around the mid-90 degrees, slightly below temperatures on the previous two days.

Efraimson positioned herself well over the