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Drew Windle of the Brooks Beasts advances to world indoor 800m finals...

Angela Whyte, Brooks Beasts, Central Washington University, Drew Windle, Saint Martin's University, Seattle Pacific University, Western Washington University

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BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom—Drew Windle (left/photo by Kirby Lee, Image of Sport) of the Seattle-based Brooks Beasts advanced to Saturday’s finals of the men’s 800 meter run at the IAAF World Indoor Track & Field Championships at Arena Birmingham

To the victor go the spoils: Pullman's Katie Nageotte signs with Nike...

Drew Windle, Katie Mackey, Katie Nageotte, USA Track and Field

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A few days after vaulting to victory at the USATF Indoor championship meet with a world-leading 16-1.25 (4.91m), Pullman’s Katie Nageotte (left/photo courtesy Katie Nageotte) announced on her social media platforms that she has signed a

The little rust-buster known as the UW Indoor Preview goes big-time Saturday...

Ariana Washington, Aries Merritt, Brittney Reese, Clayton Murphy, Deajah Stevens, Diamara Planell Cruz, Drew Windle, Hannah Fields, Savanna Colón, Shalane Flanagan, Will Claye, Yomif Kejelcha

Eight of nine of Washington’s NCAA Division I and II schools in action? Check!

Pac-12 schools Oregon, Oregon State and Stanford? Check!

Collegiate individuals from as far away as Villanova and Hawaii? Check!

Pro athletes from Seattle’s Brooks Beasts, and Beaverton’s Nike Bowerman TC & Nike Oregon Project? Check!

Numerous Olympians and IAAF world championships competitors, including

World record holder Aries Merritt and reigning world long jump champ Brittney Reese headline UW Indoor Preview...

Alycia Butterworth, Ariana Washington, Aries Merritt, Brittney Reese, Darrell Hill, Deajah Stevens, Diamara Planell Cruz, Drew Windle, Elizabeth Patterson, Kendell Williams, Will Claye

The meet is only happening in a few days, but this Saturday’s UW Indoor Preview has all the feel of a mid-winter meet at the Dempsey, partially because of the early date of next month’s USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships, which is the qualifying meet for the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England.

2012 Olympic champions Aries Merritt (left/photo by Paul Merca) and

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

Cougs and Dawgs maintain their national rankings in latest USTFCCCA coaches' poll...

Bernard Lagat, Drew Windle, Hannah Fields, Katie Mackey, Ken Goe, Mo Farah, University of Washington Huskies, USTFCCCA, Washington State Cougars

Washington's Amy-Eloise Neale, Izzi Batt-Doyle & EmilyHamlin lead at the UW/SeattleU Open (Paul Merca photo)

NEW ORLEANS—The cancellation of last week’s Oregon XC Preview in Springfield due to the poor air quality around the Pacific Northwest caused by the number of wildfires did not hurt the Washington State Cougars in the first official USTFCCCA coaches poll released Tuesday.

Washington

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

Drew Windle advances to semis in 800 meters....

Drew Windle, Jordin Andrade, Kara Winger, Lindsay Flanagan

LONDON--On a slightly drizzly afternoon that appears suspiciously like a typical spring day int the Puget Sound area, Drew Windle (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the Seattle-based Brooks Beasts advanced to the semis in the first round of the men's 800 at the IAAF World Track & Field Championships at London Stadium.

Windle ran 1:46.08 to take third in heat one to advance to Sunday’s

Hassan Mead sets personal best at world champs, finishes 15th...

Drew Windle, Hassan Mead, Leonard Korir, Shadrack Kipchirchir

LONDON—Former Emerald Ridge/Puyallup standout Hassan Mead (left’photo by Paul Merca) ran a personal best in the 10000 meter run as the first day of the IAAF World Track and Field Championships concluded on the London Stadium oval, in a race in which eleven of the first seventeen finishers across the line set personal bests.

Mead, whose previous personal best was 27:33.04 set two years ago

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

Drew Windle ties for fourth in 800m at Monaco Diamond League...

Alexa Efraimson, CharLee Linton, Danny Mackey, Drew Windle, Shaquille Walker

In his IAAF Diamond League debut, Drew Windle (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the Seattle-based Brooks Beasts finished in a tie for fourth at the Herculis Meeting International d’Athletisme in Monaco Friday night.

Pace setter Bram Som of the Netherlands took the field through the 400 at 49.96, while Windle was tucked away towards the back of the pack in the eleventh stop of the season-long

Windle set for Diamond League debut at Herculis Meeting International d’Athletisme...

Diamond League, Drew Windle

Drew Windle (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the Seattle-based Brooks Beasts makes his IAAF Diamond League debut in Friday’s Herculis Meeting International d’Athletisme in Monaco.

Windle, the third place finisher in the USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the men’s 800, will compete in his specialty as part of a ten-man field that includes Kenya’s Emmanuel Korir, the reigning NCAA

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,

Drew Windle takes the win in the 800 at TrackTown Summer Series stop in Gresham...

Cas Loxsom, Drew Windle, Marisa Howard, Shaquille Walker, TrackTown Summer Series

GRESHAM, Oregon—While he didn’t use the strategy of hanging back and making a mad dash to the front at the end, Drew Windle (above/photo by Howard Lao) of the Brooks Beasts, competing for the host Portland Pulse, ran to victory in the second stop of the TrackTown Summer Series meet at Mt. Hood Community College on sunny Sunday afternoon in the Portland suburb.

Pace setter Stephen Bullard

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

Brooks Beasts' Drew Windle bursts out of nowhere to make men's 800m finals...

Aliya Wilson, Alyssa Foote, Angel Nkwonta, Baylee Mires, Cass Elliott, CJ Allen, David Elliott, Drew Windle, Hannah Fields, Jeshua Anderson, Khalil Winfrey, Shaquille Walker

SACRAMENTO—Drew Windle (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the Brooks Beasts borrowed a page from the Nick Symmonds school of 800 meter running and somehow found his way into Sunday’s finals.

In the second of two semi-final heats, Windle, who was in last through 500 meters, worked his way back into the race, to get near the top four spots with 100 meters to go.

Beasts teammate Shaq Walker, who

List #6--Washington affiliated athletes qualified for the US Olympic Trials...

Andrea Geubelle, Baylee Mires, Drew Windle, Jordin Andrade, Katie Reichert, Mel Lawrence

Baylee Mires poses next to the scoreboard indicating thatshe qualified for the US Olympic Trials in the 800mat the Brooks PR meet (Paul Merca photo)

Below is a list of Washington affiliated athletes who have achieved qualifying marks for the 2016 US Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon starting July 1-10, 2016.

Washington affiliated athletes are those who attended high school,