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

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to a post written by Ken Goe of the Oregonian, Federal Way native Hannah Cunliffe (left/photo by Paul Merca) has withdrawn from the University of Oregon.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

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Other Washington pros & collegians competing in various venues around the USA this weekend...

While the focus is on this Friday and Saturday’s UW Invitational in Seattle, there is plenty of action involving Washington athletes around the country.



—In Lawrence, Kansas, University Place native Andrea Geubelle (left/photo by Paul Merca), who relocated in the fall to Lawrence, will open her 2018 campaign at the Jayhawk Classic Friday.



Geubelle, a 2016 US Olympian, will compete in the

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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

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High performance men's 1500 and women's 800 to highlight Wednesday's Club NW all-comers meet...

Wednesday night’s Club Northwest all-comers meet at Shoreline Stadium just north of Seattle will have a bit of a high performance feel, as Club Northwest and the Brooks Beasts will stage two elite races.



At 8:25 pm, the men’s 1500 meters will get underway, with a field that includes Brooks Beasts team members Izaic Yorks, Garrett Heath, and Brannon Kidder; 4-time USA world championships

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Brannon Kidder wins 800m at Harry Jerome...

COQUITLAM, British Columbia—After a disappointing performance at the USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships last week where he didn’t make the finals in the men’s 1500, Brannon Kidder (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the Brooks Beasts won the 800 meter run at the Harry Jerome Track Classic Wednesday night at Percy Perry Stadium in the Vancouver suburb.



Kidder took the win in 1:47.36, a 2017

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Small group heads north for Wednesday night's Harry Jerome Track Classic...

A small group of athletes with Washington ties are competing across the border in Wednesday night’s Harry Jerome Track Classic at Percy Perry Stadium in the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam starting at 6:20 pm.



Auburn/Riverside HS alum Jordan McNamara (left/photo by Paul Merca) will contest the men’s 1500 meters a few days after finishing sixth in the USATF outdoor championships. He will be

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

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

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Hannah Fields of Brooks Beasts gets USA & world 800 standard at Portland Track Festival...

PORTLAND—With the USA Track & Field national championships looming in less than two weeks, a host of athletes with Washington ties made the trip Sunday to Griswold Stadium on the campus of Lewis & Clark College to compete in the annual Portland Track Classic designed to give athletes an opportunity to chase qualifying standards.



Hannah Fields of the Seattle based Brooks Beasts (left/file

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Eleanor Fulton threatens her 1500 PR at adidas Boost Boston Games day after setting mile PR...

SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts—University of Washington alum Eleanor Fulton (left/photo by Mike Scott)  continued her consistent running, as she finished third in the 1500 at the first night of competition at the adidas Boost Boston Games Friday night at Dilboy Stadium.



Fulton ran 4:12.80, as Emily Lipari took the win in 4:12.32, followed by Arkansas alum and 2016 South African Olympian

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Huskies tweet their 2011-12 track & field recruiting class...

Through its Twitter page, the University of Washington has announced several of its track and field signees for the 2011-12 academic year.

Their signees include Eleanor Fulton of Highlands Ranch in Colorado (left/photo by Kirby Lee/imageofsport.com), Baylee Mires of Spokane's Mead HS, Tyler King from Coupeville, Haley Jacobson from Issaquah, Quinn Hale from Bellarmine Prep, Jaleecia Rowland and

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