News and notes for this weekend--August 19th & 20th...

After some time off from the blog to rest and recover from the IAAF World Track & Field Championships in London, glad to say that we are back!



Some news items:





Former Puyallup resident and reigning USATF 10000 meter champion Hassan Mead (left/photo by Paul Merca) competes in Sunday’s 3000 meter run at the IAAF Diamond League stop in Birmingham, United Kingdom.



Mead will run in a field

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Kidder and Fields win high-performance races at CNW all-comers meet...

SHORELINE—In what was supposed to be an attempt by UCLA alum Daniel Herrera of Mexico to reach the 3:36.00 qualifying time needed to compete in the world championships in two weeks fell flat, as Brannon Kidder (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the Brooks Beasts won the high performance 1500 meter run Wednesday night at the Club Northwest all-comers meet at Shoreline Stadium.



Herrera and Dan

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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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UW grads Baylee Mires and Izaic Yorks the newest Brooks Beasts; fellow Beast Nick Symmonds scratches...

EUGENE—The Seattle based Brooks Beasts were in the news on the eve of the US Olympic Track & Field Trials, as they formally announced the signing of a pair of recent University of Washington alums to endorsement deals, and spots on their squads.



As reported earlier this week, Spokane native Baylee Mires (left/photo courtesy Brooks Running) signed with the company, and will wear the

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Yorks and Metcalf each receive USTFCCCA West Regional awards...

NEW ORLEANS—The University of Washington’s Izaic Yorks (left/photo by Paul Merca) and Greg Metcalf each earned regional awards from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), according to a release from the organization today.



Yorks, a senior from Lakewood, Washington, is currently ranked #1 in the collegiate ranks in the 1500 meters at 3:37.74, set in winning

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NCAA RECAP: Husky men finish program best 6th; Planell Cruz 3rd in PV; Falcons' Decker second in NCAA D2 800...

In Birmingham, Alabama, the University of Washington scored a historic achievement in school history, as the men’s team finished a program best sixth place with 24 points at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex, while the women’s team finished 13th with 16 points, the second highest in school history.



Washington’s Izaic Yorks (above/photo by

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Solid marks from both collegians and pros across the board highlight UW Invitational ...

SEATTLE—A good mix of collegians and pros took center stage during the second day of competition at the UW Invitational Saturday at the Dempsey Indoor on the campus of the University of Washington.



From a national perspective, the best mark of the day came out once again in the heptathlon, as the University of Arizona’s Pau Tonnesen, the reigning Pac-12 decathlon champion threatened the

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