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to a post written by Ken Goe of the Oregonian, Federal Way native Hannah Cunliffe (left/photo by Paul Merca) has withdrawn from the University of Oregon.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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Seattle Prep grad Joe Hardy of Wisconsin gets individual qualifying spot for NCAA XC champs...

In our post Saturday announcing the qualifiers to Saturday’s NCAA cross country championships, we neglected to mention Seattle Prep graduate Joe Hardy (above/photo courtesy Wisconsin Athletics), who was sixth for the University of Wisconsin at the Great Lakes regional meet Friday in Terre Haute, Indiana.



At the Great Lakes regional, Michigan State (68) and Michigan (79) earned the two

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Gonzaga's Troy Fraley continues historic run by becoming first Bulldog track All-American in steeple...

EUGENE—On yet another cloudy and cool day at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon, Gonzaga junior Troy Fraley (above/photo by Mike Scott) became the first Bulldog in school history to earn an All-American certificate in track and field, as he finished seventh in the steeplechase at the NCAA Division I championships Friday.



Fraley broke his own school record that he set

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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

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