Both Husky squads & Cougar men maintain positions in USTFCCCA coaches' poll...

NEW ORLEANS—Bothe the University of Washington (above/photo by Paul Merca) and Washington State men’s cross country squads maintained their positions in the USTFCCCA national top 30, and the Husky women’s team did likewise, as the national coaches’ poll was released Tuesday.



The Huskies, thanks to their fifth place finish in the Pac-12 championship last week, moved up one spot from the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Jacopo Spanò advances to European Champs U23 semis in 200 meters...

BYDGOSZCZ, Poland—The University of Washington’s Jacopo Spanò (left/photo by Paul Merca) advanced to the semi-finals of the men’s 200 meters at the European Athletics Under 23 Championships Friday evening.



Running out of lane 5, Spanò, competing for his native Italy, ran 21.14 to finish third and earn an automatic qualifying spot in Saturday’s semis, which will be run at 7:52 am Seattle

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Andrade and Walker entered in Meeting de Madrid Friday...

A pair of athletes with Washington ties will compete in Friday’s Meeting de Madrid in the Spanish capital city.



Federal Way’s Jordin Andrade (left/photo by Paul Merca) of Cape Verde, who ran a season best 49.52 in Luzern, Switzerland on Tuesday, is entered in the 400 hurdles as he looks to duck under the 49.35 time needed to assure his spot on the starting line at the IAAF World Track &

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

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

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The rundown for July 5th...

Some quick notes:



Jacopo Spanò (left/photo by Paul Merca) of the University of Washington has been selected by the Italian federation to compete in next week’s European Under-23 championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland in the 200 meters.



Spanò is also listed on the Italian squad for the 4 x 100 meter relay pool.



Also selected to compete in next week’s European U23 championships is

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BREAKING: Jordin Andrade apparently DQ'd after finishing fourth in Olympic 400H 1st round heat...

RIO DE JANEIRO—Bonney Lake HS graduate Jordin Andrade (above/photo by Paul Merca) was disqualified from heat 6 of the first round of the Olympic men’s 400 hurdles Monday morning at Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, after apparently finishing fourth in his heat and advancing as a time qualifier.



Andrade ran 49.35 in a heat won by Kenya’s Haron Koech in 48.77.



According to the results

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

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,

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