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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

Pasco native Marisa Howard wins steeple in Lapinlahti...

Abby Regan, Andrea Geubelle, Collier Lawrence, Jacopo Spanò, Kara Winger, Marisa Howard, Martha Traore, Mel Lawrence

In Lahpinlahti, Finland, Pasco HS alumna Marisa Howard (left/photo by Paul Merca) scored a big personal best as she won the 3000 steeplechase at the Savo Games in the Finnish town Sunday.

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Howard, paced by Washington alum Mel Lawrence and

Alexa Efraimson wins 1500m at Morton Games in Dublin...

Aaron Nelson, Abby Regan, Alexa Efraimson, Angie Petty, Atina Kamasi, Brannon Kidder, Jacopo Spanò, Marisa Howard, Mel Lawrence, Natalja Piliusina

DUBLIN, Ireland—Camas resident Alexa Efraimson (left/photo by Paul Merca) won the women’s 1500 Wednesday night at the Morton Games in the Irish capital city.

Efraimson, who has a season best of 4:06.16 set at the TrackTown Summer Series stop in Palo Alto almost two weeks ago, ran 4:06.73 to take the win over Melissa Courtney of Great Britain, who ran 4:07.02.

Natalja Piliusina of the

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

Aaron Nelson, Abby Regan, Alexa Efraimson, Angie Petty, Brannon Kidder, Devon Allen, Jax Thoirs, Jordin Andrade, Marisa Howard, Martin Bingisser, Mel Lawrence, Natalja Piliusina

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

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

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

Alexa Efraimson, CJ Allen, Devon Allen, Eleanor Fulton, Jeshua Anderson, Jordan McNamara, Marisa Howard, Mel Lawrence, Wurrie Njadoe

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