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Paul Merca: Loxsom takes second in final tuneup before world championships at FloTrack Throwdown...

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Ramblings on the world of track and field.and other things. Saturday, August 8, 2015. Loxsom takes second in final tuneup before world championships at FloTrack Throwdown. PORTLAND, Oregon—. In his final tuneup race before heading to Beijing, Cas Loxsom (left/photo by Paul Merca). Of the Seattle based Brooks Beasts finished second in the 800 meters at the inaugural FloTrack Throwdown meet Saturday night at Duniway Park near downtown Portland. In the women’s 800, Megan Malesarte of the Brooks Beasts...

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Paul Merca: Mackey and Winger entered in Stockholm Diamond League meet Thursday night...

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Ramblings on the world of track and field.and other things. Thursday, July 30, 2015. Mackey and Winger entered in Stockholm Diamond League meet Thursday night. STOCKHOLM, Sweden—. Both Washington alum Katie Mackey ( left/photo by Paul Merca). Mackey is entered in the women’s 3000, where she will be in a field that includes Bahrain’s Mimi Belete, and US 10000m champ Molly Huddle. After Thursday's meet, the Diamond League goes on hiatus until after the world championships in Beijing. Katie Mackey takes thi...

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Paul Merca: Happy day for the Wingers as Kara and Russ take NACAC titles...

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Ramblings on the world of track and field.and other things. Friday, August 7, 2015. Happy day for the Wingers as Kara and Russ take NACAC titles. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—. It was a happy day for the Wingers, as Vancouver native Kara Winger (left/photo by Paul Merca). Won the javelin competition at the NACAC senior championships in the Costa Rican city Friday. Husband Russ also ended up on the top spot on the podium, as the University of Idaho alum won the discus with a throw of 199-1 (60.68m). Reigning Pac-...

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Paul Merca: WEEKEND ROUNDUP--Taiwo tunes up for Beijing in low-key meet in Chula Vista...

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Ramblings on the world of track and field.and other things. Sunday, July 26, 2015. WEEKEND ROUNDUP- Taiwo tunes up for Beijing in low-key meet in Chula Vista. CHULA VISTA, California—. In a low key tune-up competition for next month’s IAAF World Track and Field Championships, Washington alum Jeremy Taiwo (left/photo by Mike Scott). Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Olympic Training Center-Chula Vista USATF World Pre-Meet Saturday at the Olympic Training Center. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Paul Merca: Brooks issues statement in support of Nick Symmonds...

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Ramblings on the world of track and field.and other things. Friday, August 7, 2015. Brooks issues statement in support of Nick Symmonds. Nick Symmonds of the Brooks Beasts. Photo courtesy Brooks Running). In response to the possibility that reigning USA 800m champion Nick Symmonds of the Seattle based Brooks Beasts may not compete in the upcoming IAAF world track and field championships in Beijing. Later this month, Brooks Running late Thursday issued a statement in support of Symmonds:. Jeremy Taiwo sta...

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Paul Merca: Seattle's Nick Symmonds is off the world championship team...

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Ramblings on the world of track and field.and other things. Sunday, August 9, 2015. Seattle's Nick Symmonds is off the world championship team. So much for budging. Nick Symmonds (left/photo by Paul Merca). Of the Seattle based Brooks Beasts, and reigning USA national champion at 800 meters, posted Sunday night on both his Instagram and Twitter accounts that he has been left off the squad that will represent the USA at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Beijing. One aspect of the whole Symmo...

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Paul Merca: Katie Mackey gets the W in 3000 at Stockholm Diamond League meet...

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Ramblings on the world of track and field.and other things. Thursday, July 30, 2015. Katie Mackey gets the W in 3000 at Stockholm Diamond League meet. University of Washington alum Katie Mackey ( left/photo by Paul Merca). Of the Seattle-based Brooks Beasts earned the biggest win of her professional career, as she emerged victorious in the 3000 meter run at the Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics meet Thursday night at the Olympic Stadium. 8220;This is my first IAAF Diamond League event so it’s really spec...

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Paul Merca: Incoming UW frosh Charlotte Prouse wins steeple at Pan Am juniors...

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Ramblings on the world of track and field.and other things. Saturday, August 1, 2015. Incoming UW frosh Charlotte Prouse wins steeple at Pan Am juniors. EDMONTON, Alberta—. Incoming University of Washington freshman Charlotte Prouse (left/screen grab courtesy AthleticsCanada.tv. Won the steeplechase at the Pan Am junior track and field championships at Foote Field Saturday. Sunday, Chineme Okoronkwo of Lynnwood competes in the women’s triple jump at the junior Pan Ams. According to tweets from Flotrack, ...

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Paul Merca: Deadline reached, and Nick Symmonds still hasn't signed USATF athlete statement of conditions...

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Ramblings on the world of track and field.and other things. Sunday, August 9, 2015. Deadline reached, and Nick Symmonds still hasn't signed USATF athlete statement of conditions. Unless either USA Track and Field or Nick Symmonds (left/photo by Paul Merca). Changes their mind, the reigning USA champion at 800 meters and member of the Seattle-based Brooks Beasts will not toe the line at the IAAF world track and field championships in Beijing, which begins in thirteen days. At the final day of competition ...

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Paul Merca: USATF announces world championship team, minus Seattle's Nick Symmonds...

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Ramblings on the world of track and field.and other things. Monday, August 10, 2015. USATF announces world championship team, minus Seattle's Nick Symmonds. USA Track and Field Monday formally announced the 130 athletes who will head to Beijing to compete in the IAAF World Track and Field Championships that begin August 22nd at the National Stadium, aka the “Bird’s Nest”, the site of the 2008 Olympic track and field competition. USA Track and Field’s release announcing the team is available here. He goes...