Every April hundreds of top notch Collegiate and Post-Collegiate Athletes from all over the country show up in Palo Alto, CA to race the clock at the Stanford Invitational(April 6-7). This meet is unique in the sense that there is no crowning honor for winning your race or finishing first in your heat, the only thing that matters is running fast.
Washington was well represented this past weekend as several runners from Washington State University and Club Northwest posted fast times; however, the best performance from a local athlete came from Brie Felnagle(adidas) who was 3rd in a super competitive Women’s 5000 meters. Felnagle ran 15:22.39 which was a massive 21 second PR and beat the Olympic Trails Qualifying “A” Standard by over 10 seconds. Brie graduated from Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma and enjoyed a successful career at the University of North Carolina, where she was a 12-time All American.
Mike Sayenko(10,000) and Rose Wetzel(1500), both of Club Northwest, had superb outings and are getting close to the “A” Standard for the Olympic Trials in June. Sayenko’s time of 28:45.31 is a provisional qualifier as it beats the “B” Standard of 29:00.
After an outstanding Cross Country season in 2011, it is no secret that WSU is building a very strong distance program out in Pullman. Well represented in both the men’s and women’s 1500, Joe Abbot ran 3:44.22 and Ruby Roberts clocked 4:28.45 to lead the Cougars.
Other notable performances:
M1500-Lee George(WSU) 3:47.54 M3000-Steeple John Ricardi(CNW) 8:59.99 M5000-Drew Jordan(WSU) 13:59.26, Colton Tully-Doyle(Una) 14:07.01, Andrew Kimpel(WSU) 14:08.9, Kyle King(EWU) 14:10.42 W1500-Caroline Austin(WSU) 4:29.37, Courtney Zalud(WSU) 4:37.43 W5000-Lois Ricardi Keller(CNW) 16:36.77, Jane Larson(CNW) 16:39.42 W10000-Claudia Copeland(CNW) 34:00.86
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