Stage Set For Last Chance College Elite Meet

Friday, February 15

Seattle, WA

2:00 PM

University of Washington

Last Chance College Elite Meet

February 14, 2019 | Track & Field

By: UW Athletic Communications

2019 Last Chance College Elite Meet
Friday, Feb. 15 - Seattle, Wash.
Dempsey Indoor

Heat Sheets (updated 2/15 at 8am) | Final Meet Information | Final Meet Schedule | Entry Standards | Live Results

2019 UW High School Invitational
Saturday, Feb. 16 - Seattle, Wash.
Dempsey Indoor

Heat Sheets | Final Meet Information | Accepted Entries | Final Meet Schedule | Live Results
Heads up Montlake-area travelers – maintenance crews will close the Montlake Bridge from 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17. The sidewalk will remain open to cyclists and pedestrians during the roadway closure. As part of this work, the westbound SR 520 off-ramp to Montlake Boulevard will be closed. Drivers should detour through the Lake Washington Boulevard off-ramp.

SEATTLE – The Dawgs have dug out from last week's snowstorm and are ready to get things rolling in the Dempsey again with Friday's Last Chance College Elite Meet. New to the schedule this season, the meet will feature smaller fields and a more condensed schedule with visiting teams sending athletes seeking an extra chance to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships.

After Friday's collegiate and post-collegiate fields, Saturday will switch over to the prep ranks, as Washington hosts the UW High School Invitational from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 6 p.m.

The Last Chance College Elite Meet gets going with field events on Friday at 2 p.m. and the track events start at 4 p.m. with the meet ending at 7 p.m. In one twist, the top heat of the men's mile will actually be held Saturday, during the High School Invitational, at 3:20 p.m.

Schools sending athletes in for the Last Chance Meet include Arizona, California, Oregon, UCLA and Washington State as well as Boise State, BYU, Seattle U and Columbia.

Washington Outlook
In the sprints, the Huskies will have a big group competing. At 60-meters, the men will run Kevin Liu, Kemuel Santana and Khalil Winfrey and the same three will also run 200-meters. The women's 60m has Imani Apostol, Assa Kaba, Olivia Ribera, Sarah Stavig and Aaliyah Wilson. Kaba, Ribera, Stavig and Wilson are all in the 200m as well joined by Hannah Rusnak, Elinor Jones Toutant, and Jelani Heath.

The quarter mile is set to have Jason Palmer for the men and for the women Apostol, Chisom Eke, Morganne Hill, Karlee Stueckle and Raquel Tjernagel.

In the mid-distances, several Dawgs will race at 800-meters. Hannah Derby will be in the top heat along with former Husky Baylee Mires. Nicole Goecke, Kelly Makin and Erica Schroeder all race in the prior heat.

There will also be a 600-meter run with Ashley Sande racing that for the women and Oscar Herrera for the men.

The women's mile top heat boasts an impressive field for Friday. Katie Rainsberger and Allie Schadler, who both rank top-25 nationally in the mile coming in, will look to improve their seed times in a field that includes several Chinese professionals, along with former Husky Eleanor Fulton and several other former elite NCAA runners. The first heat also will see a big group of Huskies chasing season- and personal-bests: Sarah Carter, Emily Hamlin, Anna Maxwell and Hannah Waskom.

In the men's mile Nate Beamer, Tanner Anderson, Arthur Beyer and Alex Slenning will all race Friday. Saturday's invite section will have Mick Stanovsek looking to post an NCAA qualifier.

A couple Huskies will go in the 3,000-meters on Friday: Kiera Marshall and Nick Laccinole.

The final events on the track will be the distance medley relays. The Huskies will put together a men's squad looking to post an NCAA qualifying mark. That group is scheduled to be Stanovsek, Devan Kirk, Connor Morello, and Talon Hull.

The Huskies will have their vaulters on hand Friday led by Olivia Gruver and Chase Smith, entered unattached once again. Makenna Barton, Monica Cohen, Annika Dayton, Allyson Ely and Kim Kramers will compete on the women's side and Blaise Black, Zach Shugart and Joey Weiler go for the men.

In the men's long jump, Samuel Richmond, Parker Kennedy and Jaylen Taylor are entered, with Taylor in the triple jump as well. Jelani Heath leads the women's long jump entries along with Rusnak and Jones Toutant.

The women's weight throw has Onyie Chibuogwu and Zoe Roberson and the shot put is scheduled to have Angel Nkwonta who has yet to compete this season.

Connor Jost and Elijah Mason will go in the men's weight throw and Jose Padilla is slated to throw in the men's shot put.