Huskies Hit Three Meets Including Famed Penn Relays

Saturday, April 29

Fresno, CA

All Day

University of Washington

Fresno State Invitational

April 27, 2023 | Track & Field

By: UW Athletic Communications

THIS WEEK IN HUSKY TRACK & FIELD

Fresno State Invitational
Fresno, Calif. | Apr. 29
Meet Schedule | Live Results | Live Video

Desert Heat Classic
Tucson, Ariz. | Apr. 29
Meet Schedule | Live Results

Penn Relays
Philadelphia, Pa. | Apr. 29
Meet Schedule | Live Results | Live Video

SEATTLE – A split Dawg squad heads back out on the road this week, hitting three meets all on Saturday, Apr. 29, highlighted by Washington's first entries at the Penn Relays in fourteen years. Along with the group headed to Philadelphia, the Huskies will also be in action at the Fresno State Invitational, and the Desert Heat Classic, hosted by Arizona.

Just two weeks now separate the Huskies from the Pac-12 Championships, and athletes will be using that time to round into postseason form. The group heading to Fresno consists of the jumpers, vaulters, and multi-event athletes. The throwers and sprinters will be in action in Tucson.

At the legendary Penn Relays, the Huskies will run for the wheels in the men's 4xMile, the women's 4x1500-meters, and the women's 4x800-meters. Those three championship events will all take place on Saturday. The women's 4x1500m is up first at 9:40 a.m. Pacific time, followed by the men's 4xMile at 10:20 a.m., and then the women's 4x800m at 11:56 a.m.

Expected to run in the men's 4xMile is NCAA Indoor Champion Luke Houser, NCAA Outdoor Champion Joe Waskom, and All-Americans Sam Ellis and Aaron Ahl. The two women's relays will be comprised of Chloe Foerster, Anna Gibson, Madison Heisterman, Sophie O'Sullivan, Carley Thomas, and Kayley DeLay. Washington last competed at the Penn Relays in 2009, taking second in the men's sprint medley relay, and third in the women's 4x1500-meters. Prior to that UW's last trip was back in 1993.

Action at Fresno State on Saturday starts at 10 a.m. and will go into the evening. The Desert Heat Classic starts at 12 noon with the hammer throws, and 2:30 for the next field event. The first running event at Arizona doesn't start until 5:25 p.m.

Washington Entries at Fresno State Invitational (Saturday, Apr. 29)
Women's 100m: Ida Eikeng
Women's 100m Hurdles: Ida Eikeng
Women's Pole Vault: Sara Borton, Nastassja Campbell, Sarah Ferguson, Ashleigh Helms, Holland Pilukas
Women's Long Jump: Camille Duckett, Lauren Heggen
Women's Triple Jump: Rachel Bir, Lauren Heggen
Women's Shot Put: Ida Eikeng
Women's Javelin: Ida Eikeng
Men's 1500m: Ollie Thorner
Men's 110m Hurdles: Jami Schlueter, Ollie Thorner
Men's High Jump: Leland Lieberg
Men's Pole Vault: Will Anderson, Jacob Englar, Jami Schlueter, Ollie Thorner
Men's Long Jump: Prestin Artis, Tim Luebbert
Men's Triple Jump: Tim Luebbert
Men's Shot Put: Bruno Comin Pescador, Jami Schlueter, Ollie Thorner
Men's Discus: Bruno Comin Pescador
Men's Javelin: Bruno Comin Pescador

Washington Entries at Desert Heat Classic (Saturday, Apr. 29)
Women's Shot Put: MaKayla Kelby, Kaia Tupu-South
Women's Discus: Beatrice Asomaning, MaKayla Kelby, Kaia Tupu-South
Women's Hammer: Beatrice Asomaning
Women's Javelin: Natalie Holmer, Kathleen Horn, Saydi Orange, Tanya Simora
Men's 200m: Sam Baricevic, Daniel Gaik, Anthony Smith
Men's 400m: Sam Baricevic
Men's 400m Hurdles: Jonathan Birchman, Cass Elliott, Matthew Wilkinson
Men's 4x400m Relay: Washington
Men's Discus: Elijah Mason, Nolan Such
Men's Hammer: Jayden White
Men's Javelin: Chandler Ault, Brady Gockel, Jack Olsen

Washington Entries at Penn Relays (Saturday, Apr. 29)
Men's 4xMile
Women's 4x1500m
Women's 4x800m