Husky Classic Starts Three-Day Dempsey Weekend

THIS WEEK IN HUSKY TRACK & FIELD

Friday-Saturday, February 10-11 
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UW High School Invitational

Saturday-Sunday, February 11-12

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SEATTLE – Washington returns to the Dempsey after a week away with one of the biggest and best indoor meets in the country, the Husky Classic. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11, the No. 2-ranked men and No. 5-ranked women will mix it up with some stellar competition, looking to send more athletes up the national ranking lists.

 

This weekend also marks the return of the UW High School Invitational for the first time since 2020. That meet will begin with some distance races on Saturday night after the conclusion of the Husky Classic, with most of the schedule set for Sunday.

 

Friday’s Husky Classic session starts at 3 p.m. and should conclude around 8:30 p.m. Saturday picks up at 9:15 a.m. and the final heats of the men’s 4x400m relay start at 2:50 p.m. to wrap things up. All the weekend action can be live streamed via Runnerspace.com.

 

Traditionally one of the top meets every year for producing NCAA Indoor qualifiers in the distance events, the fields for this Husky Classic certainly reflect that, with many of the nation’s top distance running programs coming to town.

 

A few of the programs sending groups to the Dempsey this weekend include Arkansas, Boise State, California, Colorado, Colorado State, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Kentucky, New Mexico, Northern Arizona, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon State, Portland, SMU, Utah, Utah State, Washington State and Wyoming.

 

Last week saw the Huskies send athletes to four different meets around the country, with incredible results. The women’s DMR of Sophie O’Sullivan, Marlena Preigh, Carley Thomas, and Anna Gibson set the NCAA Record in Boston. This week, O’Sullivan is entered in the mile, while Preigh, Thomas and Gibson are all in the 800-meters.

 

Ida Eikeng broke the School Record in the pentathlon last week in Nebraska. She is entered in four more of the five pentathlon events this week, scheduled to get work in the 60m hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 800-meters. Newcomer Bruno Comin Pescador also…