Records Toppled By Kelby And Green

Husky Classic
Friday-Saturday, February 10-11 
Final Results

UW High School Invitational

Saturday-Sunday, February 11-12

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SEATTLE – Nearing the end of the Husky Classic in the Dempsey, a couple Huskies ran a classic 800-meters, with Nathan Green breaking the 800-meter School Record with an assist from teammate Sam Ellis. Another big highlight came earlier in the day, as MaKayla Kelby extended her own School Record once again in the shot put.

 

The records capped off a productive weekend that saw Huskies putting themselves in improved positions for NCAA Indoor qualifications, or fine tuning before the final stretch towards nationals. Washington’s No. 2-ranked men’s team and No. 5-ranked women’s team produced nine new top-10 marks this weekend, and racked up 11 event wins.

 

Kelby shifted her season up a notch today in the shot put. The fifth-year Husky had a season-best on her first attempt of 54-1 to set the tone. But her best came on her sixth and final throw, as she went 55-10 ½ and hopped out of the back of the ring in excitement. That added seven inches to her indoor record, and exactly equaled her outdoor PR. It also moves Kelby up to a tie for 18th nationally this season.

 

In the men’s 800-meters, the final individual race of the weekend, two of Washington’s eight sub-four milers from the previous home meet dropped down to test their speed at the shorter distance. It turned out to be solid.

 

Sam Ellis, the Princeton transfer who must compete unattached indoors, as he has only outdoor eligibility remaining, powered to the finish line in a winning time of 1:46.77. As an unattached athlete, Ellis is unable to set school records this indoor season, but Nathan Green certainly can. The second-year Husky, just a redshirt freshman indoors, was right behind Ellis in 1:46.99. The two celebrated with some shadow boxing.

 

Green officially becomes the first Husky to dip under 1:47.00 indoors, and breaks a record that lasted just two weeks, as Cass Elliott had lowered the record to 1:47.22 at the UW Invitational. Green now ranks 10th in the NCAA in the 800m and still third in the mile, and Elliott ranks 13th in the 800m.

 

The Huskies closed with a flourish on the women’s side…