Track season is almost here. I love the early season meets as we don't know what to expect.
dyestat wrote:
2016 Olympic gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz kicks off his 2023 campaign in Seattle. Centrowitz is entered in both the 1000m and mile contests. In the 1000m, he's joined by a trio of Washington 1500m All-Americans. Reigning NCAA 1500m champion Joe Waskom, 2022 NCAA 1500m fifth place finisher Luke Houser and 1500m seventh place finisher Nathan Green are all ready to race, joined by ASICS pro Johnny Gregoreck and 2022 NCAA 1500m third place finisher Sam Ellis.The men's and women's mile fields have strong collections of talent ready to showcase their early season fitness. In addition to Centrowitz, NCAA cross country champion Charles Hicks is joined by his Stanford teammates Ky Robinson, Cole Sprout, Thomas Boyden, and Zane Bergen, all eyeing sub-4 performances. Kieran Lumb of Washington, who enters with a top seed of 3:55.53, ran that mark winning last year's mile race at the Washington Indoor Preview. Former NCAA 800m champion Isaiah Harris of the Brooks Beasts, 2019 World Championships qualifier John Gay of Canada, and Green are also entered in the stacked event.
For me, it's a great sign that Centro is racin this early in the season.