Husky Classic Preview

Husky Classic - February 13 - 14

Dempsey Indoor - Seattle, Washington

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The Husky Classic, last indoor meet of the 2026 season at the University of Washington, will be this weekend at the Dempsey Indoor facility. With the NCAA D1 Indoor Championship only a month away, the Husky Classic is a great opportunity to get a qualifying mark.

800 Meters

Kaylie Politza of Oklahoma State

Sixteen individuals qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships and the 16th fastest time in the women's 800 right now is 2:03.36. Haylie Kitching of Penn State is currently #2 ranked athlete in the 800 on TFRRS. Haylie's teammate Boh Ritchie of Penn State is #5 and Kaylie Politza of Oklahoma State is #11. Several athletes racing in the 800 have a chance to crack the top 16 like Rosemary Longisa of Washington State, Chloe Forester of Washington and Juliette Whittaker of Stanford.

The current 16th time in the men's 800 is 1:47.19. Professional athletes Sam Prakel of Adidas and Sam Ellis of On Running can help athletes like Rheinhardt Harrison on NAU and Tyler Bilyard of Washington dip into the 1:46 range.

Mile

The 16th time currently is 4:32.14 in the women's mile. Some athletes hope to move up in the rankings on Saturday. Kaiya Robertson of Boise State is #7 on the TFRRS list and Mia Cochran of Washington is ranked #11.

Nathan Green and Sam Prakel of Adidas

Tor Hotung-Davidson of NAU is the standard bearer with the 16th time of 3:55.5. Tyler Bilyard of Washington is 9th and Thomas Diamond has the 15th fastest mile time. Pros Sam Prakel and Nathan Green, both of Adidas, will also add to the depth of the mile.

3000 Meters

Erin Vringer of Utah

The sixteenth time in the women's 3000 is 8:52.30 and currently Erin Vringer of Utah has the 9th fastest time in TFRRS, Marion Jepngetich of New Mexico is ranked #11 and Betty Kipkore of Iowa State has the 15th fastest time time. Pamely Kosgei of New Mexico isn't in the top 16, but has the credentials to make the top 16 as she won both the 5,000 and 10,000 at June's outdoor NCAA Championships.

Robin Kwemoi Bera of Iowa State

Taha Er Raouy of Eastern Kentucky has the 4th fastest time in the men's 3000 and Robin Kwemoi Bera of Iowa State is 9th on the TFRRS list in the 3000. Denis Kipngetich of Oklahoma State finished 6th at November's NCAA XC Championship and  Samuel Habtom of New Mexico will try to set his mark in the 3000 and he won the NCAA Cross Country title last November. Reuben Reina JR has the top time in the mile and hopes to move into the 3000 rankings. The 16th time in the 3000 is 7:47.65.

5000 Meters

Solomon Kipchoge of Washington State

Athletes get a rare chance to improve their time or race for the first time in the 5000 on Saturday. Sophia Kennedy of Stanford is currently the 10th fastest women in the 3000, Chloe Thomas of hometown Washington is ranked 13th and Marion Jepngetich of New Mexico has the 14th fastest time. The 16th time to race for is 15:22.22.

The men's 5000 16th time is 13:29.58 and the deep field in the men's 5000 should have a number athletes dip below that mark. Solomon Kipchoge of Washington State finished third at the NCAA XC Championships in November and has the 12th fastest 5000 meter time and teammate Evans Kurui of Washington State is ranked 13th. Meshack Kimutai of Iowa State is the 14th ranked runner in TFRRS, Elsingi Keputo of Louisville is 15th and Adisu Guadia of Oklahoma State is the 16th rated 5000 meter runner. Kelvin Cheruiyot of Florida finished 16th at the NCAA XC Championships.

DMR

Twelve schools can qualify for the DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships and the women's race is particularly deep with Stanford, Washington, Utah, Oklahoma State, Villanova, Boston College, Penn State, Oregon State and Iowa State slated to race on Friday.

High School

Malachi Schoenherr of Sheldon

Although the meet is on the University of Washington campus and caters to college athletes, there are several high school athletes racing this weekend including Cassidy Armstrong of Ballard, Brynn Davenport of Crater, Sophie Schoolmeester of Banks, Malachi Schoenherr of Sheldon, Maxwell Miracle and Preston Schmidt of Crater.

Look for photos for photo galleries of Saturday's portion of the Husky Classic soon after the meet.