byLarry Eder
The Brooks PR Invitational was held February 27, 2011 at the Dempsey Fieldhouse at the University of Washington at Seattle. The sponsor, Brooks Running, invited the top ten high school boys and girls to compete over the distances of 60 meters, 60 meter hurdles, 400 meters, 800 meters, one mile and two miles.
The response was very impressive for a first year, or any year, for that matter. There were seven number one times and seven number two times in the country for 2011 set at the meet. Probably the most impressive was the girls’ two mile, which had the top ten performances at the distance for 2011.
What I liked about the event was that Brooks has committed to supporting high school track & field, which is a key development. Congrats to Jesse Williams and his team at Brooks, and to Dave Larsen, VP of Marketing & Light Hauling, and Jim Weber, President of Brooks, for supporting the plan!
It takes a lot of people to make an event like this work.
Kudos to the marketing team at Brooks, the chaperons, the officials and the athletes, for making it a memorable event.
We hope that you enjoy the photo gallery, which was supplied by Brooks, and special thanks to Chuck Bartlett for producing the photo gallery!
