In addition to the ten athletes with uwtrack ties going to Budapest for wabudapest23 , there are seven more that have ties to the state of Washington, including defending world pole vault champion ktnago13 ! • joshhkerr nia_akins zay_800 & martapenfreitas are part of Seattle’s pro track team , the brooksbeaststc , while allen214 ran for wsucougarxctf and Katie was a volunteer vault coach for the Cougars during the 2018-19 season. • Finally, kenneth_rooks who is the reigning ncaatrackfield & usatf steeplechase champion, is from Walla Walla where he went to school at cphshawks_xc . • All photos ©️ Paul Merca. All worldwide rights reserved. • #nikond850 #nikonsportsphotography #paulmerca #roadtobudapest worldathletics #journeytogold