American high school track and field competition
The Brooks PR Invitational is a championship American middle school and high school track and field meeting held annually in Seattle, Washington .[ 1]
Background
The meeting invites the top eight to sixteen fastest American middle school athletes and high school athletes of the year in each event to compete.[ 1] [ 2]
Events contested in the high school level include the 100 meters , 100 meter hurdles (girls), 110 meter hurdles (boys), 400 meters , 800 meters , one mile , and two miles .[ 1] The middle school or junior level contests the 400 meters , 800 meters , and one mile .[ 1]
It has been described by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as "among the nation's most prestigious track meets".[ 3]
History
Brooks PR began on February 24, 2011 as an indoor track and field meeting, held on the Dempsey Indoor track at the University of Washington . In the years following, it was changed to an outdoor post-season meet held in the summer.[ 4]
In 2022, Simeon Birnbaum became the 17th U.S. high schooler to run a sub-4-minute mile at the meeting, running 3:59.51.[ 19]
At the 2024 edition of the meeting, Cooper Lutkenhaus set a new United States freshman record in the 800 meters at the meeting, clocking 1:47.58.[ 20] Drew Griffth set a new meeting record in the two miles, running 8:31.46.[ 21] Behind him, Tyrone Gorze broke Steve Prefontaine 's Oregon state record in the event.[ 22]
Meeting records
Middle school (junior)
Boys
Girls
High school
Boys
Girls
References
^ a b c d e f g h "PR Invitational | Brooks Running" . www.brooksrunning.com . Retrieved 2024-07-10 .
^ Choate, Campbell. "Leachman, Hedengren And Ritzenhein. Brooks PR Will Be Fun" . MileSplit United States . Archived from the original on 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2025-01-04 .
^ "FESTIVAL OF HALF-MILERS, TOO" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2 Jun 2017. p. C08. Retrieved 4 January 2025 .
^ a b "Neale to run in Brooks PR invite" . The Daily Herald. 22 Feb 2011. p. 15. Retrieved 6 January 2025 .
^ "Knight, Gardner test the best" . The Spokesman-Review. 23 Feb 2012. p. b1. Retrieved 6 January 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2013 results" . RunnerSpace . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2014" . MileSplit . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2015" . MileSplit . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2016" . MileSplit . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2017" . MileSplit . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2018" . RunnerSpace . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2019" . RunnerSpace . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2020" . RunnerSpace . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2021" . MileSplit . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2022" . MileSplit . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2023" . MileSplit . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2024" . MileSplit . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .
^ "Brooks PR Invitational 2025" . MileSplit . Retrieved 8 June 2025 .
^ "MILESTONE MOMENT: RC Stevens' Birnbaum becomes 17th U.S. high-schooler to run sub 4-minute mile" . Argus-Leader. 17 Jun 2022. p. B1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 .
^ Mull, Cory (2024-06-13). "Is Cooper Lutkenhaus The Second Coming Of Michael Granville?" . FloTrack . Retrieved 2025-01-04 .
^ "Bozeman's Nathan Neil establishes new personal best at Brooks PR Invitational in Washington" . MontanaSports.com (MTSPX) . 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2025-01-04 .
^ "Tyrone Gorze of Crater breaks Steve Prefontaine's 2-mile state record at Brooks PR Invitational in Seattle" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 6 January 2025 .
^ Keenan Gray. "Jane Hedengren Runs Another Mind-Boggling Record For 2-Mile At Brooks PR Invitational" . brooksprinvitational.runnerspace.com . Retrieved 15 June 2025 .
^ "Mile Results" . athletictiming.net . Retrieved 15 June 2025 .
^ "100m Results" . athletictiming.net . Retrieved 15 June 2025 .
^ "110m Hurdles Results" . athletictiming.net . Retrieved 15 June 2025 .
^ "800m Results" . athletictiming.net . Retrieved 15 June 2025 .
^ "800m Results" . athletictiming.net . Retrieved 15 June 2025 .
^ Keenan Gray. "Jane Hedengren Runs Another Mind-Boggling Record For 2-Mile At Brooks PR Invitational" . brooksprinvitational.runnerspace.com . Retrieved 15 June 2025 .
Outdoor Indoor Age categories