Paul Merca (former blue check)
@paulmerca70601
Track & field writer/announcer/photographer based in Seattle. University of Washington communications alum; also cover NFL & college football. Woem.
Ichiro's impression of @Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs is AMAZING 🤣
Amina Maatoug and Maggie Liebich of @UWTrack finish sixth and ninth in @fisu WUG 1500m... paulmerca.blogspot.com/2025/07/amina-… #rheinruhr2025 #WUG2025 #gohuskies @USAUniTeam
Issaquah native and @UWTrack senior Julia David-Smith wins @fisu WUG 5000m for France @FFAthletisme ... paulmerca.blogspot.com/2025/07/issaqu… #rheinruhr2025 #WorldUniversityGames #GoHuskies @UWAthletics
JULIA DAVID-SMITH of @uwtrack FOR THE WIN! VIVA LA FRANCE! 15:34.57 @FISU @FFAthletisme
WSU's De Mello and UW's Tupu-South on the move to @OregonTF and @LouisvilleTFXC ... paulmerca.blogspot.com/2025/07/wsus-d… #NCAATF
Maggie Liebich 🇺🇸 and Amina Maatoug 🇳🇱 both easily advance to the 1,500-meter finals at the World University Games today in Germany! Both placed second in their heats, and they will chase medals on Sunday at 3:00 a.m. PT #GoHuskies
Maggie Liebich of @UWTrack and the USA is also going to the finals of the w1500 at the @fisu World University Games with a second place finish, running 4:16.36! She joins Amina Maatoug into Sunday's finals!
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🐐 REPOST to WIN 🐐 We’re just a few days away from Ichiro going into the Hall of Fame! To celebrate, we’re giving away an #IchiroHOF Prize Pack—thanks to the @MarinersStore! All you need to do is hit that repost button for a chance to win!
Michael Johnson Says Investor Pulling Out Caused Grand Slam Track’s ‘Major, Major Cash Flow Issue’ - frontofficesports.com/grand-slam-tra… via @FOS
It's about time re the selection policy for defending champs w/the wild card. Bernard Lagat's 800m race at the 2009 USATF championships was one of the most laughable races. He ran faster from the finish line of old Hayward to 19th Avenue, where a car was waiting.
H/T for the rec to @preet_athletics, but Ryan Crouser confirmed on the Podium Podcast with Hannah England, Richard Newman and Katie Smith that he WILL be in Tokyo no matter what. He also confirmed that USATF has officially changed their selection policy so that World Champions…
A fast final in Germany and Chloe Foerster takes 7th for Team USA 🇺🇸 at the World University Games in a time of 2:01.58. That's the second-fastest 800-meter time of her career. #GoHuskies
To view photos from July 11th's fab Morton Games by our official photographers see here: mortongames.ie/morton-games-2… @irishathletics @DCU @DCUAthletics @DCUSport @FingalSports @EVENTSinFingal @sportireland @ClonliffeHAC @DubAthletics @dublinpeople #DreamsAreMade
Julia David-Smith of @UWTrack, running for France, (@FFAthletisme) easily advances to the finals of the w5000, running 16:32.99 this morning at the @FISU World University Games in Bochum, Germany. Finals are Saturday at 11:50am Pacific time. rhineruhr2025.com/en/schedule#/a…
Foerster advances to 800m finals at @FISU World University Games; Wil Smith joins @hansonsrun group... paulmerca.blogspot.com/2025/07/foerst… @uwtrack #rheinruhr2025 #WorldUniversityGames @ZagRunning @brooksrunning
Chloe Foerster is into the finals in Germany at the World University Games! 🇺🇸🇩🇪🌎 She runs 2:02.13 in the semis to get one of the eight spots in Thursday's final, which is scheduled for 11:58 a.m. Pacific time. #GoHuskies
Chloe Foerster easily moves into semis of 800m at World University Games... paulmerca.blogspot.com/2025/07/chloe-… #rheinruhr2025 #FISU2025 @FISU @UWTrack
