Brooks PR Invitational

Brooks PR Invitational
Genre	Outdoor track and field
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Seattle, Washington
Country	United States
Inaugurated	February 24, 2011 (2011-02-24)
Sponsor	Brooks

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 Invitational editions

Ed.	Year	Date	Venue	Ref.
1st	2011	February 24	Dempsey Indoor	[4]
2nd	2012	February 26		[5]
3rd	2013	February 24		[6]
4th	2014	June 21	Renton Memorial Stadium	[7]
5th	2015	June 19-20	Shoreline Stadium	[8]
6th	2016	June 18	Renton Memorial Stadium	[9]
7th	2017	June 17	Renton Memorial Stadium	[10]
8th	2018	June 8	Shoreline Stadium	[11]
9th	2019	June 15	Husky Track	[12]
	2020	June 6	Cancelled	[13]
10th	2021	July 2	Renton Memorial Stadium	[14]
11th	2022	June 15	Husky Track	[15]
12th	2023	June 14	Renton Memorial Stadium	[16]
13th	2024	June 12	Renton Memorial Stadium	[17]
14th	2025	June 8	Renton Memorial Stadium	[18]

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

Event	Performance	Athlete	Date	Ref
400 m	48.66	Jaelen Hunter	2023	[1]
800 m	1:54.20	Cooper Lutkenhaus	2023
Mile	4:20.73	Sean Reith	2024

Girls

Event	Performance	Athlete	Date	Ref
400	51.67	Camryn Dailey	8 June 2025	[23]
800 m	2:09.02	Janae Coleman	2024	[1]
Mile	4:47.96	Brianna Reilly	8 June 2025	[24]

High school

Boys

Event	Performance	Athlete	Date	Ref
100 m	10.22 (+1.0 m/s)	Brayden Williams	8 June 2025	[25]
110 m hurdles	13.29 (+1.2 m/s)	Le'Ezra Brown	8 June 2025	[26]
400 m	45.70	Tavon Underwood	2023	[1]
800 m	1:46.26	Cooper Lutkenhaus	8 June 2025	[27]
Mile	3:59.51	Simeon Birnbaum	2022
Two miles	8:31.46	Drew Griffith	2024

Girls

Event	Performance	Athlete	Date	Ref
100 m	10.98	Candice Hill	2015	[1]
100 m hurdles	13.13	Akala Garrett	2023
400 m	52.01	Skyler Franklin	2024
800 m	2:01.50	Paige Sheppard	8 June 2025	[28]
Mile	4:35.69	Jane Hedengren	2023
Two miles	9:17.75	Jane Hedengren	8 June 2025	[29]

References

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19. "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.
20. Mull, Cory (2024-06-13). "Is Cooper Lutkenhaus The Second Coming Of Michael Granville?". FloTrack. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
21. "Bozeman's Nathan Neil establishes new personal best at Brooks PR Invitational in Washington". MontanaSports.com (MTSPX). 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
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23. Keenan Gray. "Jane Hedengren Runs Another Mind-Boggling Record For 2-Mile At Brooks PR Invitational". brooksprinvitational.runnerspace.com. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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