Brooks Beasts Track Club is a professional running team based in Seattle and sponsored by Brooks Sports. The group includes runners specializing in distances from the 800 meters to the 5000 meters. The group trains primarily in Seattle under coach Danny Mackey.[1][2]
Brooks Beasts was formed in 2013 when Brooks took up the task of launching a professional track team with the goal of helping athletes win medals at National, World, and Olympic championships.[3]
Beasts athletes include National, Worlds and Olympic qualifiers and multiple NCAA All-Americans, NCAA champions, and record-holders in both NCAA Division I and NCAA Division II. It has featured numerous U.S. Top 5 and World Top 25 runners.[4][5]
Members
editThe Brooks Beasts have had many members over the years. Some have left the team for various reasons.[6][7][8]
Men
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Devin Dixon (USA) (2021)- Isaiah Harris (USA) (2022)
- Garrett Heath (USA) (2014)
Josh Kerr (SCO) (2018)- Brannon Kidder (USA) (2016)
- Dillon Maggard (USA) (2023)
- David Ribich (USA) (2018)
- Waleed Suliman (USA) (2021)
- Izaic Yorks (USA) (2017)
- Drew Windle (USA) (2015)
- Henry Wynne (USA) (2017)
Women
edit- Laurie Barton (USA) (2021)
- Allie Buchalski (USA) (2018)
- Julia Cigarroa Heymach (USA) (2022)
Marta Pen (POR) (2019)- Nia Akins (USA) (2020)
Former Members
- Spencer Brown (USA) (2020-2021)
- Michael Eaton (USA) (-2020)
- Casimir Loxsom (USA) (2014-)
- Katie Mackey (USA) (2013-)
- Riley Masters (USA)
- Jessica Tonn Mclain (USA) (2015-)
- Baylee Mires (USA)(2016-2018)
- Karisa Nelson (USA) (2019-2022)
- Allie Ostrander (USA) (2019-2021)
- Matt Scherer (USA) (2013-2014)
- Nick Symmonds (USA) (2014-2017)
- Ryan Vail (USA)
References
edit- ^ "AthleteBiz | Brooks Beasts Track Club". www.athletebiz.us. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "Brooks Beasts Running Club, Coach and Shoes". August 24, 2018.
- ^ Manager, MAC Seattle. "Welcome Brooks Beasts".
- ^ "Danny Mackey, Head Coach, Brooks Beasts Track Club, On Mindset & Training From Jiu Jitsu to Running". marnionthemove.com. 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Keeping Up with the Brooks Beasts Track Club: Meet The Fast & Furious Runners from Brooks Beasts". MISSBISH - Women's Fashion, Fitness & Lifestyle Magazine. June 2, 2016.
- ^ "Brooks Running Company Signs Deepest Class of Athletes to Brooks Beasts Track Club - RunBlogRun". www.runblogrun.com. 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Just how fast is a Brooks Beast?". Brooks Running.
- ^ "Brooks Beasts Runners". Brooks. Retrieved February 10, 2023.