Camerieri wins Yakima Mile, runs fastest Mile on Washington soil
Cochran claims women’s race title; event record 1,718 finishers at 7th edition
By Luke Thompson, Yakima Herald-Republic with BBTM support
YAKIMA, Wash. - Everything came together perfectly for a close, record-breaking finish to the fastest Yakima Mile yet on an unseasonably cool Saturday night.
On the point-to-point, slight downhill certified course, former 1500 meter national champion Craig Engels did his part to push the pace early and beat the previous Washington State record set by 19-year-old Australian Cameron Myers in Seattle last January. That still wasn't quite good enough to outpace 2024 race winner Anthony Camarieri, who outsprinted a field full of personal-bests on the way to a 3:49.34, just .35 ahead of Engels
"There's a little extra downhill at the end, so you can kick a little further out than you think,” said Camerieri. "It helps when you hear the noise. Awesome event, that's why I keep coming back."
His $11,000 in prize money — $6,000 for bettering the state record — provides a nice incentive as well, and the winner of the January 2026 BU Terrier Classic thanks to a then-world-leading time of 13:12.02 said another win will give him a boost of confidence heading into the summer season. Camarieri also clocked a 13:30 to finish as the second American at the Boston 5K on April 18, but a bout with pneumonia last month left some questions about his fitness heading into Saturday's race, a Bring Back the Mile Featured Event.
University of Washington standout Mia Cochran didn't need a pacer to lead wire-to-wire to win the women's pro race in a time of 4:29.75, more than two seconds clear of Canadian Addy Townsend.
"My goal was just to stay in it the whole time and I just wanted to be there at the end and I knew I'm really fit right now," Cochran said. "So I just wanted to kick that second gear and win the race."
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7th Yakima Mile presented by Fleet Feet PNW
BBTM Featured Event
Yakima, WA, Saturday evening, June 6, 2026
MEN
1) Anthony Camerieri (CO), 3:50, $11,000*
2) Craig Engels (CA), 3:50, $2500
3) Thomas Diamond (AUS), 3:52, $2000
4) Jonas Price (WA), 3:52, $1000
5) Tyrone Gorze (OR), 3:53, $750
6) Owen Powell (WA), 3:53, $500
7) Rhys Hammon (CT), 3:57, $250
8) Adam Swanson (MN), 3:58, $200
9) Andy Wacker (CO), 4:00
10) Henry Mong (OR), 4:00
*event record (previous record, 3:50.5, Sam Prakel (WA), 2022); includes $6000 for fastest Mile on Washington soil (previous mark, 3:49.81i, Cam Myers (AUS), Seattle, WA, 01/17/26)
WOMEN
1) Mia Cochran (WA), 4:30, $5000
2) Abby Townsend (CAN), 4:32, $2500
3) Ellish Flanagan (IRL), 4:33, $2000
4) Josephine Welin (WA), 4:33, $1000
5) Marisa Howard (ID), 4:33, $750
6) Jennifer Martinez (CA), 4:33, $500
7) Lindsey Peters (UT), 4:34, $250
8) Jessica Swartz (CAN), 4:34, $200
9) Ellen-Mary Kearney (GBR), 4:39
10) Mikayla Schneider (CO), 4:41
Complete race results HERE.
PHOTO: Evan Abell / Yakima Herald-Republic
