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.
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
