The Pasco Invitational is an annual track and field

Track and field

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 competition for high school

High school

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athletes in the Pacific Northwest

Pacific Northwest

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, held in mid April in Pasco, Washington

Pasco, Washington

Pasco is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Washington, United States.Pasco is one of three cities that make up the Tri-Cities region of the state of Washington...

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The Invitational hosted its first event in 1962, ever since it has been the premier Track and Field event in the state of Washington.

Most notable stars from the Pasco Invitational included Brad Walker, Ja'Warren Hooker

Ja'Warren Hooker

Ja'Warren Hooker is a track and field sprinter and former University of Washington football player.Hooker is one of seven children and has not seen his biological father since he was little. Ja'Warren's step father is a chemist for the Washington State Agriculture Department...

, Anthony Buchanan, Chris Lukezic

Chris Lukezic

Christopher Lukezic is an American middle distance runner.-High School Years:Lukezic attended Auburn High School in Auburn, Washington and competed in cross country and track & field. In track, Lukezic became known as one of the top distance runners in the nation. While in high school Lukezic won...

, and Ernie Conwell

Ernie Conwell

Ernest Harold Conwell is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington....

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