Patterson Second In Two Events at Idaho State

Saturday, February 9

Pocatello, Idaho

All Day

University of Utah

Mountain State Games

2/9/2008 12:00 AM | Track & Field

Feb. 9, 2008

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POCATELLO, Idaho - Ashley Patterson finished second in two events as part of several top performances for the Utah track and field team at the Idaho State Mountain State Games.

Patterson's second-place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 38-9.25" was a personal best. In addition, she crossed the line second in the 400-meter invitational in 56.95.

Josefin Berg and Chelsea Shapard each earned personal best times. Berg finished second in the weight throw with a toss of 55-03". Shapard was second in the 800-meter invitational in 2:13.14.

"It was an ok meet for us," head coach Kyle Kepler said. "We were a little more inconsistent than we should be, although we have been battling illness and injury and did rest a few kids. Next weekend is a huge meet and we need to come ready to go. I am expecting us to have a good week of practice. The team has been really good about working on things in practice when we have a big meet coming up. We need to pick up the intensity and be a little more focused."

Haley McAllister came in third in the long jump with a leap of 18-08.75".

"Haley was trying to be a little more aggressive this week in the long jump, which is great because we want her to take that next step," Kepler said.

Whitney Wellington came in second in the 400-meter run with a time of 58.07. Janet Ern was second in the 800-meter run (2:17.96). Chasity Toilolo followed Berg in the weight throw with a fourth-place finish (52-08.50").

Wellington and Liza Whitehead each advanced to the finals of the 60-meter dash. Wellington finished fourth with her 7.86 time in the finals after running 7.84 in the preliminaries. Whitehead ran her best time of 7.89 in the preliminaries.

Mandie Rowell was solid in both the triple jump and the pole vault, finishing sixth in the pole vault (11-6.25") and fifth in the triple jump (36-8.25"). Sara McFee earned a seventh-place finish in the triple jump (36-6.50").

Chelsey Kaplar's time of 9.08 in the 60-meter hurdles placed her sixth. She ran a 9.21 in the preliminaries.

Lauren Lewis was sixth in the 3000-meter run invitational (10:32.42) and Shayla Houlihan was ninth in the mile (5:22.04). Other competitors included Sarah Dowland in the shot put (11th, 40-07.50").

The Utes return to action, Feb. 15-16, at the Iowa State Classic.