Atisme Leads Utah Track and Field at BYU Robison Invitational

4/23/2016 12:00 AM | Track & Field

April 23, 2016

PROVO, Utah- Junior Alissa Atisme recorded the third fastest time in school history in the 400-meter as the Utah track and field team wrapped up the BYU Robison Invitational with several impressive performances.

"We closed out the Robison Invitational much better today," Utah head coach Kyle Kepler said. "Despite the awful weather conditions, I still felt good about some of the races we had. I think our kids showed a lot of mental toughness, especially at certain parts of the race where it was hammering down rain. Our kids came out focused and didn't allow the weather to slow them down too much."

Atisme recorded a personal best time of 54.80 seconds to capture the 400-meter event title to rank third on the all-time school record list. Sophomore Mesa Weidle also performed well, earning seventh with a time of 58.25 seconds.

Atisme and Weidle returned to represent Utah in the 200. Atisme placed fourth with a time of 24.22 seconds, followed by Weidle in 15th (25.67).

Redshirt senior Ali Eisenbeiss also claimed an event title in the 800 with a time of 2:10.82. Junior Grace Englund finished not far behind in third with a time of 2:12.21. Makenzie Clark placed 25th in 2:27.75.

The 400-meter hurdles featured junior Christine Van Brocklin and sophomore Madison Lanford earning top-five finishes. Van Brocklin led the way for the Utes, finishing fourth with a time of 1:02.41. Lanford claimed fifth in 1:02.96.

Sophomore Raynee Helm competed in the 100-meter dash for the Utes, earning 16th with a time of 12.43 seconds.

In the 5,000-meter run, two true freshmen recorded personal bests. Hannah Allred earned ninth with a time of 19:20.62, followed by Jade Mulvey in 13th (19:43.11). Jessica Sams competed unattached, placing second overall with a time of 18:17.14.

The Utes will compete next at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa on April 28th.

-UU-