WALNUT, Calif. – The Utah track and field team continued competition at the Mt. SAC Relays and the Bryan Clay Invitational on Friday, April 14, where they posted many personal bests and solid performances.
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"We had several lifetime best today at Bryan Clay. Our 800 group ran particularly well across the board and was led by Faust who really rebounded after a lousy race on Thursday. Gehrich ran a really nice race in the 1500 even with getting bumped with 200m to go. She still PR'd and her time should get her to the NCAA Prelims. We have several other gals who are closing in on that next step but still have work to do to finish the deal," head coach
Kyle Kepler said.
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The lone Ute to compete at the Mt. SAC Relays in was junior
Hannah McInturff. McInturff competed in the open 5000-meter run and placed 17
th overall with a time of 16:51.57 in Walnut, Calif.
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At the Bryan Clay Invitational, Utah's 4x100 relay team placed 11
th with a time of 48.28 seconds in Azusa, Calif. The relay team was made up of sophomore
Raynee Helm, freshman
Ann Wingeleth, junior
Madison Lanford, and freshman
Holly Stallman.
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Sophomore
Caitlin Faust posted a top-20 finish in the 800-meter run, placing 18
th overall with a personal best time of 2:09.96. Sophomore
Sadie Wassum placed 43
rd with a personal best time of 2:12.57, junior
Dakota Grossman finished in 46
th place with a personal best time of 2:12.87, freshman
Nicole Griffiths earned 54
th with a personal best time of 2:13.55,
Sarah Newton recorded 76
th place in a time of 2:15.91, sophomore
Mesa Weidle rounded out the Utes in 108
th place with a personal best time of 2:19.76.
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Freshman
Amanda Gehrich led the way for Utah in the 1500-meter run, where she finished in 30
th place with a personal best time of 4:24.43. Grossman finished in 112
th place with a time of 4:36.12, Wassum recorded 147
th with a time of 4:40.61, and Griffiths finished in 196
th place in a time of 4:48.54.
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In the 200-meter dash, Stallman and freshman
Brooke Martin placed 61
st and 62
nd place, respectively. Stallman and Martin both finished in personal best times of 25.73 seconds. Weidle placed 88
th with a time of 26.26 seconds, and Helm finished 102
nd with a time of 26.73 seconds.
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Martin also competed in the 400-meter hurdles. Martin finished in 17
th place with a personal best time of 1:02.41.
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Junior
Rhianna Williams finished in 46
th place with a time of 58.59 seconds in the 400-meter dash. Newton finished with a time of 58.86 seconds to earn 51
st place.
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In the 100-meter dash, Wingeleth placed 59
th with a time of 12.51 seconds.
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Lanford also competed in the 100-meter hurdles and the long jump. Lanford finished the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 16.44 seconds to place 76
th. Lanford recorded a mark of 15 feet, 11.75 inches (4.87m) in the long jump to earn 61
st place.
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In the field events, sophomore Christine Glasmann competed in the javelin and placed eighth overall, recording a mark of 136 feet, 7 inches (41.63m).
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Freshman
Suzannah Stark competed in the high jump on Friday, placing in a tie for 39
th with a personal best mark of 5 feet, .025 inches (1.53m).
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Utah will be back in action next Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, at the Robison Invitational. The Robison Invitational is hosted by BYU and will be held in Provo, Utah.
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