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MPSF Indoor Championships on Tap for Track & Field This Weekend
2/26/2020 1:51 PM | Track & Field
The Utes return to Seattle for its ninth MPSF Indoor Championship.
Date: Friday and Saturday, February 28-29, 2020Â
Location: Dempsey Indoor
Host: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation & University of WashingtonÂ
Time: Day 1: Friday - 12:15 p.m. (MT) | Day 2: Saturday - 11:00 a.m. (MT)Â
Starting Block
The Utah track and field team travels back to Seattle for the fourth time this indoor season to compete at the 2020 MPSF Indoor Championships, Friday and Saturday, February 28-29 at the Dempsey Indoor Facility. This marks the ninth MPSF Championships the Utes have competed in and are still in search for its first-ever championship.Â
The MPSF Championships feature 22 universities comprised from the Pac-12, Big West and West Coast Conferences. A total of 37 teams will compete for a conference title, 15 on the men's side and 22 on the women's.Â
Senior Kolbi Sims will get the championship meet underway competing in her second pentathlon of the season after tying the school-record at the Texas Tech Multis. The pentathlon events will begin on Friday at 12:15 p.m. (MT) with the 60m hurdles followed by the high jump.Â
With a subscription, fans can tune in live to watch the 2020 MPSF Championships on FloTrack.com.Â
Utah Athletes
Caitlin Faust — DMR / 800 / 4x400
Kolbi Sims — Pent / HJ
Brooklyn James — 800
Whitney Hessler — DMR / Mile / 800Â
Oneillia Fuller — 400 / 4x400Â
Jackie Martin — 400 / 4x400Â
Skyler Blair — DMR / 4x400Â
Lauren O'Banion — 200 / 4x400Â
Jasie York — DMR / 400 / 4X400Â
Anna Busatto — 3kÂ
Scarlet Dale — 5k
Sarah Feeny — DMR / 3kÂ
Ellie Lundgreen — 3kÂ
Brooke Manson — DMR / 800Â
Kaitlyn Mercer — DMR / 800Â
Sarah Newton — DMR / 800Â
Kennedy Powell — 3kÂ
Sophie Ryan — DMR / Mile
Cara Woolnough — 3kÂ
Emma Christensen — 3k / 5kÂ
Nicole Griffiths — Mile
Nationally Ranked MPSF Teams
No. 4 USC
No. 7 Oregon
No. 8 StanfordÂ
No. 9 BYU
No. 10 Washington
No. 13 ColoradoÂ
No. 19 UCLA
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
Utah owns four times that rank inside the top 50 of the NCAA after the completion of the regular indoor season. Brooke Manson dropped back two spots to 39th (2:07.31) in the 800m event with the time she posted at the Husky Classic while Sarah Feeny remains No. 48 with a time of 9:21.47 in the 3k. The DMR squad of Sarah Newton, Caitlin Faust, Brooke Manson and Jackie Martin rank 16th (11:19.13) and are just on the outside looking in with the mark they earned at the JDL DMR Invite. Sims' historic performance in the pentathlon at the Texas Tech Invite (3,891), dropped from 24th to 26th in the NCAA.Â
In the MPSF (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), the women of Utah remain idle and own 17 different marks that rank inside the top-30 with a few changes to last week's top times. Sims' new PR in the 60m hurdles moved her up from 21st to 17th while the DMR time posted at the JDL DMR remains fifth.Â
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MPSF Top Marks |
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Event |
Rank |
Name |
Time/Distance/Points |
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60m |
15th |
7.56 |
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400m |
18th |
55.52 |
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24th |
56.09 |
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27th |
56.24 |
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800m |
10th |
2:07.31 |
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14th |
2:08.06 |
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|
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24th Â28th |
 |
2:10.83 Â2:12.39 |
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Mile |
11th Â23rd |
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4:42.24 Â4:49.63 |
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3k |
13th |
9:21.47 |
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5k |
27th |
16:59.51 |
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60m Hurdles |
17th |
8.58 |
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4x400m Relay |
7th |
3:41.69 |
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DMR |
5th |
11:10.63 |
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High Jump |
15th |
1.68m |
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Pentathlon |
5th |
3,891 |
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LAST TIME OUT
Utah sent Sims to compete at the UW Last Chance meet in an effort to gain familiarity with the venue and be better prepared for the championship meet this weekend. At the Last Chance, Sims competed in the long jump where she leaped a distance of 5.36m (17'7.0") on her fourth attempt.Â
Sims also posted a new PR (8.58) in the 60m hurdles to place second and jump from fourth to second all-time in school history. Capping of the meet, Sims ran in the 800m race and registered a time of 2:20.12 — good for seventh.Â
Owning the 11th-best DMR time nationally, head coach Kyle Kepler opted to send a DMR squad out to Winston-Salem, N.C., to try and record a faster time in hopes of earning a qualifying time to race at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Running on the "Fastest 200m Flat Track in the Country" at the JDL DMR Invite, the Utes stepped on the track against a tough field and clocked a season's best time of 11:17.81 to secure a fifth-place finish.Â
After applying the NCAA flat track conversion, the DMR time was reduced by 7.18 seconds to 11:10.63, and now ranks second all-time in Utah history. Utah athletes running in the DMR were Caitlin Faust, Jackie Martin, Brooke Manson and Sarah Newton. Â
UP NEXT
The NCAA Indoor Championships only take the top-16 individual and top-12 relay times. Currently ranked 16th in the DMR, the Utes are hopeful they can record qualifying times and send athletes to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., March 13-14.Â
LOOKING FORWARD
After the conclusion of the indoor season, the Utes will begin their outdoor campaign in San Luis Obispo, Calif., at the Mustang Classic hosted by Cal Poly, March 20-21. Â
PODCAST
Click below to tune in and listen to coach Kyle Kepler's weekly Track Chat Podcast. In this edition, coach Kepler gives a preview of the 2020 MPSF Indoor Championships.Â
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