Record Setting Day for Denis Headlines Day Two of the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open

Saturday, January 21

Moscow, ID

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University of Utah

Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open

Courtesy: University of Idaho Athletics

Record Setting Day for Denis Headlines Day Two of the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open

1/21/2023 10:51 PM | Track & Field

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Dee Denis broke her own 60m dash record on Saturday with a run of 7.38 at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open.

MOSCOW, Idaho – For the second time in as many meets, Dee Denis set a new program record in the 60m dash to lead the way for the Utah track & field team as it closed out the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open Saturday evening inside the Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center.

Bailey Kealamakia and Malia Overton opened up the day for Utah in the 60m dash prelims with Kealamakia running a PR time of 7.94 while Overton posted a mark of 8.00 flat. Then in the prelims, Utah swept the podium with Denis, Emily Martin and Maya LeBar going 1-2-3 to automatically earn a spot in the finals. Overton didn't qualify for the finals but was able to run a PR mark of 7.94 (7.938).

Then in the finals of the 60m dash, the Women of Utah nearly swept the podium once again but finished 1-2-4 led by Denis' program record breaking time of 7.38. Meanwhile, freshman Emily Martin took second with a time of 7.52 – putting her second on the all-time list. LeBar was nearly edge out in the quest for a sweep with a run of 7.89 for fourth.

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Dee Denis shatters her PR and the Utah all-time record with her winning time of 7.38 in the 60m dash!#GoUtes | #UtahTFXC pic.twitter.com/2zSoCOfd01
— Utah T&F/XC (@Utah_trackfield) January 21, 2023

In the 60m hurdles, freshman Harley Daniel won both her heat in the prelims and in the finals with a time of 8.68 – which saw the freshman move into fifth all-time at Utah. Denis took third with a PR run of 8.72, besting her time at the American East Championships last season and moved into sixth all-time with that mark.

Jasie York flashed her speed in the 600m run to take the crown with a time 1:34.57. Meanwhile, freshman Millie Wilcox took third in just her second collegiate race with a mark of 1:35.18. Bri Rinn made her collegiate debut on the track, taking third in her heat with York and Wilcox and fifth overall (1:35.54). Ally Gomm was right behind Rinn with a time of 1:37.26 – which was good to win her heat.

The Women of Utah closed out the day winning the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:48.73 behind the legs of Daniel, Rinn, Wilcox and Martin. Meanwhile, the Utah squad of Kealamakia, LeBar, Davis and York took sixth.

UP NEXT
Utah will head back and get some rest before heading to Lubbock, Texas, for the Texas Tech Open & Multis (Jan. 26-28).

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