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Clara Mayfield saw herself inserted into the Utah record books late Thursday night after running the eighth-fastest 10,000m time by any Ute at the Bryan Clay Invitational inside Cougar Athletic Stadium.
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Karli Branch got the weekend going for Utah, competing in the 3000m steeplechase for the first time this season, posting a mark of 11:07.5.
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In the 10k, Mayfield crossed the finished line with a mark of 33:38.65 – which was about nine seconds better than her previous best of 33:47.45. She also had some familiar faces running alongside her with
Morgan Jensen and
McKaylie Caesar both running unattached. Jensen, who is redshirting this outdoor season, ran a new lifetime best time of 33:02.69 while Caesar posted a 33: 44.94.
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Saydi Anderson closed out a late night from the first day of the distance carnival in her heat of the 10,000m race with a time of 35:06.27 for a new personal best. It was almost a year to the date that Anderson previously set her 10k PR at the same meet in 2023.
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Utah's first race starting on Friday is scheduled for 11:10 a.m. (MDT) in the 5000m Open B race with
Ellie Lundgreen and
Maddie Reed in the first heat followed by
Chloe Kockler in the second heat.
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