Women of Utah Start Weekend Off Red-Hot

SEATTLE / FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Utah track & field team had a great showing at the UW Invitational and Razorback Invitational, respectively, on Friday with four new marks to the Utes record book.

UW INVITATIONAL
The Women of Utah had a slew of new PRs on Friday in the women's 3000m race and was led by Erin Vringer – who finished third-overall with a new personal best run of 9:03.88 to improve her hold on the third-fastest time at Utah.

In her first race since last outdoor season, Clara Mayfield was the next fastest Ute to cross the finishing line with a PR run of her own (9:30.38). Freshman Marika Couture made her collegiate indoor track debut on Friday, clocking in at 9:32.47 while Anna Peters was on her tail with a run of 9:33.18 for a new PB by nearly 13 seconds.

McKaylie Caesar and Emily Chaston nearly finished back-to-back as well, but had a Weber State runner in between them with Caesar posting a new PR mark as well at 9:36.46 followed by Chaston at 9:36.59. Claire Le Gallo was the fifth Ute to post a new personal record on Friday after she crossed the finish line at 9:47.70.

Morgan Jensen, Utah's lone runner in the 5k, got some help from a familiar face in former teammate Emily Venters Friday night to close day one inside Dempsey Indoor. The Sandy product finished with a winning time of 15:58.14 to improve her fourth-place time in the Utah record books.

RAZORBACK INVITATIONAL
Bri Rinn set the tone over at the Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark., when she ran the second-fastest time at Utah with a run of 2:06.21 in the 800m race for fifth-overall. Kyla Martin also registered a PR mark of her own, running a 2:08.76 in her season debut after redshirting the cross country season.

The 200m crew of Chelsea Amoah and Emily Martin ran inspired by Rinn, finishing in 14th and 15th-overall, with personal best runs of 23.91 and 23.93. Amoah's mark saw her move into second on the all-time list at Utah while Martin jumps from fourth to third on the all-time list.

UP NEXT
The Women of Utah not only return for day two action at both the UW Invitational and Razorback Invitational on Saturday but will have a third group compete locally in Logan at the Speed & Power Meet.

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