LUBBOCK, Texas – The Utah track & field team had a solid day on the track in its first Big 12 Indoor Championships on Friday inside the Sports Performance Center on the campus of Texas Tech.
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Millie Wilcox opened the day moving two spots up the Utah record books in the mile when she ran the fifth-fastest mark with a PR run of 4:39.72 (aa) and earned a spot in the finals with the fifth-fastest time on the day.
McKaylie Caesar was just shy of running a personal best mark, finishing at 4:43.46 (aa).
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Bailey Kealamakia didn't qualify for the finals in the 400m dash but was able to record a new PR time of 56.09 (aa) and tied Skylar Blair for the 10th spot in the school record book.
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Sophomore
Kyla Martin earned an automatic spot into the 800m finals when she broke the school record with a run of 2:05.04 (aa), breaking the record
Josefine Eriksen set just last year.
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Freshman
Chelsea Amoah continues to move upward, improving her hold on the Utah 200m record with a time of 23.56 (aa) for a new PR.
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Utah picked up two points on the day from the 5000m and DMR team.
Morgan Jensen placed eighth in the 5000m race with a time of 16:19.47 (aa) while the DMR squad placed eighth as well with a combined run of 11:22.30 from
Lauren Ayers, Kealamakia,
Madi Hulsey and
Grace Moroney – which is good for eighth all-time at Utah as well.
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The Women of Utah return to the track on Saturday and look to add more points to the total in its first-ever Big 12 Indoor Championships inside the Sports Performance Center.
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