OREM, Utah – The Utah track & field team closed out its short weekend of competition on Friday at the UVU Invitational.
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Chloe Shewell got things going for Utah, competing in her first 100m dash in the outdoor season – placing seventh-overall with a time of 12.54 (aa). The senior also took fifth-overall in the 200m dash after running a 25.64 (aa).Â
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Lindsey Peters made her season debut with a winning time of 4:47.10 (aa) in the mile while teammate
Sona Kourilova took second with a mark of 4:53.05 (aa).
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In the 400m hurdles,
Bailey Kealamakia took second-overall after running a 1:01.63 (aa) with
Chloe Taylor (1:04.42 aa) taking sixth to secure another top-10 finish for the Utes while
Lela Divinity clocked in at 1:05.30 (aa) for eighth-overall.
Over in San Diego,
Rachel Bair posted the eighth-best heptathlon mark in program history when she finished with 4673 points to earn second-overall at the multi-only event. The sophomore recorded PRs in the 100m hurdles (15.30), high jump (1.5m / 4-11) and the 800m (2:20.36) to secure her runner-up finish.Â
UP NEXT
The Utes will have their first split squad weekend of competition the following week when the distance crew heads over to The Farm for the Stanford Invitational (April 4-5) while the sprints crew heads to Southern California for the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (April 5) hosted by UCLA.
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