LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Utah track & field team wrapped up its first Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at Rock Chalk Park – finishing with 33 points for 11th-place in the team standings.Â
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Utah's 4x100m relay team of
Megan Rose,
Emily Martin,
Bailey Kealamakia and
Chelsea Amoah got Saturday going for the Utes by running a 44.05 – which was just .03 off of the school record they set earlier this year. The fourth-overall finish added five points to Utah's team total for the weekend to make it 18 points.
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Erin Vringer added another five points for Utah when she clocked in at 4:10.23 for fourth-overall. Her mark was both a new PR and good to bump her up to No. 2 on the all-time list at Utah. Meanwhile,
Millie Wilcox placed seventh-overall at 4:17.03 to add two more points for the Utes, bringing its total to 25 points.
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In a loaded 400m dash field, Martin managed to finish sixth-overall to give Utah three points behind a new PR time of 52.73.
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Bri Rinn posted a new PR in the 800m final when she crossed the finish line at 2:03.38 and jumped to No. 3 all-time at Utah. Her seventh-overall also gave the Utes two more points. Meanwhile,
Kyla Martin would follow in at ninth-overall with a run of 2:10.79.
McKaylie Caesar was Utah's lone competitor in the 5000m race and finished 12th-overall after a long weather delay with a run on 16:18.73.Â
Utah's 4x400m relay team closed out the three-day meet in sixth with a season-best time of 3:35.34 - which was good for No. 3 all-time at Utah.Â
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The Women of Utah now return home for 1.5 weeks before heading out to E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas, on the campus of Texas A&M University for the NCAA West Preliminaries (May 29 & 31). Full coverage of the west preliminaries will stream live on ESPN+.
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