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Utes Compete at Utah Collegiate Track and Field Championships
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Track & Field
May 13, 1999
LOGAN, Utah - The University of Utah track and field team competed with BYU, Weber State, and host Utah State in the Utah Collegiate Track and Field Championships on Wednesday. The women's team placed third and the men finished fourth in Utah's first ream scoring event of the outdoor season.
Senior Amy Tidwell placed first in the 400 meter event (53.26), second in the 200 (24.53) and another second place finish in the long jump (19'11.50"). Tidwell will compete in the 400 meters and the long jump at the NCAA outdoor championships June 2-5. Senior Stacey Rhineer placed first in the triple jump (41'08.50") as did sophomore Mindy Romig in the javelin throw (136'10.00"). Sophomore Chantel Goldsberry finished second in the hammer throw (170'07.00"), Elisha Kekacs placed third in the 100 meter high hurdles (14.47), and Audrey Kiser was third in the shot put (41'09.29").
The men's "team" competed in distance events only. Utah does not officially maintain a men's track and field team. In the 800 meter event, Jeff Simonich placed fourth (1:52.96) and Adam Stark placed eighth (1:55.91). Chris Merkley was fifth (3:58.55) and Travis Hildebrand seventh (4:02.01) in the 1,500 meters. Dane Miller placed second (15:17.63) in the 5,000 meters with Lion Gallegos placing fifth (16:06.86). Sophomore Erik Vernon had a third place finish in the 3,000 meter steeple chase (9:24.97).
Up next for Utah is the Western Athletic Conference outdoor championships are May 20-22 in Fort Collins Colo.
Women's 200 meters 1. Danna Rast BYU 24.20 2. Amy Tidwell Utah 24.53Women's 400 meters 1. Amy Tidwell Utah 53.26
Women's 800 meters 1. Melanie Steere BYU 2:08.66 6. Kim Eldridge Utah 2:17.28 9. Crystal Kendall Utah 2:29.37
Women's 1,500 meters 1. Sara Taylor BYU 4:31.30 7. Amber Radke Utah 4:59.75 8. Erika Floyd Utah 5:07.44
Women's 3,000 meters 1. Summer Schenk Weber 10:08.36 6. Britta Schaer Utah 10:41.48 8. Brooke Babbitt Utah 10:54.91
Women's 100 meter High Hurdles 1. Kristen Bolm BYU 13.30 3. Elisha Kekacs Utah 14.47 8. Erianne Allen Utah 15.47
Women's 400 meter Int Hurdles 1. Julie Bennion BYU 57.08 5. Elisha Kekacs Utah 1:01.79
Women's 4x100 meter Relay 1. BYU 45.34 2. USU 46.17 3. Utah 48.10 4. Weber State 49.24
Women's 4x400 meter Relay 1. BYU 3:43.36 2. USU 3:44.87 3. Weber State 3:51.93 4. Utah 3:57.69
Women's High Jump 1. Kristen McQuade BYU 5'08.00" 5. Natalie Durtschi Utah 5'02.00"
Women's Long Jump 1. Alicia Brimhall BYU 20'07.75" 2. Amy Tidwell Utah 19'11.50" 6. Catherind Scalley Utah 17'08.75"
Women's Triple Jump 1. Stacey Rhineer Utah 41'08.50"
Women's Shot Put 1. Heather Allen Weber 45'03.50" 3. Audrey Kiser Utah 41'09.29" 6. Chantel Goldsberry Utah 37'07.74"
Women's Discus 1. Erin Hartvigeen USU 188'08.00" 2. Chantel Goldsberry Utah 170'07.00" 7. Audrey Kiser Utah 137'11.00"
Women's Javelin Throw 1. Mindy Romig Utah 136'10.00" 4. Erianne Allen Utah 103'06.00"
Men's 400 meters 1. David Stowell1 USU 47.12 5. Larry Stanley Utah 53.49
Men's 800 meters 1. Lee Lorenz Weber 1:50.57 4. Jeff Simonich Utah 1:52.96 8. Adam Stark Utah 1:55.91
Men's 1,500 meters 1. Joel Atwater Weber 3:52.38 5. Chris Merkley Utah 3:58.55 7. Travis Hildebrand Utah 4:02.01
Men's 5,000 meters 1. Frank Torres USU 14:53.97 2. Dane Miller Utah 15:17.63 5. Leon Gallegos Utah 16:06.86
Men's 3,000 meter Steeple Chase 1. Jeremy Tolman Weber 9:15.39 3. Erik Vernon Utah 9:24.97
Men's 4x400 meter Relay 1. BYU 3:14.75 2. USU 3:16.11 3. Weber State 3:16.95 4. Utah 3:34.75
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