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Utes Have Good Showing at Weber State Invitational
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Track & Field
January 24, 1999
OGDEN, Utah - The University of Utah track and field team had many good performances at the Weber State Invitational on Saturday. The non-team scoring event had many Utes placing in the top ten and making significant individual improvements.
"We had a very good meet," said Head Coach Mike Jones. The women's most notable performer was junior Amy Tidwell scoring well in three different events. Tidwell placed first in the hurdles (8.4) with freshman Erianne Allen not far behind finishing sixth (8.83). Tidwell also placed third in the 200 meters (26.26) and had a fifth place finish in the high jump (5' 4"). Senior Natalie Durtschi tied with Tidwell for fifth place in the high jump. Freshman Kim Eldredge placed fifth in the 200 meters (26.94) and sixth in the 400 meters (60.45). Senior Stacey Rhineer had a first place finish in the triple jump (40' 9.5"), only six inches off the national qualifying mark, and took third in the high jump (5' 8").
Freshman Audrey Kiser moved into the top five on Utah's all-time performance list with her throw of 40' 3" in the shot put, also giving her a fourth place finish in the event. In the 800 meters, freshman Tara Tidwell placed fifth (2:22) and in the 55 meters, Tiffany Johnson finished third (7.63). Also having notable performances were Amber Radke (10:49) and Erika Floyd (10:54) in the 3,000 meters and Britta Schaer in the mile (5:24). For the men, senior Jeff Simonich had a first place finish in the mile run (4:12) giving him the second faster time in the mile ever run for the University of Utah.
"Jeff missed qualifying for the national mark by three seconds," said Jones. "He didn't have a time for the mile so we had to establish one." In the men's 3,000 meters, newcomer Chris Merkley finished in second place (8:40) with senior Dane Miller placing fifth (8:47) and junior Travis Hildebrand right behind in sixth place (8:54). The Utes with visit Utah State next week, Jan. 30th, as the Aggies host the Wilson Motor Invitational.
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