Utah Brings In Wins At MWC Indoor Track Championships

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MWC Indoor Championships

Utah Brings In Wins At MWC Indoor Track Championships

2/26/2000 12:00 AM | Track & Field

Feb. 26, 2000

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Utah track team added to its number of individual titles at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships on Saturday after Chris Merkley and Teren Jameson won their races, bringing Utah's total to three, including Travis Hildebrand's win in the 5,000 meter event on Friday. Merkley won the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:34.59, defending Utah's title from a year ago when Jeff Simonich won the event, and sophomore Teren Jameson won the mile race with a time of 4:14.60. The triple sweep of the men's distance events earned Hildebrand, Merkley and Jameson all-conference honors.

Senior Elisha Kekacs placed sixth in the 400 meter dash with a time of 57.70 and improved her school record in the 60- meter hurdles from 9.03 to 8.88. Johanna Nielsen finished fifth in the 3,000 meters, running the race in 10:26.15 seconds. Nielsen was also named all-conference for her third place finish (17:54.74) in the 5,000 meters on Friday.

Audrey Kiser placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 48' 1.75" which set a new school record. Erianne Allen placed fifth in the pentathlon (3,533) and Kristy Slade finished ninth (3,180). Slade also placed 12th in the long jump (17' 2.00") and Catherine Scalley finished 14th (17' 0.50"). Allen had personal bests in all five pentathlon events. She now ranks third in the pentathlon on Utah's all-time top-performance list. Overall, Utah came away from the conference championships with 20 new personal bests.

The women's team placed fourth in the mile relay (3:54.90) and sixth in the distance medley (13:03.38) while the men's team finished third in the distance medley (10:33.44).

Overall, the women's team placed seventh and the men fifth in the conference.

Utah's outdoor season begins on Mar. 25 at the Stanford Invitational Distance Carnival.

Final results from Feb. 25:


Men's 5,000 Meters
1. Travis Hildebrand	Utah	15:09.29
2. Joe Hall	Wyoming	15:09.77
3. John Hedengren	BYU1	5:32.56

Women's 5,000 Meters
1. Marty Hernandez	BYU	17:33.65
2. Kara Ormond	BYU	17:45.67
3. Johanna Nielsen	Utah	17:54.74
11.Brooke Babbitt	Utah	19:28.54

Women's Long Jump
1. Kirsten Bohlm	BYU	21' 2.75"
2. Kristel Berendsen	BYU	19' 1.25"
3. Anna-Lee Wolcott	BYU	19' 0.75"
12. Kristy Slade	Utah	17' 2.00"
14. Catherine Scalley	Utah	17' 0.50"

Women's Weight Throw
1. Robin Lyons	Wyoming	70'11.25
2. Dana Dillon	Wyoming	62'02.25
3. Julie Thomas	Wyoming	61'09.00
7. Audrey Kiser	Utah	55'01.50
8. Chantel Goldsberry	Utah	54'04.75
12 .Alisha Worthley	Utah	49'06.50


Women's Pentathlon
1. Aja Fray	SDSU	3,902
2. Heather Steadman	UNLV	3,703
3. Anna-Lee Wolcott	BYU	3,610
5. Erianne Allen	Utah	3,533
9. Kristy Slade	Utah	3,180

Final results from Feb. 26

Women's 400 Meter Dash
1. Michele Davis	UNLV	54.26
2. Holly Gibbons	BYU	55.19
3. Milena Alver	BYU	56.13
6. Elisha Kekacs	Utah	57.70

Women's 3,000 Meters
1. Sharolyn Shields	BYU	9:51.70
2. Elizabeth Jackson	BYU	9:58.38
3. Laura Heiner	BYU	10:13.18
4. Elizabeth Roodell	Colorado St.	10:23.00
5. Johanna Nielsen	Utah	10:26.15

Women's Mile Relay
1. BYU	3:49.49
2. UNLV	3:50.56
3. UNM	3:50.84
4. UTAH	3:54.90

Women's Distance Medley
1. BYU	12:22.83
2. CSU	12:38.80
3. UNLV	12:47.25
4. SDSU	12:51.93
5. AFA	12:56.66
6. UTAH	13:03.38

Women's Triple Jump
1. Kristel Berendsen	BYU	41'10.00
2. Monique Harris	New Mexico	39'09.25
3. Tomeca Brown	Wyoming	39'07.25
10. Alexandria Nash	Utah	36'09.00

Women's Shot Put
1. Jessica Marable	UNLV	54'04.00
2. Liz Toman	Colorado St.	52'00.00
3. Becky Beachler	BYU	51'11.00
4. Naomi Elliott	Wyoming	49'03.75
5. Audrey Kiser	Utah	48'01.75
10. Chantel Goldsberry	Utah	41'09.25
12. Alisha Worthley	Utah	40'09.75


Men's Mile
1 Teren Jameson	Utah	4:14.60
2 Dula Parkinson	BYU	4:16.30
3 Joe Lopez	Air Force	4:17.56
9 Nephi Tyler	Utah	4:37.28

Men's 3,000 Meters
1. Chris Merkley	Utah	8:34.59
2. Joe Hall	Wyoming	8:39.86
3. John Hedengren	BYU	8:49.28
10. Adam Stark	Utah	9:03.42
13. Lion Gallegos	Utah	9:06.41
16. Chris Laman	Utah	9:12.51

Men's Distance Relay
1. CSU	10:24.54
2. AFA	10:27.91
3. UTAH	10:33.44
4. BYU	10:38.61