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Utah Fairs Well At Mountain States Games
2/5/2000 12:00 AM | Track & Field
Feb. 5, 2000
POCATELLO, Idaho - The University of Utah track and field team faired well against tough competition this weekend at the Mountain States Games hosted by Idaho State. Utah competed against nine other schools at the two-day meet at Holt Arena.
The Utes had two first place finishes and several outstanding performances. Sophomore Audrey Kiser placed first in the open weight throw division. Her throw of 54' 9.75" moves her into second place on Utah's all-time top-performance list. Chantel Goldsberry was fifth (50' 9.50"). Kiser also placed fifth in the open shot put (43' 1.50").
Freshman Nephi Tyler collected his second consecutive win of the season running the open mile race in 4:17.64 seconds. Sophomore Teren Jameson placed fifth in the mile invite with a time of 4:13.05. Jameson moves into Utah's record books ranked fourth in the mile run. Utah had three top-ten finishes in the 3,000 meter open. Travis Hildebrand placed second (8:44.77), Adam Stark finished fifth (8:54.05) and Lion Gallegos placed seventh (8.56.77). Chris Merkley finished fourth in the 3,000 meter invite with at time of 8:29.31.
Utah's three pentathletes placed in the top-ten in their first outing of the season. Shanae Nixon placed fourth (3,220 pts.), Erianne Allen placed sixth (3,173 pts.) and Kristy Slade finished 10th (3.076). The men's distance relay team accomplished their goal by breaking the school record. They placed second with a time of 10:05.61.
Up next for Utah is the Weber State Invitational Feb. 12 in Ogden, Utah.
Results
| Women's 400 Meter Invite | |||
| 1. Otte, Christy | Unattached | 54.51 | |
| 8. Kekacs, Elisha | University of Utah | 58.41 | |
| 10. Eldridge, Kim | University of Utah | 1:04.56 | |
| Women's 400 Meter Open | |||
| 1. Stewart, Siobhan | Montana State | 58.37 | |
| 8. Hamblin, Tracy | University of Utah | 59.60 | |
| Women's 5,000 Meter Invite | |||
| 1. Appell, Olga | Unattached | 17:04.46 | |
| 10. Babbit, Brooke | University of Utah | 18:15.11 | |
| 17. Osguthorpe, Julie | University of Utah | 19:22.52 | |
| Women's 1 Mile Run Invite | |||
| 1. Taylor, Susan | Brigham Young University | 4:52.13 | |
| 9. Nielsen, Johanna | University of Utah | 5:04.71 | |
| Women's 4x400 Meter Relay | |||
| 1. Weber State University | 3:50.29 | ||
| 2. Montana State University | 3:50.99 | ||
| 3. Southern Utah University | 3:51.17 | ||
| 4. Brigham Young University | 3:52.95 | ||
| 5. Idaho State University | 3:57.70 | ||
| 6. University of Utah | 3:59.16 | ||
| Women's High Jump | |||
| 1. McDowell, Jeana | Brigham Young University | 5'10.00" | |
| 10. Allen, Erianne | University of Utah | 5'00.00" | |
| Women's Long Jump | |||
| 1. Hogan, Tiffany | Unattached | 19'05.00" | |
| 10. Scalley, Catherine | University of Utah | 17'04.50" | |
| 10. Slade, Kristy | University of Utah | 17'04.50" | |
| 15. Allen, Erianne | University of Utah | 16'06.75" | |
| Women's Triple Jump | |||
| 1. Hovhannisyan, Tatyana | Utah State | 40'03.25" | |
| 13. Scalley, Catherine | University of Utah | 32'03.50" | |
| Women's Shot Put Open | |||
| 1. Fuailamaa, Cathy | Unattached | 47'00.50" | |
| 5. Kiser, Audrey | University of Utah | 43'01.50" | |
| 14. Goldsberry, Chantel | University of Utah | 39'02.50" | |
| 18. Eldridge, Natasha | University of Utah | 36'06.00" | |
| 21. Worthley, Alisha | University of Utah | 34'06.50" | |
| Women's Weight Throw Open | |||
| 1. Kiser, Audrey | University of Utah | 54'09.75" | |
| 5. Goldsberry, Chantel | University of Utah | 50'09.50" | |
| 14. Worthley, Alisha | University of Utah | 45'00.25" | |
| 20. Wilder, Mindy | University of Utah | 42'11.50" | |
| 23. Eldridge, Natasha | University of Utah | 40'04.25" | |
| Women's Indoor Pentathlon | |||
| 1. Sinn, Shannon | Idaho State University | 3,572 | |
| 4. Nixon, Shanae | University of Utah | 3,228 | |
| 6. Allen, Erianne | University of Utah | 3,173 | |
| 10. Slade, Kristy | University of Utah | 3,076 | |
| Men's 3,000 Meter Open | |||
| 1. Wilson, Joe | Weber State University | 8:33.67 | |
| 2. Hildebrand, Travis | University of Utah | 8:44.77 | |
| 5. Stark, Adam | University of Utah | 8:54.05 | |
| 7. Gallegos, Lion | University of Utah | 8:56.77 | |
| 13. Stoddard, Phil | University of Utah | 9:04.61 | |
| 15. Laman, Chris | University of Utah | 9:06.90 | |
| Men's 3,000 Meter Invite | |||
| 1. Schoenfeld, Jason | Weber State University | 8:22.51 | |
| 4. Merkley, Chris | University of Utah | 8:29.31 | |
| Men's 1 Mile Run Open | |||
| 1. Tyler, Nephi | University of Utah | 4:17.64 | |
| 13. Strauss, Mike | University of Utah | 4:28.96 | |
| Men's 1 Mile Run Invite | |||
| 1. Atwater, Joel | Weber State University | 4:08.13 | |
| 5. Jameson, Teren | University of Utah | 4:13.85 | |
| Men's Distance Medley | |||
| 1. Idaho State University | 10:03.45 | ||
| 2. University of Utah | 10:05.61 | ||
| 3. "B" Idaho State University | 10:19.91 | ||
| 4. "B" University of Utah | 10:26.29 | ||
| 5. Montana State University | 10:28.61 | ||
| 6. Ricks College | 10:37.07 |
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