Utes Dominate Weight Throw at Wilson Motor Invitational

Saturday, January 31

Logan, Utah

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Utes Dominate Weight Throw at Wilson Motor Invitational

1/31/2004 12:00 AM | Track & Field

Jan. 31, 2004

LOGAN, Utah- - The University of Utah indoor track and field teams finished competition for the Wilson Motor Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 31. Held at the Nelson Field House and hosted by Utah State, the meet featured athletes from Utah, Brigham Young, Southern Utah and Utah Valley State College. The Utes did exceptionally well in the weight throw with the top three collegiate finishers in that event from Utah.

Leading the way for the women were Natasha Eldridge, Vanessa Mortensen, Becky Riddle and Amber Devries. Eldridge finished second in the weight throw, but was the first collegiate finisher in that event. Her mark of 17.49m was not only a new personal record, but ranks fourth on Utah's All-Time list. Mortensen followed Eldridge at third (17.09m) followed by Riddle at fourth (15.65m) and DeVries at sixth (15.11m). DeVires set personal records in both the weight throw and the shot put breaking into Utah's Top-Ten list in both events.

On the men's side, veteran Delfino Arevalo and newcomer Brent Hawker led the way. Arevalo finished sixth in the 3,000m run with a time of 9:08.25. Hawker finished 11th in the shot put with a distance of 13.29m and also finished 11th in the weight throw with a distance of 12.63m.

"I'm very please with the meet," states Assistant Coach Tapio Kuusela. "If you count only collegiate finishers, we placed first, second and third in the weight throw. Our athletes dominated that event. Our athletes also set some good personal records today."

Women's Results60-Meter Dash (Prelims)6. Meagan Anderson (8.45)60-Meter Dash (finals)6. Meagan Anderson (8.30)Pole Vault5. Kathryn Beasley (3.30m)6. Liddy Steele (3.00m)   Weight Throw2. Natasha Eldridge (17.49m)3. Vanessa Mortensen (17.09m)4. Becky Riddle (15.65m)6. Amber Devries (15.11m)9. Sarah Romig (12.70m)Shot Put5. Amber Devries (12.28m)6. Becky Riddle (12.27m)7. Sidni Taylor (11.88m)8. Natasha Eldridge (11.60m)10. Vanessa Mortensen (11.12m)11. Sarah Romig (10.83m)Men's Results60-Meter Dash18. Colby Frazier (9.98)400-Meter6. Mike Plum (57.94)800-Meter Run7. Damian Mora (2:03.48)9. Aaron Weisfenning (2:03.87)3,000-Meter Run6. Delfino Arevalo (9:08.25)Pole Vault14. Mike Plum (3.95m)Shot Put11. Brent Hawker (13.29m)18. Mike Plum (9.93m)20. Dustin Cutrer (9.74m)Weight Throw11. Brent Hawker (12.63m)