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Utah Track And Field At Holiday Inn Team Invitational
2/9/2004 12:00 AM | Track & Field
Feb. 9, 2004
THIS WEEK:
The Utah track and field teams travel to Nampa, Idaho, this weekend for the Holiday Inn Team Invitational. Boise State will host the event at the Idaho Sports Center on Saturday, Feb. 14.
QUOTING HEAD COACH Lisa Archer:
"We're excited to go back to the Idaho Sports Center and compete. It's a great facility, which helps draw a lot of nationally ranked schools. This provides for great competition and top athletes to push our best athletes even harder.
"We are into the season 100 percent and really pushing towards conference. We should start to see some very good times and marks.
"Last weekend Nellie (Hammons) was very impressive in her two wins, which included the school record performance. Amanda (Feigt) set a new personal record by ? of an inch and Tracy (Hamblin) was equally as good as she attempted to set a qualifying mark."
LAST WEEK:
The University of Utah indoor track and field teams finished the second day of competition of the Mountain States Games on Saturday, Feb. 7. Hosted by Idaho State and held at Holt Arena, the meet featured athletes from Montana State, Montana, Utah State, Weber State, Brigham Young, Utah Valley State, Southern Utah and Sacramento State.
Leading Utah in the second day were Nellie Hammons and Katie Decker who both notched first-place finishes in their respective events. Hammons won the 800 meters (2:12.90) and the open 400m (56.60). Decker won the high jump posting a 5' 8.00" mark.
Veterans Tracy Hamblin, Trisha Wagner, Natasha Eldridge and newcomer Amanda Feigt continued their consistency, posting several impressive marks. Hamblin and Wagner finished second (12' 7.00") and fourth (12' 1.00") in the pole vault, respectively. Eldridge finished fourth (51' 10.00") in the weight throw, while Feigt finished second in the long jump (18' 8.75").
On the men's side, Nephi Tyler and Matt Hansen led the way. Tyler finished third in the open 800m with a 1:56.04 time. Hansen finished sixth in the open mile run, posting 4:33.55.
UTES ON THE RUN:
Nellie Hammons continues to dominate the 800m, winning for the fourth straight time last weekend. Hammons, in her first time running the 400m, broke the school record with a time of 56.60. She currently ranks third in the conference in the 400m and remains first in the 800m.
Katie Decker currently ranks third in the Mountain West Conference in the high jump. Last weekend, Decker jumped 5' 8.00" for the second week in a row to earn her second straight victory in the event.
MIGHTY FROSH:
The Utah freshmen have looked impressive in the young season on both the men's and women's side. Amanda Feigt dabbled in a few events last weekend finishing second in the long jump with a distance of 18' 8.75" and fourth in the 400m invitational with a 57.28 time. Feigt's performance in the long jump currently ranks third in the MWC while her 400m mark ranks eighth.
Susan Atwater and Mandi Rowell continued to show improvement in the pole vault last weekend. They tied for seventh place with a height of 11' 7.00". Atwater and Rowell are currently tied for seventh place in the MWC standings.
Jennie Haertel had a great meet last weekend. Haertel competed in the open mile run finishing fifth overall (5:17.63). Haertel's mark ranks 13th in the conference.
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Next up for the Utes is the Weber State Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 21, in Ogden, Utah.
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