Utah Track and Field Wrap Up Mountain State Games

Saturday, February 6

Pocatello, Idaho

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University of Utah

Mountain State Games

Utah Track and Field Wrap Up Mountain State Games

2/6/2010 12:00 AM | Track & Field

Feb. 6, 2010

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POCATELLO, Idaho - The University of Utah women's track and field team finished competition at the Mountain State Games on Saturday with two event champions. Sophomore Langley Iverson won the high jump and freshman Amanda Mergaert won the 800m invitational run.

Iverson had a height of 5-8 in the high jump to earn first place overall and set a new personal best. Amanda Vink-Johnston from Idaho State came in second with a clearance of 5-6.

In the 800m invitational, Mergaert set a new personal best of 2:14.51 for first place. Amber Henry from Weber State crossed the line in second place with a time of 2:15.04.

"Amanda ran a really smart race," said head coach Kyle Kepler. "She ran a race that isn't what you typically see from most freshmen. She was able to get the win coming off of the last turn and PR in the process."

In the 60m hurdles finals, freshman Angela Kaplar tied her personal best time set Friday night (8.75) to earn second place overall in the race. Cassie Merkly from Idaho State took first with a time of 8.62.

Freshman Lauryn McKay and senior Whitney Wellington competed in the 400m run invitational. McKay set a new personal best time of 57.84 to earn fourth place overall and Wellington came in ninth place with a time of 59.69.

In the open 400m dash, Nikki Dotter earned fourth place overall with a time of 1:00.14.

In the women's weight throw, senior Sarah Grimm earned second place overall with a mark of 56-7.5. Freshman Anneli Stahl earned fifth place in the event with a toss of 51-7. Freshman Nikkie Rudder had a mark of 48-6.5 for eighth place and junior Kastin Frostl had a mark of 43-8.5 (12th).

Freshmen Kacee Hildebrandt, Rachel Schmalzle and Hilary Troutner competed in the 3k. Hildebrandt earned sixth place overall with a time of 11:01.38. Schmalzle had a new personal best time in the event, finishing in 11:02.38 for seventh place overall. Troutner had a tenth place finish with a time of 11:27.07.

Freshman Chantel Hunt and junior Alexis Davis set new personal bests in the open mile run. Hunt had a time of 5:37.30 for ninth place overall and Davis finished in 5:47.85 for 12th place.

Freshman Megan Combe also had a new personal best time in the open 800m run. She finished in 2:24.10 for sixth place overall.

"Overall it was a pretty good weekend for our team," said Kepler. "We are battling some injuries and illness. We have to get healthy this week in preparation for the big meet in Seattle that most of our team will be going to."

UP NEXT FOR THE UTES
The University of Utah women's track and field team will compete at Iowa State Classic (Ames, Iowa) and the Husky Invitational (Seattle, Wash.) on Feb. 12-13.