Utes Win Five Events at Boise State Open

Saturday, January 28

Boise, Idaho

10:30 AM

University of Utah

Boise State Open

1/28/2012 12:00 AM | Track & Field

Jan. 28, 2012

Final Stats

Boise, Idaho- On the second day of action at the Boise State Open, the University of Utah track and field team claimed first place in three events. The Utes finish the Boise State Open with a combined five event titles.

"This was one of the best opening meets we have ever had," Utah head coach Kyle Kepler said. "We had good performances and showed our depth. Overall it was a really good day."

In her first collegiate race, Andrea Chavez clocked the second best one-mile time in school history with 4:52.55. Chavez earned second place and set a personal-best by over 23 seconds.

In the 800m race, the Utes earned the top-three spots. Senior Lucy Yates finished first place with a time of 2:10.82. Freshman Ali Eisenbeiss clocked a second-place time of 2:12.04. Rosalie Griffin competed in the 800m event for the first time in her career. Griffin finished third overall with a time of 2:12.06.

After the third leg of the 4x400m relay, the Utes were in second place. Yates ran the final leg of the race and passed Cal State Northridge's Shane Mullany-Banks to secure first-place for the Utes with a time of 3:46.76. The group's time is the top season opening performance in school history and ranks in the all-time top-10 best times.

Coming off a third-place performance in the pentathlon on Friday, Senior Brianna LeRoy won the high jump with a mark of 5-6.00.

The Utes finished with four of the top-six spots of the shot put. Alanna Nulph led the way with a second-place throw of 46-7.50. Destanae Howerton-Davis finished third with a mark of 45-11.25, while Candus Aiello earned the fourth spot recording a throw of 45-8.00. Idaho native, Nikkie Rudder secured sixth place with a mark of 44-8.00.

The Utes return to action on February 3 at the Mountain States Games in Pocatello, Idaho.