SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah track and field team has signed two student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. Aubrey Argyle (Kaysville, Utah/Davis HS) and Bella Williams (Digby, Lincolnshire, UK/ Kesteven & Sleaford HS) will join the Utes beginning with the 2017 cross country season.
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Argyle won Utah state championships in the 1,600 and 3,200 in 2015. She has finished in the top four at the Utah High School Cross Country Championships four times, including second in 2014 and 2013 and won three cross country region championships.
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Williams was the 2015 Lincolnshire Sport Young Sportswoman of the Year. She competed in the 2015 International Youth Cup and the World Mountain Running Championships and was 10th at the 2015 British Mountain Running Championships.
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Aubrey Argyle
Davis High School
Kaysville, UT
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Won Utah state championships in the 1,600 and 3,200 in 2015 … finished in the top four at the Utah High School Cross Country Championships four times, including second in 2014 and 2013 … won three cross country region championships … competed four times at the Nike Cross Southwest Regional with a best finish of 11th in 2014, twice moving on to Nike Cross Nationals (2013-14) … finished fifth in both the mile and the 1,600 at the 2016 76th Chandler Rotary … 12th in the 1,600 at the 2016 indoor Simplot Games … finished third in the 3,200 at the 2015 indoor Simplot Games and was fourth in the 5,000 at indoor New Balance Nationals … third in the 3,200 at the 2014 Utah state track championships … slowed by stress fractures as a junior … personal bests of 10:30.66 in the 3,200; 4:57.30 in the 1,600 and 2:18.95 in the 800.
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Bella Williams
Kesteven & Sleaford High School
Digby, Lincolnshire, UK
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2015 Lincolnshire Sport Young Sportswoman of the Year … won the 2016 Northern Counties Relay Championships and finished second at the English National Relay Championships … 11th in the 3,000 at the 2016 English Schools' Championships … competed in the 2015 International Youth Cup and the World Mountain Running Championships … 10th at the 2015 British Mountain Running Championships … won the 3,000 at the 2015 Northern Athletics U15/U17 Championships … won the 3,000 at the 2014 UK Youth Development League Division Northern East … has won Lincolnshire County Championships in cross country, the 800, the 1,500 and the 3,000.
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