NAMPA, Idaho – The Utah track and field team captured two event titles and 13 top-five performances Saturday at the Bronco Invitational.
"I thought we competed really hard today across the boards. I thought our kids came out ready to go and really thought about what they were supposed to be getting done and executed. We still have things to clean up, you always do, but overall very pleased with today," head coach
Kyle Kepler said.
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The two event titles were claimed by junior
Sadie Wassum in the mile run and freshman
Ann Wingeleth in the long jump. Wassum finished the mile in a time of 5:03.49. Wingeleth captured first place by jumping a mark of 19 feet, 8.75 inches. This mark was the second-best all-time in Utah indoor history.
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Behind Wassum in the mile run, juniors
Hannah McInturff and
Dakota Grossman finished in the top-five earning third and fourth place, respectively. McInturff ran a time of 5:04.89 and Grossman finished the race in 5:16.40.
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Freshman
Holly Stallman also competed in the long jump with Wingeleth. Stallman jumped a mark of 17 feet, 5.25 inches, to earn 12
th place. Stallman was also the sole Ute to compete in the 60-meter dash, where she earned third place after posting a time of 7.89 seconds.
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Stallman placed fifth in the 200-meter run with a time of 25.90 seconds. Junior
Mesa Weidle placed 14
th in the event after posting a time of 26.44 seconds.
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Utah earned five of the top-10 spots in the 600-meter run. Junior
Grace Englund led the way finishing in fourth place with a time of 1:35.13. Sophomore
Caitlin Faust placed fifth behind Englund, running a time of 1:36.04. Freshman
Sarah Newton (1:38.09) finished in sixth place, Weidle (1:38.34) notched seventh place, and freshman
Brooke Martin (1:38.42) rounded out the Utes in the 600 by finishing in eighth place.
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The 800-meter run featured freshmen
Amanda Gehrich and
Melissa Taggart. Gehrich earned fourth place with a time of 2:13.82 and Taggart finished in eighth place after running a time of 2:21.76.
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In the 3000-meter run, freshman
Ashley Licata placed fifth with a time of 10:28.31. Sophomore
Jade Mulvey ran a time of 10:41.08 to claim ninth place, while sophomore
Hannah Allred followed behind finishing in 10th place with a time of 10:41.78. Senior
Dana Snell notched 11
th place after running the race in a time of 10:46.07.
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Competing in the 400-meter run was senior
Rhianna Williams, who ran a time of 1:00.21 to earn seventh place.
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Wingeleth led Utah in the high jump Saturday afternoon, tying for fitth place after clearing a mark of 5 feet, 3.25 inches. Sophomore
Eliza Hansen cleared a mark of 5 feet, 1.25 inches to tie for 12
th place. Freshmen
Suzannah Stark and
Piper Wehrli tied for 19
th place after clearing a mark of 4 feet, 11.5 inches.
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In the 4x400 meter relay, two Utah teams competed and finished in third and 10
th places. The relay team who finished in third place and finished in a time of 3:58.94 featured Martin, Faust, Newton and Gehrich. The relay team who finished in 10
th place in a time of 4:15.28 featured Wassum, Wingeleth, Taggart and Wehrli.
The Utes will resume action next Friday and Saturday at the UW Invitational in Seattle, Wash.
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