Utah Track and Field Closes out MPSF Championships

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Utah Track and Field Closes out MPSF Championships

2/25/2017 7:19 PM | Track & Field

MPSF Championships Results

The Utes finish the second day of conference competition.

SEATTLE, Wash. – The Utah Track and Field team closed out competition on day two at the MPSF Championships on Saturday in Seattle, Wash, finishing the conference meet with multiple personal records and solid performances.

"We had some kids perform and compete at a high level today which was great," head coach Kyle Kepler said. "We had some other situations where we didn't perform as well as we would have liked but we will continue to learn and get better from it."

"I thought the effort was there but we just had some mental lapses that cost us in places that we will need to fix for the future. For us to get some lifetime bests and get freshmen a championship experience, it will really help us moving forward into the outdoor season. We competed hard but we have to improve mentally and we definitely will," Kepler said.

Two Utes competed in the 800-meter run, led by sophomore Caitlin Faust where she finished in 12^th place in a time of 2:11.31, which is a new personal record. Freshman Sarah Newton finished the race with a time of 2:14.55 to record a 24^th place finish.

In the 3000-meter run, junior Jessica Sams and freshman Poppy Tank finished in 17^th and 18^th places, respectively. Sams recorded a time of 9:36.81 and Tank followed posting a time of 9:39.88, which were personal bests for each athlete. Sams moved into seventh all-time in the indoor 3000 at Utah, while Tank now holds the ninth-best time. Junior Hannah McInturff finished in 24^th place with a time of 9:45.96.

Freshman Ann Wingeleth competed in the triple jump for Utah, where she placed 16^th after jumping a mark of 37 feet, 6.5 inches.

Competing as the sole Ute in the mile run, freshman Amanda Gehrich finished the race in 21^st place with a time of 4:49.52.

In the 400-meter dash, junior Grace Englund led Utah with a time of 57.31 seconds to earn 29^th place. Junior Mesa Weidle placed 37^th after finishing in a time of 58.76 seconds, while freshman Brooke Martin recorded a time of 59.95 seconds to place 44^th.

Utah closed out competition at the MPSF Championships with the 4x400 meter relay. The relay team consisting of Weidle, Martin, Newton, and Faust, finished in 12^th place with a time of 3:51.11.

Utah will look forward to the outdoor season beginning in a few weeks, but junior Grayson Murphy has a chance to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 5000-meter run on March 10, in College Station, Texas. Murphy and the Utes will find out if she will qualify in the next few days.