University of Utah Athletics

TEMPE, Ariz. –  Freshman Ann Wingeleth took home the victory in the long jump as the Utah track and field team closed out its first outdoor competition on Saturday at the Baldy Castillo Invitational.
 
"Our kids competed very hard today and finished off a great meet to open the outdoor season. We had mixed results today and certainly wish we had done the race plans better but we will improve as the season moves forward," head coach Kyle Kepler.
 
In her first collegiate outdoor long jump event, Wingeleth recorded a mark of 19 feet, 4.25 inches. This mark ranked seventh all-time in Utah outdoor history.
 
Freshman Holly Stallman also competed in the long jump. Stallman finished in 15^th place with a mark of 17 feet, .5 inches.
 
Wingeleth also led Utah in the high jump when she posted a mark of 5 feet, 3 inches. Sophomore Eliza Hansen placed 12^th after clearing a mark of 5 feet, 1 inch. Sophomore Lauren McCluskey and freshman Piper Wehrli tied for 13^th with a mark of 4 feet, 11 inches. Freshman Suzannah Stark rounded out the high jump, clearing a mark of 4 feet, 11 inches.
 
In the 400 meter-dash, senior Alissa Atisme competed unattached and placed third overall with a time of 55.28 seconds. Senior Rhianna Williams and junior Mesa Weidle placed 16^th and 17^th, respectively. Williams finished with a time of 59.55 seconds, while Weidle ran a time of 59.98 seconds.
 
Freshman Sarah Newton led the way for Utah in the 800-meter run. Newton finished in 15^th place with a time of 2:16.09. Junior Dakota Grossman ran a time of 2:17.82 to earn an 18^th place finish. Freshman Brooke Martin placed 28^th in a time of 2:19.24, while freshman Melissa Taggart rounded out the Utes in the 800, finishing in 25^th in a time of 2:19.47.
 
Utah had a group of athletes compete in the 100-meter hurdles and Wehrli led the way, finishing in 24^th place with a time 16.69 seconds. Junior Madison Lanford finished in a time of 16.78 seconds to earn 25^th place, while McCluskey placed 27^th with a time of 17.14 seconds.
 
In the 100-meter dash, Stallman finished in 31^st place with a time of 12.62 seconds. Junior Raynee Helm finished in a time of 12.91 to earn 32^nd place.
 
Utah will be back in action next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 23-25. Utah will head to Riverside, Calif, to compete at the UC Riverside Invitational.
 
"We have a lot of work to do and will look to keep progressing. We were right where we thought we would be today and for our first outdoor meet I thought we did well. Hopefully by our home meet we will be right where we would like to be," Kepler said.