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Saturday, September 2
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Utah State Invitational
Utah Cross Country Finishes Third at Utah State invite
9/2/2017 2:45 PM | Cross Country
Wassum Leads Utah Cross Country at Utah State Invite
LOGAN, Utah – Led by senior Sadie Wassum, the Utah cross country team finished in third place at the Utah State Open on Saturday as the Utes opened up the 2017 season.
"We got to run a lot of new faces and younger gals and get them some more experience out here and that was the goal," Utah head coach Kyle Kepler said. "I thought we definitely ran hard and had a team plan that we followed fairly well and as the girls get more fit it will only continue to get better."
Wassum finished the five-kilometer course in a time of 18:45.29 to take home 12th overall. Junior Hannah Allred followed behind Wassum placing 22nd with a time of 19:17.07. Right behind Allred was senior Dakota Grossman who finished with a time of 19:18.20 to capture 23rd.
Finishing up the top-five scorers for Utah were junior Megan Spehar and freshman Melissa Taggart. Spehar finished in 24th right behind Grossman with a time of 19:34.67 and Taggart placed 26th with a time of 19:35.52.
Junior Jade Mulvey, sophomore Nicole Griffiths, sophomore Anna Busatto, freshman Natalie Platil, and sophomore Emma Christensen also ran for the Utes. Mulvey finished in 27th with a time of 19:39.79, Griffiths placed 35th with a time of 20:06.13, Busatto earned 36th with a time of 20:09.9, Platil finished in 38th with a time of 20:27.71, and Christensen finished in 42nd with a time of 21:01.68.
Running unattached for the Utes was senior transfer Louise Mercer, who finished in ninth place with a time of 18:22.23.
Utah State finished in first place with 15 points, followed by Weber State in second (56 points) and Utah in third with 79 points.
"Overall it was a great start to the season and we are looking forward to another couple great weeks of training and we'll test ourselves again up at Montana State in a couple Saturdays," head coach Kyle Kepler said.
Utah's next meet is at the Montana State Invitational on Sept. 16 in Bozeman, Mont.
"We got to run a lot of new faces and younger gals and get them some more experience out here and that was the goal," Utah head coach Kyle Kepler said. "I thought we definitely ran hard and had a team plan that we followed fairly well and as the girls get more fit it will only continue to get better."
Wassum finished the five-kilometer course in a time of 18:45.29 to take home 12th overall. Junior Hannah Allred followed behind Wassum placing 22nd with a time of 19:17.07. Right behind Allred was senior Dakota Grossman who finished with a time of 19:18.20 to capture 23rd.
Finishing up the top-five scorers for Utah were junior Megan Spehar and freshman Melissa Taggart. Spehar finished in 24th right behind Grossman with a time of 19:34.67 and Taggart placed 26th with a time of 19:35.52.
Junior Jade Mulvey, sophomore Nicole Griffiths, sophomore Anna Busatto, freshman Natalie Platil, and sophomore Emma Christensen also ran for the Utes. Mulvey finished in 27th with a time of 19:39.79, Griffiths placed 35th with a time of 20:06.13, Busatto earned 36th with a time of 20:09.9, Platil finished in 38th with a time of 20:27.71, and Christensen finished in 42nd with a time of 21:01.68.
Running unattached for the Utes was senior transfer Louise Mercer, who finished in ninth place with a time of 18:22.23.
Utah State finished in first place with 15 points, followed by Weber State in second (56 points) and Utah in third with 79 points.
"Overall it was a great start to the season and we are looking forward to another couple great weeks of training and we'll test ourselves again up at Montana State in a couple Saturdays," head coach Kyle Kepler said.
Utah's next meet is at the Montana State Invitational on Sept. 16 in Bozeman, Mont.
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