Saturday, February 3
Pocatello, ID
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Mountain States Games
Grossman Leads Utah Track and Field at Mountain State Games
2/3/2018 6:51 PM | Track & Field
Grossman takes home the mile event title.
Pocatello, Idaho – The Utah track and field team finished up competition on Saturday at the Mountain State Games. Senior Dakota Grossman led the way for the Utes as she took home the event title in the mile run and placed seventh in the 3,000-meter event.
"We had a solid day and Dakota Grossman shined for us the most," head coach Kyle Kepler said. "She had a win in the mile and came back and had a solid race in the 3,000 meter."
In the mile run event, all four Utah competitors placed in the top 10. Grossman crossed the line first with a time of 5:13.54. Following behind Grossman was freshman Aubrey Argyle and sophomore Nicole Griffiths. Argyle finished in third place with a time of 5:17.17 and Griffiths captured a seventh-place finish with a time of 5:20.78. Also competing in this event was sophomore Melissa Taggart. Taggart finished in ninth place with a time of 5:26.43.
Moving to the 800-meter event, senior Megan Perkins-Killian and freshman Natalie Platil both finished in the top 10 for the Utes. Perkins-Killian captured second place with a time of 2:16.04. With this time Perkins-Killian recorded a new personal best. Platil finished in 10th place with a time of 2:28.37.
In the 3,000-meter event, Grossman and freshman Astrid Lindgren took home top 10 finishes. Grossman finished in seventh place with a time of 10:41.92 while Lindgren captured 10th place with a time of 10:49.29. Griffiths also competed in this event and took home 16th place with a time of 11:04.98.
The lone Utah competitor in the 400-meter dash was freshman Rachel Whipple. Whipple finished in 11th place with a time of 59.58.
"All in all, it was a solid weekend and we had some nice performances," Kepler explained. "It was great to see those gals continue to develop and take advantage of the opportunities when they get them."
The Utes will be back in action next week, Feb. 9-10, back up in Seattle, Wash., to compete at the Husky Invitational.
"We had a solid day and Dakota Grossman shined for us the most," head coach Kyle Kepler said. "She had a win in the mile and came back and had a solid race in the 3,000 meter."
In the mile run event, all four Utah competitors placed in the top 10. Grossman crossed the line first with a time of 5:13.54. Following behind Grossman was freshman Aubrey Argyle and sophomore Nicole Griffiths. Argyle finished in third place with a time of 5:17.17 and Griffiths captured a seventh-place finish with a time of 5:20.78. Also competing in this event was sophomore Melissa Taggart. Taggart finished in ninth place with a time of 5:26.43.
Moving to the 800-meter event, senior Megan Perkins-Killian and freshman Natalie Platil both finished in the top 10 for the Utes. Perkins-Killian captured second place with a time of 2:16.04. With this time Perkins-Killian recorded a new personal best. Platil finished in 10th place with a time of 2:28.37.
In the 3,000-meter event, Grossman and freshman Astrid Lindgren took home top 10 finishes. Grossman finished in seventh place with a time of 10:41.92 while Lindgren captured 10th place with a time of 10:49.29. Griffiths also competed in this event and took home 16th place with a time of 11:04.98.
The lone Utah competitor in the 400-meter dash was freshman Rachel Whipple. Whipple finished in 11th place with a time of 59.58.
"All in all, it was a solid weekend and we had some nice performances," Kepler explained. "It was great to see those gals continue to develop and take advantage of the opportunities when they get them."
The Utes will be back in action next week, Feb. 9-10, back up in Seattle, Wash., to compete at the Husky Invitational.
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