Track and Field Collects 12 Top-10 Finishes at Day 2 of Mark Faldmo Invite

Saturday, April 14

Logan, UT

All Day

University of Utah

Mark Faldmo Invitational

Track and Field Collects 12 Top-10 Finishes at Day 2 of Mark Faldmo Invite

4/14/2018 5:54 PM | Track & Field

Results

Mesa Weidle and Nicole Griffiths lead the Utes.

LOGAN, Utah – The Utah track and field team wrapped up day two of competition at the Mark Faldmo Invitational with two runner up and 12 top-10 finishes.

Senior Mesa Weidle and sophomore Nicole Griffiths led the way for the Utes as they both finished in second place in the races they competed in. Weidle competed in the 400-meter dash alongside freshman Whitney Hessler where Weidle finished with a time of 57.28 and Hessler finished in 10th place with a time of 1:00.00. Griffiths competed in the 800-meter run where she finished with a time of 2:15.06.

The Utes had a strong showing in the 1,500-meter race where all six of their competitors finished inside of the top 10. Senior Megan Perkins-Killian led the Utes finishing in third place with a time of 4:38.47. Following closely behind Perkins-Killian was freshman Bella Williams and senior Dakota Grossman. Williams finished in fourth with a time of 4:39.13 while Grossman placed sixth with a time of 4:44.48. Rounding out the competitors for the Utes in the 1,500-meter race was sophomore Melissa Taggart (seventh, 4:47.82), freshman Aubrey Argyle (eighth, 4:49.36), and freshman Natalie Platil (ninth, 4:49.74). Perkins-Killian and Williams both earned new lifetime bests.

In the 400-meter hurdles, freshman Rachel Whipple, freshman Ruby Jane Mathewson, and sophomore Brooke Martin all finished inside the top 10. Whipple placed fourth with a time of 1:03.29, Mathewson earned sixth with a time of 1:03.76, and Martin finished seventh with a time of 1:05.40. With this time, Mathewson has recorded a new personal best.

Junior Eliza Hansen competed in the high jump where she earned 13th with a height of 5'3.25" (1.61 meters).

"We definitely saw some improvements and that's what we are looking for," head coach Kyle Kepler said. "Getting some kids some opportunities to race, some in off events and some in events they haven't raced in much, but we know it's going to be their primary event down the road."

The Utes will be back in action next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Apr. 19-21, at the Bryan Clay Invite hosted by Azusa Pacific, Mt. SAC Relays hosted by Mt. SAC Community College, and the Long Beach State Invite.