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Utah Track and Field Travels to Weber State and Sacramento State
4/30/2018 2:39 PM | Track & Field
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah track and field team begins preparations for the Pac-12 Championships this weekend as several student-athletes will compete at the Weber State Open on Wednesday, May 2, and the Sacramento State Open on Saturday, May 5.
Athletes competing are mostly running the shorter distances.
Senior Alissa Atisme is one of Utah's top athletes competing this week, in the 400 meters at Weber State. Her career-best time in the event (54.69) ranks third all-time at Utah. Freshmen Rachel Whipple and Ruby Jane Mathewson have been strong in the 400 hurdles this year, ranking 24th and 25th respectively in the Pac-12 in the event. Whipple's season-best time is 1:03.09 while Mathewson's is 1:03.76. Sophomore Brooke Martin will also compete in the 400 hurdles as well as the 200. Regan Crofts will compete in the javelin. She has a season-best mark of 121'1.5" (36.92m).
At Sacramento State on Saturday, freshman Jackie Martin will race in the 200 and 400. Her season-best 200 time of 25.06 ranks in the top 10 all-time at Utah. Senior Mesa Weidle, who earned Pac-12 Athlete of the Week honors earlier this year, will also compete in the 200 and 400. Senior Grace Englund has a season-best 800 time of 2:09.94 and freshman Whitney Hessler will also compete in the 800. Junior Eliza Hansen's season-best high jump mark of 5'5" (1.65m) ranks 17th in the Pac-12.
Schedule for the Weber State Twilight can be found at: https://weberstatesports.com/news/2018/4/20/track-field-2018-weber-state-twilight-meet-information.aspx
Meet information for the Sacramento State Open can be found at:
http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/track/2017-18/homemeets18
Next for Utah is the Pac-12 Championships, May 12-13, hosted by Stanford.
Click below for Utah head coach Kyle Kepler's weekly Track Chat:
Athletes competing are mostly running the shorter distances.
Senior Alissa Atisme is one of Utah's top athletes competing this week, in the 400 meters at Weber State. Her career-best time in the event (54.69) ranks third all-time at Utah. Freshmen Rachel Whipple and Ruby Jane Mathewson have been strong in the 400 hurdles this year, ranking 24th and 25th respectively in the Pac-12 in the event. Whipple's season-best time is 1:03.09 while Mathewson's is 1:03.76. Sophomore Brooke Martin will also compete in the 400 hurdles as well as the 200. Regan Crofts will compete in the javelin. She has a season-best mark of 121'1.5" (36.92m).
At Sacramento State on Saturday, freshman Jackie Martin will race in the 200 and 400. Her season-best 200 time of 25.06 ranks in the top 10 all-time at Utah. Senior Mesa Weidle, who earned Pac-12 Athlete of the Week honors earlier this year, will also compete in the 200 and 400. Senior Grace Englund has a season-best 800 time of 2:09.94 and freshman Whitney Hessler will also compete in the 800. Junior Eliza Hansen's season-best high jump mark of 5'5" (1.65m) ranks 17th in the Pac-12.
Schedule for the Weber State Twilight can be found at: https://weberstatesports.com/news/2018/4/20/track-field-2018-weber-state-twilight-meet-information.aspx
Meet information for the Sacramento State Open can be found at:
http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/track/2017-18/homemeets18
Next for Utah is the Pac-12 Championships, May 12-13, hosted by Stanford.
Click below for Utah head coach Kyle Kepler's weekly Track Chat:
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