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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.
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Athletes competing are mostly running the shorter distances.
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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).
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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.
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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
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Meet information for the Sacramento State Open can be found at:
http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/track/2017-18/homemeets18
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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:Â
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Athletes competing are mostly running the shorter distances.
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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).
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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.
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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
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Meet information for the Sacramento State Open can be found at:
http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/track/2017-18/homemeets18
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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:Â
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