Utah Track & Field to Compete at Three Different Meets

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Utah Track & Field to Compete at Three Different Meets

2/6/2019 10:07 PM | Track & Field

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The Utes prepare for a busy weekend ahead.

SALT LAKE CITY -  After another strong showing at the Colorado Invitational last weekend, the Utes prepare for a busy weekend as they will be sending squads to three different meets. Utah will compete at the Don Kirby Collegiate Elite Invite in Albuquerque, N.M., the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash., and the New Balance/Boise Team Invite in Boise, Idaho. The Don Kirby and the Husky Classic will both take place on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8-9, while Utah will only compete at the New Balance/Boise Team Invite on Saturday.

"Back off a terrific weekend in Colorado where it was primarily our distance runners competing and I thought we performed at a really high level," head coach Kyle Kepler said. "It's a big weekend here and its out last regular season indoor meet before we start looking forward to MPSF in a couple weeks. We are really excited to get back on the track and get everybody going and see where everyone is at."

Competing for Utah at the Don Kirby Invite include: Eliza Hansen, Raynee Helm-Wheelock, Whitney Hessler, Brooklyn James, Maya Lebar, Jackie Martin, Lauren O'Banion, Taylor Watson, and Mesa Weidle.

The small group competing for Utah at the Husky Classic include: Sarah Feeny, Poppy Tank and Bella Williams.

Utah will send its largest group of athletes to Boise. Competing for Utah at the New Balance/Boise Team Invite include: Hannah Allred, Anna Busatto, Emma Christensen, Scarlet Dale, Nicole Griffiths, Megan Killian, Sara Leonard, Ashley Licata, Astrid Lindgren, Brooke Manson, Brooke Martin, Trina Moreno, Jade Mulvey, Sarah Newton, Natalie Platil, Kennedy Powell, Kayla Rees, Sophie Ryan, Sadie Wassum and Cara Woolnough.

Last time out the Utes only sent their distance runners on the trip to Colorado to compete. Utah shined in the mile race where they finished six of their eight competitors in the top-10. Redshirt freshman Woolnough led the Utes in as she captured the event title while earning a new personal record. With Woolnough's time, she moved herself into fifth place all-time at Utah in the indoor mile. Freshman Dale and junior Tank finished in third and sixth place, respectively, with Dale also earning a new personal record. In total, seven out of the eight racers earned new personal records in the indoor mile.

Junior Feeny competed on Friday in the seeded mile race where she captured a second place finish and recorded the fasted mile time of the season for the Utes.

Utah had another impressive showing in the 800-meter race where all four competitors finished inside of the top-15. Junior Newton lead the Utes and earned a new personal record to capture a seventh-place finish. Freshman Manson finished in eighth while junior Griffiths and senior Wassum both recorded new personal-bests and finished in 11th and 13th-place, respectively.

Sophomore Christensen was the lone Ute competing in the 5,000-meter race where she turned in a strong time to earn a fourth-place finish.

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Click below to listen to head coach Kyle Kepler in his weekly Track Chat podcast. In this edition, coach Kepler gives a recap of the Colorado Invite and gives a preview of all three meets the Utes will be competing in this weekend.