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Track & Field Moves Six into All-time Lists While Feeny Sets New School Record
2/8/2019 11:00 PM | Track & Field
The Utes have a big day in Albuquerque and Seattle.
SEATTLE and ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -Â The Utah women's track and field team opened up its busy weekend at the Husky Classic and the Don Kirby Invite on Friday by moving six athletes into the all-time top-10 lists while junior Sarah Feeny set a new school record.Â
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"Awesome day and we are improving all across the board in a lot of events with a lot of different kids so I was really impressed," head coach Kyle Kepler. "There were some last-minute changes to the schedule so our gals ran at different times than originally scheduled and I was just really proud of how mentally tough they were and the effort they gave today."Â Â
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At the Husky Classic, Utah competed in only one event, the 3,000-meter race, where Feeny, sophomore Poppy Tank and sophomore Bella Williams all recorded new personal records. Feeny led all Utes finishing in 14th place in a time of 9:11.46. With this time, Feeny set a new school record and topped her previous record by two seconds. Tank and Williams finished in 31st and 54th recording times of 9:24.42 and 9:38.51, respectively. Tanks time beats her previous personal best by two seconds and moves her into fourth place all-time while Williams topped her previous best by four seconds and keeps her placed 10th all-time in the event.Â
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At the Don Kirby Invite, the Utes added three more runners to the all-time lists at Utah. Sophomore Jackie Martin and freshman Maya Lebar highlighted the meet for the Utes as they competed in the 200-meter dash where they finished in 40th and 48th place, respectively. Martin finished the race in a personal best time of 24.81 and moved herself into second place all-time in the indoor 200. Lebar also finished in a personal best time of 24.96 to move herself into fourth place all-time. Also competing for Utah was freshman Taylor Watson, senior Raynee Helm-Wheelock and freshman Lauren O'Banion. Watson captured 56th in a time of 25.06, just missing out on beating her personal-record time of 25.05. Helm-Wheelock finished in 88th with a time of 25.77 and O'Banion earned 102nd with a time of 26.05.Â
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Sophomore Whitney Hessler joined in on the fun and finished in third place with a time personal best time of 1:31.90 in the 600-meter race. This time moves Hessler into second place all-time at Utah in the event.Â
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Moving to the unseeded 400-meter race, J. Martin led the Utes winning her heat and finishing in sixth place overall with a time of 56.67. Freshman Brooklyn James and senior Mesa Weidle also competed in the 400. James captured 20th with a time of 57.41 while Weidle earned 31st with a time of 58.24.Â
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Senior Eliza Hansen posted a solid mark in the women's high jump event. Hansen finished in sixth place with a jumping height of 5'3.75" (1.62 meters).Â
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"We had some schedule changes that our kids handled amazingly well and it didn't bother them one bit. Our kids are adapting and handling it and I wouldn't expect anything less of this group. They have done a terrific job all season and I know they are ready for the challenge that tomorrow brings," Kepler said.Â
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The Utes will be back in action tomorrow at the Don Kirby Invite and the New Balance/Boise Team Invite. Competition for the Don Kirby Invite is slated to begin at 9:30 a.m. (MST), while competition at the Boise Team Invite is set to being at 9:00 a.m. (MST).
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"Awesome day and we are improving all across the board in a lot of events with a lot of different kids so I was really impressed," head coach Kyle Kepler. "There were some last-minute changes to the schedule so our gals ran at different times than originally scheduled and I was just really proud of how mentally tough they were and the effort they gave today."Â Â
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At the Husky Classic, Utah competed in only one event, the 3,000-meter race, where Feeny, sophomore Poppy Tank and sophomore Bella Williams all recorded new personal records. Feeny led all Utes finishing in 14th place in a time of 9:11.46. With this time, Feeny set a new school record and topped her previous record by two seconds. Tank and Williams finished in 31st and 54th recording times of 9:24.42 and 9:38.51, respectively. Tanks time beats her previous personal best by two seconds and moves her into fourth place all-time while Williams topped her previous best by four seconds and keeps her placed 10th all-time in the event.Â
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At the Don Kirby Invite, the Utes added three more runners to the all-time lists at Utah. Sophomore Jackie Martin and freshman Maya Lebar highlighted the meet for the Utes as they competed in the 200-meter dash where they finished in 40th and 48th place, respectively. Martin finished the race in a personal best time of 24.81 and moved herself into second place all-time in the indoor 200. Lebar also finished in a personal best time of 24.96 to move herself into fourth place all-time. Also competing for Utah was freshman Taylor Watson, senior Raynee Helm-Wheelock and freshman Lauren O'Banion. Watson captured 56th in a time of 25.06, just missing out on beating her personal-record time of 25.05. Helm-Wheelock finished in 88th with a time of 25.77 and O'Banion earned 102nd with a time of 26.05.Â
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Sophomore Whitney Hessler joined in on the fun and finished in third place with a time personal best time of 1:31.90 in the 600-meter race. This time moves Hessler into second place all-time at Utah in the event.Â
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Moving to the unseeded 400-meter race, J. Martin led the Utes winning her heat and finishing in sixth place overall with a time of 56.67. Freshman Brooklyn James and senior Mesa Weidle also competed in the 400. James captured 20th with a time of 57.41 while Weidle earned 31st with a time of 58.24.Â
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Senior Eliza Hansen posted a solid mark in the women's high jump event. Hansen finished in sixth place with a jumping height of 5'3.75" (1.62 meters).Â
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"We had some schedule changes that our kids handled amazingly well and it didn't bother them one bit. Our kids are adapting and handling it and I wouldn't expect anything less of this group. They have done a terrific job all season and I know they are ready for the challenge that tomorrow brings," Kepler said.Â
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The Utes will be back in action tomorrow at the Don Kirby Invite and the New Balance/Boise Team Invite. Competition for the Don Kirby Invite is slated to begin at 9:30 a.m. (MST), while competition at the Boise Team Invite is set to being at 9:00 a.m. (MST).
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