University of Utah Athletics

HAYWARD, Calif., PALO ALTO, Calif., & Orem, Utah– The Utah track and field team had a full day of competition on Friday competing at three different meets. Junior Sarah Feeny highlighted the day for the Utes as she set a new school record in the 5,000-meter event. 
 
"Wow, it was an amazing day that involved a new school record and a bunch of life-time bests," head coach Kyle Kepler said. "I am really proud of this crew, they came focused, ready to go and really put it out there on the track tonight." 
 
At the Stanford Invite, the Utes had strong showings and moved three more athletes into the Utah all-time top-10 lists. Feeny competed in the 5,000-meter invite race where she would go on to break former Utah All-American Grayson Murphy's school record by 17 seconds. Feeny crossed the line in a personal-best time of 15:41.81 to earn a sixth-place finish. This is a 44 second PR by Feeny. 
 
"Feeny ran in the elite section and got right in the mix, got right in the front, just followed along and just had an unbelievable race. I am so incredibly proud of her and her great year just continues on," Kepler said.  
 
Junior Poppy Tank saw her first outdoor action of the season competing in the 5,000-meter race. Tank finished the race in a personal-best time of 16:07.55 to capture a 10th-place finish. With this time, Tank topped her previous best by 30 seconds and moved herself into fourth-place all-time at Utah. Freshman Scarlet Dale also competed in the event, capturing 18th-place finish in her section with a time of 16:43.33. 
 
In the 1,500-meter race, redshirt freshman Cara Woolnough and true freshman Sophie Ryan had solid outings as they both earned top-10 finishes. Woolnough finished the race in a time of 4:27.40 to earn a third-place finish. This time moves Woolnough into 10th-place all-time in the event. Ryan finished in a time of 4:29.42 to capture an eighth-place finish. 
 
At the Mark Fanelli Track Classic, Sophomore Bella Williams led the Utes in the 5,000-meter finals as she captured an eighth-place finish with a time of 16:27.41. Sophomore Emma Christensen had a huge race as she recorded a new personal-best time of 17:15.54 to earn a 48th-place finish. This time beats her previous PR by 1:14. Sophomore Trina Moreno ran just off her PR pace to finish in 59th place with a time of 17:20.41. Also competing was freshman Sarah Leonard who finished with a time of 17:39.73 and sophomore Ashley Licata who finished in a time of 18:23.51. 
 
In the 1,500-meter event, senior Megan Killian and freshman Kennedy Powell both earned new personal-records in the race. Killian captured a 10th-place finish in a time of 4:32.78 while Powell finished in 18th-place with a time of 4:34.83. 
 
Freshman Lauren O'Banion and sophomore Kayla Rees were the only athletes who represented Utah at the UVU Collegiate Invite on Friday. Both competed in the 400-meter race where O'Banion would finish in fourth-place in a time of 58.61. Rees followed in earning an eighth-place finish in a time of 59.12. 
 
Utah will be back in action today as they will wrap-up day two of competition at the Stanford Invite while also competing at the Jim Bush Legends Invite in Los Angeles, Calif. 
 
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