University of Utah Athletics

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah track & field team will be back in action this weekend, competing in the Weber State Spring Classic this Friday, April 12, and then turning around to host the Utah Spring Classic on Saturday, April 13.
 
The Weber State and Utah Spring Classics will playout as a single meet that is split up in two different places. WSU will host a few events on Friday, while Utah will host the remaining events on Saturday. For a complete schedule of events at WSU, click here. For a complete schedule of events at Utah, click here.
 
"This is the split-meet situation with our team, along with Weber State," said Utah head coach Kyle Kepler. "We work together, as we have in the past several years, to essentially take all of the events in one meet and split them up into two meets. It should shrink the time down from a regular one-day meet and it works out well.
 
"It should be a great weekend with a lot of great athletes competing. If the weather holds up, people should be able to see some blazing-fast times. Our track always seems to produce some great times in just about every event. We are really excited to be hosting this event and look forward to people coming out and supporting the Utes."
 
Fans can follow the Utah track program on Twitter (@Utah_trackfield), Facebook (UtahTrackXC) and on Instagram (@UtahTrackXC).
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Utes were off last week, but the team is coming off successful split trips between San Francisco, Stanford and Los Angeles, Calif., just a few weeks back. Utah had a total of nine athletes move into the school's all-time top-10 performance lists, including Sarah Feeny, who set the new school record in the 5000-meter event with a time of 15:41.81.
 
Jackie Martin moved into the top-10 in both the 200-meter and 400-meter events, while Maya LeBar bettered her top-10 time in the 200-meters. Sarah Newton notched a top-10 time in the 800-meters, while Cara Woolnough moved into the school's performance list in the 1500-meter run. Poppy Tank and Bella Williams joined Feeny in the 5000-meter list and Kolbi Sims became the first Ute to move into the top-10 list in the long jump event since 2014.
 
TRACK CHAT
Check out this week's edition of the Utah Track Chat Podcast with head coach Kyle Kepler. Click the embedded link below, or follow this link here.
 
USTFCCCA #EVENTSQUAD RANKINGS
The newest USTFCCCA event rankings were released this week with Utah posting top-50 marks in the 400, 800, 1500 and 5000-meters. The Utes also timed among the nation's top-100 in the 200-meters.
 
No. 1 – 5000 (average time of 16:15.02)
No. 10 – 800 (average time of 2:09.50)
No. 20 – 1500 (average time of 4:29.06)
No. 41 – 400 (average time of 56.59)
 
UTAH IN TOP-20 NCAA RANKINGS (WEST REGION)
No. 4 – Sarah Feeny, 5000-meters (15:41.81, school record)
No. 10 – Kolbi Sims, Heptathlon (5189, No. 4 in school history)
No. 12 – Poppy Tank, 5000-meters (16:07.55, No. 4 in school history)
No. 16 – Sarah Newton, 800-meters (2:06.72, No. 6 in school history)
 
UTAH ENTRIES THIS WEEKEND (Weber State/Utah Spring Classic)
100-meters
Skyler Blair, Raynee Helm-Wheelock, Maya LeBar, Taylor Watson
 
200-meters
Taylor Watson, Raynee Helm-Wheelock
 
400-meters
Whitney Hessler, Brooklyn James, Brooke Manson, Lauren O'Banion, Kayla Rees
 
800-meters
Sarah Feeny, Megan Killian, Brooke Manson, Kennedy Powell, Sadie Wassum, Mesa Weidle
 
1500-meters
Anna Busatto, Scarlet Dale, Nicole Griffiths, Trina Moreno, Kennedy Powell, Sophie Ryan, Bella Williams, Cara Woolnough
 
3000-meters
Hannah Allred, Emma Christensen, Sara Leonard, Ashley Licata, Astrid Lindgren, Trina Moreno, Jade Mulvey
 
100-meter Hurdles
Skyler Blair, Kolbi Sims
 
400-meter Hurdles
Brooke Martin, Ruby Jane Mathewson
 
4 x 400 Relay
Brooklyn James, Brooke Martin, Lauren O'Banion, Kayla Rees, Kolbi Sims
 
Javelin
Regan Crofts
 
Triple Jump
Maya LeBar
 
 
High Jump
Eliza Hansen, Kolbi Sims
 
Shot Put
Kolbi Sims