Utes Wrap Up SoCal Trip at Beach Invitational on Saturday

Saturday, April 20

Long Beach, CA

All Day

University of Utah

Long Beach State Invitational

Final Results (PDF)

, Utah Track and Field Spring Classic April 13, 2019 in Salt Lake City, UT. (Photo / Steve C. Wilson / University of Utah)

Photo by: Steve C. Wilson

Utes Wrap Up SoCal Trip at Beach Invitational on Saturday

4/20/2019 9:25 PM | Track & Field

The Beach Invitational Final Results (PDF)

Five new personal bests set on Saturday

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Utah track & field team wrapped up its week long journey competing in three different meets in the SoCal area at The Beach Invitational on Saturday.

In the 400-meter run, Jackie Martin would turn out Utah's fastest time on the day, taking 14th-place out of 90 competitors with a time of 55.84, while Brooklyn James finished 20th overall with a new personal-best time of 56.36. Whitney Hessler (57.74) and Lauren O'Banion (57.06) would go onto both turn in new PR's in the race, as well.

Taylor Watson was the lone Utah runner to compete in the 100-meter dash, taking 26th overall in an event that had 94 competitors with a time of 12.14.

Mesa Weidle registered Utah's lone time in the 800-meter event, finishing in a new personal-best time of 2:14.26.

The Utes closed out the running events finishing second-place out of 11 teams in the 4x400m relay. The team combined of LeBar, Kolbi Sims, James, and Jackie Martin crossed the finish line in 3:45.09, which sets a new season-best for Utah.

Maya LeBar competed in Utah's only field event on the day, taking 25th overall in the triple jump with a new personal-best mark of 11.70m (38' 4.75"). The mark also moved her from No. 10 all-time in school history up to No. 8.

Utah wraps up its three-meet event in SoCal this weekend, but will be back in action again next weekend – this time heading East to compete in the Drake Relays. Utah will take part in the three-day event, Thursday-Saturday, April 25-27.