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Utah Totals Eight Entries to NCAA Track & Field Championships
5/16/2019 2:54 PM | Track & Field
Seven different Utes will represent Utah at West Preliminaries in Sacramento, Calif., next weekend
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Track & Field team qualified a total of eight entries into the NCAA West Preliminary Round, which will be held May 23-25 at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, Calif. The Utes will be represented by juniors Sarah Newton (800m), Sarah Feeny (1500m, 5K), Bella Williams (5K), and Poppy Tank (10K), along with freshmen Brooke Manson (800m), Cara Woolnough (1500m) and Skyler Blair (400m hurdles).
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To qualify, Utah athletes had to be ranked inside the top 48 of their individual events to make it in the NCAA West Preliminary, which serves as the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. From there, the top 12 will then punch their ticket and advance to the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas (June 5-8).
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Newton and Manson both qualified for the 800-meter event. Newton posted a new personal best time of 2:05.88 at the Portland Twilight back on May 3, which ranks 23rd among West Preliminary entries. Manson ranks 32nd in the West Region with a time of 2:06.77, which she posted on April 17 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
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Feeny qualified for both the 1500-meter and 5000-meter events, where she is ranked fourth in the West Region in the 1500-meters with a personal best and school record time of 4:13.53. She also set a new school record in the 5000-meters with a time of 15:41.81, which ranks 8th in the West Region. Woolnough qualified in the 1500-meter run as well, posting a season and personal best time of 4:24.89 in a "last chance" meet at the Portland Twilight on May 3. Williams, who ran a personal best time of 16:27.41 in the 5000-meter run back on March 28 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, will head into the West Preliminary ranked 47th in the 5K event.
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Tank ran her first-ever 10,000-meter run just this past week at the Pac-12 Outdoor Championships, taking seventh overall and finishing in a time of 34:21.21 – which now rank fifth-fastest in school history. Despite the 10K being her first-ever, she still managed to qualify for the West Preliminary where she is ranked 38th in the event.
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Blair set a new personal best in the 400-meter hurdles, running a 59.72 at the Desert Heat Classic back on April 27. The freshman's time ranks 40th overall in the West Region and serves as the fifth-fastest time in school history.
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NCAA track and field fans can watch live and on-demand coverage of the NCAA Division I East and/or West Preliminary Championships on FloTrack with a Pro subscription. Coverage of the preliminary competitions will be available May 23 - 25. To access the East Preliminary coverage please click here. To access the West Preliminary coverage please click here. The complete list of participants is available on the following website.
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For more information regarding the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, including how to purchase tickets, log on to NCAA.com/trackandfield.
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To qualify, Utah athletes had to be ranked inside the top 48 of their individual events to make it in the NCAA West Preliminary, which serves as the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. From there, the top 12 will then punch their ticket and advance to the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas (June 5-8).
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Newton and Manson both qualified for the 800-meter event. Newton posted a new personal best time of 2:05.88 at the Portland Twilight back on May 3, which ranks 23rd among West Preliminary entries. Manson ranks 32nd in the West Region with a time of 2:06.77, which she posted on April 17 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
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Feeny qualified for both the 1500-meter and 5000-meter events, where she is ranked fourth in the West Region in the 1500-meters with a personal best and school record time of 4:13.53. She also set a new school record in the 5000-meters with a time of 15:41.81, which ranks 8th in the West Region. Woolnough qualified in the 1500-meter run as well, posting a season and personal best time of 4:24.89 in a "last chance" meet at the Portland Twilight on May 3. Williams, who ran a personal best time of 16:27.41 in the 5000-meter run back on March 28 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, will head into the West Preliminary ranked 47th in the 5K event.
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Tank ran her first-ever 10,000-meter run just this past week at the Pac-12 Outdoor Championships, taking seventh overall and finishing in a time of 34:21.21 – which now rank fifth-fastest in school history. Despite the 10K being her first-ever, she still managed to qualify for the West Preliminary where she is ranked 38th in the event.
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Blair set a new personal best in the 400-meter hurdles, running a 59.72 at the Desert Heat Classic back on April 27. The freshman's time ranks 40th overall in the West Region and serves as the fifth-fastest time in school history.
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NCAA track and field fans can watch live and on-demand coverage of the NCAA Division I East and/or West Preliminary Championships on FloTrack with a Pro subscription. Coverage of the preliminary competitions will be available May 23 - 25. To access the East Preliminary coverage please click here. To access the West Preliminary coverage please click here. The complete list of participants is available on the following website.
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For more information regarding the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, including how to purchase tickets, log on to NCAA.com/trackandfield.
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