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Track & Field Prepped For Texas Tech and UW Invites
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The Utes split up for the first time this year to compete at Texas Tech and Washington Invites.
Date: Thursday - Saturday, Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2020
Location: Sports Performance Center (Texas Tech), Dempsey Indoor (Washington)
Host: Texas Tech & University of WashingtonÂ
Time: Thursday 11 a.m. MT (Multis at Texas Tech) & Friday 8:45 p.m. MT (Washington)Â Â Â Â
Starting Block
The Utah track and field team will make its first trip to Lubbock, Texas, to compete at the Texas Tech Multis/Invite, one of the nation's premier meets, and battle against a loaded field that includes eight teams ranked in the top-25, according to the National TFRI (Track & Field Ratings Index) per USTFCCCA. The meet will take place at the state-of-the-art Sports Performance Center Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, which features a 200m banked track, sprint lanes, high jump and pole vault lanes, long jump and indoor throws area. The Utes will also send a group of runners to compete against another elite field at the UW Invite, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, at the familiar Dempsey Indoor facility, home to the Huskies. Â
Kolbi Sims will jump start the weekend in Texas, seeing action in her first pentathlon of the season on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 11 a.m. (MT). Sims will open the pentathlon with the 60m hurdles followed by the high jump, shot put, long jump and 800m race. Utah is slated to kick off the UW Invite Friday night with the first heat of the women's distance medley relay slated to begin at 8:45 p.m. (MT).Â
Coming off an incredible cross country season in the fall, Sarah Feeny and Cara Woolnough will both make their indoor season debuts this weekend at the UW Invite. Capping off the cross country season, Feeny earned her first All-Pac-12 honor and secured her third all-region honor at the NCAA Regionals finishing inside the top-25.Â
Utah Athletes
Texas Tech
Kolbi Sims - Pent / LJ
Jackie Martin - 600 / 4x400
Maya LeBar - 600 / 200
Skyler Blair - 600 / 200 / 4x400
Lauren O'Banion - 600 / 4x400Â
Oneillia Fuller - 400 / 200 / 4x400Â
Jasie York - 400 / 200 / 4x400Â
UW
Caitlin Faust - DMR / 800Â
Whitney Hessler - DMR / MileÂ
Brooklyn James - DMR / 800Â
Sarah Newton - DMR / 800Â
Brooke Manson - DMR / 800Â
Kaitlyn Mercer - 800Â
Sarah Feeny - DMR / MileÂ
Cara Woolnough - DMR / Mile / 3kÂ
Sophie Ryan - DMR / Mile / 3k
Kennedy Powell - 3kÂ
Emma Christensen - 3kÂ
Anna Busatto - 3kÂ
THE FIELDÂ
At Texas Tech, the teams joining the Utes in competition this weekend include: Abilene Christian, Arizona, Barton County, No. 22 Baylor, Boise State, No. 11 Florida, No. 12 Florida State, No. 18 Iowa State, Miami, North Carolina State, No. 24 Ohio State, Prairie View A&M, No. 7 Texas A&M, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, Tennessee, No. 16 Texas Tech (Host), UNLV, UCLA, No. 1 USC and Western Texas. Â
In Seattle, Utah will go up against a field that totals 52 women's teams competing. Notable teams attending the UW Invite include: No. 25 BYU, Arizona, Boise State, UCLA, No. 13 Washington (Host), Washington St., Gonzaga, Oregon State and California.Â
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
There was a feeling of deja vu as it didn't take long for Taylor Watson to set a new school record in the opening meet of the 2019-20 indoor season. At the Weber State Winter Open, Watson topped her own record in the 55m dash with a time of 7.13 in the prelims and backed that up with a stellar performance in the finals by clocking a PR time of 7.00 to secure the record she set a season ago at the same meet. Through two months of the indoor season, Watson's time still stands as the top time in the NCAA Division I. The Aurora, Colo., product is one of four underclassmen to own a top mark in an event early on in the season.Â
The following week, Watson continued her early season dominance at the Jackson's Open running a PR time of 7.61 and setting a new school record in the 60m race, which she set last season at the Ed Jacoby Invite.Â
In the MPSF (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), Caitlin Faust and Sophie Ryan rank inside the top-10 in the 800m with the times they clocked at the Bronco Invite. Faust (2:10.96) sits in third in the MPSF and 38th nationally in the event while Ryan (2:13.91) ranks eighth in the MPSF. The 4x400 relay squad of Oneillia Fuller, Skyler Blair, Jasie York and Faust currently sit in fifth (3:46.07) with the time they posted at the Bronco Invite.Â
LAST TIME OUT
The Utes competed in their first meet since returning from the holiday break at the Bronco Invite and brought home four event titles in a very strong showing that resulted in an abundance of new PR's for the women of Utah.Â
Whitney Hessler captured the first event title for the Utes in the mile race where Utah placed all entries in the top-10. Hessler finished with a new PR time while Kennedy Powell placed two-spots back in third. Making their indoor season debuts and concluding the competitors for Utah was freshman Grace Burnett and Ellie Lundgreen, who placed ninth and 10th, respectively.Â
Utah was dominant in the 400 meter event behind Skyler Blair, who moved into seventh on Utah's all-time list with a new PR time of 56.09. Lauren O'Banion finished right behind Blair, posting a new PR time (56.24) and moved into ninth all-time.
Caitlin Faust and Sophie Ryan represented Utah in the 800 meter, placing first and third with Faust winning the race with another PR time of 2:10.96. The 4x400 relay saw the Utah 'A' squad win the race and posted their fastest time of the young indoor season. The team made up of Oneilia Fuller, Blair, Jasie York and Faust clocked a time of 3:46.07 to secure the victory.Â
Utah capped off the meet dominating the 600 meter event, placing six of its 11 entries in the top-10 and nine of its top-11 inside the top-20. The Utes were paced by Sarah Newton and Brooke Manson, who ran with new PR's and finished one after the other in second and third, respectively.Â
UP NEXT
After the completion of the two meets this weekend, the Utes will have the next weekend off before splitting three-ways to compete at the Don Kirby Elite Invite, Weber State Invite and back to Seattle for the UW Classic, Feb. 13-15.Â
LOOKING FORWARD
Following that three-meet weekend, Utah will compete in its last two meets of the regular indoor season at the UW Last Chance in Seattle and at Notre Dame Friday, Feb. 21. The Utes will return to a familiar place in Seattle for the MPSF Championships at the end of the month and with a chance for Utah athletes to advance to the NCAA Championships on a familiar track in Albuquerque, N.M.
Podcast
Click below to listen to head coach Kyler Kepler in his weekly Utah Track Chat Podcast. In the latest edition of the Utah Track Chat podcast, coach Kepler gives a preview of the busy weekend ahead as the Utes will travel to Texas to compete at one of the nation's premier meets hosted by Texas Tech. Utah will also send a group of runners to compete at the UW Invite in Seattle which will feature more elite competition. The weekend of racing will kick off with Kolbi Sims competing in her first pentathlon of the season at Texas Tech.
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