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Barger Opens Indoor Season with Huge PR in 5000m
12/3/2022 4:31 PM | Track & Field
Keelah Barger crushes her previous PR at the indoor season opener in the 5000m.
BOSTON – Senior Keelah Barger opened the indoor track season for Utah by crushing her previous PR in the 5000m with a time of 16:12.28 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener meet inside the BU Track & Tennis Center on the campus of Boston University.
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Saturday's season-opening meet was Barger's first indoor race in the 5000m since running in the Husky Classic back on Feb. 15, 2020, when she set her previous PR of 16:54.84. Additionally, the 16:12.28 mark for the Flagstaff, Ariz., native saw her move into fourth on the all-time list at Utah and passed All-American Jill Molen.
Meanwhile, Emily Venters toed the line against seven other collegians and 14 professional or club runners in the top heat and ended with a DNF shortly after dropping out just past the 4000m mark.
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Barger and Venters return home ahead of a select group preparing to head down I-15 next week for the BYU Indoor Invitational (Dec. 8-10) inside Smith Fieldhouse.
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For the latest news and information on the Utah cross country and track & field programs, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Saturday's season-opening meet was Barger's first indoor race in the 5000m since running in the Husky Classic back on Feb. 15, 2020, when she set her previous PR of 16:54.84. Additionally, the 16:12.28 mark for the Flagstaff, Ariz., native saw her move into fourth on the all-time list at Utah and passed All-American Jill Molen.
Meanwhile, Emily Venters toed the line against seven other collegians and 14 professional or club runners in the top heat and ended with a DNF shortly after dropping out just past the 4000m mark.
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Barger and Venters return home ahead of a select group preparing to head down I-15 next week for the BYU Indoor Invitational (Dec. 8-10) inside Smith Fieldhouse.
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For the latest news and information on the Utah cross country and track & field programs, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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