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Trio of Utes Advance to Quarterfinals at West Regionals
5/26/2022 10:19 PM | Track & Field
Simone Plourde, Skyler Blair and Josefine Eriksen advanced to the quarterfinals on Saturday at the NCAA West Regionals.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Simone Plourde, Skyler Blair and Josefine Eriksen of the Utah track & field team advanced to the quarterfinals Thursday night inside John McDonald Field to close out the first day of competition on the women's side at NCAA West Regionals.
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Plourde was the first Ute to take the track in the 1500m race and earned automatic qualifying spot into Saturday's quarterfinal when she won her heat with a mark of 4:20.76 – which was a top-20 finish overall.
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Eriksen ran a new personal best time on Thursday to also win her heat and earn an automatic spot in Saturday's quarters for the 800m run with a mark of 2:04.63. That time also moved the sophomore into second all-time in the Utah record books. Manson saw her season come to an end on Thursday after posting a time of a 2:07.87 to just miss the qualifying mark.
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Blair made it 3-for-3 for the Women of Utah in the 400m hurdles after securing a spot in the next round of races with a time of 58.66 – which was just off her previous PR of 58.54 that was set at Pac-12 Championships.
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Bella Williams closed out the night for Utah in the 10000m, running what would've been a top-10 record time for the Utes with a mark of 35:02.73.
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Saturday's action for Utah will kick off at 4:15 p.m. (MT) / 5:15 p.m. (CT) local with the 1500m quarterfinals featuring Plourde and conclude at 7:45 p.m. (MT) / 8:45 p.m. (CT) local with the 4x400m relay. Fans can catch the final day competition via live stream on the ESPN.com/watch or on the ESPN App.
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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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Plourde was the first Ute to take the track in the 1500m race and earned automatic qualifying spot into Saturday's quarterfinal when she won her heat with a mark of 4:20.76 – which was a top-20 finish overall.
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Eriksen ran a new personal best time on Thursday to also win her heat and earn an automatic spot in Saturday's quarters for the 800m run with a mark of 2:04.63. That time also moved the sophomore into second all-time in the Utah record books. Manson saw her season come to an end on Thursday after posting a time of a 2:07.87 to just miss the qualifying mark.
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Blair made it 3-for-3 for the Women of Utah in the 400m hurdles after securing a spot in the next round of races with a time of 58.66 – which was just off her previous PR of 58.54 that was set at Pac-12 Championships.
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Bella Williams closed out the night for Utah in the 10000m, running what would've been a top-10 record time for the Utes with a mark of 35:02.73.
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Saturday's action for Utah will kick off at 4:15 p.m. (MT) / 5:15 p.m. (CT) local with the 1500m quarterfinals featuring Plourde and conclude at 7:45 p.m. (MT) / 8:45 p.m. (CT) local with the 4x400m relay. Fans can catch the final day competition via live stream on the ESPN.com/watch or on the ESPN App.
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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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