SALT LAKE CITY – With the cross country season all wrapped up the Utah track & field team is set to compete in its first indoor meet this weekend at the BYU December Invitational (Dec. 8-9) inside Smith Fieldhouse.
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BYU DECEMBER INVITE
DATES: December 8-9, 2023
WHERE: Smith Fieldhouse
LIVE RESULTS: https://bit.ly/47LWMHc
MEET SCHEDULE: https://bit.ly/46MZ4V9
PARTICIPANTS: BYU, Utah, Utah State, Utah Tech, Utah Valley, Weber State, Westminster
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: Rachel Bair,
Vero Boire,
Harley Daniel,
Madi Durrant,
Delaney Gates,
Ally Gomm,
J'neya Hill,
Glo Hussey,
Bailey Kealamakia,
Grace Moroney,
Annie Murdock,
Malia Overton,
Bri Rinn,
Megan Rose,
Chloe Shewell,
Chloe Taylor,
Millie Wilcox
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THE LINE UP
The Women of Utah will send 17 competitors to their first indoor meet of the season this weekend with five making their debut as a Ute. Of the five,
Rachel Bair (pentathlon) and
Glo Hussey (pentathlon) will be making their debuts on Friday while
Vero Boire (mile),
Madi Durrant (500m/4x400m) and
J'neya Hill (60y, 4x400m) will be making their debut on Saturday. Boire has been injured since joining the squad in 2021 and will make her debut this weekend. In addition,
Annie Murdock makes her return to the track this Saturday after serving her mission the last two years.
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Rachel Bair
- 2023 CHSAA 5A Track Athlete of the Year
- 2023 CHSAA State Champion in the 100m and 400m
- 2022 & 2023 Continental League Champion in the 100, 200m and 400m
- 2023 Continental League Champion in the long jump
- Placed fifth in the 200m at the 2023 CHSAA State Championships
- Placed fifth in the 200m and 400m at the 2022 CHSAA State Championships
- Placed sixth in the 100m and 10th in the 200m at the 2021 CHSAA State Championships
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Madi Durrant
- 2023 UHSAA State Champion in the 400m with a PR time of 55.33
- 2022 & 2023 UHSAA Region 9 Champion in the 200m
- 2023 UHSAA Region 9 Champion in the 100m
- 2022 & 2023 runner-up in the 100m and 200m at the UHSAA State Championships
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J'neya Hill
- 2023 AIA State Champion in the 200m
- 2023 runner-up as a member of the 4x100m relay team at the 2023 AIA State Championships
- Placed third in the 100m at the 2023 AIA State Championships
- 2023 AIA Division II State Champion in the 100m and 200m
- 2023 district champion in the 100m, 200m and 400m
- Placed fourth in the 100m and 200m at the 2022 AIA Division II State Championships
- 2022 district champion in the 4x400m relay
- 2022 runner-up in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the district championships
- 2021 district champion in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays
- 2021 runner-up in the 100m and 200m at the district championships
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Glo Hussey
- North Canyon High School record holder in the high jump, triple jump and heptathlon
- Cactus Shadows High School record holder in the high jump, long jump and heptathlon
- 2023 runner-up in the heptathlon and 4x100m relay at the AIA State Championships
- Placed third in the high jump at the 2023 AIA State Championships
- 2023 AIA Division II Champion in the long jump and triple jump
- Placed second in the long jump, third in the high jump and fifth in the 100m hurdles at the 2023 AIA Division II Championships
- 2023 Paradise Valley District Champion in the 100m hurdles, high jump, long jump and triple jump
- 2022 AIA State Champion in the 100m hurdles, high jump, long jump and heptathlon
- 2022 AIA Division II Champion in the high jump and triple jump
- 2022 runner-up in the long jump at the AIA Division II Championships
- Placed fifth in the 100m hurdles at the AIA Division II Championships
- 2022 district champion in the high jump and triple jump
- 2022 Northeast Valley Champion in the high jump and long jump
- Placed third in the 100m hurdles at the USATF Arizona Association Junior Olympic Championships
- Won 33 USATF (U15-16 & U13-14) event titles between 2019 and 2021
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UP NEXT
After the early tune-up for Utah in December, it won't compete again until mid-January when it has a split squad week with some heading to Albuquerque for the MLK Invitational (Jan. 20) while some head up the road for the Weber State Indoor Invitational (Jan. 19-20).
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