PROVO, Utah – The Utah track & Field team wrapped up its first competition of the indoor season on Friday at the BYU December Invite inside Smith Fieldhouse.
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Freshmen
Glo Hussey and
Rachel Bair made their debut in the Red and White on Friday, competing in the pentathlon. Hussey placed fifth-overall in her debut with 3364 points – which puts her in ninth on the all-time records list at Utah. Meanwhile, Bair finished with a combined total of 3274 points.
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The day started with Hussey finishing fourth in the 60m hurdles (9.10 aa) while Bair crossed the finish line at 9.66 (aa). In the 800m run, Bair finished with a time of 2:27.93 (aa) to win her heat and third-overall while Hussey came in at 2:39.50 (aa).
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Things then went off the track with Hussey leaping a top height of 5-2.5 (1.59m) fifth-overall while Bair posted a mark of 4-8.75 (1.44m). Then in the long jump, Hussey tied for first with two other competitors with a leap of 18-0.5 (5.50m) while Bair took fifth-overall with a jump of 17-7.5 (5.37m).
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The two closed out the pentathlon with Bair taking third-overall in the shot put after tossing a distance of 34-9.75 (10.61m). Hussy managed enough to finish ahead of Bair in the overall standings with her toss of 30-1.75 (9.19m).
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Utah's biggest day of competition will occur on Saturday as the rest of the sprints and distance teams arrive for the bulk of the meet on the track.
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