SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah track & field team heads back to Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Southern California this weekend (May 12-14) for the Pac-12 Championships.
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PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
WHEN: May 12-14
HOST: Oregon State
LOCATION: Hilmer Lodge Stadium (Walnut, CA)
TICKETS: https://bit.ly/3BmlM97
MEET SCHEDULE: Schedule of Events
LIVE RESULTS: https://bit.ly/3McGY7O
TV/LIVE STREAM: Pac-12 Networks / Pac-12 Now
PAC-12 RECORD BOOK: https://bit.ly/42oGVvf
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OFF THE BLOCKS
Utah will head to the Pac-12 Championships this weekend with 24 student-athletes that'll compete in 12 individual events to go along with the 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
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Of the 24 competitors for Utah,
Harley Daniel,
Dinedye Denis,
Ally Gomm,
Kylie Hartnett,
Ariel Keklak,
Chloe Kockler,
Ellie Lundgreen,
Emily Martin,
Malia Overton,
Maddie Reed,
Bri Rinn,
Shana Van Elderen,
Emily Venters,
Erin Vringer and
Millie Wilcox will all be making their debut at the conference championships meet.
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IN THE RANKINGS
For the fourth-consecutive week, the Women of Utah were ranked in the USTFCCCA TFRI Top-25 after checking in at No. 14 for the second-straight week. In addition, the 5000m crew was ranked No.2 in the country in the national event rankings while the 400m hurdles crew check in at No. 8 heading into championships week.
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TV/LIVE-STREAM SCHEDULE
Select events throughout the weekend will air on several different parts of the Pac-12 Networks, including Pac-12.com and Pac-12 Now. The final day of the championships on Sunday, May 14, will air in its entirety and can be watched on Pac-12 Networks and Pac-12 Now. For a full listing of when and what events will air, click
here.
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YEAR-BY-YEAR POINTS TOTAL AT PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
2012: 21 points
2013: 14 points
2014: 23 points
2015: 14 points
2016: 3 points
2017: 16 points
2018: 15 points
2019: 12 points
2020: Canceled due to COVID-19
2021: 6 points
2022: 21 points
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CURRENT QUALIFIERS
Heading into the Pac-12 Championships, here's a list of Utes that currently have qualifying times for the NCAA West Preliminaries based on the performance list provided by TFRRs as of May 10, 2023. The top-48 individuals in each event move on to compete in the NCAA West Prelims while the top-24 relay teams advance.
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LAST TIME OUT
They came, they saw, they conquered. Utah's track & field team came into Des Moines, Iowa, with one goal in mind and it was to win the program's first-ever Relays Cup and it did so running away from the competition in the 113th running of the Drake Relays. The victory was also a little more special for Utah head coach
Kyle Kepler to have his team crowned the Relays Cup Champion having grown up about an hour north of the famed Blue Oval and also competed at the Drake Relays both at the high school and collegiate level for Northern Iowa.
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UP NEXT
For those with qualifying times for the NCAA West Preliminaries (May 25 & 27), they'll have just over a week to train before flying to Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, Calif., to compete for a spot at the NCAA Championships held at Mike A. Meyers Stadium June 8 & 10 in Austin, Texas.
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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
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Instagram.
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