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No. 16 Track & Field Sets Sights on NCAA West Prelims
5/24/2023 2:50 PM | Track & Field
The Utah track & field team is set to compete at the NCAA West Preliminaries this weekend (May 25 & 27).
SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 16 Utah track & field team is headed to the capital city of Sacramento for the 2023 NCAA West Preliminaries (May 25 & May 27) this weekend at Hornet Stadium on the campus of Sacramento State.
NCAA WEST PRELIMINARIES
DATE: May 25 & May 27
HOST: Sacramento State
LOCATION: Sacramento, CA
TICKETS: https://bit.ly/43hbDa4
MEET SCHEDULE: https://bit.ly/3BTnBLb
LIVE RESULTS: https://bit.ly/3BUiSc4
LIVE STREAM: Thursday | Saturday (ESPN+)
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: Harley Daniel, Dinedye Denis, Josefine Eriksen, Ally Gomm, Morgan Jensen, Emily Martin, Simone Plourde, Shana Van Elderen, Emily Venters, Erin Vringer, Rachel Whipple, Bella Williams
OFF THE BLOCKS
The Utah track & field team will send 12 student-athletes to compete in seven different at the NCAA West Preliminaries this week as it looks to continue its historic season. The 12 includes two alternates for its 4x400 relay team that also qualified for the second-consecutive season – a first in program history since 2010. The 12 is also the most for Utah since joining the 2010s.
Of the 12, four are true freshmen in Harley Daniel, Emily Martin, Shana Van Elderen and Erin Vringer. Josefine Eriksen is the lone Ute to qualify for the NCAA Championships (2022). Those making their NCAA regional preliminaries debut include Daniel, Ally Gomm, Morgan Jensen, Martin, Van Elderen, Vringer and Rachel Whipple.
WHEN TO WATCH
Below is a comprehensive list of who will be competing each day and when each event begins for Utah.
ALL times are listed in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
THURSDAY, MAY 25
SATURDAY, MAY 27
IN THE RANKINGS
For the sixth-consecutive week, the Women of Utah were ranked in the USTFCCCA TFRI Top-25 after moving up two spots on an idle week to No. 16. In addition, it serves as the second-consecutive week the Utes have been ranked ahead of rival BYU in the rankings. The Utes are 1-of-5 women's programs in the Pac-12 to be ranked inside the Top-25, joining No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 USC, No. 12 Stanford and No. 18 Washington. The five from the Conference of Champions ranks second-most by any league behind the SEC (10) followed by the Big 12 and Big Ten at three teams apiece.
ELITE COMPANY
With times of 4:09.48 (1500m), 8:53.95 (3000m) and 15:21.19 (5000m), Simone Plourde is just 1-of-6 collegians to run a sub-4:10 in the 1500m, sub-8:55 in the 3000m and sub-15:25 in the 5000m in NCAA history per Erik Boal from DyeStat. The other five?
Katelyn Tuohy – NC State
Jenny Simpson – Colorado
Sally Kipyego – Texas Tech
Jessica Hull – Oregon
Whittni Orton-Morgan – BYU
PAC-12 PODIUM
The incredible season for Utah cross country and track & field continued at the Pac-12 Championships two weeks ago as it scored the most points in program history at the conference meet since joining the league in 2011-12. The 45 total points scored by the Women of Utah was 22 points higher than its previous best. Utah's ninth-place finish in the team standings was also a new program best.
Emily Venters added more hardware to her mantle on the opening day of competition as she became Utah's first-ever Pac-12 Champion at the conference meet when she earned the Pac-12 10,000m crown with a time of 32:32.98.
Two days later, Simone Plourde gave the Utes their second individual Pac-12 Champion when she claimed the 1500m title with a meet-record breaking run of 4:09.48.
RECORDS FALL
Utah's record book continues to be rewritten each week it steps foot on the track and the Pac-12 Championships were no exception. Simone Plourde improved her hold on the school record in the 1500m (4:09.48) while Dinedye Denis broke the 400m hurdles record. The 4x100m relay team of Denis, Emily Martin, Maya LeBar and Josefine Eriksen also broke the school record.
There were also four new or updated marks in the record book with Harley Daniel moving up to No. 2 in the 100m hurdles (13.87), Martin to No. 3 in the 200m (24.05), Karli Branch up to No. 4 in the 3000m steeplechase (10:49.35) and Morgan Jensen up to No. 6 all-time in the 10,000m (33:32.38).
UP NEXT
Should the Utes qualify for the NCAA Championships, they'll head to Austin, Texas, where they'll compete on June 8 and/or June 10 should they advance to the finals – which is hosted at Mike A. Meyers Stadium, home of the Texas Longhorns and the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
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.
NCAA WEST PRELIMINARIES
DATE: May 25 & May 27
HOST: Sacramento State
LOCATION: Sacramento, CA
TICKETS: https://bit.ly/43hbDa4
MEET SCHEDULE: https://bit.ly/3BTnBLb
LIVE RESULTS: https://bit.ly/3BUiSc4
LIVE STREAM: Thursday | Saturday (ESPN+)
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: Harley Daniel, Dinedye Denis, Josefine Eriksen, Ally Gomm, Morgan Jensen, Emily Martin, Simone Plourde, Shana Van Elderen, Emily Venters, Erin Vringer, Rachel Whipple, Bella Williams
OFF THE BLOCKS
The Utah track & field team will send 12 student-athletes to compete in seven different at the NCAA West Preliminaries this week as it looks to continue its historic season. The 12 includes two alternates for its 4x400 relay team that also qualified for the second-consecutive season – a first in program history since 2010. The 12 is also the most for Utah since joining the 2010s.
Of the 12, four are true freshmen in Harley Daniel, Emily Martin, Shana Van Elderen and Erin Vringer. Josefine Eriksen is the lone Ute to qualify for the NCAA Championships (2022). Those making their NCAA regional preliminaries debut include Daniel, Ally Gomm, Morgan Jensen, Martin, Van Elderen, Vringer and Rachel Whipple.
WHEN TO WATCH
Below is a comprehensive list of who will be competing each day and when each event begins for Utah.
ALL times are listed in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
THURSDAY, MAY 25
- 7:30 p.m. | 1500m: Simone Plourde, Erin Vringer
- 8:50 p.m. | 800m: Josefine Eriksen
- 9:20 p.m. | 400mH: Dinedye Denis, Harley Daniel
- 10:10 p.m. | 10000m: Emily Venters, Morgan Jensen
SATURDAY, MAY 27
- 6:15 p.m. | 1500m: TBD
- 7:00 p.m. | Triple Jump: Shana Van Elderen
- 8:05 p.m. | 800m: TBD
- 8:25 p.m. | 400mH: TBD
- 9:10 p.m. | 5000m: Simone Plourde, Emily Venters, Bella Williams
- 9:45 p.m. | 4x400m Relay: Dinedye Denis, Ally Gomm, Emily Martin, Josefine Eriksen
- Alternates: Harley Daniel, Rachel Whipple
IN THE RANKINGS
For the sixth-consecutive week, the Women of Utah were ranked in the USTFCCCA TFRI Top-25 after moving up two spots on an idle week to No. 16. In addition, it serves as the second-consecutive week the Utes have been ranked ahead of rival BYU in the rankings. The Utes are 1-of-5 women's programs in the Pac-12 to be ranked inside the Top-25, joining No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 USC, No. 12 Stanford and No. 18 Washington. The five from the Conference of Champions ranks second-most by any league behind the SEC (10) followed by the Big 12 and Big Ten at three teams apiece.
ELITE COMPANY
With times of 4:09.48 (1500m), 8:53.95 (3000m) and 15:21.19 (5000m), Simone Plourde is just 1-of-6 collegians to run a sub-4:10 in the 1500m, sub-8:55 in the 3000m and sub-15:25 in the 5000m in NCAA history per Erik Boal from DyeStat. The other five?
Katelyn Tuohy – NC State
Jenny Simpson – Colorado
Sally Kipyego – Texas Tech
Jessica Hull – Oregon
Whittni Orton-Morgan – BYU
PAC-12 PODIUM
The incredible season for Utah cross country and track & field continued at the Pac-12 Championships two weeks ago as it scored the most points in program history at the conference meet since joining the league in 2011-12. The 45 total points scored by the Women of Utah was 22 points higher than its previous best. Utah's ninth-place finish in the team standings was also a new program best.
Emily Venters added more hardware to her mantle on the opening day of competition as she became Utah's first-ever Pac-12 Champion at the conference meet when she earned the Pac-12 10,000m crown with a time of 32:32.98.
Two days later, Simone Plourde gave the Utes their second individual Pac-12 Champion when she claimed the 1500m title with a meet-record breaking run of 4:09.48.
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— Utah T&F/XC (@Utah_trackfield) May 15, 2023
RECORDS FALL
Utah's record book continues to be rewritten each week it steps foot on the track and the Pac-12 Championships were no exception. Simone Plourde improved her hold on the school record in the 1500m (4:09.48) while Dinedye Denis broke the 400m hurdles record. The 4x100m relay team of Denis, Emily Martin, Maya LeBar and Josefine Eriksen also broke the school record.
There were also four new or updated marks in the record book with Harley Daniel moving up to No. 2 in the 100m hurdles (13.87), Martin to No. 3 in the 200m (24.05), Karli Branch up to No. 4 in the 3000m steeplechase (10:49.35) and Morgan Jensen up to No. 6 all-time in the 10,000m (33:32.38).
UP NEXT
Should the Utes qualify for the NCAA Championships, they'll head to Austin, Texas, where they'll compete on June 8 and/or June 10 should they advance to the finals – which is hosted at Mike A. Meyers Stadium, home of the Texas Longhorns and the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
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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