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Saturday, January 20
Albuquerque, NM
All Day
University of Utah
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MLK Invitational
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Solid Return to the Track for Utah Led by Eriksen Setting New 400m School Record
1/20/2024 5:56 PM | Track & Field
Utah track & field had a solid return to the oval on Saturday led by Josefine Eriksen’s record-breaking 400m run.
ALBUQUERQUE – The Utah track & field team had a solid return to the oval this Saturday as it saw four new entries in the all-time record book led by Josefine Eriksen's record-breaking run in the 400m at the MLK Invitational held in the ABQ Convention Center.
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In the 200m dash (unseeded), Bailey Kealamakia saw herself move up to third on the all-time list with a run of 23.30 (aa) to win her heat and take second-overall as well as pass teammate Emily Martin (24.46 aa) – who set her mark last season. Meanwhile, Megan Rose saw herself inserted into the record books with a PR run of 24.89 (aa) to sit at No. 9 on the all-time list.
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Ally Gomm won her heat with a mark of 25.14 (aa) in her first 200m race while Harley Daniel posted a new PR mark of 25.17 (aa). Chloe Shewell and Malia Overton rounded out the group of Utes in the 200m race with times of 25.71 (aa) and 25.86 (aa).
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Newcomer Chloe Taylor made her debut as a Ute in the 600m race and took fifth-overall with a run of 1:34.13. Millie Wilcox was not far off, checking in with a PR mark of 1:34.51 for seventh while Annie Murdock clocked in with a time of 1:35.26 for eighth.
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Over in the 60m hurdles preliminaries, Daniel had the best run among the quartet of Utes with a time of 8.67 (aa). Bailey Kealamakia was the next fastest runner for Utah checking in at 9.10 (aa) while Glo Hussey registered a time of 9.23 (aa). Rachel Bair set a new PR for herself in her first non-pentathlon race, posting a time of 9.63 (aa).
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Overton won her heat in the 60m dash thanks to a PR run of 7.85 (aa) while freshman J'neya Hill also posted a PR mark of 7.87 (aa) to take second in her heat. Shewell closed out the group of Utes in the 60m dash with a time of 7.93 (aa). In the invitational portion of the 60m dash, Rose was just shy of breaking her PR and move up the all-time leaderboard with a mark of 7.57 (aa).
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Madi Durrant made her collegiate debut in the 300m dash and finished with a team-best 41.07 while Hill was right behind her at 41.27. Bair won her heat in the event after posting a time of 41.40 with Hussey checking in with a time of 44.09.
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Earlier in the high jump event, Hussey recorded a best jump of 1.57m (5-1.75) in her third try. Delaney Gates led a trio of Utes in the long jump with a PR leap of 5.45m (17-10.75) in her second attempt. Bair had the next longest mark for Utah, checking in at 5.26m (17-3.25) on her third attempt. Shana Van Elderen made her indoor debut, recording a distance of 5.12m (16-9.75).
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Utah's 4x400m relay squad of Taylor, Eriksen, Kealamakia and Daniel teamed up to run a time of 3:39.37 (aa) – which wound up being the second-fastest time in school history. Meanwhile, Utah's "B" squad of Gomm, Durrant, Murdock and Wilcox clocked in with a mark of 3:50.86.
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Back in Utah at the Wildcat Indoor Invitational, Saydi Anderson crushed her previous PR in the mile with a run of 5:22.68 (aa).
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UP NEXT
The Utes will get a few days off after returning from ABQ before heading to the PNW for the first of three trips to the Evergreen State with the UW Invitational (Jan. 26-27) kicking things off inside Dempsey Indoor.
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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, X and Instagram.
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In the 200m dash (unseeded), Bailey Kealamakia saw herself move up to third on the all-time list with a run of 23.30 (aa) to win her heat and take second-overall as well as pass teammate Emily Martin (24.46 aa) – who set her mark last season. Meanwhile, Megan Rose saw herself inserted into the record books with a PR run of 24.89 (aa) to sit at No. 9 on the all-time list.
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Ally Gomm won her heat with a mark of 25.14 (aa) in her first 200m race while Harley Daniel posted a new PR mark of 25.17 (aa). Chloe Shewell and Malia Overton rounded out the group of Utes in the 200m race with times of 25.71 (aa) and 25.86 (aa).
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Newcomer Chloe Taylor made her debut as a Ute in the 600m race and took fifth-overall with a run of 1:34.13. Millie Wilcox was not far off, checking in with a PR mark of 1:34.51 for seventh while Annie Murdock clocked in with a time of 1:35.26 for eighth.
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Over in the 60m hurdles preliminaries, Daniel had the best run among the quartet of Utes with a time of 8.67 (aa). Bailey Kealamakia was the next fastest runner for Utah checking in at 9.10 (aa) while Glo Hussey registered a time of 9.23 (aa). Rachel Bair set a new PR for herself in her first non-pentathlon race, posting a time of 9.63 (aa).
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Overton won her heat in the 60m dash thanks to a PR run of 7.85 (aa) while freshman J'neya Hill also posted a PR mark of 7.87 (aa) to take second in her heat. Shewell closed out the group of Utes in the 60m dash with a time of 7.93 (aa). In the invitational portion of the 60m dash, Rose was just shy of breaking her PR and move up the all-time leaderboard with a mark of 7.57 (aa).
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Madi Durrant made her collegiate debut in the 300m dash and finished with a team-best 41.07 while Hill was right behind her at 41.27. Bair won her heat in the event after posting a time of 41.40 with Hussey checking in with a time of 44.09.
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Earlier in the high jump event, Hussey recorded a best jump of 1.57m (5-1.75) in her third try. Delaney Gates led a trio of Utes in the long jump with a PR leap of 5.45m (17-10.75) in her second attempt. Bair had the next longest mark for Utah, checking in at 5.26m (17-3.25) on her third attempt. Shana Van Elderen made her indoor debut, recording a distance of 5.12m (16-9.75).
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Utah's 4x400m relay squad of Taylor, Eriksen, Kealamakia and Daniel teamed up to run a time of 3:39.37 (aa) – which wound up being the second-fastest time in school history. Meanwhile, Utah's "B" squad of Gomm, Durrant, Murdock and Wilcox clocked in with a mark of 3:50.86.
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Back in Utah at the Wildcat Indoor Invitational, Saydi Anderson crushed her previous PR in the mile with a run of 5:22.68 (aa).
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UP NEXT
The Utes will get a few days off after returning from ABQ before heading to the PNW for the first of three trips to the Evergreen State with the UW Invitational (Jan. 26-27) kicking things off inside Dempsey Indoor.
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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, X and Instagram.
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