Utah Track & Field Heads South for BYU December Invite

Wednesday, December 10

Provo, UT / Smith Fieldhouse

University of Utah

BYU December Invite

Utah Track & Field Heads South for BYU December Invite

12/8/2025 4:55 PM | Track & Field

The sprints team will compete at the BYU December Invite this Wednesday and Thursday.

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah track & field team is set to compete at the BYU December Invite (Dec. 10-11) this week inside Smith Fieldhouse.

BYU DECEMBER INVITE
HOST: Brigham Young University
WHEN: Dec. 10-11
LOCATION: Provo, UT
VENUE: Smith Fieldhouse
MEET SCHEDULE: View Schedule
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: Chelsea Amoah, Allie Bruce, Morgan Carter, Lela Divinity, Kait Durham, Haley Duvall, Madi Hulsey, Glo Hussey, Susmitha Jayanthi, Sona Kourilova, Matejah Mangum, Lindsey Peters, Kinzlee Riddle, Shana Van Elderen, Erin Vringer

2025 SPAR EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
HOST: European Athletics
WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025
LOCATION: Lagoa, Portugal
VENUE: Centro de Congressesos do Arade
COURSE MAP: View Course Map
MEET SCHEDULE: View Schedule
LIVE RESULTS: View Results
LIVE STREAM: EuroVision Sport
UTAH PARTICIPANTS: Emily Junginger (GER) – U20 (2:30am MST) | Poppy Tank (GBR & NI) – Senior (5am MST)

FROM THE STARTERS BLOCK
The Women of Utah will send 15 competitors down to the BYU December Invite with a trio of freshmen in Kait Durham, Haley Duvall and Kinzlee Riddle making their collegiate debuts. Glo Hussey and Shana Van Elderen will open the meet up for Utah, competing in the pentathlon and horizontal jumps, respectively.

VENTERS MAKES WORLD TEAM
Former Utah All-American Emily Venters earned a spot to represent Team USA at the upcoming World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Fla., at Apalachee Regional Park on Saturday, Jan. 10. Venters secured her first spot with Team USA at a global event after finishing fifth-overall at the USATF Cross Country Championships this past Saturday with a run of 34:20.7 on a muddy afternoon at Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland, Ore. She'll be joined by 2026 incoming freshman Riley Innes at the championships – who will represent Team Canada in the U20 race.

EYE ON THE PRIZE
Utah freshman Emily Junginger will be vying for a spot to represent her native land of Germany at the World Cross Country Championships as she gets ready to compete at the SPAR U20 European Cross Country Championships this Sunday, Dec. 14, in Lagoa, Portugal. Meanwhile, former Utah All-American Poppy Tank will be representing Team Great Britain & Northern Ireland in the women's senior race as she looks to make the world team once again.

The U20 race (4450m) is slated to start at 2:30 a.m. (MST) on Sunday, Dec. 14, while the senior women's race (7470m) is schedule to begin at 5 a.m. (MST).

26.2
A trio of Utah cross country and track & field alumnae have qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials after posting times below the required standard this past Sunday in Sacramento, Calif., at the 2025 California International Marathon.

NAME	BIB #	OVERALL / WOMENS	TIME
Clara Mayfield	180	284th / 23rd	2:34.25
Morgan Jensen	24	315th / 26th	2:35.40
Keelah Barger	216	331st / 38th	2:36.06

UP NEXT
The Women of Utah will now get the rest of the month off to train before hitting the indoor season in full stride come January when they start off the new calendar year at the Weber State Indoor Invitational (Jan. 9-10) up in Ogden, Utah.

For the latest news and information on the Utah cross country and track & field programs, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com, on social media by following on Facebook, X and Instagram or stay connected with Utah360 app.

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