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Women of Utah Close Out Weekend with Several Edits to Record Book
2/15/2025 5:01 PM | Track & Field
The Utah track & field team had seven edits to the school record book on Saturday between the two meets.
SEATTLE / ALBUQUERQUE – The Utah track & field team closed out yet another successful weekend of racing with seven new marks in the school record books between the Husky Classic and Don Kirby Invitational.
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HUSKY CLASSIC
The Utah milers once again rewrote the record book for that event with four new edits and five PRs. Kyla Martin, who had the third leg in the DMR on Friday was just shy of finishing in the top-10 and settled for 11th-overall with a run of 4:42.17 – which wound up being the fifth-fastest mark at Utah. Teammate McKaylie Caesar improved her time at the No. 7 slot of the record books after crossing the finish line at 4:43.45.
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Millie Wilcox took second in her heat and inserted herself into the No. 9 spot on the all-time list. Grace Moroney, who was in the top-10 two weeks ago for less than an hour before being topped by Bri Rinn, moved into the No. 10 spot on Saturday after running a 4:44.59 in the mile. Lauren Ayers was just shy of making the top-10 herself on Saturday despite running a PR mark of 4:44.75 – just shy of Moroney's time.
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Rinn finished seventh-overall in the 800m run with a PR mark of 2:05.90 and was just .02 away from cracking the top-10 list at Utah.
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Erin Vringer, who ran the anchor leg in the DMR last night, moved up one spot to pass Emily Venters for the No. 2 spot on the all-time list with a PR run of 8:54.92 for eighth-overall in the 3000m race to close out the weekend for Utah in Seattle.
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DON KIRBY INVITATIONAL
Lela Divinity and Rachel Bair opened the day for Utah on the track in Albuquerque with Divinity posting a PR run of 8.92 (aa) followed by Bair winning her heat thanks to a new personal best time of 9.22 (aa) in the prelims of the 60m hurdles.
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Fresh off of running on the DMR team that was 1-of-5 schools to break the NCAA record and record the fifth-fastest time in collegiate history on Friday, Emily Martin booked it to Albuquerque to run the third-fastest 400m dash time in Utah program history on Saturday with a mark of 54.01 (aa).
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Over on the horizontal jumps, Shana Van Elderen cracked the top-10 list with a leap of 11.70m (38-4.75) in the triple jump to insert herself at the No. 9 spot all-time at Utah.
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BU VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
Over in Boston, former Utah All-American Emily Venters took fourth-overall in a loaded field of pros in the 5000m race with a time of 14:58.77. The new PB cut about five seconds off of her previous top mark set back in early December at the BU Track & Tennis Center.
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UP NEXT
The Utes will now get a couple weeks to rest and train before heading to Lubbock, Texas, for the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 28 – March 1) inside the Sports Performance Center on the campus of Texas Tech University. The conference meet will serve as the last and final opportunity for Utah to post a qualifying mark and compete at the NCAA Championships (March 14-15) in Virginia Beach, Va.
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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, on social media by following on Facebook, X and Instagram or stay connected with Utah360, the official mobile app of Utah Athletics through the App Store or Google Play.
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HUSKY CLASSIC
The Utah milers once again rewrote the record book for that event with four new edits and five PRs. Kyla Martin, who had the third leg in the DMR on Friday was just shy of finishing in the top-10 and settled for 11th-overall with a run of 4:42.17 – which wound up being the fifth-fastest mark at Utah. Teammate McKaylie Caesar improved her time at the No. 7 slot of the record books after crossing the finish line at 4:43.45.
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Millie Wilcox took second in her heat and inserted herself into the No. 9 spot on the all-time list. Grace Moroney, who was in the top-10 two weeks ago for less than an hour before being topped by Bri Rinn, moved into the No. 10 spot on Saturday after running a 4:44.59 in the mile. Lauren Ayers was just shy of making the top-10 herself on Saturday despite running a PR mark of 4:44.75 – just shy of Moroney's time.
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Rinn finished seventh-overall in the 800m run with a PR mark of 2:05.90 and was just .02 away from cracking the top-10 list at Utah.
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Erin Vringer, who ran the anchor leg in the DMR last night, moved up one spot to pass Emily Venters for the No. 2 spot on the all-time list with a PR run of 8:54.92 for eighth-overall in the 3000m race to close out the weekend for Utah in Seattle.
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DON KIRBY INVITATIONAL
Lela Divinity and Rachel Bair opened the day for Utah on the track in Albuquerque with Divinity posting a PR run of 8.92 (aa) followed by Bair winning her heat thanks to a new personal best time of 9.22 (aa) in the prelims of the 60m hurdles.
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Fresh off of running on the DMR team that was 1-of-5 schools to break the NCAA record and record the fifth-fastest time in collegiate history on Friday, Emily Martin booked it to Albuquerque to run the third-fastest 400m dash time in Utah program history on Saturday with a mark of 54.01 (aa).
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Over on the horizontal jumps, Shana Van Elderen cracked the top-10 list with a leap of 11.70m (38-4.75) in the triple jump to insert herself at the No. 9 spot all-time at Utah.
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BU VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
Over in Boston, former Utah All-American Emily Venters took fourth-overall in a loaded field of pros in the 5000m race with a time of 14:58.77. The new PB cut about five seconds off of her previous top mark set back in early December at the BU Track & Tennis Center.
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UP NEXT
The Utes will now get a couple weeks to rest and train before heading to Lubbock, Texas, for the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 28 – March 1) inside the Sports Performance Center on the campus of Texas Tech University. The conference meet will serve as the last and final opportunity for Utah to post a qualifying mark and compete at the NCAA Championships (March 14-15) in Virginia Beach, Va.
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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, on social media by following on Facebook, X and Instagram or stay connected with Utah360, the official mobile app of Utah Athletics through the App Store or Google Play.
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