Amoah and Rogers Head to Hayward Field for NCAA Championships

Thursday, June 11

Eugene, OR / Hayward Field

University of Utah

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Amoah and Rogers Head to Hayward Field for NCAA Championships

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The Utah track & field team sends Chelsea Amoah and Mackenzie Rogers to Eugene for NCAA Championships.

SALT LAKE CITY – Chelsea Amoah and Mackenzie Rogers will represent the Utah track & field team this week at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Hayward Field.

NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATES: June 11 & 13
WHERE: Eugene, OR
VENUE: Hayward Field
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LIVE RESULTS: View Live Results
TELEVISION: ESPN2
LIVE STREAM: Day 1 | Day 2
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UTAH PARTICIPANTS: Chelsea Amoah – 200m | Mackenzie Rogers – 3000m Steeplechase

FROM THE START
This will serve as the fifth-consecutive season the Women of Utah have sent multiple individuals to the NCAA Championships. Meanwhile, Utah has now sent had at least one individual to compete at the championships in 8-of-9 seasons, not counting 2020 due to COVID-19, dating back to 2017.

Chelsea Amoah, a West Jordan native, will be Utah's first sprinter in the 200m event at the championships while Mackenzie Rogers will be the second Ute ever to compete in the 3000m steeplechase. The last Woman of Utah to compete in that event was two-time All-American (2017-18) Grayson Murphy.

HOW THEY GOT THERE
Chelsea Amoah advanced to the 200m quarterfinals thanks to a third-place finish in her section of the race in the first round with a mark of 23.04 to advance to the finals. The sophomore saw herself move onto Eugene when she placed third once again in her section to earn an automatic qualifying spot in the quarterfinals with a run of 22.85.

Mackenzie Rogers had a great run in the 3000m steeplechase at NCAA West First Rounds. The Poway, Calif., product hung with the lead pack the whole way through in her section of the race and finished fourth with a run of 10:08.03 – which was good go earn a time qualifying spot at NCAA Championships.

AKS SET TO MAKE DIAMOND LEAGUE DEBUT
Former Utah track stalwart Josefine (Eriksen) Aks is set to make her Diamond League - Oslo debut on Thursday, June 10, in conjunction with the annual Bislett Games. The former Ute is coming off a gold medal finish with Team Norway in the 4x400m relay at the World Relays Gaborone. Aks is set to run at 12:04 p.m. (MT) in the 400m dash and can be seen on FloTrack along with live results.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Emily Martin will once again represent her home country of Canada, this time she'll compete in the 100m dash at the inaugural Pan American Senior Athletics Championships in Medellín, Colombia, June 26-28. The three-day event will be held at Alfonso Galvis Duque Stadium as it welcomes in athletes from the Americas and the Caribbean.

SUMMER MEETS
A pair of Utes will also be competing at Canadian Championships (June 17-21) next week held at Terry Fox Athletic Facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and will also be streamed on RunnerSpace+. Emily Martin (Barrie, Ontario) will compete in the 100m and 200m events while Erin Vringer (Saint John, New Brunswick) will compete in the 1500m run.

CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN
EMILY MARTIN Wednesday, June 17 10:17am: 100m Qualifiers Friday, June 19 3:12pm: 100m Semifinals 5:39pm: 100m Finals Saturday, June 20 9:06am: 200m Qualifiers Sunday, June 21 9:00am: 200m Semifinals 11:54am: 200m Finals	ERIN VRINGER Thursday, June 18 8:05am: 1500m Qualifiers Saturday, June 20 4:48pm: 1500m Semifinals Sunday, June 21 10:20am: 1500m Finals

VENTERS PLACES FOURTH IN NYC
Former Utah All-American Emily Venters placed fourth-overall at the Mastercard New York Mini 10k over the weekend, running a time of 31:36 – which was the fastest time by an American.

ALVARADO MEDALS AT CENTRAL AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Utah sprinter María Alvarado earned silver and bronze over the weekend in her hometown at the Senior Central American Championships held in Managua, Nicaragua. The sophomore ran 1:01.13 to place second in the 400m hurdles and was also part of the 4x400m relay team that took bronze while running the anchor leg for Nicaragua.

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