Completed Event: Track & Field versus NCAA Championships on June 12, 2025 ,

Track & Field
Amanda Mergaert is entering her first year as a student coach, helping with the cross country team and distance athletes on the track and field team.
Mergaert, a native of Shelby Township, Mich., competed for the Utes from 2009-13 in cross country and track. During her time at Utah, Mergaert broke four school records, earned five All-America honors, won two conference championships (Mountain West Conference and MPSF), and was named all-conference six times. Mergaert also became the first Utah cross country athlete to break the 20:00 6-km mark, posting a career-best 19:57.7 at the 2012 NCAA Championships.
During the 2013 cross country season, Mergeart assisted in the development of Rebekah Winterton who qualified for the 2013 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Mergaert is pursuing a degree in physiology with a minor in chemistry.