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The Utah track and field team recorded six top five finishes and 17 top 10 finishes on the second day of the Trojan Invitational. Leading the way for the Utes was junior Caitlin Faust who captured third in the 800-meter run and senior Dakota Grossman who also earned a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter race. In the 800-meter race, four Utes recorded personal bests and five finished in the top 15. Faust and sophomore Sarah Newton led the way as they finished in third and fourth with times of 2:10.06 (Faust) and 2:10.18 (Newton). Senior Grace Englund finished in 11th place with a time of 2:10.99, sophomore Nicole Griffiths earned 13th with a time of 2:13.31 and senior Hannah McInturff placed 15th with a time of 2:14.39. Also competing for the Utes was senior Megan Perkins-Killian (16th, 2:14.78), freshman Whitney Hessler (18th, 2:16.37) and sophomore Melissa Taggart (22nd, 2:18.88). Newton, Englund, Griffiths, McInturff, and Perkins-Killian all had personal best times. In the 400-meter dash, senior Alissa Atisme, freshman Jackie Martin, and senior Mesa Weidle all finished in the top 10. Atisme captured fourth with a time of 56.01, Martin placed sixth with a time of 57.24, and Weidle finished eighth with a time of 58.07. The mile run was a big event for the Utes as they had seven of their nine competitors finish in the top 15. Sophomore Poppy Tank placed fifth in a time of 4:55.10, senior Jessica Sams earned seventh in a time of 4:59.73, senior Louise Mercer finished eighth in a time of 4:59.81, freshman Aubrey Argyle earned ninth with a time of 5:00.85, and Grossman placed 10th with a time of 5:02.78. Also competing for the Utes was sophomore Trina Moreno (12th, 5:06.36), freshman Bella Williams (14th, 5:08.85), freshman Natalie Platil (16th, 5:12.99), and sophomore Ashley Licata (20th, 5:39.27). Grossman's third place finish in the 3,000 was a new personal-best time of 10:10.43. In the 400-meter hurdles, freshman Rachel Whipple made her outdoor debut and placed seventh with a time of 63.14. Senior Madison Lanford finished ninth with a time of 65.37. Senior Raynee Helm Wheelock competed in the 100 and 200-meter dash events for the Utes on Saturday. In the 100-meter, Wheelock placed 14th with a time of 12.55 and in the 200-meter, Wheelock finished in 27th with a time of 25.99. Utah had two teams compete in the 4x400 meter relay, with their "A" team finishing in third place with a time of 3:49.44. The "A" team consisted of Englund, Faust, J. Martin, and Atisme. Utah's "B" team placed eighth with a time of 3:53.29. The "B" squad featured Weilde, Hessler, Newton, and Lanford. In the high jump, junior Eliza Hansen finished in fifth with a height of 1.60 meters (5'3.0"). Junior Lauren McCluskey earned sixth place with a height of 1.55 meters (5'1.0"). Regan Crofts made her collegiate debut in the javelin, finishing in 13th place with a distance of 32.45 meters (106'9.0"). |
