LOGAN, Utah – Utah State's men's and women's track & field teams will travel to Nampa, Idaho, this weekend to compete at the Boise State-hosted Jackson's/Nike Boise Indoor Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7-8.
The Aggies competed at the Jacksons Indoor Track earlier this season at the BSU-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational and collected two event titles and 14 top-five finishes at the meet.
So far this year, junior thrower Josh Barclay has finished in at least fourth place in all four meets in the shot put, including first-place tosses of 18.51 meters (60-8.75) at the season-opening BYU Invite and 17.81 meters (58-5.25) at the Ed Jacoby Invite. Barclay's performance at the BYU Invite is the best throw by a Mountain West athlete this season and the second-best in program history, while senior Kyle Morris' throw of 17.72 meters (58-1.75) at the UW Invitational is the second-best in the MW.
Senior Kyle Brost has also appeared on the podium multiple times this season, placing second in the triple jump at the Ed Jacoby Invite with a mark of 14.47 meters (47-5.75) and second at the UW Invite with a mark of 14.85 meters (48-8.75).
On the track, senior Luke Beattie broke into the program's top-10 in the 3,000-meter run, recording a time of 8:09.45 last week at the UW Invitational. That mark ranks fifth all-time in school history, and is the fourth-fastest time in the conference this season.
On the women's side, the distance runners have had a strong start to the season, as junior Katie Struthers-Haviland earned a 5,000-meter time of 16:52.83 at the UW Invitational last week, the third-fastest time in program history and the fifth-best mark in the Mountain West this season.
The women's distance medley relay team consisting of senior Elli Eastmond, freshman Kayla Butterfield, junior Karen Christensen and sophomore Madison Taylor currently holds the fastest DMR time in the conference, finishing with a mark of 11:55.12. This time also ranks 10th all-time in program history.
Sophomore Audrey Garrett has been dominant in the high jump, earning three top-two finishes in as many meets this year, including a first-place finish at the Bison Team Cup with a mark of 1.75 meters (5-8.75). Her season-best mark of 1.76 meters (5-9.25) at the BYU Invite is the fifth-best jump in program history, and the third-best in the conference this season.
In their most recent competition, the Aggies recorded nine top-five finishes at the Washington-hosted UW Invitational, held Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Seattle, Wash. Utah State's 4x400-meter relay team consisting of freshman Nathan Kaufusi and sophomores Skyler Andam, Mikhail Kidd and Spencer Eldridge, won the event with a time of 3:17.52. Additionally, Garrett placed second in the high jump with a mark of 1.70 meters (5-7.00), and senior Kyle Brost took second in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 14.85 meters (48-8.75).
Links for the full schedule and live results from the Jackson's/Nike Boise Invite can be found on utahstateaggies.com.
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