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Utah State Track & Field Kicks Off Outdoor Season with Four Titles at Willie Williams Classic

Track and Field 3/19/2022 7:02:00 PM

TUCSON, Arizona — Utah State track & field began the 2022 outdoor season at the Willie Williams Classic hosted by the University of Arizona, taking home four titles across the two-day competition. The Aggies also registered 15 top-three finishes.

The men and women were each responsible for two titles. For the women, sophomore Gia Malone took first place in the high jump with a mark of 1.60 meters (5-3.00). Junior Bailey Brinkerhoff took home the second title for the Aggies in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing with a time of 11:10.07.

On the men's side, sophomore Kelton Chenworth completed USU's sweep of the men's and women's high jump, finishing first with a jump of 2.05 meters (6-8.75). Sophomore Ben Hoffman also finished second in the event with a mark of 2.00 meters (6-6.75). Senior Zach Meyer claimed Utah State's final title in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.51.

Three women also broke into the top 10 all-time in outdoor events at Utah State. In the pole vault, sophomore Maren Garnett set the fifth-best mark in school history at 3.83 meters (12-6.75), finishing second overall in the event.

Two Aggies then finished with top-10 all-time marks in the women's javelin. Freshman Valerie Clark, in her first collegiate meet, set the sixth-best mark in Utah State history with a throw of 45.14 meters (148-1). Sophomore Djamilliah Paepke-Chile then improved to the eighth-best mark in program history at 43.30 meters (142-0).

Utah State now has two weeks to prepare for a two-meet weekend on Friday through Saturday, April 1-2. The Aggies will venture to California to compete in the Stanford Invitational as well as the West Coast Relays in Fresno.

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WILLIE WILLIAMS CLASSIC
ROY P. DRACHMAN STADIUM
TUCSON, ARIZONA
MARCH 18-19, 2022

USU WOMEN RESULTS:
100-Meter Hurdles (finals) - 10. Jordan Brandt, 14.48; 11. Abbey Bryant, 14.49; 12. Olivia Smith, 14.50; 13. Alexis Koetitz, 14.53; 15. Darcy Jackson, 14.68.
400-Meter Hurdles (finals) - 6. Adi Nielson, 1:05.23.
100 Meters (finals) - 4. Gabriella Holmstrom, 12.09; 9. Hailey Suit, 12.28; 17. Erin McQuillen, 12.98.
200 Meters (finals) - 9. Gabriella Holmstrom, 24.71; 19. Alison Richter, 25.46; 20. Emma Reeves, 25.53; 21. Delphine Dah, 25.60; 23. Olivia Smith, 25.65; 24. Autumn Kidd, 25.72; 34. Alexis Koetitz, 26.09; 35. Hailey Suit, 26.12; 40. Jordan Brandt, 26.22; 46. Darcy Jackson, 26.70; 47. Olivia Griffin, 26.72.
400 Meters (finals) - 3. Delphine Dah, 56.12; 4. Alison Richter, 56.28; 8. Autumn Kidd, 57.43; 9. Emma Reeves, 57.64.
4x400-Meter Relay (finals) - 3. Utah State (Autumn Kidd, Alison Richter, Jordan Brandt, Delphina Dah), 3:49.96.
800 Meters (finals) - 12. Adi Nielson, 2:24.20.
3,000-Meter SC (finals) - 1. Bailey Brinkerhoff, 11:10.07; 2. Cassidy Teuscher, 11:10.27; 4. Karlee Christensen, 11:21.02.
Javelin (finals) - 3. Valerie Clark, 45.14m (148-1); 5. Djamilliah Paepke-Chile, 43.30m (142-0); 7. Jenny Bitner-Rogers, 41.83m (137-3); 9. Calissa Candalot, 40.83m (133-11).
High Jump (finals) - 4. Gia Malone, 1.60m (5-3.00).
Long Jump (finals) - 1. Gia Malone, 5.77m (18-11.25); 13. Olivia Griffin, 5.36m (17-7.00); 26. Erin McQuillen, 5.09m (16-8.50).
Triple Jump (finals) - 5. Sidnee Naerebout, 11.43m (37-6).
Pole Vault (finals) - 2. Maren Garnett, 3.83m (12-6.75); 5. Anna Parkinson, 3.38m (11-1.00); Mikayla Dalton, DNS.
Hammer (finals) - 7. Maia Garren, 51.00m (167-4); 9. Tori Bailey, 49.74m (163-2); 17. Lydia Robison, 42.40m (139-1).
Shot Put (finals) - 3. Maia Garren, 14.51m (47-7.25); 7. Dolly Gabri, 13.58m (44-6.75); 9. Tori Bailey, 13.10m (42-11.75).
Discus (finals) - 3. Tori Bailey, 48.50m (159-1); 5. Maia Garren, 46.67m (153-1); 7. Dolly Gabri, 44.65m (146-6); 12. Lydia Robison, 39.93m (131-0).

USU MEN RESULTS:
110-Meter Hurdles (finals) - 1. Zach Meyer, 14.51; 14. Caden Dupee, 15.92.
100 Meters (finals) - 19. Garen Earley, 10.92; Skyler Andam, DNS.
200 Meters (finals) - 29. Zach Meyer, 22.48; 36. Carter Lamb, 22.69; 44. Nathan Kaufusi, 22.86; Garen Earley, DNS.
400 Meters (finals) - 10. Dominic Bentil, 48.06; 13. Spencer Eldridge, 48.50; 17. Johnny Cruz, 48.93; 19. Zack Bell, 49.79; 24. Carter Lamb, 50.07; 38. Caden Dupee, 52.41; Mikhail Kidd, DNS; Nathan Kaufusi, DNS.
4x400-Meter Relay (finals) - 5. Utah State B (Carter Lamb, Mikhail Kidd, Nathan Kaufusi, Zack Bell, Garen Earley), 3:17.36; Utah State A (Johnny Cruz, Dominic Bentil, Caden Dupee, Spencer Eldridge), DNS.
1,500 Meters (finals) - 7. Spencer Nelson, 3:51.07.
3,000-Meter SC (finals) - 2. Justin Hodges, 9:33.35; 3. Will Dixon, 9:41.79; 4. Ben Berlin, 9:52.00.
Long Jump (finals) - 15. Kelton Chenworth, 6.84m (22-5.25); 17. Skyler Andam, 6.80m (22-3.75); 19. Josh Hartvigsen, 6.79m (22-3.50); 22. Caden Dupee, 6.60m (21-8.00).
Javelin (finals) - Dovani Hopkins, 51.79m (169-11).
High Jump (finals) - 1. Kelton Chenworth, 2.05m (6-8.75); 2. Ben Hoffman, 2.00m (6-6.75).
Pole Vault (finals) - 8. Robbie Walker, 4.60m (15-1); Marshall Rasmussen, ND.
Shot Put (finals) - 6. Brandon Ovington, 15.86m (52-0.50); 9. Patrick Thompson, 14.67m (48-1.75); 11. Nate Franz, 14.27m (46-10); Gavin Beierle, FOUL.
Discus (finals) - 3. Christian Sonnenberg, 48.84m (160-3); 6. Gavin Beierle, 47.96m (157-4); 14. Brandon Ovington, 42.71m (140-1); 15. Nate Franz, 42.66m (139-11).
Hammer (finals) - 7. Christian Sonnenberg, 48.46m (159-0); 8. Nate Franz, 48.37m (158-8); 15. Patrick Thompson, 42.63m (139-10).