WEEKLY AGGIE UPDATE - MAY 9, 2022

Weekly Aggie Update
 
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD          
Contact: Daniel Hansen  - (435) 797-8584 
 
This Week
Wed.-Sat., May 11-14 --- at MW Champs., Fresno, California, All Day
• Utah State men's and women's outdoor track & field teams continue their respective seasons this week at the Mountain West Championships, held in Fresno, California. The meet will start on Wednesday, May 11 and run through Saturday, May 14. The Aggie men finished third at last year's championships, while the women placed seventh.
 
Last Competition
NTS --- at Idaho State Invitational 
NTS --- at Fresno State Invitational
NTS --- at Stanford Invitational
• Utah State competed in three meets two weekends ago at the Stanford-hosted Payton Jordan Invitational, the Idaho State-hosted Bengal Invitational and the Fresno State Invitational. At the Fresno State Invitational, junior Bailey Brinkerhoff posted USU's first title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:36.96, while freshman Emma Thornley delivered USU's second title in Fresno with a win in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:00.67. Senior Mica Rivera finished fourth in the invitational finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:28.40, which ranks eighth all-time in school history. Junior Tori Bailey moved to third all-time at USU in the women's discus, placing seventh in the event with a mark of 52.26 meters (171-5). In the invitational finals of the 5,000 meters, senior Katie Haviland placed eighth with a time of 16:34.92, ranking fifth all-time at USU. Junior Abby Jensen also improved to fifth all-time at USU in the 1,500 meters, placing third in the event with a time of 4:25.30. Sophomore Olivia Smith became the 10th Aggie in program history to break the one-minute mark in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing with a time of 59.99 to place fourth. At the Idaho State Invitational, the high marks for the Aggies came in the distance events as sophomore Mattie Geddes registered two top-three finishes on the women's side. Geddes placed second in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:38.23 and placed third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:15.57. For the Aggie men, freshman Walker Cole finished second in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:42.52. Freshman Ben Berlin recorded USU's final top-three finish in Idaho, placing third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:22.12. At the Stanford-hosted Payton Jordan Invitational, USU's three participants each posted marks ranking in the top 10 all-time in school history. Senior Devin Pancake now ranks third all-time in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:43.30, placing eighth in the event. In the 5,000 meters, a mere four-hundredths of a second separated junior Spencer Nelson and graduate senior Connor Weaver. Nelson finished sixth with a time of 13:48.09 while Weaver finished right behind in seventh with a time of 13:48.13. Nelson and Weaver now rank third and fourth all-time in the event at USU, respectively. Also at the Stanford Invitational, former Aggie All-American Dillon Maggard won the 10,000 meters with a personal-best time of 27:37.26, breaking his previous best mark by 17 seconds.
 
 
SOFTBALL           
Contact: Ashley Springer - (435) 797-5547 
 
This Week
Tues., May 10 --- at BYU, 6 p.m. 
Thur., May 12 --- SAN JOSÉ STATE, 4 p.m. (MWN)
Fri., May 13 --- SAN JOSÉ STATE, 4 p.m. (MWN)
Sat., May 14 --- SAN JOSÉ STATE, 11 a.m. (MWN)
• Utah State softball (26-26, 11-10 Mountain West) will complete its 2022 campaign with four games this week. First, USU will play a non-conference game at BYU (38-10 10-2 WCC) on Tuesday, May 10, at 6 p.m. USU will then conclude Mountain West play with a three-game series at home against San José State (21-27, 6-15 MW). The first game against the Spartans will be on Thursday, May 12, at 4 p.m. Game 2 will be on Friday, May 13, at 4 p.m. And the series finale will be on Saturday, May 14, at 11 a.m. All-time, the Aggies are 33-57 against the Cougars and 32-50 against the Spartans. Fans can watch every conference game via the Mountain West Network, streaming online at www.utahstateaggies.com/watch.
 
Last Week
L, 0-4 --- at #22 San Diego State
W, 3-1 --- at #22 San Diego State
L, 3-4 --- at #22 San Diego State
•  Utah State went 1-2 at No. 22 San Diego State last week (L 0-4, W 3-1, L 3-4). Three Aggies saw time in the circle, combining for a 1.78 ERA. The USU pitching staff allowed 17 hits and five earned runs, while striking out seven batters and walking six.  Freshman designated player Taryn Edds led USU at the plate after batting .400 (2-of-5). As a team, Utah State hit .145 (11-of-76), including three doubles. Junior Makenzie Macfarlane led the Aggies defensively with 29 putouts.