LOGAN, Utah — Utah State track & field will open its 2024 outdoor season at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta on Saturday, March 16, at Roy P. Drachman Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.
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MEET INFORMATION
Arizona Spring Break Fiesta
Date: March 16, 2024
Start: Saturday @ 10 a.m. (MT)
Site: Tucson, Arizona
Venue: Roy P. Drachman Stadium
Competitions: Schedule of Events
Live Results: Finished Results
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DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY ARTIE GULDEN
"We are taking a small group of 14 student-athletes to Arizona. We are looking forward to seeing some of the javelin throwers compete. They've been practicing hard since September. Also, the meet we are attending next week will not have a hammer throw or pole vault, so we want to get some of the hammer throwers and vaulters a competition in. We are looking forward to seeing all these kids get after it."
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LAST COMPETITION
Utah State won three titles at the Mountain West Indoor Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico three weekends ago as the Aggie men finished in fourth place with 94 points and the Aggie women tied for 10th with 27 points.
Junior Brennan Benson won the men's mile with a time of 4:11.48. Sophomore Logan Hammer brought home gold in the men's pole vault with a height of 5.06 meters (16-7.25). And the men's distance medley relay team made up of sophomore Drew Hogan, sophomore Rylan Anderson, freshman Landon Bott and Benson placed first with a time of 10:07.76. In the men's 800 meters, Bott took second with a time of 1:48.81. Bott's PR improved his time as third-best in school history in the event. Junior Godwin Charles took second in the men's triple jump with a leap of 15.49 meters (50-10). Junior Kelton Chenworth tied for second place in the men's high jump with a height of 2.06 meters (6-9). Sophomore Javin Richards broke his personal record by 0.20 meters to take third place in the men's pole vault with a mark of 4.96 meters (16-3.25). Junior Max Wehrli finished fourth in the men's 5,000 meters with a time of 14:14.90. Junior Camren Todd took fourth in the men's 3,000 meters with a time of 8:16.87 and senior Mark Crandall finished in seventh with a time of 8:18.04. USU also placed fourth in the women's DMR with a time of 11:46.95. Senior Hannah Davidson, junior Adi Nielson, senior Mattie Geddes and freshman Shelby Jensen combined for the fourth-best time in USU history. Sophomore Javin Richards finished fifth in the men's heptathlon with 4,980 points, which tied for the eighth-best performance in school history. Senior Caden Dupee placed seventh in the men's heptathlon with 4,821 points and freshman Samuel Beckwith took eighth in the men's long jump with a mark of 6.91 meters, (22-8). Anderson, Bott, sophomore Carter Guiness and Benson placed fifth in the men's 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:15.63. Senior Spencer Nelson came in fifth in the men's mile with a time of 4:12.90 after leading the pack most of the race. In the men's shot put, junior Nate Franz placed fifth with a mark of 16.35 meters (53-7.75), while senior Brandon Ovington threw a mark of 16.08 meters (52-9.25) to take seventh. Senior Abbey Bryant placed fifth in the women's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.47 seconds, while junior Maddie Edwards took seventh in the event with a time of 8.62. In the women's mile, the Aggies came in together at fifth, sixth and seventh. Senior Abby Jensen crossed the line first at 4:56.25, Davidson was next at 4:57.37 and Jensen finished with a time of 4:57.47. Sophomore Milly Garren finished seventh in the women's shot put with a mark of 14.58 meters (47-10). Garren now ranks 10th all-time in Utah State history in the event. In the women's 800 meters, Geddes placed eighth with a time of 2:13.17. Junior Emma Reeves, Nielson, senior Olivia Smith and Edwards placed seventh in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:43.27. The performance ranks as the as the fifth-best in USU history. Freshman Breanna Raven moved up the USU all-time leaderboard with her 12.09-meter (39-8) triple jump. Raven now ranks seventh in school history and placed ninth in the championships. In the women's pentathlon, sophomore Sophie Chandler finished seventh with a personal record 3,460 points.
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FOLLOW ALONG
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