LOGAN, Utah — Utah State track & field visits the Golden State for the first time this season for the Stanford Invitational on Friday and Saturday, March 29-30, in Palo Alto, California. The Aggies hope to establish qualifying times and marks for the NCAA West Preliminary during the weekend.
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MEET INFORMATION
Stanford Invitational
Date: March 29-30, 2024
Start: Friday @ 10 a.m. (MT); Saturday @ 10 a.m. (MT)
Site: Palo Alto, California
Venue: Cobb Track & Angell Field
Competitions: Tentative Schedule
Live Results: Record Timing
Live Stream: FloTrack
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DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY ARTIE GULDEN
"We had a lot of good things happen in our last meet down in St. George and we look forward to some really good performances this week as well. This meet is a great opportunity, particularly for the distance runners racing at sea level, and we look to have some NCAA West Preliminary qualifying marks coming out of this weekend."
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LAST COMPETITION
Utah State track & field won nine titles and had 37 top-five finishes last weekend at the Utah Tech Invitational.
During the first day of competition, junior Adi Nielson won the women's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.83 seconds, which ranks eighth all-time in school history. Junior Maddie Edwards took second with a time of 1:00.30 and senior Olivia Smith finished third with a time of 1:00.43. Freshman Samuel Beckwith and junior Joshua Hartvigsen shared the title in the men's long jump with both attaining a mark of 6.88 meters (22-7). In the women's high jump, freshman Madeline Carmona won her first title as an Aggie, clearing 1.66 meters (5-5.25). Sophomore Hannah Lybbert finished second at 1.61 meters (5-3.25), while senior Inka Mehtola and freshman Viann Robinson tied for third at 1.56 meters (5-1.25). Sophomore Milly Garren placed second in the women's shot put with a mark 14.58 meters (47-10), and freshman Ruby Jordan took fourth with a mark of 12.79 meters (41-11.5). In the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, freshman John Simmons finished third with a time of 9:24.50. Senior Gavin Beierle placed third in the men's shot put with a mark of 16.78 meters (55-0.75), while junior Nate Franz and senior Brandon Ovington placed fourth and fifth with a mark of 16.51 meters (54-2) and 15.84 meters (51-11.75), respectively. In the men's high jump, junior Kelton Chenworth and Beckwith tied for third, clearing 1.85 meters (6-0.75), while sophomore Javin Richards took fifth with a mark of 1.70 meters (5-7). Freshman Joseph Turner placed third in the men's discus with a mark of 49.42 meters (162-1), while Franz achieved fifth with a mark of 47.35 meters (155-4). In the women's long jump, freshman Elle Jacobson finished fourth with a mark of 5.25 meters (17-2.75). Freshman Joseph Douglas took fourth in the men's 200 meters with a time of 22.05.
During the second day of competition, senior Sidnee Naerebout won the women's triple jump with a mark of 12.04 meters (39-6). With her performance, Naerebout set the Utah Tech Invitational meet record and moved up to fifth all-time in USU history. Freshman Viann Robinson placed second in the event with a mark of 10.95 meters (35-11.25). In the women's javelin, senior Djamilliah Paepke-Chile claimed the title with a mark of 47.49 meters (155-9), while junior Madison Tareski took fourth with a mark of 43.47 meters (142-7), which ranks ninth all-time in school history. Freshman Shelby Jensen was victorious in the women's 1,500 meters with a time of 4:28.57. In the men's 3,000 meters, the Aggies swept the podium as sophomore LJ Floyd took first with a time of 8:29.78, while freshmen Joshua McKee and Joseph McKee finished second and third with times of 8:31.75 and 8:35.98, respectively, in their first meet as Aggies, and sophomore Caleb Armstrong placed fifth with a time of 8:50.18. Freshman Joseph Douglas won the men's 100 meters with a time of 10.81. In the men's triple jump, Chenworth won the title with a mark of 13.12 meters (43-0.5). Senior Abbey Bryant placed second in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.80, while Edwards took fifth with a time of 14.28. Bryant also finished fourth in the women's 100 meters with a time of 12.05 and freshman Claire Petersen placed fifth at 12.18. In the women's 3,000 meters, three Aggies finished in the top five. Sophomore Sarah Ellis took second with a time of 9:57.34, freshman Brie Smith came in third with a time of 10:20.99 and freshman Cameron Moore placed fifth with a time of 10:25.68. Nielson finished third in the women's 400 meters with a time of 56.29. In the men's javelin, freshmen Walker Deede and Kace Jones placed third and fifth with marks of 60.68 meters (199-1) and 57.82 meters (189-8), respectively. Sophomore Logan Garnica took third in the men's 1,500 meters with a time of 3:51.81. In the men's 800 meters, junior Wyatt Evans finished second with a time of 1:53.74. Sophomore Rylan Anderson placed fourth in the men's 400 meters with a time of 48.50. In the men's 110-meter hurdles, sophomore Javin Richards took fifth with a time of 15.75. The Utah State team of sophomore Carter Guiness, Richards, Evans and senior Christopher Kauffman finished second in the men's 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:26.12. In the women's 4x100-meter relay, Utah State B, consisting of sophomore Krysthina Vlahovic, Edwards, sophomore Alison Richter and senior Olivia Smith took second with a time of 48.04, while the Utah State team made up of Petersen, senior Autumn Kidd, Bryant and junior Emma Reeves placed third with a time of 53.22.
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FOLLOW ALONG
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