LOGAN, Utah — Utah State track & field will compete at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational in Provo, Utah, and the Stanford-hosted Payton Jordan Invitational this weekend. It will be the last chance for Aggies to earn their spots for next month's Mountain West Outdoor Championships.
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MEET INFORMATION
Robison Invitational
Date: April 25-27, 2024
Start: Thursday @ 10:45 a.m.; Friday @ 9 a.m.; Saturday @ 8:45 a.m.
Site: Provo, Utah
Venue: Clarence Robison Track and Field Complex
Competitions: Schedule of Events
Live Results: meettrax
Payton Jordan Invitational
Date: April 26, 2024
Start: Friday @ 3 p.m. (MT)
Site: Stanford, California
Venue: Cobb Track and Angell Field
Competitions: Schedule of Events
Live Results: Record Timing
Live Stream: FloTrack
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DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY ARTIE GULDEN
"We had a great home meet last week with many personal records and a few NCAA West Preliminaries-qualifying marks. We will be looking to build on that this week. These meets are the final chance for athletes to earn their conference meet spot before we select those rosters next week."
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LAST COMPETITION
Utah State totaled 13 titles at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational last weekend. Sophomore Logan Hammer won the men's pole vault, clearing 5.26 meters (17-3) to deliver USU its first title. Junior Maddie Edwards won the women's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.73, improving her personal best by over a second. With her performance, Edwards now ranks third all-time in the 400-meter hurdles in USU history. In the women's 100-meter hurdles, three Aggies finished in the top five with senior Abbey Bryant leading the way with a time of 13.38 to win the title. Sophomore Krysthina Vlahovic came in fourth with a time of 13.86 and Edwards placed fifth with a time of 13.95. Senior Sidnee Naerebout came in first in the women's triple jump with a mark of 12.30 meters (40-4.25), which improves her mark of fourth-best all-time in school history. In the men's shot put, senior Gavin Beierle won the title with a mark of 16.87 meters (55-4.25). Senior Spencer Nelson was triumphant in the men's 1,500 meters with a time of 3:50.06, leading four Aggies to a top-five finish. In the 800 meters, Aggies won both the women's and men's events as freshman Marion Packer came in first with a time of 2:14.40 and freshman Carson Coleman took first with a time of 1:52.99, respectively. Sophomore Megumi Ludlow won the women's 5,000 meters with a time of 17:36.02. Utah State was victorious in the women's 4x100-meter relay as seniors Abbey Bryant, Autumn Kidd, Olivia Smith and sophomore Krysthina Vlahovic posted a time of 46.94. The Aggie women also took first in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:46.08. The relay was run by Kidd, Edwards, junior Adi Nielson and Smith.
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FOLLOW ALONG
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