Utah State Track & Field Excels at Final Regular Season Meets
LOGAN, Utah — Utah State track & field won 12 titles, earned 25 podium finishes and posted 16 top-10 performances in school history at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the Valentine Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Mountain State Games in Pocatello, Idaho, on Friday and Saturday.
At the Tyson Invitational on Friday, junior
Logan Hammer broke his own indoor pole vault school record for the fourth time, clearing a height of 5.61m (18-4.75) that placed him second in the pole vault invitational competition.
Junior
Javin Richards won the open pole vault competition in Arkansas with a personal-best clearance of 5.25m (17-2.75). His mark also improved upon his standing in the Utah State pole vault record book, where he sits sixth all-time.
On Friday morning in Boston, graduate
Brennan Benson ran the second-fastest mile in Utah State history, clocking in at 4:01.09. Sophomore
Joshua Armstrong put up a strong performance of his own, finishing in 4:05.59 to move into ninth place on the all-time top-10 list at the distance.
In the 5,000 meters, juniors
Logan Garnica and
LJ Floyd finished in 14:06.81 and 14:07.59, respectively. Garnica's time ranks him ninth in school history in the event, while Floyd's performance ranked him 10th in Aggie history until Garnica's run in the subsequent heat.
Senior
Mimi Miyazawa and sophomore
Shelby Jensen opened up Saturday's proceedings by running the mile in 4:47.48 and 4:48.17, respectively. Jensen's run moved her from ninth to seventh in USU history in the event, while Miyazawa's time fell less than a second shy of her personal best that she ran earlier this season at the UW Invitational in Seattle.
Junior
Sarah Ellis added to the Aggies' runs of success with her performance in the 3,000 meters. She finished the race in 9:32.64, a time that ranks fifth in USU history in the event.
Senior
Emma Thornley wrapped up USU's trip to Boston with a blistering 5K time of 16:13.54 that placed her second in school history, trailing only USU Hall of Famer Alisa Nicodemus.
In Pocatello, the Aggie women put up several strong performances at the Mountain States Games. In particular, 17 runners posted personal or season-bests in middle-distance and sprint events.
Junior
Alison Richter and sophomore
Caroline Moon claimed the top-two places in the 800 meters. Richter's winning time of 2:12.04 moved her into ninth all-time in USU history, while Moon set a personal best with her preliminary time of 2:12.45.
Freshman
Brenly Douglas claimed second place in the women's 60 meters with a time of 7.67. The prelims saw Douglas and sophomore
Breanna Raven post times of 7.59 and 7.67 that tie them for third and seventh in school history, respectively.
Freshman
Camryn Ere set a personal best and improved upon her fifth-place standing in Aggie history in the 200 meters with her preliminary time of 24.33.
Freshman
Mashaylee Jones added to the Aggies' middle-distance success, winning the 600 meters in a time of 1:34.25.
Minutes after Raven's 60-meter prelim run, she leaped 5.99 meters (19-8) in her first attempt in the women's long jump, which won the competition and moved her from fifth to fourth in Aggie history in the event. Sophomore
Elle Jacobson placed second in the competition with her jump of 5.47 meters (17-11.5).
Junior
Milly Garren had another strong showing in Pocatello, winning the weight throw competition with a distance of 18.09 meters (59-4.25) and placing second in the shot put with a heave of 14.50 meters (47-7). Her weight throw mark ties her for sixth in Aggie history in the event with Hall of Famer Krista Larson du Plessis.
The men and women swept the individual titles in the 3,000 meters. Junior
Malia Lowe won the women's race with a time of 9:56.51 while junior
Elizabeth Phillips placed third with her time of 10:04.39. In the men's race, sophomore
Bryce Hill claimed the top spot with his personal-best time of 8:20.26.
Sophomore
Garrett Woodhouse claimed another title for the men's distance squad, finishing the 5,000 meters in 14:43.51.
Aggies took the top-two places in the men's mile, with junior
Ernest Green winning in 4:12.84 and junior
Drew Hogan following him in 4:13.96.
In the men's high jump competition, senior
Kelton Chenworth claimed the title with his leap of 2.03 meters (6-08).
Utah State claimed the top-two places in the men's distance medley relay, with the quartet of
Ernest Green, freshman
Josiah Gonzalez, senior
Caleb Armstrong and sophomore
John Simmons finishing in 10:04.89 to best the team of junior Samuel Green, senior
Wyatt Evans, Hogan, and sophomore
Jedidiah Megargel by less than a second.
Utah State will take a break from competitions next week before heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the Mountain West Indoor Championships on Thursday-Saturday, February 27-March 1.
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Mountain States Games
ICCU Dome | Pocatello, Idaho | February 14-15, 2025
USU Men's Individual Results:
| Event (Heat) |
USU Finishers |
| 60 Meters (P) |
Joshua Hartvigsen, DNS. |
| 400 Meters (P) |
Josiah Gonzalez, DNF. |
| 800 Meters (P) |
6. Wyatt Evans, 1:55.37; Caden Dupee, DNS. |
| 800 Meters |
5. Wyatt Evans, 1:55.45. |
| Mile |
1. Ernest Green, 4:12.84; 2. Drew Hogan, 4:13.96; 4. Sam Green, 4:15.20; 6. Caleb Armstrong, 4:17.14; 9. Luke Stockett, 4:18.30; 28. Eli Gregory, 4:26.94; John Simmons, DNF. |
| 3,000 Meters |
1. Bryce Hill, 8:20.26; 21. Mitchell Athay, 8:44.79; Jedidiah Megargel, DNF. |
| 5,000 Meters |
1. Garrett Woodhouse, 14:43.51; 4. Eric Nelson, 14:52.61; 26. Britton Austin, 15:44.70. |
| 60-Meter Hurdles (P) |
6. Caden Dupee, 8.62. |
| 60-Meter Hurdles |
7. Caden Dupee, 8.76. |
| DMR |
1. Utah State 'A' (Ernest Green, Josiah Gonzalez, Caleb Armstrong, John Simmons), 10:04.89; 2. Utah State 'B' (Sam Green, Wyatt Evans, Drew Hogan, Jedidiah Megargel), 10:05.68. |
| High Jump |
1. Kelton Chenworth, 2.03 meters (6-8). |
| Long Jump |
2. Samuel Beckwith, 7.16 meters (23-6); 4. Joshua Hartvigsen, 6.97 meters (22-10.5); 7. Caden Dupee, 6.68 meters (21-11). |
| Pole Vault |
Robbie Walker, NH. |
| Shot Put |
11. Brock Bissegger, 14.81 meters (48-7); Gavin Beierle, DNS. |
| Weight Throw |
3. Joseph Turner, 17.18 meters (56-4.5); 21. Caden Reagan, 13.02 meters (42-8.5). |
USU Women's Individual Results:
| Event (Heat) |
USU Finishers |
| 60 Meters (P) |
1. Brenly Douglas, 7.59; 5. Breanna Raven, 7.67; 6. Camryn Ere, 7.76; 13. Elle Jacobson, 7.92. |
| 60 Meters |
2. Brenly Douglas, 7.67; 6. Camryn Ere, 7.72; 7. Breanna Raven, 7.73. |
| 200 Meters (P) |
1. Camryn Ere, 24.33; 22. Brenly Douglas, 26.28; 28. Ava Smith, 26.39; 29. Alisabeth Apedaile, 26.47. |
| 200 Meters |
Camryn Ere, DNS. |
| 400 Meters (P) |
2. Elly Jeppsen, 56.36; 14. Ava Smith, 1:00.34; 23. Parker Papa, 1:02.15. |
| 400 Meters |
4. Elly Jeppsen, 56.80. |
| 600 Meters |
1. Mashaylee Jones, 1:34.25. |
| 800 Meters (P) |
1. Alison Richter, 2:12.07; 2. Caroline Moon, 2:12.45; 6. Ava Trimble, 2:15.64; 12. Jocelyn Capener, 2:17.05; 13. Erin Higgs, 2:17.15; 21. Sophie Chandler, 2:21.03; 23. Julia Stuard, 2:21.16. |
| 800 Meters |
1. Alison Richter, 2:12.04; 2. Caroline Moon, 2:13.79; 5. Jocelyn Capener, 2:14.59; 7. Ava Trimble, 2:15.03. |
| Mile |
5. Natalie Swain, 4:59.02; 10. Brianne Smith, 5:03.65; 17. Jane Williams, 5:15.45; 29. Cameron Moore, 5:20.59; 39. Allie Black, 5:24.94; Cailey Bracken, DNF; Ava Trimble, DNS. |
| 3,000 Meters |
1. Malia Lowe, 9:56.51; 3. Elizabeth Phillips, 10:04.39; 11. Alayna Wardle, 10:28.34; 15. Sara Abbott, 10:34.59; Jane Williams, DNF; Brooklyn Hill, DNS. |
| 5,000 Meters |
11. Cailey Bracken, 18:07.50; 16. Meredith Sanford, 18:19.77. |
| 60-Meter Hurdles (P) |
1. Krysthina Vlahovic, 8.56; 2. Claire Petersen, 8.71; 4. Alisabeth Apedaile, 8.86; 10. Sophie Chandler, 9.12. |
| 60-Meter Hurdles |
1. Claire Petersen, 8.66; 6. Alisabeth Apedaile, 9.07; 9. Sophie Chandler, 9.18; Krysthina Vlahovic, DNS. |
| 4x400-Meter Relay |
2. Utah State (Elly Jeppsen, Mashaylee Jones, Erin Higgs, Ava Smith), 3:50.01. |
| DMR |
2. Utah State (Natalie Swain, Ava Trimble, Caroline Moon, Brianne Smith), 11:55.38. |
| High Jump |
2. Madeline Carmona, 1.66 meters (5-5.25); 8. Sophie Chandler, 1.56 meters (5-1.5). |
| Long Jump |
1. Breanna Raven, 5.99 meters (19-7.75); 2. Elle Jacobson, 5.47 meters (17-11.25). |
| Pole Vault |
4. Mikayla Dalton, 3.56 meters (11-8.25); 7. Gabi Fenn, 3.56 meters (11-8.25); 10. Lucy Jeppson, 3.56 meters (11-8.25); 14. Katerina Agüero, 3.26 meters (10-8.25). |
| Shot Put |
2. Milly Garren, 14.5 meters (47-6.75); 5. Ruby Jordan, 13.49 meters (44-3); 18. Reagan Trulson, 11.1 meters (36-5). |
| Weight Throw |
1. Milly Garren, 18.09 meters (59-4.25); 10. Ruby Jordan, 15.72 meters (51-7); 14. Mackenzie Patten, 14.91 meters (48-11); 26. Reagan Trulson, 12.96 meters (42-6.25). |
Tyson Invitational
Randal Tyson Track Center | Fayetteville, Arkansas | February 14-15, 2025
USU Men's Individual Results:
USU Women's Individual Results:
BU Valentine Invitational
Track & Tennis Center | Boston, Massachusetts | February 14-15, 2025
USU Men's Individual Results:
| Event (Heat) |
USU Finishers |
| 800 Meters |
30. Landon Bott, 1:50.11. |
| 1,500 Meters |
39. Brennan Benson, 3:43.95; 117. Joshua Armstrong, 3:49.10. |
| Mile |
57. Brennan Benson, 4:01.09; 109. Joshua Armstrong, 4:05.59. |
| 5,000 Meters |
100. Logan Garnica, 14:06.81; 106. LJ Floyd, 14:07.59; Max Wehrli, DNF; Joshua Armstrong, DNF. |
USU Women's Individual Results:
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