ST. GEORGE, Utah — Utah State track & field field won six titles, earned 27 podium finishes and posted three top-10 performances in school history at the season-opening Utah Tech Invitational in St. George, Utah, on Friday and Saturday.
 
Freshman Camryn Ere submitted her first entry into the Utah State outdoor top-10 list, posting a 200-meter time of 24.04 that ranks eighth in Aggie history. Ere placed second in the event behind only Utah Valley's Quincy Bonds, whose time of 23.09 is the fastest in the country so far this outdoor season.
 
Sophomore Breanna Raven opened her outdoor season with a long jump of 5.85 meters (19-2.5). Her runner-up mark placed her in a three-way tie for ninth in Utah State history.
 
USU athletes swept the podium in the men's long jump, with sophomore Samuel Beckwith leading the way with a leap of 7.26 meters (23-10). Senior Joshua Hartvigsen posted a runner-up performance of 6.98 meters (22-10.75) and junior Javin Richards finished third with a jump of 6.76 meters (22-2.25).
 
Junior Milly Garren topped the field in the women's shot put with a heave of 14.27 meters (46-10). Sophomore Ruby Jordan finished third in the event with a throw of 13.66 meters (44-9.75). Maia Garren, a former Utah State thrower who ranks third all-time in the event, placed second behind her younger sister with a mark of 13.90 meters (45-7.25) while competing as an unattached athlete.
 
Utah State claimed the top-two spots in the men's discus. Sophomore Joseph Turner won the event with a throw of 49.24 meters (161-6). He was followed by senior Nate Franz, who posted a mark of 47.71 meters (156-6).
 
Franz also added a runner-up finish in the men's shot put, throwing a distance of 16.74 meters (54-11.25). The all-MW honoree in the indoor shot put set his personal record in the outdoor event.
 
Freshman Taite Priestley, fresh off a bronze medal at the MW Indoor Championships, began his outdoor high jump campaign with a second-place finish, jumping 2.00 meters (6-6.75).
 
Garren added to her strong opening weekend with a third-place finish in the women's discus, uncorking a throw of 45.01 meters (147-8). The Logan native set her personal record in the event.
 
Freshman Diego Aguirre-Stewart added a podium finish in the men's 200 meters, finishing in 21.23 to place third in the event.
 
Senior Adi Nielson finished third in the women's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.12. In her first hurdling event of 2025, Nielson finished a half-second behind her personal best that ranks ninth in USU history.
 
In his first competition as an Aggie since 2022, sophomore Walker Cole placed third in the men's 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 14:26.89.
 
Saturday's action began with the women's 4x100-meter relay, where the quartet of senior Emma Reeves, Raven, freshman Brenly Douglas and Ere clocked in at 46.28 to finish second. Their time tied them for 10th in Utah State history with the 1997 squad of Amy Reeder, Jane Marshall, Tricia Schmidt, and Olympian LaDonna Antoine-Watkins.
 
Sophomore twin brothers Joshua McKee and Joseph McKee went one-two in the 3,000 meters, finishing in 8:20.40 and 8:32.76, respectively. Joshua's performance ranks as the fourth-best run in the country so far in the outdoor season.
 
Beckwith won the men's triple jump competition with a mark of 13.66 meters (44-9.75), his second individual title of the meet. Hartvigsen placed third with a distance of 12.89 meters (42-3.5) to add another top-three finish to his weekend.
 
Sophomore Walker Deede had a strong start to the 2025 outdoor season, winning the men's javelin competition with a throw of 66.03 meters (216-7). Deede, who ranks eighth all-time in Aggie history in the event, posted the second-best mark of his career behind only his silver-medal performance at the 2024 MW Outdoor Championships.
 
Aguirre-Stewart and Ojo added top-three finishes in the men's 100 meters. Aguirre-Stewart finished second in 10.57 while Ayodele Ojo took third in 10.69.
 
Junior Krysthina Vlahovic posted her first podium finish of the outdoor season, placing second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.84. The Canadian's time was 0.12 shy of her personal best that ranks eighth in school history.
 
Four freshmen comprised the second-place USU men's 4x100-meter relay. Freshmen Daniel Chase, Ayodele Ojo, Aguirre-Stewart and Mathew Hall finished in an overall time of 40.62.
 
In the first 400-meter race of her Utah State career, Reeves clocked in at 55.41 to finish second in the women's competition. On the men's side, Richards placed third with a time of 50.91.
 
Ere added a third podium finish of the weekend in the women's 100 meters, running her race in 12.07 to finish in third place.
 
Junior Paige Lila Berg finished in third place in her first competition of 2025, throwing 40.71 meters (133-6) in the women's javelin.
 
The four-woman team of Reeves, Nielson, junior Alison Richter and junior Sophie Chandler capped off the meet with a second-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay, running the race in 3:48.03. The Aggies finished just 0.02 seconds behind first-place Utah Valley.
 
Utah State will next compete at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, on Thursday-Saturday, March 27-29, and the UVU Hal Wing Invitational on Friday, March 28.
 
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Utah Tech Invitational
Greater Zion Stadium | St. George, Utah | March 21-22, 2025
 
USU Men's Results:
 

Event (Heat)	USU Finishers
100 Meters	2. Diego Aguirre-Stewart, 10.57; 3. Ayodele Ojo, 10.69; Samuel Beckwith, SCR; Joshua Hartvigsen, SCR; Mathew Hall, DNS.
200 Meters	3. Diego Aguirre-Stewart, 21.23; 4. Ayodele Ojo, 21.29; 12. Mathew Hall, 22.38.
400 Meters	3. Javin Richards, 50.91; Diego Aguirre-Stewart, SCR; Mathew Hall, SCR.
1,500 Meters	5. Camren Todd, 3:51.06; 13. Carson Coleman, 3:58.44.
3,000 Meters	1. Joshua McKee, 8:20.40; 2. Joseph McKee, 8:32.76; 5. Ryan Bennett, 8:36.43; Camren Todd, DNF; Ethan Peterson, DNS; Walker Cole, DNS.
5,000 Meters	3. Walker Cole, 14:26.89.
110-Meter Hurdles	4. Javin Richards, 15.42.
400-Meter Hurdles	4. Josiah Gonzalez, 1:03.45.
4x100-Meter Relay	2. Utah State (Daniel Chase, Ayodele Ojo, Diego Aguirre-Stewart, Mathew Hall), 40.62.
High Jump	2. Taite Priestley, 2.00 meters (6-6.75).
Long Jump	1. Samuel Beckwith, 7.26 meters (23-10); 2. Joshua Hartvigsen, 6.98 meters (22-10.75); 3. Javin Richards, 6.76 meters (22-2.25).
Triple Jump	1. Samuel Beckwith, 13.66 meters (44-9.75); 3. Joshua Hartvigsen, 12.89 meters (42-3.5).
Discus	1. Joseph Turner, 49.24 meters (161-6.5); 2. Nate Franz, 47.71 meters (156-6.25); 4. Caden Reagan, 45.38 meters (148-10.5); 6. Brock Bissegger, 42.88 meters (140-8.25).
Javelin	1. Walker Deede, 66.03 meters (216-7.5); 4. Kace Jones, 59.98 meters (196-9.5); 7. Javin Richards, 45.41 meters (148-11.75).
Shot Put	2. Nate Franz, 16.74 meters (54-11); 7. Brock Bissegger, 14.34 meters (47-0.5).

 
 
USU Women's Results:
 

Event (Heat)	USU Finishers
100 Meters	3. Camryn Ere, 12.07; 5. Brenly Douglas, 12.22; 8. Claire Petersen, 12.42; 11. Elle Jacobson, 12.72; 18. Alisabeth Apedaile, 12.96.
200 Meters	2. Camryn Ere, 24.04; 4. Emma Reeves, 24.47; 6. Breanna Raven, 24.80; 14. Claire Petersen, 25.60; 15. Brenly Douglas, 25.66; 16. Krysthina Vlahovic, 25.77; 18. Sophie Chandler, 26.44.
400 Meters	2. Emma Reeves, 55.41; 4. Alison Richter, 56.18; Erin Higgs, DNS.
800 Meters	Erin Higgs, DNS.
1,500 Meters	Natalie Swain, DNS.
100-Meter Hurdles	2. Krysthina Vlahovic, 13.84; 7. Claire Petersen, 14.49; 9. Alisabeth Apedaile, 14.88; 10. Sophie Chandler, 15.10.
400-Meter Hurdles	3. Adi Nielson, 1:00.12; 7. Ava Smith, 1:03.70.
3,000-Meter Steeplechase	Natalie Swain, DNF.
4x100-Meter Relay	2. Utah State (Emma Reeves, Breanna Raven, Brenly Douglas, Camryn Ere), 46.28.
4x400-Meter Relay	2. Utah State (Emma Reeves, Adi Nielson, Alison Richter, Sophie Chandler), 3:48.03.
Long Jump	2. Breanna Raven, 5.85 meters (19-2.5); 4. Elle Jacobson, 5.60 meters (18-4.5); 7. Sophie Chandler, 5.34 meters (16-6.25).
Discus	3. Milly Garren, 45.01 meters (147-8); 4. Ruby Jordan, 39.44 meters (129-4.75); 8. Mackenzie Patten, 36.23 meters (118-10.5); Reagan Trulson, FOUL.
Javelin	3. Paige Lila Berg, 40.71 meters (133-6.75); 4. Melissa Navarro, 40.30 meters (132-2.5); 8. Madison Tareski, 38.85 meters (127-5.5); 11. Sophie Chandler, 36.25 meters (118-11.25); Symphony Fike, DNS.
Shot Put	1. Milly Garren, 14.27 meters (46-9.75); 3. Ruby Jordan, 13.66 meters (44-9.75); 6. Reagan Trulson, 12.34 meters (40-5.75).

 
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