Several impressive finishes highlighted day two at our opening meet of the season at Boise this past weekend. Senior Bree LeRoy won the high jump title (5-6), senior Lucy Yates led a 1-2-3 sweep of the 800 meter run in 2:10.98, and the 4x400 came from behind for a victory in 3:46.
Two newcomers to the 800m, freshman Ali Eisenbeiss and sophomore Rose Griffin, ran right behind Yates to finish in 2:12.04 and 2:12.06. The Utes also went 2-3-4-6 in the shot put as Alanna Nulph, Destanae Howerton-Davis, Candus Aiello, and Nikkie Rudder all performed well. In the mile a pair of freshmen combined for a 2-5 finish. Andrea Chavez ran the second fastest time in Utah school history of 4:52.55 which amounted to a 23 second personal best from high school. Chavez trails only junior team mate Amanda Mergaert (4:44) on the all time list. After winning the 3K on day one, freshman Susannah Hurst ran 5:02.09 for fifth in the mile to complete a solid double.
Junior Lauryn McKay led a group of 400 meter performances by finishing fifth overall in 56.99 which is just off of her indoor PR. Alyssa Johnson, McKay, Eisenbeiss, and Yates then teamed to win the 4x400m relay in comeback style. Yates trailed by nearly two seconds after getting the stick, but was able to close on Cal State Northridge's anchor runner on the first lap and then made a great move off the final turn to pass her and complete the comeback. Utah ran 3:46.76 which ranks fifth on the all-time Utah list.
Next weekend we will be at the Mountain States Games in Pocatello, ID. Also, a post meet press conference will be uploaded here tomorrow for your viewing pleasure.
Susannah Hurst winning the 3K at Boise State
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