CEDAR CITY, Utah-- The Southern Utah University Track and Field programs competed in three different meets this weekend and recorded a plethora of record-breaking performances to close their Indoor regular season. 

Seniors Emily Wilson and Alison Pray highlighted the weekend by setting new school records in their respective events. 

ISU MOUNTAIN STATE GAMES 

Wilson broke the record in the triple jump during her opening leap Saturday, with a mark of 37'9.5". In her remaining jumps, she topped that mark two more times to finish with a 37'10.5" and a second-place finish. She followed up that performance by winning the long jump with a jump of 17'5.25". 

Raquel Suarez also found her way into the SUU record books during the 3000 Meters. Suarez won the event at a time of 9:40:20 after converting down to altitude and moved into sixth all-time in the event for SUU. 

In the women's heptathlon, Jentry Skidmore clawed her way to a third-place finish with a total of 3447 total points, placing her 2nd all-time in the SUU record books. 

Ariana Baker had an impressive performance, vaulting 9'8" and putting her 10th all-time for SUU. 

Savannah Nielson also earned a second place finish in the 60 Meter Hurdles with a time of 9.16. 

In the men's 800 Meters, two Thunderbirds had close top finishes. Max Spence earned a second-place finish with a time of 1:54.16, while Payton Riggs came in just barely behind in 3rd place with a time of 1:54.18. 

Spence and Riggs went on to join Stockton Chugg and Taylor Nethaneel for a solid performance in the Distance Medley Relay. The group blazed to a second-place finish in the event with a time of 10:25.59. 

Chugg also battled to a fourth-place finish in the 400 Meters with a time of 51.47. 

HUSKY CLASSIC

After breaking the school record in the women's mile just two weeks ago in Seattle, Alison Pray wrote her name into the history books once again, this time in the 3000 Meters. Pray cruised to a fifth-place finish in the event with a time of 9:02.46, destroying the previous record of 9:25.21. She is also ranked top 15 in the entire country in the event. 

Several other T-Birds also grabbed impressive finishes in the 3000 Meter. Madisan DeBos and Haley Tanne ran to times of 9:44, while Aviry Stratton followed up close behind with a 9:48, placing all three of these ladies in the top 10 all-time for SUU. 

For the men's team, Nate Osterstock continued his infamous ways. In the 3000 Meters, Osterstock blistered to 7th place with a time of 7:48.32, ranking him top 15 in the country in the event. Osterstock also continued to show his dominance in the mile, finishing in 6th place with a time of 3:59.38. 

Travis Feeny and Santiago Gaitan also had efficient days themselves. Feeny finished in 38th in the 3000 Meter, while Gaitan earned 49th in the mile. 

Don Kirby Elite Invitational

Emma Nwachukwu led off an impressive showing for Southern Utah in Albuquerque. Nwachukwu recorded her fourth straight win in the women's weight throw with a mark of 63'9". 

SUU had several sprinters earn personal bests in the 200 Meters. Shante Myrie led the way with a 31st place finish and a 25.37. Iana Michovani-Graham followed that up with a time of 25.88, while Ronnie Walker ran a 26.00, and Jordyn Nielson earned a 26.09. 

In the men's 200 Meters, the T-Birds compiled several more personal bests. Freshman Noah Bringhurst led the way with a fourth-place finish and time of 21.53. Max Morley finished in 27th with a time of 22.15. Nelson Douglas came just after in 30th with a time of 22.16, while Jace Rodgers earned 51st place and a time of 22.56. 

Dominick Vasquez earned a personal best in the weight throw with a mark of 51'8", just barely missing out on placing inside the top 10 of the SUU record books. 

Dylan Gibson was the lone Thunderbird to grab a personal record in the 400 Meter. Gibson finished in 13th with a time of 49.23. 

Multiple athletes also had impressive performances but missed out on a new personal record.

Elizabeth White leaped to an 11th place finish in the long jump with a mark of 19'5.25". 

Ajia Hughes finished in 13th in the high jump with a 5'6". 

Joren Mckeever grabbed 7th place in the men's high jump with a mark of 6'9.50". 

Southern Utah will now look ahead to Indoor Big Sky Conference Championships in Bozeman, Montana. This meet will be two weeks from now on Thursday, February 24th, through Saturday, February 26th. 

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