LOS ANGELES, Calif – Elizabeth White led the Southern Utah University track and field program in their opening outdoor weekend at the UCLA Bob Larsen and Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner- Kersee Invitationals, by winning the long jump and breaking her own SUU school record.
White outleaped all of her competitors by nearly two feet and posted an outstanding mark of 20'4", destroying her previous record of 19'7".
Ajia Hughes had a day full of personal best performances in the high jump and the triple jump. Hughes finished in second place in the high jump recording a mark of 5'7, pushing her into third place all-time into the SUU record books. She followed up that finish by earning seventh place in the triple jump with a jump of 37'8, putting her into third place all-time for SUU in the event.
Senior Emily Wilson also performed well in the high jump. Wilson finished in fourth place in the event with a 38".
Emma Nwachukwu logged another impressive finish in the hammer throw. Nwachukwu recorded a mark of 181'5" and earned third place in the event. Rebecca Hazelet also had a solid performance, finishing in eighth place with a 167'9", putting her into ninth all-time in the event for SUU.
Madisan DeBos and Haley Tanne clawed their way into the top ten in the 1500 Meters. DeBos finished in fourth place with a time of 4:30.22, and Tanne came in right behind in seventh place with a 4:32.99.
Sariah Hernandez and Kathryn Kelly debuted in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase. Hernandez earned seventh place overall with a time of 11:05.92. Kelly came in right behind in eighth place with an 11:16.14. Both runners just narrowly missed out on entering into the top ten all-time in the event for the Thunderbirds.
On the men's side, Nethaneel Taylor posted a strong debut in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase with a 9:30.40 to earn third place overall.
Senior Max Spence ran a blistering time of 1:52.14 in the 800 Meters to finish in third place overall. Payton Riggs battled his way into the top ten of the 800 with a time of 1:54.64. Jacob Francis earned an impressive time in that event, running a new personal best time of 1:56.40.
Hunter Morganson finished in fifth place in the shotput. Morganson earned a new personal best mark of 51'3/4".
Newcomer Bronis MacDougall logged his first top-five finish in the javelin. MacDougall posted a mark of 187'6".
Cedar English earned fifth place in the long jump with a leap of 22'9".
Isaiah Labra earned a season-best time in the mile with a 4:09.49 and a 12th place finish.
Dylan Gibson finished in ninth place in the 400 Meters with a time of 48.69.
Cameron Beans, Richardo White, Nelson Douglas, and Noah Bringhurst grabbed fourth place in the 400 Meter relay. The group blazed to a time of 41.163, finishing just behind third-place Cal State Fullerton, who received a time of 41.161.
The Thunderbirds will now look ahead to the Stanford Invitational on Friday, April 1st, through Saturday, April 2nd.
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