LAS VEGAS - The Southern Utah University track & field teams wrapped up a dominant weekend at the UNLV Rebels Elite Invitational, with the men's team securing the top spot and the women's team claiming third place.
Head Coach Eric Houle Said:
"What an outstanding day for the team. It was nice competing in warm weather at UNLV. The athletes took advantage of it with some exceptional performances."
RESULTS
Men's Recap
With 216 points, the men's team edged out Northern Arizona to take first place in a field of nine teams.
A trio of T-Birds achieved high marks in the long jump, with Cedar English in second with a distance of 24'10.00", Levi Smith in fourth with a jump of 22'11.25", and Dylyn Cooks in sixth with 20'10.50".
Lanse Larsen shined in the 1500m, taking the top spot with a time of 4:00.00. Jaedyn Carpenter, Dylan Gibson, Nelson Douglas, and Nick Pembroke secured the top four places in the 400m with times of 45.94, 46.28, 48.01, and 48.33 seconds respectively. Gibson and Douglas also grabbed the top two in the 200m with times of 21.20 and 21.35 seconds respectively.
The relay team of Pembroke, Jace Rodgers, Ashton Miller, and Jared Sharp took the top spot in the 4x400m with a time of 3:15.06.
With a distance of 208'01.00", Bronis MacDougall secured first place in the javelin throw. Cedar English took third in the event with a distance of 191'01.00" and Carson Veazie took fifth with a distance of 167'04.00".
Women's Recap
The women's team earned a third-place finish with 139 points, just behind NAU and host school UNLV.
Emelia Thurston took the top spot in the long jump with a distance of 18'10.00", Melissa Crane was close behind with a third-place finish and 18'03.00".
Rebecca Hazelet, Jessica Jericoff, Morgan Blackburn, and Jean Ikenaga each entered the top eight in the hammer throw. Hazelet secured first with a throw of 192'03.00", Jericoff took third with a distance of 167'03.00", Blackburn grabbed fifth with 147'03.00", and Ikenaga achieved seventh with 137'11.00"
In the pole vault, SUU grabbed the top three spots with Makenna Skoczylas and Ariana Baker tying in first and achieving a distance of 11'06.50", and Shelyse Ellingford taking third place with 10'06.75".
With a time of 14.07 seconds, Savannah Nielson secured second in the 100m hurdles. In the 800m run, Kimberly Winward ran her way to fourth place and a time of 2:16.36. Gentry Perkins and Makayla Pitcher went back-to-back in sixth and seventh with finishes of 2:17.70 and 2:17.33 respectively.
Up Next
The Thunderbirds will be back on the road next weekend as they will participate in the Bryan Clay Invite in California from Apr. 11-13.
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