St. George, Utah- The Thunderbirds wrapped up competition at the Utah Tech Invite on Saturday, Mar. 22. 

Head Coach Eric Houle said:

"We didn't compete everybody today, but it was an excellent opening meet for the young athletes to experience."

Official Results: tfrrs.org

Men's Recap and Results

The Thunderbirds were led by two top-5 finishes in the Javelin throw with Bronis MacDougall finishing second with a throw of 209'9", and Jackson Roybal finishing fifth with a throw of 166'0". Jackson Stark had two top-ten finishes in the meet. Jackson finished sixth in the shot put with a throw of 48'5 ½"; he also finished eighth in the discus throw with a throw of 128'7". 

In the 5000-meter run, Santiago Gaitan would finish second with a time of 14:25.74. Santiago also finished fourth in the 1500-meter run with a time of 3:51.03. 

Isley Gutierrez would finish second in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.61. In the 800-meter run, Kadan Allen finished second with a time of 1:52.15, and Tyler Saunders finished seventh with a time of 1:57.61. 

Kyle McLemore finished sixth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.77. 

Women's Recap and Results

The Thunderbirds were led by a strong performance in the 800-meter run, led by Bella Evans, who finished first with a time of 2:14.29. Josii Johnson finished fourth with a time of 2:18.43, while Adisen Stratton finished fifth with a time of 2:18.90.

 In the discuss throw Morgan Blackburn finishing first and set a meet record with a throw of 155'11". Jaylee Gandert and Brooke Lynch would also finish fifth and sixth respectively in the discuss throw with Jaylee having a throw of 122'2", and Brooke having a throw of 120'10". 

The Thunderbirds had another impressive run in the 3000 meter run, once again led by Bella Evans who again finished first with a time of 10:12.89. Also in the 3000-meter run, Lydia Forsyth finished fourth with a time of 10:30.20, Audrey Hales finished sixth with a time of 10:44.98, Malayna Steffensen finished eighth with a time of 10:50.74, and Sammi Stewart finished tenth with a time of 11:24.19. 

In the javelin throw, Logan Lewis finished fifth with a throw of 132'2", and Jaylee Gandert finished sixth with a throw of 131'11". 

Up Next

The Thunderbirds will compete in the UVU Collegiate Invite next week starting on Friday, Mar. 28

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