Cedar City, Utah - Another terrific Outdoor Track and Field season for the Thunderbirds will conclude at the WAC Outdoor Championships beginning on Thursday, May 15.
Head Coach Eric Houle said:
"Every year and season, there are six conference championships that I need to prepare the team for. It has been such a blessing to be a part of this experience. This is my 180th conference championship since I have been at Southern Utah. Every conference championship is important. Wins or losses matter, but being allowed to participate in this sport is so cool for both the coaches and athletes; it is a blessing. For this championship, I am looking for performances to move our athletes to the first round of the NCAA National Championships."
Meet Info
What: WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by UT Arlington
When: May 15 through May 17
Where: Maverick Stadium, Arlington, Texas
The Field: Abilene Christian, Southern Utah, Utah Valley, Grand Canyon, Seattle U, Cal Baptist, Utah Tech, and Tarleton State
Live Results: live.athletic.net
Live Feed: espn.com
Men's Last Time Out
Jaedyn Carpenter once again led the way for the T-Birds last time out at the SUU Coliseum Championship, finishing first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 45.59, which set a new SUU Men's Outdoor record. Levi Smith also finished first in the long jump with a top leap of 23'8.25"; he also finished third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.89.
In the 3000-meter run, Cory Bunker took home first place with a time of 9:01.76. There was also a trio of second-place finishes for the T-Birds. Dylyn Cooks took home second in the triple jump with a leap of 46'10.5", Daniel Gee took home second in the pole vault with a jump of 16'0.75, and Jarom Smith finished second in the high jump with a leap of 6'2.0".
In the 4x400-meter relay, the team of Jaedyn Carpenter, Nick Pembroke, Jared Sharp, and Kody Smith took home first place with a time of 3:12.01. Isley Gutierrez rounded out the day for the T-Birds with two first-place finishes. He finished first in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.07, while also finishing first in the high jump with a top leap of 6'4.0".
Women's Last Time Out
Multiple records were broken by the women's team in the SUU Coliseum Championship. The first record that was broken was in the triple jump by Emi Thurston, who finished first with a top leap of 40'1.5". The second record broken was in the pole vault by Ariana Baker, who finished first with a top jump of 13'3.5".
Jordyn Nielson took home first place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.74, while also finishing second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.97. Ajia Hughes continued her very impressive season with a first-place finish in the high jump with a top leap of 5'10.75", second-place in the long jump with a top leap of 19'6.25", and second-place in the triple jump with a top leap of 40'1.0".
In the discus throw, Morgan Blackburn took home first place with a top throw of 149'0".
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