Women's Track & Field | 2/19/2024 7:30:00 PM

(Albuquerque, N.M. – Feb. 19, 2024) - The Trailblazer indoor track and field team wrapped up the opening day of the WAC Indoor Championships hosted at the Albuquerque Convention Center.

Utah Tech notched five points as a team on day one earning three points in the distance medley relay and a pair of points in the 5000 meters.

The DMR team of Mariah Skinner, Sadie Edwards, Savannah Eatough and Lexi Larsen finished sixth with a time of 12:25.28 while freshman Averie Perriton came in seventh in the 5000 meters with a time of 18:25.74.

In addition to the two finals, three more Blazers punched tickets to the finals in their respective events on Tuesday.

Larsen, a junior from Draper, Utah, clocked the fastest time in the prelims in the mile setting a new program record with a time of 4:59.34.

Junior Addi Wyatt clocked a time of 2:16.81 for the second-fastest time in the prelims of the 800 meters after earning All-WAC honors in the event in 2023.

Finally, sophomore Ashlyn Parish came in with the seventh-fastest time in the prelims of the 60 meter hurdles registering a time of 8.76.

Day two of the WAC Indoor Championships gets underway on Tuesday at 9 a.m. with the field events followed by the finals in the mile, 800 meters & 60 meter hurdles as well as the 3000 meters and 4x400 meter relay starting at 1:30 p.m.

Top 8 Finishes - Monday's Finals

• Distance Medley Relay
  • Mariah Skinner, Sadie Edwards, Savannah Eatough, Lexi Larsen - 12:25.28 - No. 6 (Finals) -  3 points
• 5000 Meters
  • Averie Perriton - 18:25.74 - No. 7 (Finals) - 2 points

Qualifiers into Tuesday's Finals

• Mile
  • Lexi Larsen - 4:59.34 - No. 1 (Prelims) - PROGRAM RECORD
• 800 meters
  • Addi Wyatt - 2:16.81 - No. 2 (Prelims)
• 60 meter hurdles 
  • Ashlyn Parish - 8.76 - No. 7 (Prelims)