Women's Track & Field | 4/25/2024 11:30:00 AM

(St. George, Utah - April 25, 2024) - The Trailblazer track and field team closes out the regular season this weekend heading to the BYU Robison Invitational hosted at the Clarence F. Robison Track.

Who | BYU Robison Invitational
When | Day 1 | Friday, April 26 | 4:30 p.m. (Field) | 1 p.m. (Track)
When | Day 2 | Saturday, April 27 | 10:45 a.m. (Field) | 9 a.m. (Track)
Where | Clarence F. Robison Track – Provo, Utah
Live Results | Live Results

COMPETING TEAMS

• BYU, Utah Tech, Utah Valley, Utah State, Weber State, Southern Utah, Salt Lake CC, Utah, Idaho State, San Diego State

BLAZERS SET THREE PROGRAM RECORDS AT SUU COLISEUM CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Trailblazers set three program records last weekend at the Southern Utah Coliseum Championships.

Rashawnna Gibson led the charge setting both the 100 and 200 meter records winning the 100 meters in a speedy time of 11.77 and took fourth in the 200 meters clocking a time of 24.53.

The final record was set by freshman Whitney Christiansen in the 400 meters as she topped her previous by 0.42 seconds clocking a time of 56.61.

TRAILBLAZERS SET PAIR OF PROGRAM RECORDS AT UNLV
Utah Tech set a pair of program records at the UNLV Rebel Elite meet on April 6.

Leading the charge was a first-place finish from freshman Averie Perriton in the 3000 meters steeplechase. The Cheyenne, Wyo. native set a program record with a time of 11:07.09 cutting off more than 13 seconds off the previous record set by Skyler Storie.

The other program record set came in the 4x400 meter relay with the team of Megan Jenkins, Addi Wyatt, Kelly Denninghoff and Christiansen taking third clocking a time of 3:49.32 to knock off over two seconds off the previous best mark.

HOWELL SETS 3000 METERS RECORD
Freshman Luke Howell set the men's program 3000 meters last weekend at the Leopard Distance Carnival hosted by LeVerne in California on April 12.

He posted a time of 9:52.97 for the 14th-fastest time in the WAC this season in the event.

TOP 10 MARKS IN WAC
The Trailblazers enter the weekend with eight top 10 marks in the WAC in six different events.

• 100m hurdles - Ashlyn Parish - 4th, 13.60
• 800 meters - Lexi Larsen - 6th, 2:12.23
• 400m hurdles - Megan Jenkins - 5th, 1:01.74; Brittany Kuhn - 9th, 1:04.65; Madelynne Crawford - 10th, 1:04.82
• 4x400m Relay - Jenkins, Addi Wyatt, Kelly Denninghoff, Whitney Christiansen - 6th, 3:49.32
• 4x100m Relay - Parish, Rashawnna Gibson Kooper Dennison, Jesse Fowler - 8th, 46.89
• 3000m Steeplechase - Averie Perriton - 10th, 11:07.09

WAC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS SET FOR MAY 9-11
The Trailblazers travel to the WAC Outdoor Championships hosted by Utah Valley on May 9-11.

Addi Wyatt earned All-WAC honors in the 800 meters finishing fourth in a program record time of 2:10.76.

15 TRAILBLAZERS NAMED WINTER ACADEMIC ALL-WAC SELECTIONS
Utah Tech had 15 Trailblazers earn Winter Academic All-WAC honors for completing at least one academic year, having at least a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average and participating in at least 50 percent of the team's contests.

Kylie Bishop, Jr. (3.78 GPA), Kate Clark, Jr. (3.70 GPA), Madelynne Crawford, Jr. (4.00 GPA), Kelly Denninghoff, Jr. (3.74 GPA), Savannah Eatough, Jr. (3.79 GPA), Sadie Edwards, Jr. (3.30 GPA), Ashlynn Gilhula, Jr. (3.44 GPA), Brittany Kuhn, Sr. (3.83 GPA), Lexi Larsen, Jr. (3.29 GPA), Lainee Leavitt, Jr. (3.21 GPA), Emma Lloyd, Sr. (3.70 GPA), Mariah Skinner, Sr. (3.90 GPA), Kinley Spaulding, Sr. (3.52 GPA), Addi Wyatt, Jr. (3.63 GPA), Abigail Yadon, Sr. (4.00 GPA)

RETURNERS
Utah Tech brings back 22 returners this season with 10 sophomores and 12 juniors.

Junior Addi Wyatt is back as a mid-distance runner after earning All-WAC honors in the 800 meters in both the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2023.

NEWCOMERS
The Trailblazers welcome 18 newcomers to the team this season with six distance runners, eight sprinters, two sprinters/hurdlers, one hurdler and one jumper/sprinter.

HEAD COACH DERRICK ATKINS
Head coach Derrick Atkins is in his fourth season as the head coach of the track and field team in 2024.

With his guidance, the Trailblazers have achieved significant success setting 16 school records in outdoor events and 12 in indoor events, with 10 of those records being set in the 2023 season alone.

Not only has the team excelled athletically, but they have also excelled academically. They earned 20 Indoor Academic All-Conference honors and 45 Academic All-Conference honors outdoor.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• FRIDAY
  • Field Events
    • 4:30 PM - Women's High Jump - 1 entry
  • Track Events
    • 1:00 PM - Women's 100m Trials - 9 entries
    • 1:35 PM - Women's 100m Hurdles Trials - 8 entries
    • 2:15 PM - Women's 400 meters Trials - 10 entries
    • 3:00 PM - Women's 400 meter Hurdles Trials - 6 entries
• SATURDAY
  • Field Events
    • 10:45 AM - Women's Long Jump - 1 entry
  • Track Events
    • 9:00 AM - Women's 5000 meters - 3 entries
    • 12:00 PM - Women's 4x400m Relay - 2 entries
    • 12:10 PM - Women's Mile - 5 entries
    • 12:55 PM - Women's 100 meter Hurdles - Finals
    • 1:40 PM - Women's 100 meters - Finals
    • 1:50 PM - Women's 800 meters - 5 entries
    • 2:20 PM - Women's 200 meters - 11 entries
    • 3:00 PM - Women's 3000m Steeplechase - 1 entry
    • 3:40 PM - Women's 4x400 meter relay - 2 entries