Trailblazers Perform Well Day 1 of Mountain State Games

(Pocatello, Idaho - Feb. 14, 2025) - Utah Tech track & field set a program record and qualified 12 Trailblazers for event finals on the first day of the Idaho State-hosted Mountain State Games on Friday inside the ICCU Dome.

Sophomore Whitney Christiansen set a program record in the 200 meters with a time of 25.12. Christiansen took fifth in the preliminaries to qualify for Saturday's final and break senior Rashawnna Gibson's record of 25.21 set at the Ron Mann Classic last month.

Gibson also qualified for the final of the 200 meters, taking seventh in the prelims with a time of 25.22.

The Trailblazers placed third in the DMR with a time of 12:21.42. Redshirt sophomore Makayla Pitcher, senior Sadie Edwards, junior Savannah Eatough and senior Lexi Larsen ran the relay.

In the 60 meters prelims, Gibson finished second with a time of 7.65 and freshman Adaorah Okafor placed seventh with a time of 7.77 as both qualified for the final on Saturday.

Five Trailblazers all qualified for the final of the 400 meters. Christiansen, junior Megan Jenkins and freshman Lily Sampson placed in the top eight, taking fourth with a time of 56.68, fifth with a time of 56.99 and eighth with a time of 58.20 in the preliminaries, respectively. Also qualifying for the 400 meters final were junior Madelynne Crawford at ninth with a time of 59.16 and freshman Illenia DeHart at 10th with a time of 59.21.

Jenkins, sophomore Reyes Hernandez and junior Brittany Kuhn all qualified for the final of the 60-meter hurdles, clocking in at 8.91 for fifth, 9.02 for seventh and 9.18 for 11th, respectively.

Top Eight Finishes