(Spokane, Wash. - March 1, 2025) - Utah Tech track & field tallied three program records and nine all-conference selections on Saturday at the 2025 Western Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in The Podium. The Trailblazers recorded a seventh-place finish with 19 points as a team, both of which are Division I-era bests.

"We left everything we had on the track and finished on empty, showing our grit and determination throughout the WAC Championships," head coach Derrick Atkins said. "Now, it's time to refuel, reset and shift our focus to the outdoor season, where we'll continue to elevate our performance and chase new goals."

Tied for seventh with Southern Utah entering the last event of the championships, the Trailblazers put up a program best 3:49.57 in the 4x400-meter relay to take fifth place and earn four points. Sophomore Whitney Christiansen, freshman Lily Sampson and juniors Megan Jenkins and Brittany Kuhn ran the relay.
Kuhn was UT's highest individual scorer at the championships, placing fourth in the 60-meter hurdles to score five points. Kuhn's time of 8.57 is a program record, surpassing sophomore Ashlyn Parish's time of 8.58 at last season's Ron Mann Classic.

That's 5⃣ huge points from junior Brittany Kuhn! With a program-record time of 8.57, Kuhn takes fourth in the 60-meter hurdles! 🦬#UtahTechBlazers | #WACitf pic.twitter.com/2n6KvSZb37

— Utah Tech Track & Field and Cross Country (@Utahtech_TfXC) March 1, 2025

Senior Kylie Bishop scored the first point for Utah Tech on Saturday, tying for seventh in the high jump with a mark of 1.61 meters (5-3.25).

In the 400 meters, two Trailblazers scored for UT as Christiansen and Jenkins finished sixth at 55.55 and eighth at 56.32, respectively. Christiansen reclaimed the program record in the 400 meters from Jenkins, who ran a 56.05 on Friday.

Senior Lexi Larsen finished eighth in the mile with a time of 5:00.56 to score a point for Utah Tech. 

With its fifth-place finish in the DMR on Friday, Utah Tech totaled 13 second-team All-WAC honorees at this year's indoor championships.

Second Team All-WAC

• Kylie Bishop (High Jump)
• Whitney Christiansen (400 Meters, Distance Medley Relay, 4x400-Meter Relay)
• Megan Jenkins (400 Meters, 4x400-Meter Relay)
• Brittany Kuhn (60-Meter Hurdles, 4x400-Meter Relay)
• Lexi Larsen (Mile)
• Averie Perriton (Distance Medley Relay)
• Makayla Pitcher (Distance Medley Relay)
• Lily Sampson (Distance Medley Relay, 4x400-Meter Relay)

Top Eight Finishes

• High Jump
  • T-7. Kylie Bishop, 1.61 meters (5-3.25)
• Mile
  • 8. Lexi Larsen, 5:00.56
• 60-Meter Hurdles
  • 4. Brittany Kuhn, 8.57 - PROGRAM RECORD
• 400 Meters
  • 6. Whitney Christiansen, 55.55 - PROGRAM RECORD
  • 8. Megan Jenkins, 56.32
• 4x400-Meter Relay
  • 5. Utah Tech (Megan Jenkins, Whitney Christiansen, Lily Sampson, Brittany Kuhn), 3:49.57 - PROGRAM RECORD

Up Next
The Trailblazers begin their 2025 outdoor season by hosting the Utah Tech Invitational on Friday and Saturday, March 21-22, at Greater Zion Stadium in St. George.