(Cedar City, UT - April 30, 2026) - Utah Tech track & field racked up 21 top-5 finishes, 16 top-3 finishes, won 7 events, and broke a school record between the 2026 Robison Invitational and the SUU Coliseum Championships this week.

2026 Robison Invitational

The Trailblazers had their strongest showing of the meet at the 10,000 meter run as Adri Bird won the event with a time of 38:13.66. Junior Charly Murie came in 2nd behind Bird with a recorded time of 38:46.93. 

Over at the 3,000m steeplechase, Averie Perriton logged a 2nd place finish with a 10:47.97 time. 

Junior Reyes Hernandez competed in the heptathlon for Utah Tech where she came in 6th with 4,126 total points. Hernandez broke the program record for the heptathlon with her scoring.

SUU Coliseum Championships

Utah Tech had a strong showing on Thursday in Cedar City, logging 6 of their 7 event wins on the week. Their first came in the 100m dash as Lily Sampson took home the gold with a time of 11.68. 

Sampson didn't stop there as she also logged a 1st place finish in the 200m sprint with a time of 24.26. Utah Tech also took their other two podium finishes as Kelly Denninghoff and Hannah Bingham finished in 2nd and 3rd behind Sampson.

Bingham took that strong showing in the 200m dash and connected it into another 1st place finish for the Trailblazers, this time at the 400m race. Bingham recorded a time of 55.87.

Megan Jenkins once again had a strong showing in the hurdles events, winning both the 100m and 400m. Jenkins recorded a 13.76 at the 100m, and a 59.39 at the 400m

UT racked up two more 1st place finishes in both of the relay events on Thursday. In the 4x100 relay, Fowler, Bingham, Sampson, and Dennison teamed up for a school record time of 46.12. At the 4x400 relay, Bingham, Jenkins, Meeds, and Denninghoff recorded a winning time of 3:50.60.

Utah Tech recorded a couple of first place finishes in the field events, starting with Lainee Leavitt taking 2nd in the high jump with a 1.60m mark. 

Junior Mackenzie Bradach then jumped into back-to-back top 3 finishes at the long jump and the triple jump. Bradach recorded a 10.72m jump in the triple jump, good for 2nd place, and 5.18m in the long jump, good for 3rd place.

Up Next
Utah Tech will begin prepping for the WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, taking place in Arlington, Texas from May 14-16.

2026 Robison Invitational Results

Top 8 Finishes

400m Hurdle: 
3rd Megan Jenkins 59.40

10000m: 
1st Adri Bird 38:13.66
2nd Charly Murie 38:46.93

3000m Steeplechase: 
2nd Averie Perriton 10:47.97

Heptathlon: 
6th Reyes Hernandez 4126pts

School Record
Heptathlon:
Reyes Hernandez 4126pts

SUU Coliseum Championships Results

Top 8 Finishes

100m: 
1st Lily Sampson 11.68
6th Kelly Denninghoff 12.06
7th Jesse Fowler 12.11
8th Kooper Dennison 12.15

200m: 
1st Lily Sampson 24.26
2nd Kelly Denninghoff 24.48
3rd Hannah Bingham 24.58
5th Kooper Dennison 24.80

400m: 
1st Hannah Bingham 55.87
4th Gracie Meeds 57.64

800m: 
5th Zoie Adcox 2:20.77
7th Natalie Roberts 2:22.56

Mile: 
8th Erin McKinnon 5:26.55

100m Hurdle: 
1st Megan Jenkins 13.76
7th Mille Roesaeg 15.17

400m Hurdle: 
1st Megan Jenkins 59.39
4th Scarlett Brock 1:02.28 
7th Ilenia DeHart 1:07.15

4x100 Relay: 
1st Fowler, Bingham, Sampson, Dennison 46.12

4x400 Relay: 
1st Bingham, Jenkins, Meeds, Denninghoff 3:50.60

High Jump: 
2nd Lainee Leavitt 1.60m
4th Mille Roesaeg 1.50m

Long Jump: 
3rd Mackenzie Bradach 5.18m

Triple Jump: 
2nd Mackenzie Bradach 10.72m

School Record
4x100 Relay:
Fowler, Bingham, Sampson, Dennison 46.12