Utah Tech University Athletics

At Utah Tech 2024 (SOPHOMORE): competed in five meets ... finished 70th overall at the WAC Championships clocking a time of 24:53.91 in the 6K ... ran a season-best 6K time at the UCR Invite in 22:39.4 to finish 196th overall ... also ran a 6K at the Santa Clara Bronco Invite posting a time of 23:16.6 ... opened the season at the Utah Valley Invite finishing 100th in the 5K with a time of 19:27.3 ... came in 54th at the SUU Invite recording a time of 15:57.78 in the 4K ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

At Utah Tech 2023 (FRESHMAN): Competed in four meets ... finished 43rd in the season-opening Utah Valley Invitational finishing the 5K in a time of 18:55.2 ... placed 39th at the Southern Utah Color Country Invitational in the 4K with a time of 16:32.66 ... also competed at the UCR Invitational taking 117th in the 6K (22:42.9) & raced to a 120th-place finish at the UCR Highlander Invitational in the 6K (23:05.71) ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

At Ponderosa High School: Won varsity letters in both cross country and track … helped lead the Bruins to league and divisional cross country crowns, and to a league team track title … qualified for the state cross country championships … graduated ranked fourth all-time in the 1,600-meters.
 
Personal: Was born in Sacramento, California … parents are Mark and Jessica Payne … plans to major in business management.
 
Why I Chose Utah Tech: “I chose Utah Tech because it checked all my boxes, including running with a killer team and living in a beautiful town.”