PROVO, Utah — Aaron Johnson and
Larissa Dabb both had big days, and Utah Valley University had several standout performances on Saturday's final day of the BYU Indoor Invitational at the Smith Fieldhouse.
"Overall, the meet went really well," said UVU head coach
Scott Houle. "Today we had a lot of really good performances and I'm excited for the progress we're making. Our depth is getting stronger and we're getting faster. We came prepared and got to see everybody in the state, for the most part, and we're excited to see where we stack up in the conference."
A day after winning the long jump, Johnson notched a victory in the 60-meter race and was also part of the 4x400 relay team that took first. Dabb won the 400-meter race and was also on the women's 4x400-winning quartet.
After winning the long jump on Friday, Johnson took first in the 60-meter with a time of 6.75 seconds. The Wolverines took three of the top four spots in the 60 with
Caleb Furnell (6.80s) in second and
Mikhail Carvalho (6.83s) in fourth.
Ryan Tenn was the fourth Wolverine to qualify for the final in the 60 and finished sixth with a time of 6.85 seconds. The women had a pair of finalists in the 60, with Emma Johnson (7.74s) finishing fourth and Quincy Bonds (7.76s) in fifth.
Dabb, who is already the school record holder in the 400, earned her win in 57.09 seconds as the Wolverines took the top two spots.
Ella Hopper was second, finishing in 57.42 seconds. In the men's 400,
Cameron Franklin and
Seth Dabb finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Franklin ran it in 49.68 seconds while Dabb finished in 49.73.
The men's 4x400 consisting of
Cameron Franklin,
Jacob Deming, Johnson, and Furnell won the relay in 3:17.56. The women's 4x400 team took first with a time of 3:56.71, with Dabb,
Kali McEuen, Hopper, and
Becky Swanson running for UVU.
Maysen Rollo was not far off from her own school record in the pole vault, with a height of 3.63 meters. She was seventh in that event.
Geramie Hardaway took sixth (8.41s) in the 60-meter hurdles for the men, while Bonds (8.80s) was fourth on the women's side. Also, in the 60mH,
Paige Young took sixth and McCuen finished seventh, just behind Bonds.
Other notable finishes included
Jacob Egan taking fourth in the men's 800-meter finals (1:54.54); Deming, Tenn, and Franklin taking spots 6-8 in the men's 200-meter finals; Dabb, Emma Johnson, and Hopper were 4-6 in the women's 200;
Austin Hone took third in the men's 3,000 (8:25.53) while
Joel Mendez finished seventh (8:29.46);
Everlyn Kemboi finished second in the women's 3,000.
The indoor season continues next week with the Weber State Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20-21.
