HAYWARD, Calif. — Adam Bunker won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and Utah Valley University saw four top 10 marks on Saturday at the Mike Fanelli Classic. The meet, hosted by San Francisco State, was held on the Chabot College campus in Hayward, California.
Bunker, who was an All-American in the steeplechase after advancing to the NCAA Championships in Eugene in 2022, won the 44-person field after finishing in 8:57.08.
Andrew Blackham and
Abby Linford both shattered their personal records in the 10,000-meter race. Blackham notched the No. 8 time in UVU's top 10 with a time of 30:43.94, over two minutes better than his previous best of 32:59.54.
Abby Linford took second in the women's 10k, smashing her PR by over two minutes; she ran Saturday's 10k in 35:49.75 with her prior PR at 37:58.60.
The Wolverines also had
Gilbert Olivas,
Pierce Vittone, and
Jacob Egan all move into the Utah Valley Top 10 in the 800-meter record book. Olivas notched the No. 4 time (1:51.15) while finishing eighth in the race, Vittone lands in the No. 5 spot after finishing 12th overall on Saturday with a time of 1:51.64. Egan finished in 1:52.63, which puts him in 10th in the record book.
Next week, the Wolverines will compete at Weber State on Friday and at Utah on Saturday for the Weber State Spring Open and Utah Spring Classic.
