FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — Utah Valley University Track & Field capped its 2024 outdoor season with three more individuals in action at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds at the University of Arkansas.
 
Oakley Olson competed in the steeplechase while Morgan Nokes and Caila Odekirk ran in the 5,000-meter national semifinal. The trio wrapped up a school year that included the women's team winning WAC Cross Country Championship, a trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championships, a women's WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship, and the NCAA Regionals this week in Arkansas.
 
Olson ran Saturday's steeplechase in 10:49.57 on a hot and sunny late afternoon at John McDonnell Field to finish in 35th place out of the 48 qualifiers. Her banner junior season included the school record in the steeplechase, a win in the event at BYU, and runner-up finishes in the steeple and 1500 at the WAC Championships.
 
Odekirk ran the 5,000 in 16:33.87 to finish in 21st place while Nokes was 32nd with a time of 16:48.39. Odekirk's season included her sweeping the 5k and the 10k at the WAC Outdoor Championships in Orem. She also won the 5k at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
 
Nokes also ran the 10,000 on Thursday at the regional after coming off an indoor season that saw her sweep the 3k and 5k at the WAC Indoor Championships in February. Nokes also finished second to Odekirk in the outdoor 10k at the conference championships.
 
The Wolverines sent a school-record 14 student-athletes to this year's NCAA regional across 11 events. It also marks the first time Utah Valley has had NCAA qualifiers in the men's 4x100 and 400, and the women's 400-meter hurdles and 100-meter hurdles.