POCATELLO, Idaho and SEATTLE — Mo Guled added another school record to his resume with his performance on Friday at the Husky Classic in Seattle as a total of 10 top 10 personal records were set on the opening day of the weekend's meets for Utah Valley University, eight of which came at the Mountain States Games at Idaho State.
Guled set the 5,000-meter school record after taking fifth place at the meet with a time of 13:38.60. He's now set the indoor school records in the mile, 3k, and 5k this season. Also competing at the University of Washington was
Abdulsalam Farah, who also recorded a PR in the 5k and improved on his No. 7 mark in the top 10 with a time of 8:15.83 in the men's 3,000. Both are slated to run the mile on Saturday.
In Pocatello, the Wolverines had eight different personal bests that landed in the record books including
Ella Hopper, who set a PR in the 200 (24.39) for the second straight week. Hopper,
Kali McEuen, and
Whitney Fisher all qualified for Saturday's 200-meter finals, with Hopper and McEuen also joined by
Gabriele Dabb in the 400-meter finals.
The men's 200-meter finals will feature eight Wolverines with
Kade Thompson, Gabe Remy, and
Cameron Franklin posting the top three qualifying times.
Caidan Cooper,
Gavin Stafford,
Cody Hone,
Gunner Stepp, and
Bode Jensen will also race in Saturday's finals. Remy, Thompson, and Stepp were also the top three qualifiers in the men's 60, with
Zoom Sands and Hone also advancing to the finals. Franklin, Jensen, and
Brayden Walker will also race in the men's 400-meter finals.
Caleb Washington set a PR while winning the men's long jump. Washington jumped 7.24 meters on his fourth attempt to take first and land at No. 5 in UVU's Top 10.
In the women's 5,000, Utah Valley had six of the top nine finishers, including winner
Anna Martin, who recorded the No. 3 time (16:18.36) in UVU's Top 10.
Oakley Olson also had a PR (16.48.88) that puts her eighth at Utah Valley in the 5k as she finished in second.
Kelsi Lindley was fourth,
Natalia Boltz finished sixth, and
Liza Sybrowsky and
Agnieszka Lubowska were eight and ninth, respectively. On the men's side in the 5k,
Alex Hartshorn took second place while also moving into the top 10 with a time of 14:24.63, putting him sixth at UVU.
Utah Valley had four women advance to the final of the 800.
Elisabeth Ferrell recorded a PR and the No. 10 time in the record book at UVU with her adjusted time of 2:15.14.
Lyza Yetter,
Caila Odekirk, and Liz Zwahlen also advanced to the finals on Saturday. Five men qualified for the 800-meter finals:
Jason Hoffman,
Max Clemons,
Cayden Tupper,
Gilbert Olivas, and
Adam Bunker.
In the shot put,
Trevor Hill recorded the No. 2 mark in the top 10 with his third-place finish and best throw of 16.61 meters.
Luis Diaz Bojorquez was right behind him, finishing fourth with his best mark of 16.15 meters.
Karsten Deakin also moved to the No. 7 spot in the women's shot put with her best throw of 13.30 meters on Friday.
Cole Johnson sits in third in the heptathlon with three events remaining on Saturday. Johnson was the top finisher in the shot put among the nine competitors in the field.
Other Wolverines to qualify for finals on Saturday include: Mayaklie Roberds, Fisher, and
Jaylee Antonino (women's 60mH), and
Matthew Maclennan (men's 60mH).