LOGAN, Utah and BOSTON — Morgan Nokes set the WAC record in the 5k and Alex Hartshorn and Jennaveve Bingham set school records in the mile and 600-meter to headline the Wolverines' efforts this weekend.
Nokes was the second collegian over the line in the 5k at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston on Friday, posting a record time of 15:46.11 that surpassed 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist and former Kansas City runner Courtney Frerich's time of 15:47.56, set back in 2015.
Hartshorn headlined the efforts from the rest of the Wolverine contingent in Logan, breaking his own school record set just three weeks ago in the mile with a converted time of 3:56.79 that moves him into the top 25 nationally in that event. Hartshorn is a hair over a second away from breaking the WAC record, a time of 3:55.70 set by UTEP's Wilson Waigwa in 1977 that is the second-oldest men's record in the league.
Bingham took first in the 600m dash with a time of 1:31.80, toppling a record held by former Wolverine Alexandra Jo since 2002.
In addition to the three record-breaking performances, Utah Valley's athletes posted 13 top-10 marks. Grace Williams set a new indoor PR of 3.79m in the pole vault, strengthening her position at No. 2 all-time, while Emily Conlin maintained her spot in seventh with a new PR of 3.64m.
A quartet of Wolverines followed Hartshorn across the line in the mile, led by Jayden Fitzgarrald, who improved his standing at third all-time with a converted time of 4:02.34. Sila Kiplagat, Wyatt Mortenson, and Porter Whitworth rounded out the top five finishers.
In the women's mile, Reagan Doman continued her torrid start to the season to claim her second top-10 mark with a meet-best time of 4:48.94. She was followed across the line by Caren Kipsirat, Ari Trimble, and Julie Moore.
Lyza Yetter and Gannon Jensen each claimed the No. 3 spots on the 600m leaderboard with times of 1:40.69 and 1:22.74 respectively.
Utah Valley's throwers claimed three top-10 marks, including a pair from Eddie Garcia. Garcia posted a weight throw of 17.16m on Friday and a shot put of 15.99m, each of which come in at No. 7 all-time. Andrew Turner claimed the No. 6 spot in the weight throw with a new PR of 17.30m.
The remainder of the top-10s came from the Wolverine sprinters and hurdlers. Gavin Stafford moved up to No. 5 in the 60m with a qualifying time of 6.71, while Gunner Stepp moved up to No. 7 with a time of 6.77. Eme Stout posted a time of 7.58 on the women's side, rising up to fourth. Payge Walz moved up to fifth in the 60mH with a time of 8.70.
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Utah Valley will head to Reno, Nevada next weekend for the Wolf Pack Classic, hosted by Nevada on Feb. 6-7.
