ST. GEORGE, Utah — Eight top-10 marks and 10 event wins highlighted Utah Valley's outdoor season opener at the Utah Tech Invitational on Saturday at Greater Zion Stadium in St. George. 

Caren Kipsirat dusted the competition to win the women's steeplechase, setting a new meet record and program No. 2 mark with a time of 10:21.89. Kipsirat finished 15 seconds ahead of second place and 40 seconds ahead of third.

Grace Degarimore took third in the women's shot put, posting a new PR of 14.71m that ranks second all-time. Reagan Gardner took second in the women's 1500m with a mark of 4:27.72 that ranks ninth all-time.

Sila Kiplagat won the men's 5000-meter, posting a time of 14:06.10 to claim the fifth-best outdoor time. Jayden Fitzgarrald followed him across the line to take second with a time of 14:13.70 that ranks eighth.

Cameron Jacobs made it a sweep of the steeplechase, taking first on the men's side with a time of 9:11.59, with Caleb Ream taking third at 9:31.61. Skyler Roper made his Wolverine debut in the 1500m, taking first with a time of 3:52.53. Roper was followed closely by Wyatt Mortenson in second and Pierce Vittone in third.

Maddie Passmore swept her specialties, taking first in the triple jump with a mark of 11.78m that ranks tied for third all-time, and winning the long jump with a mark of 5.68m. Triple jump record-holder Olivia Pixton made her post-mission return, taking third with a leap of 11.22m while also taking second in the long jump at 5.49m.

Kade Thompson and Gavin Stafford went one-two in the 100-meter dash, posting times of 10.56 and 10.70 respectively. Ella Hopper posted a strong season debut in the 400-meter hurdles, taking first with a time of 58.27.

Utah Valley swept the men's relay events, with the 4x100 squad posting a time of 41.23 and the 4x400 crew recording a mark of 3:17.22. 

Nick Forsyth posted a big season debut in the javelin, falling just short of his school-record PR with a mark of 64.32m to take third overall. 

UP NEXT
Utah Valley will host its lone home meet of the 2026 season, the UVU Collegiate Invitational on Thursday, March 26th. Events will begin at 8 a.m. MT, with live results posted on SportTrax. Admission is free.