Aggie Men Sweep in Quad-Dual; Women Overcome Idaho State

Utah State's [University] men's and women's track and field teams added to their early success by recording 48 top-five finishes at the Montana State Invitational, held late Friday, Jan. 22., at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.

The invitational was a dual-scored meet, including four teams scoring points in a head-to-head format. Utah State's men swept the competition, with Montana State coming closest at 63.00 points to the Aggies' 83.00.

On the women's side, Montana State was able to sweep the head-to-head competition. The Aggies topped Idaho State (83.00-64.00), while being edged out by a mere two points to Montana (75.00-73.00).

"We had a great competition at Montana, led by double winners Parker Bluth and Maci Bingham," said veteran head coach Gregg Gensel. "We had a lot of other impressive wins by Tori Parkinson, Benjamin Johnston and Dillon Maggard. After altitude conversion, those times are some of the top times in the conference.

"Overall, we showed improvement from last week and have set the stage to have a successful indoor season if we keep working hard and stay healthy."

Parker Bluth, a senior, continued to shine by placing first in both the 60m (6.80) and the 400m (48.61).

Other Aggie men event winners include sophomore Clay Lambourne in the 800m (1:53.07), Johnston, a junior, in the mile (4:20.93) and sophomore Dillon Maggard, a sophomore, in the 3,000m (8.33.86).

After having just one event winner in last week's competition, Utah State's women captured five individual event titles this time around. That effort was led by senior Maci Bingham, who placed first in both the shot put (14.59m/47-10.50) and weight throw (56-10.00).

Bingham now joins her teammates, freshman Brenn Flint and sophomore Olivia Moriconi, on the Utah State top-10 list for the shot put.

Other Aggie women to capture event titles were senior Kaitlyn Wilcox in the 400m (57.76), Parkinson, a junior, in the mile (5:08.12) and senior Jodi Williams in the high jump (1.70m 5-7.00).

Freshman Leaugen Fray won the high jump for the second-straight week with a mark of 2.10m (6-10.75), which ranks 10th all-time in USU history. Fray also placed second in the triple jump with a leap of 14.50 (47-7.00).

Junior AJ Boully matched his place and time last week by winning the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.01. Additionally, senior Kevin Allen won the weight throw with a toss of 16.46m (54-00.00).

The Aggie men's 4x400m relay team featuring Boully, senior Tanner Hunt, sophomore Brady Martin and senior Cole Lambourne claimed the victory with a time of 3:17.47.

Utah State track and field returns to action Saturday, Jan. 30, at the New Mexico Team Challenge in Albuquerque, N.M.

The Mountain West Indoor Championships will be held in Albuquerque, N.M., Feb. 25-27, just 12 days before the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala., on March 11.

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Utah State Results
Montana State Invitational
January 23, 2016

Women's Results:

60m (finals) — 4. Brittany Rawlins, 7.92; 8. Whitney Wilcox, 8.07; 9. Caiomhe Kofoed, 8.17; 13. Kelsey Jacobs, 8.76.

200m (finals) — 8. Brittany Rawlins, 26.57; 14. Caiomhe Kofoed, 27.39.

400m (finals) — 1. Kaitlyn Wilcox, 57.76.

800m (finals) — 3. Megan Ryan, 2:18.79; 4. Shannon Maloney, 2:18.99; 5. Megan Perkins, 2:20.44; 7. Breann Bate, 2:22.09; 8. Sara Hamberger, 2:22.23.

Mile (finals) — 1. Tori Parkinson, 5:08.12; 3. Kelsey Yamauchi, 5:12.18; 4. Caroline Weiler, 5:17.13.

3,000m (finals) — Jacqueline Winterton, 10:32.17; 5. Jackie Heaps, 10:38.88; 6. Tavia Dutson, 10:39.17; 7. Hannah Malone, 10:40.38.

60m Hurdles (finals) — 13. Kaylie King, 9.47; 14. Alyssa Hirschi, 9.54; 18. Emily Reed, 9.99.

4x400m relay (finals) — 4. Whitney Wilcox, Kaitlyn Wilcox, Brittany Rawlins, Breann Bate, 4:06.34.

High Jump (finals) — 1. Jodi Williams, 1.70m (5-7); T2. Jennifer Christensen (5-5); T2. Mariah Thompson-Anderson, 1.65m (5-5); 5. Bethani Talbot, 1.60m (5-3); T7. Katelyn Zabriskie, 1.55m (5-1); T11. Emily Reed, 1.50m (4-11); 15. Alyssa Hirschi, 1.50m (4-11).

Pole Vault (finals) — 12. Kelsey Jacobs, 2.90m (9-6.25).

Long Jump (finals) — 9. Bethani Talbot, 5.06m (16-7.25); 13. Anna Maki, 4.87m (15-11.75); 14. Alyssa Hirschi, 4.82m (15-9.75); 15. Emily Reed, 4.81m (15-9.50); 19. Kaylie King, 4.41m (14-5.75).

Triple Jump (finals) — 2. Katelyn Zabriskie, 11.25m (36-11); 6. Anna Maki, 10.80m (35-5.25).

Shot Put (finals) — 1. Maci Bingham, 14.59m 47-10.50; 2. Brenn Flint, 14.45m 47-5.00; 4. Olivia Moriconi, 14.11m (46-3.50); 5. Shelby Jordan, 13.51m (44-4.00); 9. Allison Scranton, 11.67m (38-3.50); 16. Alyssa Hirschi, 9.80m (32-2); 17. Emily Reed, 8.32m (27-3.75); 18. Kaylie King, 7.36m (24-1.75).

Weight Throw (finals) — 1. Maci Bingham, 17.32m (56-10); 4. Shelby Jordan, 15.94m (52-3.75); 6. Olivia Moriconi, 15.79m (51-9.75); 7. Allison Scranton, 15.64m (51-3.75); 9. Michala Zilkey, 14.91m (48-11); 16. Brenn Flint, 12.45m (40-10.25).

Men's Results:

60m (finals) — 1. Parker Bluth, 6.80; 5. Chance Parker, 7.06; 6. Brady Martin, 7.06; 7. Parker Landgren, 7.07; 9. Cole Lambourne, 7.09; 10. AJ Boully, 7.12; 17. Bryson Stout, 7.29.

200m (finals) — 5. Parker Landgren, 22.58; 9. Chance Parker, 23.12.

400m (finals) — 1. Parker Bluth, 48.61; 3. Tanner Hunt, 49.79; 4. Elliot Willis-Orlando, 50.19.

800m (finals) — 1. Clay Lambourne, 1:53.07; 2. Jordan Beutler, 1:53.70; 3. Brett McAdams, 1:54.15; 5. Cole Lambourne, 1:58.63; 6. Cris Schraegle, 1:59.20.

Mile (finals) — 1. Benjamin Johnston, 4:20.93; 2. Devin Lang, 4:21.68; 3. Adam Hendrickson, 4:23.92; 5. Tyler Roberts, 4:25.66.

3,000m (finals) — 1. Dillon Maggard, 8:33.86; 3. Colby Wilson, 8:52.13; 4. James Withers, 8:54.11; 10. Kody Gould, 9:14.20.

60m Hurdles (finals) — 1. AJ Boully, 8.01; 5. Samuel Wing, 8.74.

4x400m relay (finals) — 1. AJ Boully, Tanner Hunt, Brady Martin, Cole Lambourne, 3:17.47.

High Jump (finals) — 1. Leaugen Fray-Benoit, 2.10m (6-10.75).

Long Jump (finals) — 4. Bradford Strobell, 6.60m (21-8); 9. Chase Thurgood, 6.08m (19-11.50); 11. Samuel Wing, 5.66m (18-7).

Triple Jump (finals) — 2. Leaugen Fray, 14.50m (47-7); 6. Chase Thurgood, 12.89m (42-3.50).

Shot Put (finals) — 1. Kevin Allen, 16.46m (54-0); 3. David Hirschmann, 15.56m (51-0.75); 9. Bradford Strobell, 10.23m (33-6.75). 10. Samuel Wing, 8.62m (28-3.50).

Weight Throw (finals) — 3. Kevin Allen, 16.80m (55-1.50); 6. Zach Cottrell, 13.57m (44-6.25).