The Snow College men's and women's track teams participated in the Weber State Spring Classic on Friday, April 10, in Ogden, Utah, competing against 11 other teams. They returned to action the following day at the Utah Spring Classic in Salt Lake City, where they faced a field of 14 teams.
At Weber State, Aidan Pehrson led the way in the men's 400-meter timed finals, placing seventh out of 26 competitors with a time of 48.57. On the women's side, Lily Bailey finished 24th in 1:06.91.
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The men's mile featured a large field of 56 runners, with Steven Keogh pacing the Badgers in 20th place (4:23.39). He was followed by Tyler Martin (34th, 4:32.06), Elias Nelson (40th, 4:38.47), Dallin Przbyla (41st, 4:38.86), Adam Willis (47th, 4:43.12), Caden Rasmussen (48th, 4:47.52), Jackson Marvin (49th, 4:50.88), and Austin Church (51st, 4:54.35).
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On the women's side, Sophie Starr posted a time of 5:21.72 to place 26th in a field of 44. Adora Powers followed her placing 29th (5:27.47), while Charity Whitehead recorded a personal best of 5:43.37 for 38th. Amy Rogers (41st, 6:01.75) and Ambree Jones (44th, 6:07.41) rounded out the group.
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Distance events continued with the men's 3000 meters in a field of 11, where Tyler Taggart placed seventh in 10:31.13. David Barlow followed closely, placing eighth, in 10:52.2, while Leroy Allred secured ninth with a personal record time of 11:12.45.
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The Badgers carried that momentum into Saturday's Utah Spring Classic. In the men's 200 meter, Pehrson returned to place eighth out of 21 runners in 22.22, battling a -1.4 m/s headwind. His performance built on a ninth-place finish at the Utah Tech Invitational earlier this season.
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In the men's 800 meters, Rulon Barlow finished 10th in a field of 39 with a personal-best time of 1:58.12, moving him to No. 99 in the NJCAA rankings. Rasmussen placed 24th in 2:02.49, Church (29th, 2:05.55), and Allred (34th, 2:12.90),Â
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Out of 20 runners, the women's 800 meters saw another strong showing as Bailey placed ninth in 2:23.40, earning a personal best and a No. 50 NJCAA ranking. Brighten Goold followed closely in 10th (2:23.87), also achieving a personal best and ranking No. 53 nationally, while Powers finished 17th (2:33.26).
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The men's 5,000 meters featured 23 competitors. Keogh led the group with a seventh-place finish in 15:53.29, followed by Barlow (9th, 16:10.44), Taggart (11th, 16:20.76), and Nelson (12th, 16:20.79). Willis (16th, 17:02.88), Chris Hercules (19th, 17:20.53), and Marvin (22nd, 18:10.70) completed the lineup.
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In the women's 3000 meters featuring a field of 17, Whitehead placed eighth in 11:28.34, with Sage Johnson close behind in ninth (11:32.88). Rogers (15th, 12:19.38) and Jones (17th, 12:38.69) rounded out the performances.
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The Badgers will next compete at the Long Beach Pacific Coast Invitational in Long Beach, California, April 16–18. For more information, visit snowbadgers.comÂ