Utah State has six athletes finish in the top-three at Brutus Hamilton

Utah State Track and Field Has Six Athletes Finish in the Top-Three at Brutus Hamilton Open

Senior Chari Hawkins places first in the 100m hurdles               

Courtesy Utah State

Utah State's men's and women's track and field teams fared well this weekend at the University of California-hosted Brutus Hamilton Open & Challenge by recording six top-three finishes and one event title winner.

April 25, 2015
BERKELEY, Calif. - BERKELEY, Calif. - Utah State's men's and women's track and field teams fared well this weekend at the University of California-hosted Brutus Hamilton Open & Challenge by recording six top-three finishes and one event title winner. "Coming into this meet we wanted to solidify ourselves and get better for the upcoming conference championships, and I feel like we did that," said USU head coach Gregg Gensel. "Parker Bluth, Chari Hawkins and Eric Shellhorn all had really good times in their events." The lone individual event title winner for the Aggies was Hawkins as the senior captured the 100m hurdles (13.50). Top-three finishers for the Aggie men included freshman Landon Watts, who placed third in the 400m (48.76). Bluth, a junior, captured third in the 200m (20.98) and junior Kevin Allen finished second in the discus (54.76m/179-08). Gensel was also pleased with the performance of Shellhorn as the senior finished sixth in the mile (4:03.29). Top-three finishers for the Aggie women included sophomore Tori Parkinson, who placed second in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:40.44), junior Maci Bingham, who finished second in the hammer throw (57.79m/189-07), and senior Melanie Heslop, who placed third in the hammer (56.06m/183-11).

Utah State also sent athletes to the BYU Robison Invitational. Among them was senior Amber Thompson, who placed fifth in the pole vault (3.71m/12-02.00) and sixth in the heptathlon (4,119 points). Utah State track and field will return to action next Friday and Saturday, May 1-2, at the annual Idaho-Utah Border Clash in Boise, Idaho. Fans can also follow Utah State Athletics, including USU track & field and cross country, at twitter.com @USUAthletics, on Instagram at instagram.com @USUAthletics or on Facebook at facebook.com @Utah State Track & Field/Cross Country.

UTAH STATE RESULTS
BRUTUS HAMILTON OPEN/CHALLENGE
APRIL 25, 2015
BERKELEY, CALIF.

WOMEN: 100m Hurdles - 1. Chari Hawkins, 13.50. 400m Open (finals) - 10. Laycee Elliott, 59.86; 13. Megan Perkins, 1:01.90; 14. Rachel Anderson, 1:02.64. 400m Invitational (finals) - 12. Kaitlyn Wilcox, 58.74. 400m Hurdles (finals) - 5. Laycee Elliott, 1:03.85. 1,500m Open (finals) - 22. Karli Lundquist, 4:51.09; 25. Sydney Blair, 4:52.44. 1,500m Invitational (finals) - 4. Adela Hofmannova, 4:26.95. 3,000sc (finals) - 2. Tori Parkinson, 10:40.44; 6. Kelsey Yamauchi, 10:55.94; 14. Joanna Boyd, 11:38.89. 5,000m (finals) - 5. Karlee Deeter, 17:38.07; 8. Jacqueline Heaps, 17:47.56; 12. Hannah Malone, 18:18.19; 14. Candace Greenwood, 18:33.66; 15. Elizabeth Winters, 18:39.96. Hammer Throw (finals) - 2. Maci Bingham, 57.79m (189-07); 3. Melanie Heslop, 56.06m (183-11); 15. Shelby Jordan, 44.23m (145-01). Long Jump (finals) - 7. Anna Maki, 5.17m (16-11.50); 12. Kayla Lee, 4.89m (16-00.50). High Jump Open (finals) - 4. Katelyn Zabriskie, 1.65m (5-05.00); 7. Bethani Talbot, 1.65m (5-05.00); 9. Mitzi Stewart, 1.60m (5-03.00); 10. Chelsey Taylor, 1.55m (5-01.00). High Jump Invitational (finals) - 7. Jodi Williams, 1.65m (5-05.00); 8. Katelyn Zabriskie, 1.60m (5-03.00). Triple Jump (finals) - 4. Anna Maki, 10.88m (35-08.50) ; 5. Kayla Lee, 10.65m (34-11.25). Javelin (finals) - 4. Mia Estes, 42.37m (139-00); 7. Stephanie Crapse, 39.63m (130-00). Shot Put Open (finals) - 5. Shelby Jordan, 12.72m (41-08.75); 6. Olivia Moriconi, 12.47m (40-11.00); 10. Chari Hawkins, 11.19m (36.08.50). Shot Put Invitational (finals) - 5. Maci Bingham, 14.13m (46-04.25). Discus (finals) - 8. Olivia Moriconi, 42.19m (138-05); 10. Shelby Jordan, 41.64m (136-07). MEN: 100m (finals) - 4. Bryson Stout, 10.83. 200m Open (finals) - 12. Daniel Mosman, 22.97. 200m Invitational (finals) - 3. Parker Bluth, 20.98; 11. Bryson Stout, 22.15. 400m (finals) - 3. Landon Watts, 48.76; 5. Daniel Mosman, 50.21. 400m Hurdles (finals) - 4. Daniel Mosman, 52.71. 800m (finals) - 4. Briton Page, 1:51.06 Mile (finals) - 6. Eric Shellhorn, 4:03.29; 11. Jordan Beutler, 4:11.53. 1,500m (finals) - 6. Colby Wilson, 3:53.76; 14. Dillon Maggard, 3:58.37; 16. Dustin Randall, 4:00.15; 20. Brett McAdams, 4:02.52. 5,000m (finals) - 9. Colby Wilson, 14:44.03; 12. Tom Derr, 14:47.78; 26. Kade Jensen, 15:19.88; 31. Mitchell Pettit, 15:30.56. 3,000sc (finals) - 7. Mike Bills, 9:27.84; 12. Jacob Barton, 9:44.09; 14. Justin Sheets, 9:50.56. Long Jump Open (finals) - 5. CJ O'Neal, 6.78m (22-03.00). Long Jump Invitational (finals) - 7. Kyler Wightman, 6.51m (21-04.25). Javelin (finals) - 4. Devin Wright, 59.48m (195-02). Discus (finals) - 2. Kevin Allen, 54.76m (179-08); 6. David Hirschmann, 48.20m (158-02). Shot Put (finals) - 5. Kevin Allen, 16.35m (53-07.75); 8. David Hirschmann, 15.75m (51-08.25) ---------

UTAH STATE RESULTS
BYU ROBISON INVITATIONAL
APRIL 22, 2015
PROVO, UTAH

WOMEN: Heptathlon (finals) - 6. Amber Thompson, 4,119, 100m Hurdles (finals) - 10. Amber Thompson, 16.59. High Jump (finals) - T4. Amber Thompson, 1.60m (5-03.00). Shot Put (finals) - 7. Amber Thompson, 8.60m (28-02.50). 200m (finals) - 9. Amber Thompson, 27.88. Long Jump (finals) - 6. Amber Thompson, 5.00m (16-04.75). Javelin Throw (finals) - 3. Amber Thompson, 31.13m (102-01.50). 800m (finals) - 6. Amber Thompson, 2:37.35. Pole Vault (finals) - 5. Amber Thompson, 3.71m (12-02.00). MEN: Decathlon 100m (finals) - 11. Bradford Strobell, 13.26. Pole Vault (finals) - 9. Jason Allred, 4.61m (15-01.50); 10. Mitch Kalinin, 4.31m (14-01.75). -USU-