Eriksen and Vringer Highlight Final Go at Pac-12 Championships for Women of Utah

BOULDER, Colo. – The Utah track & field team closed out the final Pac-12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Sunday at Potts Field and was highlighted by a podium finish from Josefine Eriksen and a top-four finish from Erin Vringer.
 
Utah finished the meet with 22 points – which is the third-highest total for the Utes at the Pac-12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships since joining the league in 2011-12 and the third-straight season totaling 20-plus points.
 
Utah's 4x100m relay team of Megan Rose, Emily Martin, Malia Overton and Bailey Kealamakia got the day going on the track with a mark of 45.45 (aa) – which would've been the third-fastest mark in program history had the quartet not had a faster time together earlier this year.
 
Vringer just missed out on a podium finish on Sunday in the 1500m, placing fourth-overall with a new personal best time of 4:13.17 (aa) and moved up two spots on the all-time list at Utah to No. 2 while adding five points on the board for Utah.
 
Fresh off a momentous weekend at the World Athletics Relays, Eriksen not only secured a podium finish by taking third-overall in the 800m, but also broke her own school record after crossing the finish line at 2:01.58 (aa). She also added six more points for the Utes in the process – bringing the team points total to 18 after that event.
 
In a loaded 5000m race, Katarzyna Nowakowska was the first Ute to cross the finish line with a time of 16:48.30 (aa) while Lindsey Peters checked in at 16:56.02. Sophomore Kylie Hartnett rounded out the top-20 finish among the Utes competing with a run of 17:00.05 (aa) while Maddie Reed just missed out after posting 17:14.83 (aa) for 23rd. Karli Branch pulled in with a new PR in the 5k at 17:25.0 (aa) while Ellie Lundgreen rounded things out at 17:37.26 (aa).
 
Over in the triple jump, Shana Van Elderen posted a valid mark on her third and final leap with a mark of 11.96m (39-3).
 
The 4x400m relay team wrapped up Utah's final appearance in the Pac-12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a school record run of 3:32.81 (aa) for fifth-overall and add four more points to Utah's total on the weekend.
 
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