Utah Utes track and field

Utah Utes track and field
UniversityUniversity of Utah
Head coachKyle Kepler
ConferenceBig 12
LocationSalt Lake City, Utah
Outdoor trackMcCarthey Family Track & Field Complex
NicknameUtes
ColorsRed and white[1]
   

The Utah Utes track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of Utah. The Utes compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the McCarthey Family Track & Field Complex.[2]

The program is coached by Kyle Kepler.[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]

Fred Sheffield was the first two-time individual champion for the program, having won the high jump at the 1943 and 1945 NCAA Track and Field Championships.[5][6]

In 2005, Utah discontinued its men's track and field and cross country programs.[7] The teams were discontinued for financial reasons, with Chris Hill stating that the school was already in compliance with gender equity guidelines.[8]

The women's teams joined the Pac-12 Conference for the 2011-12 season after previously competing in the Western Athletic Conference.[9] They competed in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference for indoor track and field only until their 2020 championships.[10] Beginning for the 2024-25 season, the school joined the Big 12 Conference.[11] Due to the lack of a men's team, they were also called the "Women of Utah".[9]

Postseason

As of August 2025, a total of 20 men and 10 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[12][13]

First team NCAA All-Americans
Team Championships Name Event Place Ref.
Men's1927 OutdoorDoral PillingJavelin throw1st[14]
Men's1929 OutdoorByron Grant110 meters hurdles6th[15]
Men's1929 OutdoorByron GrantHigh jump5th[16]
Men's1929 OutdoorByron GrantLong jump6th[17]
Men's1930 OutdoorNate Long400 meters6th[18]
Men's1935 OutdoorKnewell RushforthHigh jump2nd[16]
Men's1936 OutdoorJack ThornleyJavelin throw3rd[14]
Men's1940 OutdoorBud GehrkeJavelin throw5th[14]
Men's1943 OutdoorFred SheffieldHigh jump1st[16]
Men's1944 OutdoorFred SheffieldHigh jump2nd[16]
Men's1944 OutdoorFred SheffieldLong jump3rd[17]
Men's1945 OutdoorFred SheffieldHigh jump1st[16]
Men's1945 OutdoorFred SheffieldLong jump3rd[17]
Men's1946 OutdoorFred SheffieldHigh jump2nd[16]
Men's1949 OutdoorKeith Tolstrup110 meters hurdles7th[15]
Men's1951 OutdoorBarney DyerHigh jump2nd[16]
Men's1952 OutdoorFred PratleyHigh jump3rd[16]
Men's1952 OutdoorBarney DyerHigh jump7th[16]
Men's1953 OutdoorCal ClarkHigh jump6th[16]
Men's1955 OutdoorCal ClarkHigh jump6th[16]
Men's1957 OutdoorKen Christensen100 meters8th[19]
Men's1961 OutdoorBlaine Lindgren110 meters hurdles3rd[15]
Men's1962 OutdoorKrege ChristensonJavelin throw7th[14]
Men's1963 OutdoorKrege ChristensonJavelin throw3rd[14]
Men's1964 OutdoorCraig SmithJavelin throw8th[14]
Men's1966 OutdoorScott EtnyreTriple jump7th[20]
Men's1967 OutdoorScott EtnyreTriple jump2nd[20]
Men's1968 OutdoorScott Bringhurst5000 meters5th[21]
Men's1970 OutdoorDoug WellsDecathlon5th[22]
Men's1971 OutdoorScott Bringhurst10,000 meters4th[23]
Men's1981 OutdoorMark DavenportHigh jump6th[16]
Men's1982 IndoorMark DavenportHigh jump6th[24]
Women's1982 OutdoorJill Molen5000 meters6th[25]
Women's1982 OutdoorJill Molen10,000 meters3rd[26]
Women's1989 OutdoorBrenda AlcornHigh jump5th[27]
Women's1991 OutdoorBrenda AlcornHigh jump8th[27]
Women's1992 IndoorTraci StevensHigh jump6th[28]
Men's1998 OutdoorJeff Simonich5000 meters8th[21]
Women's1999 OutdoorAmy Tidwell400 meters8th[29]
Women's2004 IndoorKatie DeckerHigh jump7th[28]
Women's2013 IndoorAmanda MergaertMile run5th[30]
Women's2013 OutdoorAmanda Mergaert1500 meters3rd[31]
Women's2017 OutdoorGrayson Murphy3000 meters steeplechase5th[32]
Women's2018 OutdoorGrayson Murphy3000 meters steeplechase6th[32]
Women's2019 IndoorSarah FeenyMile run8th[30]
Women's2023 IndoorSimone Plourde3000 meters4th[33]
Women's2023 IndoorEmily Venters5000 meters5th[34]
Women's2023 OutdoorEmily Venters5000 meters3rd[25]
Women's2023 OutdoorSimone Plourde5000 meters7th[25]
Women's2023 OutdoorEmily Venters10,000 meters2nd[26]
Women's2025 IndoorBrianna RinnDistance medley relay5th[35]
Emily Martin
Kyla Martin
Erin Vringer

See also

References

  1. ↑ University of Utah Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Utah Utes Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Utah Utes Track and Field Coach". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sheffield to Seek NCAA Jump Laurels". The Salt Lake Tribune. 3 June 1945. p. 19. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sheffield Ties for NCAA Title Again". The Salt Lake Tribune. 10 June 1945. p. 18. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "U. To Discontinue Men's Track/Cross Country Program". utahutes.com.
  8. ↑ "Utah cuts men's track, x-country". The Spectrum (Utah). 19 May 2005. p. 11. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Mindset change, key transfer portal additions have led to rise of Utah women's track and field program". deseret.com.
  10. ↑ "Sims Falls Just Short of New School Record at Day 1 of MPSF Championships". utahutes.com.
  11. ↑ "Arizona, Arizona State, Utah join Big 12: Programs follow Colorado departing Pac-12 before 2024 season". CBSSports.com. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 "110 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. 1 2 3 "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  19. ↑ "100 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  20. 1 2 "Triple jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  21. 1 2 "5000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "Decathlon at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  23. ↑ "10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  24. ↑ "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  25. 1 2 3 "5000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  26. 1 2 "10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  27. 1 2 "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  28. 1 2 "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  29. ↑ "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  30. 1 2 "Mile run at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  31. ↑ "1500 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  32. 1 2 "3000 meters steeplechase at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  33. ↑ "3000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  34. ↑ "5000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  35. ↑ "Distance medley relay at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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