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Intercollegiate Track Roundup: 5/14
Published on May 14, 2009 at 11:29PM
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP)—Skyler Morgan of Air Force is currently in first place in the mens’ decathlon at the Mountain West track and field championships after two days of competition with 6750 points. Morgan’s teammate, Noah Palicia, is in second with 6642 points with Brigham Young’s Brett Birkeland in third with 6456 points. As for the women, Brigham Young’s Amy Menlove currently leads the heptathlon with 5325 points while Meaghan Peoples of Texas Christian is second with 5060 points and Colorado State’s Krista Kugler is in third. Overall, Brigham Young’s women lead the way with 15 points, while the Air Force men have 18 points to earn the lead over Brigham Young, who is in second with 10 points. The meet will resume Friday.
LOGAN, Utah (AP)—Hawaii’s Annett Wichmann currently leads the womens’ heptathlon at the WAC track and field championships after two days of competition at Utah State University with 5450 points. As for the men’s decathlon, Utah State’s John Strang leads the way with 935 points. The meet will resume Friday.
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP)—Idaho State’s Nathan Capps has 7272 points to lead the way in the mens’ decathlon after two days of competition at the Big Sky tack and field championships at the University of Montana. As for the Lady Bengals, Sydney Wendt retained her lead in the heptathlon with 5124 points, while her teammate Ashle Turner has 4929 points with Weber State’s Holly North in third with 4881 points. The meet will resume Friday.
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)—Southern Utah’s Nate Jewkes set an Eccles Coliseum record in the 10,000-meter dash with a mark of 31:52.17 at the first day of competition at the Summit League track and field championships Thursday. Additionally, SUU received wins from Ashley Houle in the womens’ high jump and Wade Nielson in the mens’ high jump as the Thunderbirds got off to a solid start on their home track. The meet will resume Friday.
TULSA, Okla. (AP)—Texas-El Paso’s Dimitrios Fylladitakis won the mens’ hammer throw to lead the way for several solid athletes in Conference USA at the C-USA track and field championships Thursday. The meet will resume Friday.
Central Utah Narcotics Task Force
Published on May 14, 2009 at 11:45AM
The Central Utah Narcotics Task Force area will no longer include Sanpete County. A number of The police chiefs in Sanpete County said that they weren’t going to participate in the Task Force anymore for various reasons, one being the money they had to send them. With the municipal agencies cancelling their service it wasn’t feasible for Sanpete County commissioners to continue on their own. Instead, Sanpete County Sheriff Holman is hoping to receive a grant of $90,000 per year for the next three years to fight the battle. There’s also economic stimulus money to be used for equipment and controlled drug-buys. Holman and the County Commissioners are also considering working with Juab County to come together and create a task force of their own.
Bennett wins hold on Hayes nomination
Published on May 14, 2009 at 10:04AM
(WASHINGTON D.C.) – Sen. Bob Bennett has won a Senate vote to continue his hold on approving the nomination of David Hayes to be the deputy secretary of the Department of the Interior. Bennett says he sought the hold due to the department’s failure to review 77 oil and gas leases in Utah. He said he wants to go forward with the approval of nominating Hayes but he wants answers to questions concerning why the DOI has not reviewed the leases in a timely manner. Bennett said this problem can be easily resolved with the cooperation of the department. The Senate voted Wednesday 57-39 to withhold the nomination of Hayes.
Greyhound Gathering runs in Kanab
Published on May 14, 2009 at 08:55AM
(KANAB) – The public is invited to see former racer, “Jack, the greyhound” and other greyhounds and their owners as they participate in the Tenth Annual Greyhound Gathering this weekend in Kanab. Event organizer, Cari Carlisle, says the event is packed full of a lot of activities. Participants say this annual celebration is described as a “spectacle and celebration like no other” as spectators will see hundreds of rescued racing hounds parade downtown main street in Kanab on Saturday at 10am. The event runs Friday through Sunday and is free of charge to the public.
Okerlund updates public at Chamber luncheon
Published on May 14, 2009 at 07:28AM
(RICHFIELD) – State Senator Ralph Okerlund updated business owners Wednesday afternoon on the last legislative session at the Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon. Okerlund commented that one of the reasons he ran for the Senate seat was to help revive the “Cowboy Caucus”, headed by former legislative leader, Brad Johnson of Aurora. He said the “Cowboy Caucus” concentrates their efforts on rural issues, including education in rural districts, securing maintenance funds for rural roads and water issues. Okerlund said Gov. Jon Huntsman is planning to call legislators to a special session this summer to consider federal stimulus funds and money forwarded to counties for fire districts to use. Okerlund was a Sevier County Commissioner for 13 years before his election to the Senate seat in District 24.