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Intercollegiate Track Roundup: 5/1

Published on May 02, 2010 at 01:36AM

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP)-Southern Utah’s Chelsey Allen swept the womens’ 100 and 200-meter dashes to lead the way for numerous athletes scattered throughout the Intermountain West Saturday at Eccles Coliseum. Additionally, Utah Valley’s Allah Laryea-Akrong won the mens’ 100 and 200-meter dashes while his teammate Mike Keith won the 400-meter dash. Other wins came from Southern Utah’s Christina Day in the womens’ 400-meter dash, her teammate Shar Manuel in the 800-meter dash and Trac Norris of Utah Valley who won the mens’ 800 and 1500-meter dashes.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)-Indira Spence of Adams State won the womens’ 100-meter dash to lead the way for athletes throughout the Southwest at the Kirby Memorial Invitational Saturday. Additionally, Texas-El Paso’s Endurance Abinuwa won the womens’ 400-meter dash while Chelsa McDonnell of New Mexico State placed first in the 3000-meter steeplechase. As for the men, Anderson Mutegi of Texas-El Paso swept the 200 and 400-meter dashes, while fellow Miner Aggrey Chirchit placed first in the 1500-meter dash. Other wins came from New Mexico’s Patrick Ortiz in the 5000-meter run and Texas-El Paso’s Robert Menjo in the 3000-meter steeplechase.