Brigham Young
TRACK AND FIELD: The BYU men's and women's teams competed in the ASU Cliff Bar Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., over the weekend, and the men's team added three more athletes to the region roster while the women added four of their own.
Victor Weirich started his outdoor season by tying the facility record in the pole vault at 16 feet 10.75 inches, putting him in second place. Whitney Neves cleared 16 feet 6.75 for third place. Both had region-qualifying marks. Nate Rencher qualified in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.18, which was good enough for third place.
Michelle Turner and Amy Fowler qualified for regionals with their marks in the 1,500 meters. Sarah Butler-Lancaster, with her throw of 152 feet 2 inches, and Piret Kuresson both qualified in the javelin. Tiffany Arrhenius also had a region qualifying mark as did Julene Kaufusi.
Utah
BASEBALL: The University of Utah baseball team scored early and often against New Mexico Sunday at Isotopes Park. Ten runs in the first four innings gave the Utes a big early lead. Utah then held on for an 11-9 win over the Lobos. Utah (9-15, 2-1 MWC) won its third consecutive series and took a series win in its first Mountain West Conference set of the season.
The Utes put two runs on the board in each of the first three innings, jumping on top 6-0. Right fielder John Welsh and designated hitter Bret Baldwin each tallied run-scoring singles in the first inning. Second baseman Corey Shimada drove home a run with a triple in the second inning, followed by an RBI single off the bat of first baseman Jay Brossman. A two-out double from Baldwin started things in the third. After catcher Cody Guymon was hit by a pitch, shortstop Mike Mitchell plated Baldwin and Guymon with a single.
Utah Valley
SOFTBALL: The Utah Valley softball team dropped two games to No. 12 Oregon on Sunday, losing 10-1 in five innings and 9-1 in six innings. The Wolverines are now 9-18 while Oregon is 34-3. Utah Valley's Ashly Forsberg and Corie Jensen suffered the losses in circle. Heidi Boyer had three hits in the two games and platted the Wolverines' only run in the second game.