Brown finishes third in 800m with another personal-best time

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WALNUT, Calif. – Kelsey Brown led the distance runners during the second day of the Mt. Sac Relays Friday with a third-place overall finish in the 800 meters at Hilmer Lodge Stadium.

Brown finished third in her heat with a new personal-best time of 2:06.53. This is an improvement from her last race at the Mid-Major of 2:06.83, which was also a personal best at the time. Also competing in the 800 was Nicole Rudd Bringhurst. Bringhurst finished ninth in her heat, 64th overall, with a time of 2:17.93.

Meanwhile at the Utah State Faldmo Invitational, Meaghan Heffelfinger placed third in the hammer throw with new a personal-best mark of 50.16 meters (164-07.00).

Brown and Bringhurst will compete in another section of the 800 at Mt. Sac on Saturday, and the rest of the BYU squad will continue competition at Utah State.

Results can be found at mtsacrelays.com and utahstateaggies.com.

Day 1