From Deseret News archives:
Local, international talent mix at UVSC
Track coach adds depth by recruiting outside Utah County
Two weeks ago at the BYU Cougar Invitational, for instance, the Wolverines won both the men's and women's 100-meter sprints. Chris Fogt, who won the men's race for UVSC, prepped at American Fork High. Conversely, women's winner Mariama Salifu hails from Nobisco, Ghana.
Put side-by-side, the victories by juniors Fogt and Salifu can serve as microcosms for what Houle and assistant head coach Kirke Adamson are trying to accomplish with their recruiting efforts namely, fuse elite local athletes with some similarly-gifted competitors who come from afar.
Locals
"Obviously, Utah County is going to be where we recruit most of our kids out of," Houle said. "We try hard to get some of those kids, and so it's very nice to have them join us."
In addition to Fogt, several other Utah County athletes figure prominently into the makeup of the UVSC track and field squad.
Senior sprinter Tawny Judkins-Gause (Provo High) runs the 100 meters, competes in the long jump and teams with Salifu to form a potent back end to the Utah Valley 4x100 relay.
Two freshmen, Matt Williams (Lone Peak) and Shawn Carlson (Orem High), offer a lot of promise in pole vault and middle distance-running, respectively.
There are other prominent Wolverines who though not from Utah County are still in-state talent. Among these is Zach Cook, a freshman from Bingham High in South Jordan who has already broken the school record in the long jump with a winning leap of 23 feet 1.2 inches at the BYU Cougar Invitational.
From further south, St. George native Karinne Bentley is Utah Valley's most consistent female distance runner. Senior Kirsten Barney (Richfield) became the first UVSC athlete during Utah Valley's brief tenure in Division I to ever achieve a qualifying time for the NCAA Regionals when she unexpectedly shaved more than 20 seconds off her personal best in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
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