Utah Utes campus briefs

SOFTBALL: Sophomore third baseman Whitney Holm was 2-for-3 at the plate but the University of Utah softball team dropped 4-0 decision to Baylor on Friday in the second day of the Cathedral City Classic at the Big League Dreams Sports Park in Cathedral City, Calif.

Utah (7-6) managed four hits and had five runners in scoring position but, unfortunately, could not push a run across the plate against the Bears.

Hannah Clements and Tori Medina both hit singles for the Utes as well.

Ashley Smuda got the start and allowed only one hit to the Bears through three innings but would eventually take her second loss of the season after allowing four earned runs with two strikeouts and one walk. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native is now 7-2 this season.

Baylor improved to 7-4 by scoring a pair of runs in both the fourth and fifth innings.

The Utes conclude their Cathedral City Classic schedule with a doubleheader today beginning at 4 p.m. MT against Long Beach State, followed by a 9 p.m. game against UC Davis.

WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD: The University of Utah track and field team completed the second day of the Mountain West Conference Championships on Friday at Albuquerque, N.M.

Utah's distance medley team comprised of Amanda Mergaert, Chelsey Kaplar, Lucy Yates and Alyssa Abbott set a new school record and won their first conference title with a time of 11:38.59.

The distance medley team put the cap on the night for the Utes with their school-record breaking finish. The performance ranks second in MWC Championship history and is third in the all-time MWC record book. The BYU Cougars, who have won all but two distance medley relay races in conference history, placed second (11:50.02), while New Mexico's foursome finished third (12:05.64).

In the long jump, Brianna LeRoy had a clearance of 18-6, a new lifetime best, for seventh place overall. Her previous personal best mark was 18-41/2.

Freshman Alyssa Johnson had a qualifying time in the 400-meter dash after finishing the race with a lifetime best of 55.60 to earn fourth place in her heat. Freshman Ashley Mosley finished the race in 56.80 for eighth place. Johnson and Mosley will both compete in the finals today.

In the 800-meter run, sophomore Lucy Yates had a qualifying time of 2:12.63 to earn fourth place.

Senior Whitney Wellington competed in the 60-meter dash preliminaries on Friday with a time of 7.79 for 14th place.