Weber State to Host the JAVIER'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD TRI-MEET This Coming Saturday, April 24

WILDCATS FINALLY GETA HOME MEET

HOSTING THE “JAVIER'S WILDCAT TRI-MEET” ON SATURDAY, APRIL 24

Weber State's outdoor track and field teams won't be traveling far for this week's meet. The Wildcats are home at the Chick Hislop Track @Stewart Stadium for the JAVIER'S RESTAURANT TRI-MEET this coming Saturday, April 24. Weber State, Montana State and Utah Valley University go head to head in a scoring meet. (5-3-2-1 / 5-3 Relays) beginning at 10:00 a.m. ... Each school will only be allowed no more than FIVE INDIVIDUAL per event. More than one relay team can compete, but only one team from each school will be allowed to score points.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

*(Hammer Field is Located at 4700 Old Post Road, just south of the Dee Events Center)

10:00 *Men's Hammer Throw / Women's Shot Put
11:00 Women's Javelin / Men's Long Jump / Women's Long Jump
12:00 *Women's Hammer Throw
1:00 Men's Steeplechase
1:15 Women's Steeplechase
1:30 Men's 4x100 Relay
1:35 Women's 4x100 Relay
1:40 Men's 400 Meters
1:50 Women's 400 Meters
2:00 Men's Triple Jump / Women's Triple Jump / Men's Pole Vault
2:00 Men's 1,500 Meters
2:10 Women's 1,500 Meters
2:20 Men's 110 Meter Hurdles
2:30 Women's 100 Meter Hurdles
2:40 Men's 100 Meters
2:50 Women's 200 Meters
3:00 Men's Javelin / Men's High Jump / Men's Shot Put
3:00 Men's 800 Meters
3:10 Women's 800 Meters
3:20 Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
3:30 Women's 400 Meter Hurdles / Women's Discus
3:40 Men's 200 Meters
3:50 Women's 200 Meters
4:00 Men's 5,000 Meters
4:20 Women's 5,000 Meters
4:45 Men's 4x400 Relay
4:55 Women's 4x400 Relay

WSU MEN
     Coach Dan Walker's men will have a full squad for Saturday's meet. Walker says it's time for his crew to mentally and physically start preparing for the Big Sky Conference Championship which are three weeks away.
     “We are treating this like a mini-Big Sky meet,” said Walker. “Most of our athletes will be competing in the event they will compete in at the Conference meet. Many of our distance runners will be doubling so it should be a good meet to see where we are physically and mentally.”
     Walker said an exception will be Taylor Pebley and Tyler McBee. Both are outstanding 400 Meter hurdlers but will run in different events on Saturday. Pebley is set to run in the 400 meters and McBee in the 200 meters.
     “Hopefully those two can qualify in those events for the Conference meet which would really give up more options.” said Walker.

LAST WEEK
Competing in the MT. SAC Relays and the Mark Faldmo Invitational, the men posted 27 season bests and posted some impressive times and marks. ... At MT SAC, Brett Hales posted a career best time of 8:49.67 in the Steeplechase. That is the best time in the Big Sky this season. ... Taylor Pebley won the 400 Meter Hurdles in a season best time of 51.89. Tyler McBee, running in the Olympic Development 400 Meter Hurdle race, posted a career best time of 52.00. He also ran a personal best in the 110 Meter Hurdles (14.38) and was just behind teammate Jonevan DiSimone who ran a personal best 14.22. ... At the Mark Faldmo Invitational in Logan, Utah the 'Cats had some success in the field events. Eki Faagai threw a lifetime best of 175-06.00 in the discus. That is the third best toss in WSU school history. He also had a personal best in the Hammer Throw with a toss of 172-00.00. ... He was one of three WSU athletes to threw 172 or best in that event. Zach Parry's threw a lifetime best of 182-04.00. That is the seventh mark in WSU school history. Ryan Shelton had a six-foot improvement over his previous career best with a toss of 174-00.00. ... Mike Staker leaped a career best 6-08.75 in the High Jump. ... On the track, Steve Shepherd ran one of the best 800 meters times in the Big Sky this season in 1:51.15.

WSU WOMEN
     Coach Jim Blaisdell says all he wants is for his team to survive the weekend without another injury.
     “We've been hit hard by the injury bug, but sometimes that happens, especially in our sport,” said Blaisdell. “We really wanted our fans to see freshman Tiffany Hellstrom perform for the first time in front of a home crowd in the javelin, but she's had a bad case of tendonitis so she won't be throwing this week. Jessica Carter is out with a foot injury which affects us in the 800 and on our 4x400 relay team and Natalie Haws may be done for the Spring with a foot injury. But, we will compete with who we have and won't worry about times or marks but concentrate on competing and winning this week.”
     Blaisdell said freshman Sarah Callister will take a break from the long distance races and run in the 1,500 meters this week.
     “Sarah has run a 5,000 and 10,000 meter race in the last three weeks so we are giving her a brief respite this week.” said Blaisdell. “

LAST WEEK
Speaking of Callister, at last week's MT SAC Relays she turned a gem in the 10,000 meters. Running that length for the first time in her collegiate career, she ran 34:37.33 which is the third fastest time in Weber State history. Only Olympian Lindsey Anderson (33:16.12) and All-American Morgan Haws (33:53.57) have done better for the Wildcats. ... Michaela North ran a lifetime best of 13.98 in the 100 Meter Hurdles. That is the fourth best time in WSU school history. ... Laken Skidmore (4:36.99) and Loren Storey (4:37.94) ran season bests in the 1,500 meters. Storey's time was also a personal best. .. Ally Dean had a season best of 1:00.26 in the 400 Meter Hurdles.
At the Mark Faldmo Invitational in Logan, Utah, Kristin Billings ran a personal and season best of 24.87 in the 200 meters. ... Camille Lott (2:17.06) and Chantel Berenyi (2:17.42) each qualified for the Big Sky championship in the 800 meters. ... Jana Colvin qualified for the Conference meet in the 400 Meter Hurdles with a lifetime best of 1:04.56.

Weber State University Athletics

Weber State to Host the JAVIER'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD TRI-MEET This Coming Saturday, April 24

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Sarah Callister

Jana Colvin

Ally Dean

Jonevan DiSimone

Eki Faagai

Brett Hales

Natalie Haws

Tiffany Hellstrom

Camille Lott

Tyler McBee

Michaela North

Zach Parry

Taylor Pebley

Ryan Shelton

Steve Shepherd

Loren Storey

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