Caleb Whitney wins Big Sky title in Decathlon

Weber State's Caleb Whitney made history by claiming the Big Sky title in the men's Decathlon Wednesday and Thursday at the 2021 Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships. WSU is the host of this year's championship at the Chick Hislop Track at Stewart Stadium.

The Wildcats finished first, second and sixth in the event to total 21 points. Jed Smith was second with Jakob Person finishing sixth.

Whitney led with 3,778 points after the first day of action Wednesday and kept things going on Thursday. He won the title in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.69, then took second in the discus at 123-08. He was third in the pole vault with a mark of 14-09.50, took fourth in the javelin at 145-11 and finished the day by taking seventh in the 1500 meters at 5:09.10. In the ten events, he was first in four and was in the top three in nine.

Whitney, a native of St. George, Utah, totaled 7,061 points in the event, the fourth highest total in Weber State history.

He also became just the third Wildcat to ever win the Decathlon and the first since WSU Hall of Famer Bill Schuffenhaur in 1994.

Jed Smith finished second with a total of 6,715 points, tied for the 10th most in school history. He won the last event of the day, the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:47.02. He was also second in the high jump and the 400 meters.

Jakob Pearson was sixth with 6,066 points.

The remaining events of the meet will be held on Friday and Saturday at Stewart Stadium and the WSU Throws complex.

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Jakob Pearson

Jed Smith

Caleb Whitney

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