Another Record Falls in Final Week of Regular Season

With just a couple of weeks until the post-season meets begin, many of the Men's Track and Field Team were in action at the Bengal Invitational in Pocatello, Idaho for a great opportunity to familiarize themselves with the location of the Big Sky Conference Championship. There were some athletes that were invited to compete in the Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford University.

Bengal Invitational

Colter Blanchard and Hanokh Gailson both finished with PRs in the 800-meter run and finishing right with each other at fifth and sixth. Blanchard ran 1:53.16 which puts him at number 14 for the Big Sky Conference, and Gailson ran 1:53.46 to put him 17 for the Conference. Gailson also finished sixth in the 1500 with a time of 3:55.99. Peter Visser also ran the 1500 and finished second in the event with a time of 3:50.91, the Freshman was just shy of his PR time which currently ranks 17 in the Big Sky.

The men's steeplechasers continue to perform well. In this meet, Ty Davis finished fifth with a time of 9:28.20 which puts him number 15 in the Big Sky. Wesley Kallgren finished just behind Davis for sixth at 9:28.26 to put him 16 in the Conference. The Wildcats hold an impressive nine total spots in the top-25 for the conference in the 3000-meter Steeplechase.

Wildcats swept the 10000-meters at the meet with Taylor Knight (31:54.05), Curt Crossley (31:57.96), and Carson Horspool (32:56.08) finishing one, two, and three in the event. Each of them moved into the top-20 for the Big Sky with Knight twelfth, Crossley thirteenth, and Horspool nineteenth.

The 4x100-meter relay team had a solid performance coming in third place with a time of 41.40. The team included Johnie Talamantes, Muamer Mujic, Alex Wheeler, and Cyrus Rindlisbacher.

Javelin throwers Cody Canard, and Josh Trafny each performed well at the meet with Canard finishing second with a throw of 215' 9", and Trafny coming fourth at 203' 9".

Payton Jordan Invitational

Coach Corbin Talley gave his thoughts on this meet, "We brought four guys out to Stanford for the Payton Jordan Invitational to go after some school records and Regional qualifying marks. It was a successful trip."

Tracen Warnick ran a 3:43.43 which is just over a second off his season-best time, which ranks number seven in the Big Sky.

Jamison Wilkes ran in the 3000-meter Steeple and finished with a time of 8:51.20. Coach Talley commented, "I'm really proud of the way that Jamison has battled this season, and his 8:51 in the steeplechase should be a lock to get him to the west regional." Wilkes' time has him number eight in the Big Sky and 35 in the NCAA West Region.

A pair of runners competed in the 5000-meters and decided to cash in on the plan to go after some records. In Coach Talley's words, "It was awesome to watch Dallin run 13:49 for number three all time and then Christian ran 13:40 to get the school record. They had to be very focused and very tough." Christian's time has him number five in the Big Sky and 35 in the NCAA West Region, and Leatham's time has him at thirteenth for the Big Sky.

The Wildcats will have some break in the coming week to give some time for extra preparation ahead of the Big Sky Championship meet. "We're excited to put in some final preparation and work over the next two weeks and go back up to finish strong at the conference championships", Talley said. The meet will be held starting Wednesday, May 11, and finishing on Saturday, May 14 at Idaho State University in Pocatello, ID.

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Players Mentioned

Colter Blanchard

Cody Canard

Curt Crossley

Ty Davis

Wesley Kallgren

Muamer Mujic

Cyrus Rindlisbacher

Johnie Talamantes

Josh Trafny

Peter Visser

Tracen Warnick

Alex Wheeler

Jamison Wilkes

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