'Cats wrap up Big Sky Indoor Championships

Wildcat Track and Field recorded a strong finish at the Big Sky Indoor Championships. The three day event was held from Feb. 27 - March 1 in Flagstaff, Arizona.
The team tallied 35 points as a team.

Alex Wheeler recorded a first place finish in the 200 meter finals with a time of 21.36 after finishing sixth in the 200 meter prelims with a time of 21.48. Wheeler received title of Big Sky Champion following this performance in the event. Noah Kjar recorded a season best of 22.03 and Tristan Spalding finished at 22.35.

"Our highlight of the meet was the 200m finals. I'm very proud of Alex Wheeler," head coach Corbin Talley said. "He has worked so hard for this opportunity, so to come away with an individual conference championship is extremely rewarding."

Rodee Brow finished second in the 400 meter prelims and recorded a season best of 47.36 and is now tied for third on the all-time list. Brow developed an injury in the finals.

"It was very unfortunate to have Rodee pull up with a hamstring injury. Rodee is a captain and really the heart of our team," Talley said. "Losing him hurt us tremendously. Both in points and in spirit."

Bryson Ottley finished fourth in the 800 meter with a time of 1:53.02 after qualifying in the prelims with an eighth place finish at a time of 1:52.27. Will Luoma finished at 1:52.64 and Henry Prusse at 1:55.06 in the prelims.

Wheeler, Spalding, Malik Johnson and Ottley finished fourth in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:15.47.

Hanokh Gailson, Malike Johnson, Harbertson and Bryce Anderson finished fourth in the distance medley with a time of 10:03.81.

Kjar recorded a PR in the 60 meter prelims with a time of 6.90.

Six Wildcats competed in the mile with Kelton Gagnon leading the squad with a seventh place finish and a time of 4:07.76. TJ Warnick finished at 4:14.80, Anderson recorded a time of 4:24.63, Luoma at 4:24.86, Hanokh Gailson finished at 4:25.16 and Alex Harbertson at 4:29.21.

Ryan Talbot recorded a ninth place finish in the heptathlon with a total of 4,300 points with their highest finish coming in the pole vault. Talbot finished with a mark of 14-00.75 and Cody Gehrett finished first with a mark of 14-08.75, he also recorded a second place finish in the 60 meter of the heptathlon with a time of 7.12.

Malik Johnson finished eighth in both the prelims and final of the 60 meter hurdles. He recorded a personal best of 8.26 in the prelims and finished at 8.32 in the finals. Gehrett finished at 8.39.

Gehrett finished third in the 60 meter hurdles of the heptathlon with a time of 8.36 and Talbot finished at 8.77.

Nine Wildcats competed in the 3000 meter with Jacob Peterson finishing in ninth at 8:30.66, Wesley Kallgren finished at 8:40.97, Tanner Rogers followed at 8:43.04, Evan Harris recorded a time of 8:46.18 and Gagnon finished at 8:49.85.

Ty Davis recorded a season best in the 3000 meter with a time of 8:53.21, Gailson finished next at 9:12.76, Harbertson finished at 9:13.75 and Warnick finished at 9:22.51.

Peterson finished sixth in the 5000 meter at 14:40.57, Kallgren finished in tenth at 14:57.12, Harris finished at 15:21.01 and Rogers finished at 15:24.42.

Kale Thomas finished in seventh in the high jump with a mark of 6-06.25.

Jake Weathers finished seventh in the weight throw with a mark of 57-08.50 and Ryan Johnson finished 12th at 54-03.25.

"We saw great things from Bryson Ottley in the 800, Malik Johnson in the 60 hurdles, Kale Thomas in the high jump and Jake Weathers in the weight throw," Talley said. "I was also impressed with the way both of our relays fought for points. We nearly missed the podium in each circumstance."

Gehrett finished sixth in the heptathlon long jump with a mark of 21-04.00 and Talbot finished at 18-06.00.

"We fought hard, but came up a little short in a number of areas," Talley said. "We're going to focus on moving forward and working hard to get ourselves in position to do much better in the outdoor season."

Weber State University Athletics

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Bryce Anderson

Rodee Brow

Ty Davis

Kelton Gagnon

Hanokh Gailson

Cody Gehrett

Alex Harbertson

Evan Harris

Malik Johnson

Ryan Johnson

Wesley Kallgren

Noah Kjar

Will Luoma

Bryson Ottley

Tanner Rogers

Tristan Spalding

Ryan Talbot

Kale Thomas

TJ Warnick

Jake Weathers

Alex Wheeler