Wildcat men take fourth at Big Sky Outdoor Championships

SACRAMENTO - The Weber State men's track and field team finished fourth at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships this weekend in Sacramento.

The Wildcats had five All-Big Sky honors and totaled 77 points to take fourth place.

The top event of the meet for the Wildcats was the 3,000-meter steeplechase, where Weber State totaled 16 points.

Peter Visser was second in the event with a time of 8:40.23 to earn all-conference honors. TJ Warnick finished fifth with a personal best time of 8:53.87. Owen Rogers fell during a water jump, but still managed to finish sixth with a time of 8:57.71, and Ty Davis was eighth at 9:06.13.

Visser was the only Wildcat to earn All-Big Sky honors in two events. On Saturday, he finished second in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:56.20, less than one second out of first place.

Rodee Brow earned All-Big Sky honors with a seasonal best performance in the 400 meters. He posted a time of 46.79 to finish third and earn six points for the Wildcats.

Jake Weathers also earned All-Big Sky honors in the hammer throw. He had a seasonal best mark of 188-11 to finish third in the event and claim all-conference honors.

In the final event of the meet, the 4x400-meter relay, Weber State finished third overall. The squad of Colby Anderson, Tristan Spalding, Orion Barger, and Alex Wheeler posted a time of 3:11.25 to finish third.

Alex Wheeler also placed in two individual events. He was fourth in the 200 meters at 21.43, and finished sixth in the 100 meters with a time of 10.67.

Malik Johnson also placed in two hurdle events. He was sixth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.93 and finished seventh in the 110-meter hurdles at 14.64.

Joe Corbridge placed fourth in the 800 meters with a career best time of 1:50.19, which is just outside the WSU all-time top 10.

The 'Cats had two finishers in the 10,000 meters with Jacob Peterson taking sixth at 29:49.87 and Wesley Kallgren taking seventh at 30:06.64.

Weber State was also seventh in the 4x100 meter relay.

In the decathlon on Wednesday and Thursday, Brogan Garrett finished fourth with a total of 6,157 points.

Ethan Ecker was fifth in the javelin with a mark of 199-11, and Jeims Molina finished eighth in the hammer at 181-11.

Up next for those that qualify will be the NCAA West Region First Round meet, which will be held May 28-31 in College Station, Texas.

Wildcat men take fourth at Big Sky Outdoor Championships

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Players Mentioned

Colby Anderson

Orion Barger

Rodee Brow

Joe Corbridge

Ty Davis

Ethan Ecker

Brogan Garrett

Malik Johnson

Wesley Kallgren

Jeims Molina

Owen Rogers

Tristan Spalding

Peter Visser

TJ Warnick

Jake Weathers

Alex Wheeler