LOGAN, Utah — Utah State track & field will be represented by 11 athletes at the NCAA West Preliminaries in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Wednesday through Saturday, May 25-28. 
 
Athletes who ranked among the top-48 in the East or West regions in their respective event earned berths to the NCAA Preliminary Championships. For each relay event, the top-24 declared relay teams also qualified for the East and West prelims.
 
Athletes with the top-12 times/marks and the 12 best relay teams at both the East and West Preliminary Championships will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Finals, which are being held June 8-11, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
On the men's side, seniors Caleb Garnica and Connor Weaver will be competing in the 10,000 meters. Both Aggies put up their season-best performances in the event at the Stanford Invitational. Weaver finished with a time of 28:54.55, a time which ranks third all-time in the event at Utah State. Garnica ranks fourth all-time at USU in the 10,00 meters after registering a time of 28:58.24.
 
Senior Mark Crandall and sophomore Max Wehrli will also be taking part in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Wehrli and Crandall finished third and fourth, respectively, in the event at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with times of 8:43.11 and 8:46.93. Wehrli and Crandall hold the third- and fifth-best times in the steeplechase in Aggie history.
 
Senior Devin Pancake will also be heading to Arkansas to participate in the 1,500 meters. Pancake's recorded a season-best time of 3:43.30 at the Stanford-hosted Payton Jordan Invitational, also ranking as the third-best time in the event in program history.
 
For the Aggie women, senior Katie Haviland and junior Abby Jensen will also participate in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Haviland's season-best time came at the Mt. SAC Relays where she placed first overall with a time of 10:12.29, a mark which ranks second all-time at USU. Jensen, meanwhile, put up a career-best effort at the MW Outdoor Championships, placing fifth with a time of 10:15.68, moving her to third-best all-time at USU. Also in distance events, senior Mica Rivera will compete in the 10,000 meters. Rivera posted a season-best time of 34:23.08 at the Stanford Invitational, a time which ranks second all-time at Utah State.
 
Sophomore Olivia Smith will compete in the 400-meter hurdles after putting up the sixth-best time in the event by an Aggie at the conference championships. Smith placed fourth overall in the event with a time of 59.49. 
 
Senior Maia Garren will be competing in the women's shot put after putting up a career-best mark of 16.50 meters (54-1.75) at the MW Outdoor Championships. Garren's mark ranks third all-time at USU and trails second place by only 0.03 meters. Junior Tori Bailey will also be competing in the discus. Bailey moved to second all-time in the discus at Utah State after placing third in the event at the MW Outdoor Championships with a mark of 53.68 meters (176-1).
 
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COMPETITION SCHEDULE FOR UTAH STATE ATHLETES (ALL TIMES MT)
Wednesday, May 25
Track Events
5:30 p.m. – Men's 1,500 Meters – First Round (Devin Pancake)
8:10 p.m. – Men's 10,000 Meters – Semifinals (Caleb Garnica, Connor Weaver)
 
Thursday, May 26
Track Events
7:20 p.m. – Women's 400-Meter Hurdles - First Round (Olivia Smith)
 
Field Events
6 p.m. – Women's Shot Put – First Round (Maia Garren)
 
Friday, May 27
Track Events
4:40 p.m. – Men's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase – Semifinals (Mark Crandall, Max Wehrli)
 
Saturday, May 28
Track Events
4:40 p.m. – Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase – Semifinals (Katie Haviland, Abby Jensen)
 
Field Events
Noon – Women's Discus – First Round (Tori Bailey)
 
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