LOGAN, Utah – Utah State track and field will compete at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, and the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos, Texas, from Thursday-Saturday, March 27-29, and the UVU Collegiate Invitational in Orem, Utah, on Friday, March 28.
 
MEET INFORMATION
97th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays presented by Truist
Date: Mar. 27-29, 2025 
Start: Thursday @ 9 a.m.; Friday @ 8 a.m.; Saturday @ 9 a.m. (MT)
Site: Austin, Texas
Venue: Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field
Streaming: SEC Network+ (Friday and Saturday)
Live Results: Texas Sports
Competitions: Meet Schedule
 
Bobcat Invitational
Date: Mar. 27-29, 2025 
Start: Thursday @ 8 a.m.; Friday @ 9 a.m.; Saturday @ 9 a.m. (MT)
Site: San Marcos, Texas
Venue: Texas State Track and Field Complex
Live Results: AthleticLIVE
Competitions: Meet Schedule
 
UVU Collegiate Invitational
Date: Mar. 28, 2025 
Start: Friday @ 9 a.m. (MT)
Site: Orem, Utah
Venue: Hal Wing Track and Field
Live Results: Sporttrax
Competitions: Meet Schedule & Info
 
RUNNING IT BACK
Utah State returns seven all-MW performers from the 2024 outdoor season as the Aggie men placed fourth at the MW Outdoor Championships with 118 points and the women finished fifth with 62.5 points.
  
Junior Logan Hammer won the conference title in the men's pole vault with a Utah State-record clearance of 5.62 meters (18-5.25). Junior Javin Richards won two medals at the championships, finishing second in the pole vault with his mark of 4.97 meters (16-3.5) and third in the decathlon with 6,731 points. A trio of underclassmen earned all-MW honors, with sophomore Landon Bott claiming silver in the 800 meters by finishing in 1:49.52, sophomore Joseph Turner uncorking a throw of 55.39 meters (181-8) to place second in the discus and sophomore Walker Deede finishing runner-up in the javelin with a throw of 66.36 meters (217-8).
 
On the women's side, senior Emma Thornley won bronze in the 10,000 meters with a time of 34.17.99. Senior Adi Nielson is the lone returning member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished third at the championships, clocking in at 3:39.88.
 
INDOOR SEASON BY THE NUMBERS
– Utah State track and field athletes posted 71 performances that ranked in the top 10 in school history during the indoor track and field season. Richards led the men's team with six top-10 marks in the pole vault and heptathlon, while freshman Brenly Douglas (60 meters) and sophomore Breanna Raven (60 meters, long jump) co-led the women's squad with four top-10 performances each.
 
– The USU men earned three team points at the 2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, outpacing 20 Power 5 squads and two teams ranked in the national top 25 by the USTFCCCA heading into the championships.
 
– Utah State had 10 athletes earn all-MW honors at the 2025 Mountain West Indoor Track and Field championships. Bott and Hammer won individual gold medals in the 800 meters and pole vault, respectively. Freshman Abbie Scott won silver in the women's pole vault, while freshman Diego Aguirre-Stewart (200 meters), graduate Brennan Benson (DMR), Bott (DMR), senior Nate Franz (shot put), junior Ernest Green (800 meters, DMR), junior Sam Green (DMR) and junior Marshall Rasmussen (pole vault) claimed runner-up finishes for the Aggie men. Freshman Taite Priestley rounded out USU's honorees as he finished tied for third in the high jump.
 
– Aggie athletes broke or tied eight facility records during the 2025 indoor campaign. Four records were set at the University of Nevada's Biggest Little City Indoor Track, with Benson setting and re-setting the 800-meter record and Sam Green and sophomore Joshua Armstrong running the fastest 600 meters and mile, respectively. Hammer set the pole vault records at Idaho State's ICCU Dome and USU's Nelson Fieldhouse. Freshman Daniel Chase tied the 55-meter record of 6.26 at Weber State's Stromberg Arena and fellow freshman Ayodele Ojo broke the 60-meter record at the Nelson Fieldhouse.
 
REWRITING THE RECORD BOOK
Hammer, who holds the USU outdoor pole vault record, made Aggie history by clearing 5.50 meters (18-0.5) at the BYU Indoor Invitational on January 11, setting the Utah State indoor pole vault record. His mark bested the previous record of 5.45 meters (17-10.5), which was set by Lance White in 1994 and matched by Mark Calvin in 1998. Hammer broke his own record the following week by clearing 5.55 meters (18-2.5) at the Snake River Open on Jan. 17. At the Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invite on Feb. 1, Hammer broke both his own record and the George Nelson Fieldhouse record with his mark of 5.60 meters (18-4.5). On February 15, the Nampa, Idaho, product cleared 5.61 meters (18-4.75) at the Tyson Invitational to break the school record. Hammer tied his school record en route to a sixth-place finish at the 2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, earning first-team All-American honors. He joins White as the only USU men's pole vaulters to earn both indoor and outdoor All-American honors.
  
LAST MEET
Utah State opened its outdoor season by capturing six individual titles and 27 podium finishes at the Utah Tech Invitational in St. George, Utah, from March 21-22. Aggie athletes had three performances from the meet that ranked in the top 10 all-time in Utah State history. Sophomore Walker Cole earned Mountain West Men's Track Athlete of the Week honors after finishing third in the 5,000 meters with a conference-best time of 14:26.89.
  
FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can follow the Utah State track and field programs on X at USUTF_XC, on Facebook at USUTrack and on Instagram at USUTF_XC. Aggie fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on X at USUAthletics or on Facebook at Utah State University Athletics.  
  
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