LOGAN, Utah – Utah State track and field will compete at the Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open in Pocatello, Idaho, on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 15-16, while senior Logan Hammer will compete at the 2026 National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nevada.
 
MEET INFORMATION
Snake River Open
Date: Jan. 15-16, 2026
Start: Thursday @ 1 p.m.; Friday @ noon (MT)
Site: Pocatello, Idaho
Venue: ICCU Dome
Live Results: AthleticNET
Competitions: Meet Schedule and Info
 
2026 National Pole Vault Summit
Date: Jan. 16, 2026
Start: Friday @ 6:30 p.m. (MT)
Site: Reno, Nevada
Venue: Reno Livestock Events Center
Information: Meet Central
 
AWARDS SEASON
Utah State student-athletes have earned seven Mountain West weekly awards during the indoor season, the second-most in program history behind the 10 won by the 2024-25 squad. USU earned a record-setting total of five awards on Dec. 16, with freshman Adia Ross winning MW Women's Track Athlete and Freshman of the Week honors, Hammer claiming his seventh career MW Men's Field Athlete of the Week award, sophomore Presley Gray winning MW Women's Field Athlete of the Week and sophomore Ayodele Ojo, Jr. earning MW Men's Track Athlete of the Week. Junior Sam Beckwith and freshman Lexi Toronto claimed the MW Men's Field Athlete of the Week and MW Women's Freshman of the Week awards, respectively, on Jan. 13.


DECEMBER TO REMEMBER
Utah State opened the 2025-26 indoor season with a record-setting performance at the BYU December Invitational from Dec. 10-11 and the Idaho State Winter Open on Dec. 12. Hammer, senior Javin Richards and Ross broke school records in the men's pole vault (5.63 meters (18-5.5), men's heptathlon (5,536 points) and women's 60 meters (7.48), respectively. Aggie athletes set a total of 10 top-10 marks and won seven individual titles between the two meets.


RUNNING IT BACK
Utah State enters the indoor season returning seven all-Mountain West performers from last year as the Aggie men placed third at the 2025 MW Indoor Championships with 109 points and the women finished eighth with 43 points.

Hammer and junior Landon Bott claimed MW titles in 2025, with Bott winning the 800 meters in 1:52.38 and Hammer winning his second-straight pole vault title with a clearance of 5.52 meters (18-6.5). The USU men's distance medley relay team earned all-conference honors for its 9:42.46 time, taking second place at the MW Indoor Championships, as Bott and seniors Ernest Green and Samuel Green return from that group. Ernest Green also earned all-conference honors as he won silver in the 800 meters with a time of 1:52.59. Sophomore Diego Aguirre-Stewart took silver in the 200 meters, clocking in at 20.93. Sophomore Taite Priestley earned his first career All-MW honors in the high jump, tying for bronze with a height of 2.04 meters (6-8.25). Senior Marshall Rasmussen joined Hammer on the pole vault podium, winning silver with a jump of 5.21 meters (18-1.25).

Hammer won two Mountain West Men's Field Athlete of the Week awards last season. Sophomore Daniel Chase won MW Men's Track Athlete of the Week once and MW Men's Freshman of the Week twice, while Aguirre-Stewart and Gray each won MW Freshman of the Week honors once.
 
WELCOME TO LOGAN
Utah State track and field welcomed four transfers (two men, two women) and 24 freshmen (10 men, 14 women) to the program this season. Five of the 28 newcomers competed during the cross country season this fall, with sophomore Jayden Holdsworth and freshmen Taylor Palmer and Hailey Shakespear representing the Aggies at the MW Cross Country Championships.
 
LAST MEET
Utah State claimed four titles and 11 podium finishes at the Weber State Indoor Invitational to open the 2026 calendar year.
 
FOLLOW ALONG
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