LOGAN, Utah – Utah State track and field will host the Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invitational at the George Nelson Fieldhouse, while select distance runners will compete at the UW Invitational and Mile City meets in Seattle, Washington, on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30-31.
 
MEET INFORMATION
Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invitational
Date: Jan. 30-31, 2026
Start: Friday @ 1 p.m.; Saturday @ 9:30 a.m. (MT)
Site: Logan, Utah
Venue: George Nelson Fieldhouse
Live Results: Illinois Prep Top Timing
Competitions: Final Schedule and Meet Info
Admission: FREE
 
UW Invitational/Mile City
Date: Jan. 30-31, 2026
Start: Friday @ 9 a.m.; Saturday @ 9 a.m. (MT)
Site: Seattle, Washington
Venue: Dempsey Indoor
Live Results: Pacific Northwest Track and Field Officials
Live Streaming: RunnerSpace (Friday and Saturday)
Competitions: Meet Schedule and Entry List
 
DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY ARTIE GULDEN
"It's always fun to be able to compete at home. We are looking to build on the positive momentum that we've had the past few weeks and get some excellent marks."
 
AWARDS SEASON
Utah State student-athletes have earned nine 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, senior Logan 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. Ojo earned his second MW Men's Track Athlete of the Week honor and freshman Sally Roos claimed the Aggies' third-straight MW Women's Freshman of the Week award on Jan. 20.


ABOUT ROMAN RUIZ
Utah State has hosted a home meet during the indoor season every year since 2022. In 2024, the annual event was renamed in honor of former USU decathlete Roman Ruiz, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a voluntary workout in March 2020. Ruiz, who ranks seventh in Aggie history in the heptathlon and 10th in the decathlon, has made a remarkable recovery in the years since, even competing in the pole vault and shot put at the 2024 meet.
 
At the 2025 Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invitational, Hammer and Ojo set the Nelson Fieldhouse records in the men's pole vault (5.60 meters (18-4)) and 60 meters (6.73), respectively. Both Hammer and Ojo currently hold the Utah State records and rank in the top-10 nationally in these events and are scheduled to compete on Saturday.
 
RECORD SCRATCH
Utah State opened the 2025-26 indoor season with a record-setting performance at the BYU December Invitational from Dec. 10-11. 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. Ojo became the fourth Aggie to set a school record in 2025-26 when he ran the 60 meters in 6.55 at the Snake River Open on Jan. 16, topping both the Utah State record of 6.61, set in 2014, and the MW record of 6.60, set in 2015.


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 last fall, with sophomore Jayden Holdsworth and freshmen Taylor Palmer and Hailey Shakespear representing the Aggies at the MW Cross Country Championships.
 
LAST WEEK
Utah State student-athletes claimed one title, five podium finishes and posted seven performances ranking in the top 10 all-time at the New Mexico-hosted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational and Texas A&M-hosted Ted Nelson Invitational.
 
FOLLOW ALONG
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