CLOVIS, Calif. — Utah State track & field earned 42 team points and posted one performance that ranks in the top-10 in school history on the second day of the 2026 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Clovis, California, on Friday.
Graduate
Logan Garnica led Utah State's third-ranked 3,000-meter steeplechase squad on Friday night with a silver-medal performance, clocking in at 8:39.66. The USU record-holder in the event earned his first career MW medal at the outdoor championships, having previously earned second-team All-MW honors in cross country.
Juniors
Garrett Woodhouse,
Bryce Hill and
Michael Amitava Maiorano placed fourth through sixth with respective times of 8:44.46, 8:58.10 and 9:01.30. In total, Utah State collected 20 team points in the steeplechase, which is the most the Aggies have ever earned in the event at the MW championships. Wyoming's Ryker Holtzen won the steeplechase title with a time of 8:37.62.
Senior
Javin Richards began the action on Friday by claiming silver in the men's decathlon with 7,254 points. Richards opened the final five events by setting a personal best of 14.79 in the 110-meter hurdles and added a first-place finish in the pole vault and a runner-up showing in the javelin. Colorado State's Mateo Munoz won the decathlon title with a total of 7,557 points.
Freshman
Karina Cooper took fourth place and sophomore
Sabrina Fairbanks finished in a three-way tie for sixth place in the women's pole vault. Cooper and Fairbanks, who entered the day tied for sixth in the MW and third in Utah State history, finished with respective clearances of 4.13 meters (13-6.5) and 3.88 meters (12-8.75). Cooper grazed but ultimately cleared the 4.13-meter bar on her final jump to set a personal best, move into sole possession of third place in USU history and secure the Aggies' best-ever pole vault finish at the MW outdoor championships. Grand Canyon's Tatum Moku won the title with a meet-record height of 4.38 meters (14-4.5).
In the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase, junior
Shelby Jensen placed fifth in the field with a time of 10:15.39. In a spread-out race, Jensen sat in second place at the halfway mark before eventually settling in fifth. New Mexico's Pamela Kosgei won the race for the second consecutive year, finishing in a time of 9:44.25.
Junior
Joseph Turner claimed seventh place in the men's shot put with a throw of 16.97 meters (55-8.25). The Lyman, Wyoming, native sat in eighth place heading into his final attempt having fouled four times in his first five throws, but launched a clean, personal-best throw to ultimately secure two team points. Cam Burkett of Wyoming won the title with a throw of 19.19 meters (62-11.5).
Senior
Milly Garren added a team point to the women's total with her eighth-place performance in the shot put. Garren posted her best throw of 13.70 meters (44-11.5) on her final attempt, tucking her throw just inside the right edge of the pit. Colorado State's Makayla Long won the shot put title with her throw of 17.70 meters (58-1).
The men's sprinters had an impressive showing on the track in Friday's prelims. In the 400 meters, sophomores
Diego Aguirre-Stewart and
Mathew Hall claimed the top-two times in the prelim field, clocking in at 46.84 and 46.85, respectively. Aguirre-Stewart closed strong in the third heat as he came around the final turn to eventually top the field and beat his personal best by over a second. Hall put away the field over the middle 200 meters of the opening heat before cruising in for the race win.
Three Aggie sprinters qualified for the 100-meter final, each emerging from different heats. Sophomore
Daniel Chase led off the prelims by finishing second with a time of 10.45, one-thousandth of a second behind Wyoming's Ryan Elsen. Freshman
David Konan finished runner-up in the second heat with a time of 10.26 to earn his automatic bid to the final. In the last heat, sophomore
Ayodele Ojo, Jr. clocked in at 10.17 to lead the entire prelim field, beating his closest competitor in the race by 0.17 seconds.
The women's sprinters saw prelim success earlier in the afternoon. Junior
Claire Petersen opened the evening's track session by finishing second in her heat, and qualifying fourth overall, with a time of 13.77. Senior
Krysthina Vlahovic took fourth place in the second heat, crossing the line in 13.86, and qualified as the sixth-fastest hurdler in the prelim field.
Sophomore
Shay Jones ran a blazing 53.21 in the fourth heat of the 400-meter prelims, winning the heat and claiming an automatic berth to the final. Jones posted the second-fastest time in the prelim field, trailing only New Mexico's Eva Ngom.
Two Aggie runners earned qualification to Saturday's final in the men's 1,500 meters. Junior
Joshua Armstrong finished runner-up with a time of 3:47.69 to earn an automatic qualifying spot in the second of three heats. Sophomore
Ethan Peterson closed fast in that same heat to cross the line in 3:48.23, finishing fourth in the heat but claiming the top time-based qualifying spot.
After the second day, the Aggie men sit in second place with 54 points while the USU women remain in sixth place with 19 points. Colorado State leads both competitions, with the men earning 91 points and the women collecting 68 points.
Saturday's competition will include field event finals in the men's and women's discus, men's pole vault and women's high jump. Track event finals will begin at 6:35 p.m. (MT) with the 4x100-meter relays. Live coverage will continue from Clovis on the
Mountain West Network.
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2026 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Day 2
Veterans Memorial Stadium | Clovis, California | May 15, 2026
USU Men's Results:
| Event (Round) |
USU Finishers (scorers and qualifiers in bold) |
| 100 Meters (P) |
1. Ayodele Ojo, Jr., 10.17; 4. David Konan, 10.26; 6. Daniel Chase, 10.45. |
| 400 Meters (P) |
1. Diego Aguirre-Stewart, 46.84; 2. Mathew Hall, 46.85. |
| 1,500 Meters (P) |
4. Joshua Armstrong, 3:47.69; 10. Ethan Peterson, 3:48.23; 16. Jayden Holdsworth, 3:55.15. |
| 3,000-Meter Steeplechase |
2. Logan Garnica, 8:39.66; 4. Garrett Woodhouse, 8:44.46; 5. Bryce Hill, 8:58.10; 6. Michael Amitava Maiorano, 9:01.30; 11. Stockton Stevens, 9:25.45. |
| High Jump |
Taite Priestley, NH. |
| Shot Put |
7. Joseph Turner, 16.97 meters (55-8); 12. Brock Bissegger, 15.42 meters (50-7); 14. Blake Johns, 15.09 meters (49-6); 15. Caden Reagan, 14.85 meters (48-8.75). |
USU Women's Results:
| Event (Round) |
USU Finishers (scorers and qualifiers in bold) |
| 100 Meters (P) |
15. Adia Ross, 11.75; 25. Nia Moore, 12.01. |
| 400 Meters (P) |
2. Shay Jones, 53.21; 15. Heidi Harper, 56.10. |
| 1,500 Meters (P) |
15. Natalie Swain, 4:28.63; 16. Ava Trimble, 4:29.57; 21. Caroline Moon, 4:35.50; 23. Liz Phillips, 4:41.01; 28. Sally Roos, 4:44.59; 29. Jane Roos, 4:45.07. |
| 100-Meter Hurdles (P) |
4. Claire Petersen, 13.77; 6. Krysthina Vlahovic, 13.86. |
| 3,000-Meter Steeplechase |
5. Shelby Jensen, 10:15.39. |
| Pole Vault |
4. Karina Cooper, 4.13 meters (13-6.5); 6. Sabrina Fairbanks, 3.88 meters (12-8.75). |
| Long Jump |
24. Elle Jacobson, 5.19 meters (17-0.25). |
| Shot Put |
8. Milly Garren, 13.7 meters (44-11.25); 11. Ruby Jordan, 13.46 meters (44-2). |
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