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2024-25 Track and Field Roster

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  • Dist.
    Position
  • Graduate Student
    Class
  • South Weber, Utah
    Hometown
  • Northridge HS
    High School
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Wehrli, Max
Max Wehrli
Dist.
Position
Graduate Student
Class
South Weber, Utah
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: Mountain West All-Conference Outdoor: 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (2022, 2023); Academic All-Mountain West (2025 T&F); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2025 T&F); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2025).

INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks fourth all-time at USU in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:55.49, set in 2024… Ranks seventh all-time at USU in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:06.11, set in 2025.

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks second all-time at USU in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:36.30, set in 2024… Ranks 10th all-time at USU in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:02.78, set in 2024.

2025 (GR)
Cross Country (2024): Did not compete during the cross country season.
Indoor: Placed 17th in the 5,000 meters and 19th in the 3,000 meters at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with respective times of 14:38.64 and 8:20.85… Set a personal best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:06.11 as he placed 22nd at the Washington Invitational… Ran a personal-best mile of 4:12.36 at the Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open, placing second.
Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor season.

2024 (SR)
Cross Country (2023): Opened the season by finishing 133rd with an 8K time of 24:41.3 at the Virginia Invitational… Took 200th with an 8K time of 25:03.1 at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational… Placed 56th at the Mountain West Championships with an 8K time of 25:14.8… Was the top Aggie finisher at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, taking 43rd with a 10K time of 30:18.3.
Indoor: Finished fourth in the 5,000 meters (14:14.90) and 10th in the 3,000 meters (8:18.33) at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Set a personal best in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:55.49, which ranks fourth in school history, as he placed sixth at the Washington Invitational…  Took 39th in the 3,000 meters with a season-best time of 8:08.91, which ranks eighth in school history, at the Washington-hosted Husky Classic… Set a personal best in the DMR with a time of 10:20.23 as he finished third at the Weber State Invitational.
Outdoor: Finished 16th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:51.60 at the NCAA West First Rounds… Finished fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:49.20 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Set the school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:36.30 as he placed 13th at the Azusa Pacific-hosted Bryan Clay Invitational… Set a personal best in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:02.78, which ranks ninth in school history, as he placed 19th at the Stanford Invitational.

2023 (JR)
Cross Country (2022): Placed 147th with a 10K time of 30:35.7 at the NCAA Championships, helping Utah State finish 26th as a team… Finished 48th with a 10K time of 29:13.9 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships… Placed 21st with an 8K time of 24:20.4 at the Mountain West Championships, helping the Aggies finish third as a team… Finished 124th with an 8K time of 24:12.9 at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational… Helped Utah State to a third-place finish out of 46 teams at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run, where he placed 86th with an 8K time of 23:54.4… Recorded his best finish at the season-opening Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational, where he placed third with a 7K time of 21:24 to help the Aggies capture the team title.
Indoor: Finished fourth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:20.44 and seventh in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:16.17 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Placed third in the 5,000 meters with a season-best time of 14:12.25 at the Washington Invitational… Set a season best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:09.73 as he took 41st at the Washington-hosted Husky Classic.
Outdoor: Set the then-school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:38.94 as he finished fourth at the Stanford-hosted Payton Jordan Invitational… Finished 24th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:47.09 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round… Named to the All-Mountain West team after placing third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:46.79 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships.

2022 (SO)
Cross Country (2021): Competed in five meets with his best finish coming at the Utah Open, where he placed second with a time of 18:51.7 to help Utah State finish first as a team… Placed fourth with a time of 24:38.7 in the 8K Open Race at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run… Finished 33rd with a time of 25:23.0 in the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational B race… Helped lead the Aggies to the team title at the Montana State Invitational as he placed 12th with a time of 24:59.70… Finished fifth with a time of 22:02 in the season-opening Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational.
Indoor: Placed 21st in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:15.91 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Finished first in the 5,000 meters with a season-best time of 14:36.72 at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain State Games… Ran a season-best time of 4:19.67 in the mile to place fifth at the Utah State-hosted Speed and Power Meet… Opened the season with a fifth-place finish and season-best time of 8:34.11 in the 3,000 meters at the Idaho State-hosted Stacy Dragila Invitational.
Outdoor: Placed 35th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:03.07 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a season-best time of 8:43.11, which ranked third all-time in program history, at the Outdoor Championships… Won the 3,000 meters with a personal-best time of 8:27.13 at the Utah Valley Invitational… Placed 15th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:56.00 at the Mt. SAC Relays… Finished eighth in the steeplechase with a time of 8:58.67 at the Fresno State Invitational.

2020 (FR)
Cross Country (2019): Placed 55th with a time of 25:04.4 at the Mountain West Championships, as the Aggies captured their first-ever conference title… Placed sixth with a time of 22:00.30 in his Utah State debut, helping the Aggies capture the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational team title… Finished 15th with a time of 24:39.2 in the Open Race at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run and 16th with a time of 25:51.8 at the Montana State Cross Country Classic… Was the top Aggie finisher in the “B” Race at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational, placing eighth with a time of 24:56.3.
Indoor: Did not compete during the season.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HIGH SCHOOL: A seven-time letterwinner in track & field and cross country at Northridge High School in Layton, Utah… Named to the all-state team in the 3,200-meter run and 1,600-meter run in 2019 as he captured the runner-up title in the UHSAA 6A State Championships in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:27.07 and placed fifth in the 1,600-meter run with a personal-best time of 4:21.79… Ran a personal-best time of 9:19.90 in the 3,200-meter run at the Arcadia Invitational and a program-best 800-meter time of 2:05.25 at the Wildcat Invitational… Ran career-best times of 14:18.3 in the 2.75-mile run, 17:47.7 in the 2.9-mile run, 15:01 in the three-mile run and 16:31.1 in the 5,000 meters.

PERSONAL: One of four children of Brett and Buffy Wehrli… Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Germany… Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in May 2024… Pursuing a master’s degree in kinesiology.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:
Event Indoor Outdoor
Mile 4:12.36  
3,000 Meters 8:06.11 8:27.13
5,000 Meters 13:55.49 14:02.78
3,000-Meter Steeplechase   8:36.30
DMR 10:20.23  

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Place Time
2022 147th 30:35.7

NCAA WEST FIRST ROUNDS
Year Event Place Time/Mark
2022 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 35th 9:03.07
2023 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 24th 8:47.09
2024 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 16th 8:51.60

NCAA CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS
Year Place Time
2022 48th 29:13.9
2023 43rd 30:18.3

MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Event Place Time/Mark
2022 5,000 Meters 21st 15:15.91
2023 3,000 Meters 7th 8:16.17
2023 5,000 Meters 4th 14:20.44
2024 3,000 Meters 10th 8:18.33
2024 5,000 Meters 4th 14:14.90
2025 3,000 Meters 19th 8:20.85
2025 5,000 Meters 17th 14:38.64

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Event Place Time/Mark
2022 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 3rd 8:43.11
2023 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 3rd 8:46.79
2024 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 5th 8:49.20

MW CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Place Time
2019 55th 25:04.4
2022 21st 24:20.4
2023 56th 25:14.8
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