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2024 Cross Country Roster

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  • Senior
    Class
  • Spanish Fork, Utah
    Hometown
  • Spanish Fork HS
    High School
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Wyatt Evans
Wyatt Evans
Senior
Class
Spanish Fork, Utah
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2023 T&F, 2023 XC, 2024 T&F, 2025 T&F); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2022 T&F, 2022 XC, 2023 T&F, 2023 XC, 2024 T&F, 2025 T&F); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025).

INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks eighth all-time at USU in the mile with a time of 4:05.08, set in 2023… Member of the eighth-fastest distance medley relay team at USU with a time of 9:51.42 (2023).

2025 (SR)
Cross Country (2024): Did not compete during the cross country season.
Indoor: Placed seventh in the mile at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a time of 4:10.76… Took second in the 800 meters at the Weber State Invitational with a season-best time of 1:55.28.
Outdoor: Took 10th in the 1,500 meters and 28th in the 5,000 meters at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, finishing in 3:48.44 and a personal-best time of 15:14.39… Won the 1,500 meters at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational in a time of 3:50.58… Ran a personal-best outdoor mile of 4:07.29 at the Utah-Weber State Spring Classic, placing second… Set a personal best in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:47.30 as he placed eighth at the San Francisco State-hosted Mike Fanelli Track Classic.

2024 (JR)
Cross Country (2023): Placed 10th with a 7K time of 21:52 at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational… Was the top Aggie finisher, taking second, at the Nevada-hosted 2024 NCAA Mountain Regional Preview with a 10K time of 32:41.60, helping Utah State win the team title… Took 241st at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational with an 8K time of 25:28.6… Won the Utah Open with a 6K time of 20:29.7, boosting Utah State to the team title… Finished 58th at the Mountain West Championships with an 8K time of 25:26.5.
Indoor: Placed 10th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.14 during preliminaries at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Won the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.98 at the Utah State-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Meet.
Outdoor: Finished 11th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:50.46, after setting a season best in the preliminaries with a time of 3:49.13, at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Set a personal best in the 800 meters with a time of 1:52.93 as he took eighth at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational… Finished second in the 4x400-meter relay with a personal-best time of 3:26.12 at the Utah Tech Invitational.

2023 (SO)
Cross Country (2022): Opened the season with a ninth-place finish at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational, where he ran a 7K time of 21:50 to help the Aggies capture the team title… Placed 192nd with an 8K time of 24:38.2 at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run to help Utah State place third out of 46 teams… Helped Utah State capture the team title at the Utah Open, placing 11th with a 6K time of 20:20.2… Placed 118th with an 8K time of 25:55.7 in the B Race at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational.
Indoor: Finished fifth in the 800 meters with a career-best time of 1:52.02, after advancing from preliminaries in second with a time of 1:53.73, at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Set a personal best in the distance medley relay with a time of 9:51.42, which ranks seventh in school history, at the Washington Invitational… Won the 800 meters with a time of 1:52.58 at the Utah State-hosted Speed and Power Meet… Set a personal best in the mile with a time of 4:05.08 at the Washington-hosted Husky Classic.
Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor season.

2022 (FR)
Indoor: Won the DMR and placed second in the mile at the BYU Invitational with season-best times in each event of 10:22.58 and 4:11.15, respectively… Placed 38th in the 3,000 meters with a personal-best time of 8:15.98, which ranks 10th all-time in school history, at the Washington Invitational.
Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran track & field and cross country at Spanish Fork HS… Helped the Dons to a region championship in cross country his junior year and a runner-up finish in track and field his senior season… Recorded personal-best times of 4:13.83 in the 1,600 meters, 9:18.86 in the 3,200 meters, 15:02.1 in the three-mile and 15:34.1 in the 5,000 meters… Holds the school record for the 1,600, 3,200 and in cross country… Three-time state runner-up and seven time first-team all-state.

PERSONAL: Son of Zane and Brianna Evans… Has five brothers and sisters… Served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Antigua, Guatemala, and Eugene, Oregon… Majoring in kinesiology with a minor in finance.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:
Event Indoor Outdoor
800 Meters 1:52.02 1:52.93
1,500 Meters   3:47.30
Mile 4:05.08 4:07.29
3,000 Meters 8:15.98  
5,000 Meters   15:14.39
4x400m Relay   3:26.12
DMR 9:51.42  

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
MW CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Place Time
2023 58th 25:26.5

MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Event Place Time/Mark
2023 800 Meters 2nd (Prelims) 1:53.73
2023 800 Meters 5th (Finals) 1:52.02
2024 800 Meters 10th (Prelims) 1:54.14
2025 Mile 8th (Prelims) 4:11.97
2025 Mile 7th (Finals) 4:10.76

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year Event Place Time/Mark
2024 1,500 Meters 12th (Prelims) 3:49.13
2024 1,500 Meters 11th (Finals) 3:50.46
2025 1,500 Meters 10th (Prelims) 3:47.34
2025 1,500 Meters 10th (Finals) 3:48.44
2025 5,000 Meters 28th 15:14.39
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