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Utah State University Athletics

2020-21 Track and Field Roster

Profile

  • Multis
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • West Jordan, Utah
    Hometown
  • Bingham HS
    High School
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Rick Parker
Aspen Drecksel
Aspen Drecksel
Multis
Position
Junior
Class
West Jordan, Utah
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2019, 2020, 2021).

2022 (SR)
Indoor: Placed seventh in the pentathlon at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain State Games with 3,114 points, including a third-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (9.25) and a fourth-place finish in the 800 meters (2:29.58)… Ran a personal-best 9.14 in the 60-meter hurdles to place seventh at the Utah State-hosted Speed and Power Meet, where she also finished third in the long jump with a mark of 5.00 meters (16-5)… Also placed fourth in the high jump with a height of 1.43 meters (4-8.25) at the Speed and Power Meet… Placed seventh in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.51 at the BYU Invitational… Finished seventh in the long jump with a mark of 4.99 meters (16-4.50) at the BYU invite... Named a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor season.

2021 (JR)
Indoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outdoor: Finished 15th in the heptathlon with a career-best 3,998 points at the Oklahoma-hosted Sooner Invitational & Multis, where she also ran a personal-best time of 2:28.91 in the heptathlon 800 meters to place seventh… Set a career-best time of 26.74 in the 200 meters at the Weber State Twilight Meet to place 21st… Ran a leg on the 4x400-meter relay team that placed 10th with a personal-best time of 3:58.37 at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational… Recorded a personal-best heave of 9.74 meters (31-11.50) in the shot put at the Utah Valley Collegiate Invitational to place 19th… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

2020 (RS-SO)
Indoor: Placed 11th in the pentathlon with a career-best 3,243 points at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, where she also competed in the long jump… Recorded career-best times of 2:28.04 and 9.38, respectively, in the pentathlon 800 meters and 60-meter hurdles at the Indoor Championships… Her high jump (1.43 meters/4-9.25) and long jump (5.35 meters/17-6.75) marks at the Indoor Championships also proved to be career bests… Placed third in the shot put with a personal-best heave of 9.88 meters (32-5.00), while competing in the pentathlon at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational… Ran a leg in the DMR at the Washington Invitational, where she placed seventh with a personal-best time of 11:56.28... Earned academic all-MW honors.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 (SO)
Indoor: Redshirted during the season.
Outdoor: Competed in four meets with her best finish coming at the Weber State-hosted Twilight Meet, where she placed third in the 200 meters with a time of 27.59… Recorded personal-best mark of 1.43 meters (4-9.25) in the high jump at the BYU-hosted Clarence Robison Invitational… Also notched a season-best mark in the shot put with a heave of 9.51 meters (31-2.5) at the Utah Valley Invitational… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.

2017 (FR)
Indoor: Placed 12th in the long jump with a mark of 4.79 meters (15-8.75) and 19th in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 9.44 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Recorded career-best times of 27.48 in the 200 meters at the Boise State-hosted Jackson’s/New Balance Invitational and 3:58.86 in the 4x400-meter relay at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational… Notched season-best marks of 5.17 meters (16-11.50) in the long jump and 9.32 meters (30-7) in the shot put at the Boise State Challenge.
Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 4x100-meter relay with a personal-best time of 49.99 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, where she also finished 16th in the prelims of the 100-meter hurdles (16.00) and 17th in the long jump (5.06 meters/16-07.25)… Recorded season-best time of 27.14 in the 200 meters at the Utah Valley Invitational… Set personal-best mark of 5.34 meters (17-6.25) in the long jump at the Utah State-hosted Mark Faldmo Invitational, and season-best mark of 9.39 meters (30-9.75) in the shot put at the Utah Valley Invitational and a career-best throw of 27.78 meters (91-1.50) in the javelin at the UC Irvine-hosted Spring Collegiate Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letterwinner in track & field at Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah… Recorded track & field bests of 15.30 in the 100-meter hurdles, 12.96 in the 100 meters and 5.27 meters (17-03.50) in the long jump… Led the track & field team to a runner-up finish at state in 2013.

PERSONAL: One of four children of Jeremy and Launi Drecksel… Father, Jeremy, played football at the University of Utah… Uncle, Chad Drecksel, and cousins, Dallas and Austin Drecksel, all played football at Weber State… Majoring in health education and promotion.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

EVENT INDOOR OUTDOOR
200 Meters 27.48 26.74
800 Meters 2:28.04 2:28.91
60-Meter Hurdles 9.14 NA
100-Meter Hurdles NA 15.11
4x100-Meter Relay NA 49.99
4x400-Meter Relay 3:58.86 3:58.37
DMR 11:56.28 NA
High Jump 1.43 meters (4-8.25) 1.43 meters (4-9.25)
Long Jump 5.35 meters (17-6.75) 5.34 meters (17-6.25)
Shot Put 9.88 meters (32-5.00) 9.74 meters (31-11.50)
Javelin NA 27.78 meters (91-1.50)
Pentathlon 3,243 points NA
Heptathlon NA 3,998 points

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME/MARK
2017 Long Jump 12th 4.79 meters (15-8.75)
2017 60-Meter Hurdles 19th (prelims) 9.44
2020 Pentathlon 11th 3,243 points
2020 Long Jump -- Foul

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME/MARK
2017 4x100-Meter Relay 9th 49.99
2017 100-Meter Hurdles 16th (prelims) 16.00
2017 Long Jump 17th 5.06 meters (16-7.25)
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