Pokes Prepared for MW Outdoor Track and Field Championships

* University of Wyoming press release

LARAMIE -- The Wyoming Track & Field teams are heading west to California for the 2024 Mountain West Outdoor Conference Championships to be hosted in Fresno, Calif., slated to being on Thursday, May 9 and run through Saturday, May 11.

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The Championships will run for three days in Fresno with fans being able to watch and follow along with live results at https://themw.com/trackchamp/ all weekend long.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SEASON

Daniel Reynolds broke a 25-year Wyoming record this season in the Hammer Throw. Reynolds took down the mark set by Kevin Mannon from 1999 this year at the Long Beach Invitational throwing 227-0.

Salma Elbadra continues to impress as a freshman. In her first season at Wyoming, Elbadra broke the 800 record two weeks ago in Fort Collins and put her name at No. 2 on the top-ten list in the 1500 this outdoor season as well. Elbadra ranks No. 1 in the conference in the 800 and No. 2 in the 1500.

Gabby Drube leads the Mountain West heading into the 400M Hurdles this week in Fresno. Drube, who has put together her best season as a Cowgirl has rocketed up the Wyoming record books to No. 3 all time in the event this season with her personal best of 58.39. Teammate Taylor Weidinger ranks No. 4 in the event giving the Cowgirls a solid one-two punch.

Cam Burkett leads the conference in the Shot Put. The sophomore from Casper, Wyo., moved up to No. 5 all time on the Wyoming top-ten list at 61-0.75.

Ryker Holtzen has continued to improve in the 3000M Steeplechase. Holtzen, improved on his own school record at the Stanford Invitational running a time of 8:41.25 that puts him in the second spot in the conference heading into this weekend.

TOP EIGHT MARKS IN MOUNTAIN WEST

COWBOYS

1 | CAM BURKETT | SHOT PUT | 61-0.75

2 | RYKER HOLTZEN | 3000M STEEPLECHASE | 8:41.25

2 | DANIEL REYNOLDS | HAMMER THROW | 227

4 | REMAR PITTER | LONG JUMP | 24-2.25

4 | JAHEIM FERGUSON | 400M HURDLES | 52.05

4 | JAYMISON COX | 400M | 47.36

5 | SAMUEL SCHNEIDER | HIGH JUMP | 6-6

5 | RYKER HOLTZEN | 5000M | 13:48.85

5 | ALBERT STEINER | 3000M STEEPLECHASE | 8:48.43

5 | MAC ZASTROW | 1500M | 3:48.05

6 | BROWN, PITTER, COX, MCCOMB | 4X100 RELAY | 41.47

6 | JAYMISON COX | 400M | 48.19

6 | MASON NORMAN | 10000M | 28:51.31

6 | GAGE GRIFFITH | SHOT PUT | 55-9

7 | KALIFF GUEVARA | TRIPLE JUMP | 46-4.25

7 | ALBERT STEINER | 1500M | 3:45.74

7 | DANIEL REYNOLDS | SHOT PUT | 55-4.25

7 | ZASTROW, STEPHEN, WETZEL, KNUEPPEL | 4X400 RELAY | 3:27.54

8 | SAM SCHNEIDER | HIGH JUMP | 6-6

COWGIRLS

1 | GABBY DRUBE | 400M HURDLES | 58.39

1 | SALMA ELBADRA | 800M | 2:05.14

2 | SALMA ELBADRA | 1500M | 4:16.87

4 | TAYLOR WEIDINGER | 400M HURDLES | 59.30

5 | MARY CARBEE | HAMMER THROW | 187-3

5 | EOWYN DALBEC | 10000M | 33:50.10

7 | SEFRIED, WEIDINGER, DRUBE, COOPER | 4X400 RELAY | 3:45.29

7 | KYLIE SIMSHAUSER | 5000M | 16:42.03

7 | TAYLOR WEIDINGER | 400M HURDLES | 1:00.34

8 | SADIE MCMULLEN | LONG JUMP | 20-3.75

8 | ABIGAIL WHITMAN | 5000M | 16:44.87

8 | MCMULLEN, CHAFEE, WEIDINGER, DRUBE | 4X100 RELAY | 47.11

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From Bison to Triceratops - All of Wyoming's Official Things

Every state in our nation has chosen things that represent the state in one way or another to be official state things. Like a flower, or animal. Wyoming is no different.

The Equality State, or the Cowboy State, depending on which state slogan you want to go with, has a state flower. But did you know we also have a state tree and a state fish? Yes, we even have a state code.

To be an official thing, a member of the state legislature must write and submit a bill to the legislature declaring that a thing will be the official state thing. Then the legislature votes to pass the bill, or not, if it passes, the governor signs the bill into law and we have a new official state thing.

Here is what we have so far, all of Wyoming's official things. Now you can win big on Wyo Trivia Night if that's a thing that exists.

Gallery Credit: Ben Kuhns

- From Bison to Triceratops - All of Wyoming's Official Things

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