Ten of the University of Wyoming’s track and field student-athletes and one relay team received all-conference honors for the Mountain West Conference.
The MWC selections are awarded to the top three finishers in each event during the Outdoor Championships, which took place over the weekend. Cowboys to be named All-Mountain West include seniors Nick Ekel, Jeremiah James and Greg Miller, juniors Henry Ferreira and Joe Plante and sophomore Garrett Zans.
Being the first Wyoming champion in MWC history to have run the 10,000-meter, Ekel finished with a time of 31:06.54, which beat defending champion Nicholas Kipruto of New Mexico.
Plante achieved the title in men’s discus with mark of 184 feet, 7 inches during his final throw. This made him the Cowboys’ second-ever MWC champion in the event since 2001. This victory let him claim his third all-conference accolade.
James came in third during the triple jump, which earned him his third outdoor all-conference honor. Coming in second during the 5,000- and 3,000-meter steeplechase were athletes Miller and Zans. For the javelin event, Ferreira was named as the conference’s runner-up.
Cowgirls that had received honors during the conference included senior Ashley Hutchinson, who placed second in the hammer throw, and sophomore Erin Kirby, who earned the runner-up spot for the 400-meter hurdles.
Sophomores Jenna Mann and Candace Wollert had placed third in the heptathlon and the 800-meter run, respectively. Taking third place in the 4-by-400-meter relay team were athletes Audrey West, Lindsey Simmons, Samantha Kee and Kirby. The conference led Wollert and Kirby to both earn their second-straight all-conference honors.
