ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sophomore Daniel Hintz added to the growing list of Cowboy distance athletes to make their way onto UW all-time top 10 lists this season with a big performance in the mile at the Husky Classic, headlining a number of solid times and marks for the Pokes as they wrapped up competition at two big meets on Saturday. While Hintz stole the show in Seattle, Junior Ja'la Henderson recorded yet another big mark and high finish in the women's triple jump to lead the way for Wyoming in Albuquerque, N.M., at the Don Kirby Invitational.
 
"Overall, we had some really good things happen," UW head coach Bryan Berryhill said Saturday. "I think we had some good marks across the board in all event areas. We also found some things we have to work on over the next two weeks before we go back to Albuquerque for the conference championships."
 
Hintz, a native of Tauranga, New Zealand, crossed the finish line a raw time of 4 minutes, 6.09 seconds to slide past teammate Ricky Faure into the No. 6 spot on the UW all-time list for the men's mile. Clocking a negative split to win his heat of 10 runners, Hintz left his previous personal best of 4:10.84 in the dust. He finished 33^rd overall in a stacked field of 72 runners that included multiple professional athletes and nine sub-4 minute miles. Hintz was the third Cowboy distance runner to write his name into the UW record books in Seattle, joining Christopher Henry and Michael Downey, who broke into the top UW all-time top 10 in the 5,000 meters on Friday.
 
"It's great to see Dan run a 4:06 outright mile at sea level," Berryhill said. "That was very encouraging. Coach (Scott) Dahlberg has those guys believing in what they can accomplish and it's showing up in the results."
 
Hintz wasn't the only Cowboy with a good performance in Seattle on Saturday, as junior Bryce Ailshie took 10^th overall and second among collegiate runners in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:51.59. Faure was 16^th in the talented field of 48, checking in at 1:53.45. Meanwhile, senior Calum Kepler posted a personal best in the men's 800 meters in Albuquerque, clocking a converted time of 1:53.28 for eighth place. Senior Jonah Henry clocked a season-best of 8:19.45 in the men's 3,000 meters at the Husky Classic, taking 26^th in a field of 57, while redshirt freshman Harry Ewing placed 30^th overall and directly behind Henry in their heat with a new PR of 8:21.33.
 
The Cowgirl distance runners also had a great day at both meets. Junior Solana Quistorff won her heat of the women's mile at Don Kirby, posting a converted time of 5:02.76 that proved to be a personal best. Quistorff took 14^th overall in a field of 42. In the women's mile at the Husky Classic, senior Lauren Hamilton placed 39^th in a field of 70 runners with a time of 4:51.80. Senior Kerry White placed 29^th overall in a field of 68 in the women's 800 meters in Seattle, clocking 2:12.30, while Emily Person was 45^th at 2:15.09.
 
Henderson continued the momentum of her tremendous 2017-18 indoor season, taking fifth place in a field of 36 women's triple jumpers at Don Kirby with a mark of 41 feet, 9.25 inches. Henderson's mark was nearly two feet better than any Mountain West competitor. On the men's side of the event, freshman William Nolan placed 12^th with a mark of 47-2.5.
 
The throwers also saw continued improvement on Saturday, as freshman Addison Henry again revealed big potential with a personal-best toss of 47-1 to take 10^th in a field of 34 women's shot putters. Senior Hannah Carr placed 15^th, throwing 44-6, while junior Tori Sleep was 23^rd at 41-5.75. Senior Garrett Lynch launched a season-best toss of 54 feet even to take ninth on the men's side of the event.  
 
"The throwers are getting better each and every week," Berryhill noted. "That's a trend you want to see. Coach (Carrie) Lane is doing a good job getting them to progress nicely going into the conference championships."
 
Multiple Wyoming athletes narrowly missed qualifications to the semifinals in the sprints and hurdles events at Don Kirby on Saturday. Sophomore Jace Marx was 13^th of 50 sprinters in the prelims for the men's 60 meters, posting a time of 6.98 seconds, while senior Heidi Pfoor tied a personal best with a time of 8.83 in the women's 60-meter hurdles, taking 10^th overall in a preliminary field of 40. Freshman McCade Johnson did qualify for the semifinals of the men's 60-meter hurdles with the sixth-best prelims time at 8.39, but did not advance to the final.
 
The Pokes will have a week off before returning to the Albuquerque Convention Center for the 2018 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships, which are set for Feb. 22-24. Keep your eyes on GoWyo.com and @wyo_track on Twitter for all you need to know about UW Track & Field heading into the conference championship meet.