LARAMIE, Wyo. (January 31, 2019) – The Wyoming track & field teams are set to compete in a pair of meets this weekend, sending some distance runners to the sea-level track in Seattle for the Husky Classic, and other competitors to the brand new Sports Performance Center in Lubbock, Texas, for the Texas Tech Shootout.
 
Both events are scheduled to run Friday, Feb. 8 through Saturday, Feb. 9. A full schedule of both meets is available on GoWyo.com.
 
"I feel like, as a whole, we've gotten better each week since we got back from break," said head track & field coach Bryan Berryhill. "We were in a really good spot in December for our home meet, and I feel like we're getting back there now. This is a big weekend. We send our distance runners out to Washington, where it's known for some really good performances, and those guys are ready to run fast. We'll send a lot of our power events down to Texas Tech. They have a brand new facility down there. I haven't been there personally, but from what I hear, it's one of the best in the country."
 
The Husky Classic will feature many of the premier distance runners in the country. Daniel Hintz will run in the mile, Michael Downey, Harry Ewing and Jonah Henry will compete in the 3,000-meter run, and Christopher Henry and Paul Roberts will race in the 5,000m run. Henry is coming off a school-record 3,000m performance at the Colorado Invite where Roberts recorded the fourth-best time in school history during the same race. Michael Downey posted the fifth-fastest mile by a Cowboy in school history at the same meet.
 
Other notable Wyoming performances this season include Ja'la Henderson's school-record long jump of 20 feet, seven inches, set at the Power Meet earlier in the year. That mark is tied for 11^th in the country. Henderson is also 18^th in the triple jump with a season-best leap of 42-4. Jerayah Davis is 22^nd in the 60m dash, as her time of 7.31 is among the best in the nation.
 
For the Cowboys, William Nolan is 51^st in the long jump and 59^th in the triple jump with marks of 24-3.75 and 49-8.5, respectively. Hap Frketich is 42^nd in the weight throw with a Mountain West-leading toss of 64-5.75. Fellow thrower Kirk Unland is 54^th in the same event with a season-best mark of 63-8.75.
 
Fans can watch the Husky Classic live on FloTrack with a subscription, while a subscription to Texas Tech's streaming service will allow live stream access.