ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (February 28, 2020) – On the second day of the Mountain West Indoor Championship, one Cowboy picked up an event title, while two more Wyoming athletes earned medals and 11 total Wyoming athletes earned team points. After two days, the Cowboys have 41 points and sit in third of seven, while the Cowgirls have eight points to place eighth out of 11.
 
Kirk Unland wrapped up a solid indoor season with a Mountain West championship in the weight throw. His toss of 66 feet, 3.25 inches won the event by almost five inches. That mark is a personal best for the Spokane, Wash., native, and it is No. 10 in the Wyoming all-time record books. He earned 10 points for the Cowboys, while Mikey DeRock earned another point by finishing eighth with a personal-best throw of 54-5.25. The Cowboys have now won the weight throw in back-to-back years, as Hap Frketich won a season ago, while Unland was second behind Frketich.
 
In the 5,000m finals, senior Paul Roberts picked up the silver medal with a season-best time of 14:04.91 to earn eight points for the Pokes. Junior Christopher Henry finished fifth win 14:15.75 to strengthen his hold on the No. 4 time in Cowboy history and earn four team points.
 
Michael Downey qualified for tomorrow's finals in the men's mile by placing sixth overall in the prelims with a time of 4:13.71.
 
In the field, the Cowboy jumpers picked up nine total team points. William Nolan finished fifth in the long jump with a leap of 23-4.75, Reece Shannon was seventh with a career-best jump or 22-7.75 and Alec Richardson leapt 22-6.5 to place eighth. In the high jump, Hunter Brown cleared a personal-best height of 6-6.75 to place seventh.
 
Bryson Engebretson placed fourth in the men's heptathlon to earn five points for Wyoming, as the freshman totaled 4.479 points in the event. Today, he placed fourth in the final three events. In the 60m hurdles, he ran 9.02 to earn 741 points, in the pole vault, he cleared 12-1.5 to earn 535 points and in the 1,000m run, he finished in a personal-best time of 2:53.26 to earn 732 points.
 
For the Cowgirls, Shayla Howell placed third in the long jump with a leap of 19-4.75 to earn six points for the Cowgirls. Addison Henry placed eighth in the weight throw to earn another team point with a personal-best throw of 58-2.5.
 
On the track, Jasmyne Cooper qualified for tomorrow's 800m final by placing third in the prelims with a time of 2:12.70. Kacey Doner placed 12^th in the 5,000m finals, but her time is a personal-best time of 17:10.91, which is also No. 6 on the all-time Cowgirl list.
 
The Wyoming track & field teams will continue the Mountain West Indoor Championships tomorrow, for the final day of the event. Fans can follow @wyo_track on Twitter for updates or find links on GoWyo.com for live results.
 
Mountain West Indoor Championships
Albuquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque, N.M.
Feb. 28, 2020
 
Cowboy Results
60m Prelims: 18. Wyatt Moore, 7.11; 19. Roman Smith, 7.12; 20. Jace Marx, 7.17
200m Prelims: 12. Jace Marx, 21.97; 16. Roman Smith, 22.33; 17. Wyatt Moore, 22.40
400m Prelims: 16. Jacob Harthun, 49.60; Brandon McGuire, 50.17*
800m Prelims: 12. Tom Moulai, 1:55.36*
Mile Prelims: 6. Michael Downey, 4:13.71q
5,000m: 2. Paul Roberts, 14:04.91; 5. Christopher Henry, 14:15.75* (No. 4 UW All-Time); 11. Jerald Taylor, 14:40.82; 14. Connor Zydek, 14:56.27
Long Jump: 5. William Nolan, 23-4.75; 7. Reece Shannon, 22-7.75*; 8. Alec Richardson, 22-6.5; 11. Hunter Brown, 21-4.25
High Jump: 7. Hunter Brown, 6-6.75*; 13. Pete Mead, 6-4.75; 14. Samuel Schneider, 6-2.75
Weight Throw: 1. Kirk Unland, 66-3.25* (No. 10 UW All-Time; 8. Mikey DeRock, 54-5.25*
Heptathlon: 4. Bryson Engebretson, 4,479 Points
                60m Hurdles: 4. Bryson Engebretson, 9.02 (741 points)
                Pole Vault: T4. Bryson Engebretson, 12-1.5 (535 points)
                1,000m: 4. Bryson Engebretson, 2:53.26* (732 points)
 
Cowgirl Results
400m Prelims: 22. Sophia Cunningham, 58.46*
800m Prelims: 3. Jasmyne Cooper, 2:12.70; 21. Julia Kay O'Neill, 2:17.71; 24. McKenzi Davison, 2:20.35*
Mile Prelims: 18. Kaylee Kearse 5:03.25*
5,000m: 12. Kacey Doner, 17:10.91* (No. 6 UW All-Time); 19. Addi Iken, 17:44.93. Ashley Bock, 18:00.37
Long Jump: 3. Shayla Howell, 19-4.75
Weight Throw: 8. Addison Henry, 58-2.5*; 14. Anna Gillis, 53-7*
 
q indicates qualifies for tomorrow's finals
* indicates personal best