COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Mountain West Conference announced the 2024 Outdoor All Mountain West selections from last week's Track & Field Championships that were held in Clovis, Calif. Four Cowboys were named to the team while Salma Elbadra was also named as the lone Cowgirl but earned the honor in two events.
To be selected for the team these student-athletes finished in the top three of their respective events.
Daniel Reynolds earned his spot in two events. Taking second in the Hammer Throw on the first day of competition and then making the podium again in the Shot Put final on the second day of action with a personal best mark of 59-5. Reynolds ranks 13th in the west region of the NCAA in the Hammer and 32nd in the Shot Put.
Salma Elbadra became the first and only Cowgirl to bring home a 2024 Mountain West individual title to Laramie as she bested the field in the 1500. Elbadra went 4:17.18 to take care of business in her first of two races on the day. The freshman from Morocco earned another podium finish just a short bit after her 1500 title as she went 2:06.40 to take third in the 800.
Elbadra ranks 33rd in the West in the 1500 and 38th in the 800.
Jaheim Ferguson found the podium in the 400M Hurdles. Ferguson ran a personal best 51.32 to take third place for the Brown & Gold and move up to No. 6 all-time on the Wyoming top-10 list in the process. Ferguson ranks in 33rd in the West region of the NCAA.
Ryker Holtzen capped off the day by earning an individual title in the 3000M Steeplechase. Hotline, who owns the school record in the event, went 8:43.14 to win the Steeplechase by three seconds and earned the first and only win at the 2024 Championships for the Cowboys. Holtzen owns the 13th best time in the west region this season.
Hunter Brown found the first podium of the day on Friday for the Pokes. Brown, took third for the Cowboys with a jump of 24-6.5.
Up next for the Cowboys and Cowgirls will be the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. For those who qualify, the meet will be held in Fayettville, Ark., on May 22nd through May 25th.
Full results from the Mountain West Championships can be found on the championship central page >> https://themw.com/trackchamp/
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