BOULDER, Colo. (Jan. 16, 2026) – On the first day of action at the Potts Invitational, Wyoming track & field won three events and finished in the top 3 in six events with a new facility record, Friday, in Boulder, Colo.

Senior Cam Burkett surprised the field and upset the No. 3 shot putter this season when he won with a facility-record toss of 19.05 meters, an indoor personal best. This breaks the facility record set in 2024 by Air Force. Burkett now holds the No. 6 shot put in the nation this season and moves to T-No. 3 in the indoor school record book.

Sophomore Quinn Lindsay also threw in the shot put, placing sixth with his best throw reaching 16.04 meters.

In the women's shot put, senior Kais Kimuli took third overall with a put of 14.09 meters. She was followed by freshman Jade West and her fourth-place finish of 13.86 meters. Sophomore Teagan Becker would take sixth with a throw of 13.49 meters.

The men's weight throw was won by former Cowboy Daniel Reynolds, breaking his previous facility record while sophomore Charles LaFore led Wyoming in fifth with his throw of 18.74 meters. Freshman Ayden Mill took 13th with a mark of 15.40 meters.

Kimuli led the women's weight throw as well with her throw of 16.47 meters for seventh overall. West would once again finish right after her with a mark of 15.85 meters and senior Kaitlyn Gallo threw to 15.42 meters for 15.42 meters.

The Cowboys finished 1-2 in the long jump with senior Remar Pitter and junior Christian Edwards. Pitter won the event with a mark of 7.26 meters while Edwards jumped to 6.85 meters for second.

In the women's long jump, sophomore Taliah Morris took first with a jump of 5.93 meters, her best indoor mark. Senior Elayna Chafee would come in second with a mark of 5.67 meters. Sophomore Koi Adderley placed fifth at 5.33 meters while sophomore Melody ZumBrunnen took eighth with a jump of 5.22 meters. Sophomores Avery Navest and Lily Nichols along with freshman Desirae Iacovetto, placed 9-10-11 with marks of 5.11, 4.86 and 4.84 meters, respectively.

While men didn't clear a height, two Cowgirls with marks in other events did. Adderley cleared a height of 1.61 meters for fourth while Navest took seventh with a height of 1.51 meters.

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Day two of the Potts Invitational will be all track events, with action starting at 11 a.m., with the men's 60-meter hurdles prelims.

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