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2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Profile

  • Distance
    Position
  • Graduate Student
    Class
  • Grover, Wyo.
    Hometown
  • Star Valley
    High School
Asefa Wetzel 2024
Asefa Wetzel
Distance
Position
Graduate Student
Class
Grover, Wyo.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

2024-25
Cross Country:

Wyoming Invite
5k - 15:21.1 PR - 8th

Roy Griak Invitational

8k - 25:29.5 - 19th

NCAA Mountain Regional
10k - 31:07.2 - 73rd

2023-24

Cross Country:

2023 Wyoming Invite
5k - 15:38.4 - 10th

Mountain West Championships
8k - 24:09.5 PR - 23rd

NCAA Mountain Regional
10k - 30:41.3 - 63rd

Indoor Track and Field: 
Husky Classic
Mile - 4:12.8 PR 
3000m - 8:15.87 PR

Mountain West Indoor Championships
DMR - 10:13.29 - 5th

Outdoor Track and Field:
Bryan Clay Invitational
5000m - 14:20.65 PR

Doug Max Invitational
4x400m - 3:27.54 - 2nd

Mountain West Outdoor Championships
1500m - 3:49.42 PR - 13th

Earned Mountain West Scholar-Athlete award for cross country and track and field in his senior season.

2022-23
2023 Mountain West Outdoor Championship 
1500m - 4:04.20 - 7th 

2021-22
Cross Country: Competed in two races during the season for the Cowboys… Finished 92nd at the Roy Griak Invitational with an 8k time of 26:10.4… Competed in the open race at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals finishing 74th.

Indoor Track & Field: Competed at five meets during the season primarily racing in the mile… Finished 13th in the mile at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 4:19.34… Finished eighth in the 3000M at the Prairie Wolf Invite clocking a time of 8:44.40… Finished 29th in the mile at the Potts Invitational. 

Outdoor Track & Field: Put together a good season as one of the top 1500M runners for the Cowboys… Finished 12th in the 1500M at the Mountain West championships clocking a time of 4:00.85… Had a great outing at the Fresno State Invitational finishing 14th amongst a very competitive field with a time of 3:53.41…  Posted an eighth-place finish in the 1500M at the Spank Blasing Invite clocking a time of 3:59.87.


2020-21
Cross Country: Competed in every race for the Cowboys during the season… Finished 20th overall and eighth for the Cowboys at the CSU Dual meet… Placed eighth for the Cowboys and 50th overall at the MW Championships with a time of 25:41.2

Indoor Track & Field: Did not compete during the season 

Outdoor Track and Field:  Earned a 12th place finish in the 1500M at the MW Champion ships clocking a time of 4:02.19… Also ran in the 5000M at the MW Championships finishing 24th with a time of 15:16.30. 

2019-20
Cross Country: Redshirted the cross country season.

Indoor Track & Field: Redshirted the indoor season.

Outdoor Track & Field: Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
 
High School: Competed in cross country and track & field for Star Valley High School in Afton… In cross country, was a member of the 2015, 2016 and 2017 state championship teams, as well as winning the 2017 state individual title and regional individual title… Earned all-conference honors all four years of high school competition… In track & field, was a member of the 2016 and 2017 state championship teams… Was the 2017 3,200m state indoor champion, as well as the 2017 outdoor 1,600m and 3,200m state champion… Has been named all-conference during the indoor seasons all three years of competition… Qualified for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 New Balance Indoor Nationals… Runner up in the 1,600m at the 2018 Simplot Games… Was the 2018 UHSTCA 1,600m champion and 3,200m runner up… Qualified for 2016 and 2017 Aracadia…. Was the 2017 outdoor state champion in the 1,600m and 3,200m races… Has been named all-conference in all three outdoor seasons of competition… Was named the 2017 MVP and the 2015 Rookie of the Year… Has personal bests of 4:16 in the 1,600m, 9:23 in the 3,200m and 1:55 in the 800m… In the classroom, is a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Joseph and Christina Wetzel... Has two siblings.