2020-21 Track & Field Roster Choose a Player: Alles , Ashlyn Ashby, Aumni Bentley, Kaylee Braun , Abigail Brown, Cooper Brown, Hunter Bruxvoort, Seth Burch, Kennedy Carbee, Mary Carrillo, Daniel Christensen, Jordan Cooper, Jasmyne Coventry, Sage Cox , Jaymison Cunningham, Sophia Dahl, Tyler Danso, Jefferson Davison, McKenzi Dedic, Maddy DeRock, Logan DeRock, Mikey Doherty, Marie Engebretsen, Bryson Foster, Camille Frankel , Riley Friend, Madison Frketich, Hap Geldean, Riley George, Tarique Gibbs, Kiona Gillis, Anna Hennigar, Peri Henry, Addison Henry, Christopher Henry, Philip Hintz, Daniel Howell, Shayla Hubert, Blake Iken, Addi Johnson, Emmy Johnson, McCade Johnston, Abigail Jones, Hailey Kearse, Kaylee Killian, Maddy Lemley, Zoe Lodi , Giulia Matthias, Abigail McComb, Caige McGuire, Brandon McIntyre, Gus McMullen, Sadie Mead, Pete Mersal , Kareem Mitchem, Katelyn Mobley, Mateya Moore, Wyatt Morris, Piper Nolan, William Norman , Mason O'Neill, Julia Kay Paller, Colton Persin, Will Ramirez, Jenae Reid, Nathan Renner, Michelle Richardson, Alec Rodgers, Josh Sanchez , Aubry Schneider, Samuel Shoopman, Sabrina Sitter, Molly Smith, Roman Spear, Anna Stafford, Baylee Steiner, Albert Stellern, Cosette Stephen, Trevor Stibley, Kayla Swingholm, Mason Taylor, Jerald Unland, Kirk Warner, Anissa Wetzel, Asefa Whitman, Abigail Wildcat, Christie Willis, Mady Zuver, Luchia Zydek, Connor Go Profile Stats Profile Throws Position Senior Class Newberg, Ore. Hometown 6'5 Height Newberg HS High School Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos UW Photo Service UW Photo Service Hap Frketich Throws Position Senior Class Newberg, Ore. Hometown Biography Summary Biography Honors: Indoor Mountain West Champion – Weight Throw (2019); Indoor All-Mountain West – Weight Throw (2019) 2020-21 Indoor Track & Field: Had a strong indoor season competing in the weight throw at every meet and winning the event twice… Highlighted his indoor season with a first place finish at the Power Meet with a career best throw of 67-11.5 which ranks eighth all time at UW… Took first at the Air Force Invitational… Finished fourth at the Championships at the Peak with a throw of 67-8.25. Outdoor Track and Field: Was one of Wyoming’s lead hammer throwers during the season… Capped off an excellent season with a second place finish in the hammer throw at the MW Championships… Also took fifth in the javelin throw at the MW Championships with a mark of 193-1… His best hammer throw performance of the season came at the West Coast Relays where he recorded a career best mark of 199-7 to finish in fourth. 2019-20 Indoor Track & Field: Redshirted during the indoor season. Outdoor Track & Field: Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. 2018-19 Indoor Track & Field: Was the Mountain West Champion in the weight throw with a career-best toss of 66-2.50, which is No. 10 on the all-time Cowboy list… Had four weight throw event titles during the season… Competed in the shot put twice, with his career-best throw of 39-6 coming at the Powder River Dual (1/26) Outdoor Track & Field: Was Wyoming’s top javelin thrower, with a career-best heave of 193-2 coming at the Doug Max Invitational (4/14) where he placed first… In the hammer throw, had a career-best launch of 191-0 at the Beach Invitational (4/19), where he finished 29th… At the MW Championships, placed fourth in the hammer throw with a toss of 190-6 and 10th in the javelin with a throw of 183-4. 2017-18 Indoor Track & Field: Had a career-best shot put at the Powder River Dual, 38 feet, 9.75 inches, to place fifth… Also recorded a career-best mark in the weight throw at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, 60-1.25 to finish fourth Outdoor Track & Field: Set a career-best mark in the hammer throw with a heave of 181-10 at the 7220 Invite to place third, following up a second-place finish at the NoCo Challenge… Was the only Cowboy to compete in the javelin, posting a season-best mark of 189-7 at the MW Outdoor Championships to place eighth, after winning the event at the 7220 Invite with a throw of 187-11. 2016-17: Indoor Track & Field: Posted three top-five finishes in the weight throw…tossed a personal-best 57-9 at the Power Meet, taking second place in the event…took 10th place in the weight throw at the MW indoor championships. Outdoor Track & Field: specialized in the javelin, placing in the top five at seven meets…won the event at the Fum McGraw Open with a personal best of 191-6…took second in the event at the Jack Christiansen Invite with a mark of 191-2…won the javelin in a dual meet at Colorado State with a toss of 185-6 before placing seventh in the event at the MW outdoor championships with a mark of 187-4. High School: Competed at Newberg High School in Newberg, Ore., where he earned four letters in track & field...won the javelin and hammer throws at the 2016 6A Oregon State Championships while being named All-State honorable mention in the discus...owns personal records of 200-11 in the javelin (No. 14 in the nation) and 197-8 in the hammer throw...won the 25-lb. weight throw at the 2016 Simplot Games with a personal best of 64-7, the No. 21 throw in the nation...finished 11th in the javelin and hammer throws at the 2016 USA Junior National Championships. Personal: Son of Len and Karen Frketich...has one brother, Branho, and one sister, Lala...his grandfather, Len, played football at Oregon State and in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers...also recruited by Arizona, Oklahoma State, Virginia, Washington and Washington State...intends to major in botany at UW. Personal Bests: Indoor: Shot Put: 39-6 (2019) Weight Throw: 67-11.5 (2021) (No. 8 All-Time) Outdoor: Javelin: 193-2 (2019) Hammer Throw: 199-7 (2021) Javelin: 193-1 (2021)
