Clovis, Calif. – San Jose State is headed back to Clovis this week for the Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held at Memorial Stadium on May 13-15.
The meet represents the program's final chance at earning qualifying marks for the NCAA Outdoor Championships later this month.
The Spartans have already traveled to the Central Valley three times this season, previously competing in the Central California and Fresno State Invitationals in addition to the West Coast Relays. The program saw consistent improvement in each meet, giving both the men's and women's teams a fair amount of confidence heading into the conference-wide competition.
"The team has been trusting the process and we have been improving as a whole each week," said director of track and field Kendra Reimer-Gonzales when looking back at the program's regular season finale. "The team is ready to regroup and focus on one final big performance."
LAST YEAR
The 2020 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SELIGMAN SELECTED
San Josè State's Ty Seligman was named the first Mountain West Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for the 2021 season.
Seligman, a freshman thrower from Oakley, Calif. (Freedom HS), helped lead the Spartans to a first-place finish in the team's first outdoor meet in 728 days. In his first collegiate appearance, he earned SJSU 10 points with a first-place mark of 14.76m in the shot put.
EVANS-BEY EARNS HONOR
Freshman Mehki Evans-Bey was named the Mountain West Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week on Mar. 23.
Evans-Bey helped lead the Spartans to a second-place finish at the Hornet Invitational in Sacramento. The highlight of his day was a first-place finish in the men's 400m, clocking a time of 47.84.
GREENE DAY
At the Sacramento State Invitational, senior Daryia Greene set three school records. Greene achieved historic marks in the 200m (23.89 seconds) and 400m (54.53 seconds) along with the program's 4x100 team.
CLOVIS HAS BEEN GOOD TO US
At the Fresno State Invitational, the Spartan women's 4x100 team finished in first place and set a school record with its mark of 45.32 seconds in Clovis. That mark ranked No. 17 in the region (top-24 qualify for nationals).
JUMP FOR JOY
Competing as an individual at the Fullerton Spring Invitational, freshman Kyle Jankans set a personal-best and Mountain West-leading mark in the high jump with a mark of 2.11m.
RELAY RECAP
In the program's final meet of the regular season, senior Roman Johnson hit a conference-leading mark in the men's 100m while the Spartans finished two-three in the women's 400m at the West Coast Relays.
WATCH AND FOLLOW
Each day of the conference meet will be streamed live online by the Mountain West Network. In addition, fans can follow the live results on themw.com.