EDINBURG, Texas – The UVU men's and women's track and field team completed the first day of the 2021 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Edinburg, Texas. The men's team sits in second place while the women's team sits in third place. The opening day consisted of the opening events for the heptathlon and decathlon, three field events, and the 10,000m run.  
 
On the men's side, Josh Rudder tied for first in the decathlon high jump, clearing a height of 1.92m. The Wolverines took first, second, third in the 400m dash in the decathlon with Jacob Deming taking first with a time of 49.71, Isaac Manning finished second with a time of 50.36, and Rudder clocking in at third with a time of 50.72. Manning and Rudder took second and third in the decathlon shot put throw with throws of 12.54m and 11.90m, respectively. Josh Clark finished second in the javelin with a toss of 56.02m and Tyson Green finished second in the 10,000m run with a time of 30:42.58.
 
On the women's team, Carly Koehler led the Wolverines in the heptathlon, winning the 200m dash with a time of 25.26. Koehler also took third in the shot put with a throw of 10.22m. Meg Walker finished in third in the 200m in the heptathlon with a time of 25.63. Madison Clark finished in second in the high jump in the heptathlon, clearing a height of 1.64m and Savanna Reilly-Routsong took third in the hammer throw with a toss of 53.89m.

In the 10,000m run, Mazzie Melaney led the women's squad by placing fourth with a time of 37:12.90 and Maddie Bench Empey finished right behind her by placing fifth (37:32.81). Tyson Green paced the men by taking second for the Wolverines in the 10,000m run with a time of 30:42.58 while Britain Reynolds followed by taking fourth with a time of 30:53.33.
 
The Wolverines continue at the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 14.  Friday's schedule includes three field events, seven track events and the final events of the heptathlon and decathlon. The field events will begin at 11:00 a.m. MT, starting with the men's long jump and ending with the men's shot put at 4:00 p.m. MT. The running events will begin at 4:00 p.m. MT with the women's 100m hurdles and will wrap up with the men's steeplechase at 6:50 p.m. MT.