NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Utah Valley University's Aaron Johnson added another WAC title to his resume after winning the long jump on Friday at the 2023 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on the campus of Stephen F. Austin.

Johnson's first jump was the winning mark as he hit 7.77 meters (25' 6") to complete the indoor/outdoor sweep of the event in the WAC this season. It's his third outdoor title all-time—he won the 100 and 200 in 2021—and his fifth gold in WAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships combined. Johnson also won his 100-meter heat later in the day to advance to Saturday's final.
 
The Wolverines lead in both the men's and women's team races through the first 14 finals of the championships. The women are one point in front of Grand Canyon, with 40 team points, while the men have 50 points, four in front of GCU. Saturday is the final day of the championships and will feature 28 finals.
 
Kelsi Oldroyd broke the school long jump record for the fourth time this season, hitting 6.16 meters (20' 3") to become the first Wolverine woman to hit 20 feet. Paige Young also advanced to the finals after setting a new personal best with a jump of 5.82 meters and is now alone in fifth in UVU's outdoor top 10.
 
Joel Mendez finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:49.04 while Kale Sharp took fourth with a new PR of 8:59.39 that improves on his No. 6 time in UVU's record book. For the women, Oakley Olson took sixth in the steeplechase with a time of 10:47.75.

Maezzi Mund set a new personal record in the shot put, improving on her No. 3 spot in the school's top 10. She hit 14.18 meters for the top mark in her heat on her second attempt of the day and finished eighth. Joshua Clark took third in the men's shot put with his final throw of 16.33 meters his top mark of the day.
 
Austin Kleinman placed seventh in the hammer with his best throw coming in his third attempt of the day which went for 51.57 meters. Alyssa Logan advanced to the finals and finished eighth in the women's hammer, with her best throw coming in her second attempt, at 51.07 meters, just shy of her PR.

Madison Clark climbed up a spot in the heptathlon to finish in sixth place, while Joey Trageser was the top men's finisher in the decathlon, taking 13th. Trageser closed out the decathlon with a fourth-place finish in the 1,500.

Other Wolverines who qualified for Saturday's finals include Taylor Viertel in the 800. She was second in her heat and fifth overall and will also be competing in the 1,500 finals, where she'll be joined by Oakley Olson and Hailey Odekirk. Jacob Deming advanced to the finals of the 400-meter hurdles. He finished fourth in his heat and had the fifth-best time of the day. 

The final day of the competition begins at 10 a.m. CT with the women's discus, while the track finals are slated to begin at 4:30 p.m. with the 4x100 relays. Also among the action on Saturday will be Hatamu Cheney and Everlyn Kemboi both looking to complete the 10k/5k sweep with several other Wolverines also running the 5,000-meter final late in the day. Kemboi enters the race with the top 5k time in the country this season.