Thursday, May 15
Clovis, CA
10:30 am MT
Air Force Academy
at
Mountain West Championships
Air Force Heads to California for MW Outdoor Championships
5/13/2025 3:31:00 PM | Track and Field
Championship season begins for the Air Force track and field team this week, as the squad travels to Clovis, Calif., for the 2025 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Outdoor Championships. The three-day meet gets underway on Thursday, May 15, and continues through Saturday, May 17, at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
MOUNTAIN WEST OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday-Saturday | May 15-17
Clovis, CA | Veterans Memorial Stadium
Watch | Results | Tickets | Championship Central
Air Force Weekly Notebook | Outdoor Performance List
MEET INFORMATION
The 2025 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held May 15-17 at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of Buchanan High School in Clovis, California (1560 N. Minnewawa Ave.). The competition begins at 9:30 a.m. (PT) on Thursday and a complete schedule of events can be found on Page 2 of this release. Daily tickets are $15 for adults and $11 for children aged 12 and under. The meet will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network and MW App, while real-time results will be available through Record Timing and updates will be posted to Air Force social media (@af_tfxc) throughout the weekend. Direct links to the MW Network, results and tickets can be found on the Falcons' schedule.
WHO'S WHO
The Mountain West Outdoor Championships will feature 11 women's teams (Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, No. 21 New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming) and the men's teams from Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, No. 7 New Mexico, San Jose State, Utah State and Wyoming.
AROUND THE CONFERENCE
Texas Tanner enters the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with conference-leading marks in both the discus throw (62.45 meters) and hammer throw (75.83 meters), while Brayden Richards is ranked first in the league in the decathlon with 7659 points. As a team, the Falcons hold 19 top-five marks in the conference standings and have multiple top-five marks in the men's 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, hammer throw and javelin throw.
HISTORY 101
The men have captured eight of the last 12 team titles at the outdoor championships (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024). Individually, the Falcons have been at the top of the MW Outdoor award podium 110 times – highlighted by a program-best eight conference titles at the 2015 meet. Jamiel Trimble is the Falcons' most decorated MW Outdoor champion with eight gold medals (five individual, three relays). Highlighted by a program record 27 top-three finishes in 2017, the Falcons have accounted for 365 all-conference selections. Air Force currently holds seven of the conference's Championship Meet Records, including the men's 200-meter dash, men's 1500-meter run, women's 5000-meter run, men's 10,000-meter run, men's 3000-meter steeplechase, women's 3000-meter steeplechase, and women's javelin throw (a complete list of Meet Records can be found on Page 2 of this release).
AIR FORCE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Backed by a pair of Top 10 rankings from Texas Tanner, the Falcons hold four Top 25 marks in the final national rankings of the regular season. Tanner is ranked fourth in the hammer throw (75.83 meters) and ninth in the discus throw (62.45 meters), while Brayden Richards is ranked 13th in the decathlon (7659 points) and Cooper Stroka is listed 22nd in the hammer throw (67.33 meters).
SQUAD GOALS
With a combined distance of 240 meters, the men's hammer throw quartet of Texas Tanner, Cooper Stroka, Massimo Grisotto and Arden Jenkins are ranked 12th in the May 13 edition of the USTFCCCA #EventSquad Rankings – which are determined by the cumulative season-best marks from a team's top four athletes in the national descending order list. The Falcons are also ranked among the nation's Top 20 in the men's 10,000-meter run (Jayden Nats, Max Sannes, Tanner Lindahl, Brenton Maddox – 1:56:05)
COMING UP
The Falcons return to action on May 28-31, when select athletes head to College Station, Texas, for the opening round of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The four-day West Prelim, held at E.B. Cushing Stadium on the Texas A&M campus, will feature the top 48 athletes in each event. The list of national qualifiers will be announced following the conference championship weekend.
MOUNTAIN WEST OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thursday-Saturday | May 15-17
Clovis, CA | Veterans Memorial Stadium
Watch | Results | Tickets | Championship Central
Air Force Weekly Notebook | Outdoor Performance List
MEET INFORMATION
The 2025 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held May 15-17 at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of Buchanan High School in Clovis, California (1560 N. Minnewawa Ave.). The competition begins at 9:30 a.m. (PT) on Thursday and a complete schedule of events can be found on Page 2 of this release. Daily tickets are $15 for adults and $11 for children aged 12 and under. The meet will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network and MW App, while real-time results will be available through Record Timing and updates will be posted to Air Force social media (@af_tfxc) throughout the weekend. Direct links to the MW Network, results and tickets can be found on the Falcons' schedule.
WHO'S WHO
The Mountain West Outdoor Championships will feature 11 women's teams (Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, No. 21 New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming) and the men's teams from Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, No. 7 New Mexico, San Jose State, Utah State and Wyoming.
AROUND THE CONFERENCE
Texas Tanner enters the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with conference-leading marks in both the discus throw (62.45 meters) and hammer throw (75.83 meters), while Brayden Richards is ranked first in the league in the decathlon with 7659 points. As a team, the Falcons hold 19 top-five marks in the conference standings and have multiple top-five marks in the men's 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, hammer throw and javelin throw.
HISTORY 101
The men have captured eight of the last 12 team titles at the outdoor championships (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024). Individually, the Falcons have been at the top of the MW Outdoor award podium 110 times – highlighted by a program-best eight conference titles at the 2015 meet. Jamiel Trimble is the Falcons' most decorated MW Outdoor champion with eight gold medals (five individual, three relays). Highlighted by a program record 27 top-three finishes in 2017, the Falcons have accounted for 365 all-conference selections. Air Force currently holds seven of the conference's Championship Meet Records, including the men's 200-meter dash, men's 1500-meter run, women's 5000-meter run, men's 10,000-meter run, men's 3000-meter steeplechase, women's 3000-meter steeplechase, and women's javelin throw (a complete list of Meet Records can be found on Page 2 of this release).
AIR FORCE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Backed by a pair of Top 10 rankings from Texas Tanner, the Falcons hold four Top 25 marks in the final national rankings of the regular season. Tanner is ranked fourth in the hammer throw (75.83 meters) and ninth in the discus throw (62.45 meters), while Brayden Richards is ranked 13th in the decathlon (7659 points) and Cooper Stroka is listed 22nd in the hammer throw (67.33 meters).
SQUAD GOALS
With a combined distance of 240 meters, the men's hammer throw quartet of Texas Tanner, Cooper Stroka, Massimo Grisotto and Arden Jenkins are ranked 12th in the May 13 edition of the USTFCCCA #EventSquad Rankings – which are determined by the cumulative season-best marks from a team's top four athletes in the national descending order list. The Falcons are also ranked among the nation's Top 20 in the men's 10,000-meter run (Jayden Nats, Max Sannes, Tanner Lindahl, Brenton Maddox – 1:56:05)
COMING UP
The Falcons return to action on May 28-31, when select athletes head to College Station, Texas, for the opening round of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The four-day West Prelim, held at E.B. Cushing Stadium on the Texas A&M campus, will feature the top 48 athletes in each event. The list of national qualifiers will be announced following the conference championship weekend.
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