Saturday, May 16
Clovis, CA
2:00 pm PT
Air Force Academy
at
Mountain West Championships
Two Champions, One Record Highlight Final Day of MW Outdoors
5/16/2026 11:59:00 PM | Track and Field
CLOVIS, Calif. – With two conference champions, one Air Force Record, and the women's highest team finish in program history (fifth), the track and field team wrapped up competition at the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Champions this evening (May 16) in Clovis, California.
With a new Championship Meet Record, senior Texas Tanner successfully captured this third-straight Mountain West title in the discus throw. Tanner, the just the second conference thrower to win the discus title three times in as many years – and the first since 2005-07, broke his own meet record during each of his first two attempts, before finishing with a throw of 65.61 meters (215'3").
At the same time, across the Veterans Memorial Stadium complex, sophomore Morgan Glaser captured her first Mountain West title in the high jump. Clearing 1.82 meters (5'11½") on her second attempt, Glaser became the third member of the women's team to earn an outdoor conference high jump title.
Tanner led the Falcons to a 1-2 finish in the discus, as well as three scoring finishes. Sophomore Evan Keefe recorded a launch of 58.91 meters (193'3") – the third-best throw in Air Force history – to place second in the meet, while senior Massimo Grisotto posted a monster PR of 55.74 meters (182'1") to finish seventh in the even and vault up to No. 7 all-time at Air Force. The high jump also received multiple scoring finishes this afternoon, as freshman Zoe Heizer cleared 1.66 meters (5'5¼") to tie for fifth.
Dropping a 2:03.14 to finish second in the 800-meter run, junior Liliane Aittama took 0.78 seconds off a program record that Air Force Athletics' Hall of Famer Gail Conway had held since 1984. That finish also reset the Service Academy Record that Conway had maintained for the past 42 years and marked the Falcons' first medal in the outdoor 800-meter run since 2013.
Sophomore Asher Jenkins made three trips to the award podium on Saturday, while the men's sprint squad accounted for five medalist finishes. Jenkins, who opened the day on the 4x100-meter relay (freshman Zachary DeWalt, freshman Colton Manock, senior Jettason Rose) that clocked a third-place time of 40.24, captured individual third-place finishes in the 100-meter (10.36) and 200-meter (20.65).
DeWalt and Rose also made individual appearances on the podium, as the freshman clocked the fourth-fastest 400-meter time in Air Force history (46.31) to finish second in the championship final and the senior claimed silver in 200-meter behind a time of 20.54. The Rose/Jenkins podium finish marked the first time that the Falcons have received multiple medals in that event, while the Falcons accounted for three of the top-six overall finishes, as DeWalt added a sixth-place time of 20.99.
Senior Zach Ayers and freshman Max McFarlane also made podium appearances on Saturday, with the former finishing second in the 5000-meter run and the latter placing third in the pole vault. Ayers, who finished second only the reigning national champion in the 30-man event, clocked in at 13:44.64 for the silver medal and led Air Force to three scoring finishes, as classmate Jayden Nats recorded the ninth-fastest time in program history (13:47.87) to place fourth and sophomore Junior Allen – back from his third-place performance in last night's steeplechase – finished sixth in 14:11.79. With his third-palce clearance of 5.13 meters (16'10"), McFarlane marked the 41st podium finish for an Air Force pole vaulter at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships. Overall, Falcons earned a pair of top-five finishes in that event, as junior Tanner Woodring placed fifth with a height of 4.98 meters (16'4").
Backed by a fourth-place finish from senior India Jones, the women claim three scoring finishes in the 5000-meter run. Jones, doubling back after her runner-up finish in the 10K on Thursday, clocked a time of 16:11.31 to place fourth in the 46 runner event, while juniors Anna Harden and Ella Johnson – a podium-mate of Jones' in the 10,000-meter run finished fifth (16:15.64) and eighth (16:21.66), respectively. The 5000-meter run was one of two scoring finishes for Harden on Championship Saturday, as she also finished sixth in the 1500-meter final behind a time of 4:25.17. Fellow junior Allison Fernstrom rounded out the Falcons' point production, as she accounted for a sixth-place time of 60.09 in the 400-meter hurdles.
In addition to his finish on the 4x100-meter relay, Manock scored for the Falcons in the 400-meter hurdles (fifth) and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay that placed eighth in 3:18.73. The freshman, who improved his own No. 21 all-time ranking with his 52.69 finish, was part of a 4-5 finish for Ari Force in the intermediate hurdles, as junior Ryan Hajek, another leg of the relay, lowered his Air Force No. 15 mark to 52.07 for a fourth-place finish.
The men also accounted for multiple scoring placements in the 800-meter and 1500-meter races. Junior Jonah Hochstetler, sophomore Patrick Allen and classmate Parker Hintz finished fifth (1:50.11), sixth (1:50.44) and eighth (1:51.15) in the conference final – with Allen debuting at No. 17 on the program's all-time standings with his finish and the Hintz/Hochstetler duo returning to the track for the 4x4. Junior Dominykas Remeikis and senior Ethan Ashley picked up scoring marks in the 800-meter run, as Remeikis finished sixth in 4:04.02 and Ashley placed seventh in 4:05.13.
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Overall, the men finished second with 149 points, while the women used a 68.50-point performance to capture their first-ever top-five finish in the 12-team Mountain West Outdoor Championships (fifth).
The women also accounted for three additional Air Force Top 10 performances on Saturday, as the 4x100-meter relay clocked in at 47.32 for the fourth-fastest time in Air Force history and the field duo of sophomore Ella Pears and freshman Arianna Valenzuela debuted in the top 10 of their respective events. Pears improved her distance in the triple jump to 11.71 meters (38'5") to move from 11th to sixth on the program's all-time standings, while Valenzuela recorded a discus throw of 47.05 meters (154'4") to jump from 14th to seventh in the Air Force Record Book.
Air Force returns to action on May 27-30, when select Falcons head to Fayetteville, Ark., for the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. A full list of qualifiers will be announced next week.
| MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONS |
| Morgan Glaser, Women's High Jump |
| Texas Tanner, Men's Discus Throw |
With a new Championship Meet Record, senior Texas Tanner successfully captured this third-straight Mountain West title in the discus throw. Tanner, the just the second conference thrower to win the discus title three times in as many years – and the first since 2005-07, broke his own meet record during each of his first two attempts, before finishing with a throw of 65.61 meters (215'3").
At the same time, across the Veterans Memorial Stadium complex, sophomore Morgan Glaser captured her first Mountain West title in the high jump. Clearing 1.82 meters (5'11½") on her second attempt, Glaser became the third member of the women's team to earn an outdoor conference high jump title.
Tanner led the Falcons to a 1-2 finish in the discus, as well as three scoring finishes. Sophomore Evan Keefe recorded a launch of 58.91 meters (193'3") – the third-best throw in Air Force history – to place second in the meet, while senior Massimo Grisotto posted a monster PR of 55.74 meters (182'1") to finish seventh in the even and vault up to No. 7 all-time at Air Force. The high jump also received multiple scoring finishes this afternoon, as freshman Zoe Heizer cleared 1.66 meters (5'5¼") to tie for fifth.
| AIR FORCE RECORDS |
| Liliane Aittama, Women's 800-Meter Run (2:09.14) |
Dropping a 2:03.14 to finish second in the 800-meter run, junior Liliane Aittama took 0.78 seconds off a program record that Air Force Athletics' Hall of Famer Gail Conway had held since 1984. That finish also reset the Service Academy Record that Conway had maintained for the past 42 years and marked the Falcons' first medal in the outdoor 800-meter run since 2013.
Sophomore Asher Jenkins made three trips to the award podium on Saturday, while the men's sprint squad accounted for five medalist finishes. Jenkins, who opened the day on the 4x100-meter relay (freshman Zachary DeWalt, freshman Colton Manock, senior Jettason Rose) that clocked a third-place time of 40.24, captured individual third-place finishes in the 100-meter (10.36) and 200-meter (20.65).
DeWalt and Rose also made individual appearances on the podium, as the freshman clocked the fourth-fastest 400-meter time in Air Force history (46.31) to finish second in the championship final and the senior claimed silver in 200-meter behind a time of 20.54. The Rose/Jenkins podium finish marked the first time that the Falcons have received multiple medals in that event, while the Falcons accounted for three of the top-six overall finishes, as DeWalt added a sixth-place time of 20.99.
Senior Zach Ayers and freshman Max McFarlane also made podium appearances on Saturday, with the former finishing second in the 5000-meter run and the latter placing third in the pole vault. Ayers, who finished second only the reigning national champion in the 30-man event, clocked in at 13:44.64 for the silver medal and led Air Force to three scoring finishes, as classmate Jayden Nats recorded the ninth-fastest time in program history (13:47.87) to place fourth and sophomore Junior Allen – back from his third-place performance in last night's steeplechase – finished sixth in 14:11.79. With his third-palce clearance of 5.13 meters (16'10"), McFarlane marked the 41st podium finish for an Air Force pole vaulter at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships. Overall, Falcons earned a pair of top-five finishes in that event, as junior Tanner Woodring placed fifth with a height of 4.98 meters (16'4").
Backed by a fourth-place finish from senior India Jones, the women claim three scoring finishes in the 5000-meter run. Jones, doubling back after her runner-up finish in the 10K on Thursday, clocked a time of 16:11.31 to place fourth in the 46 runner event, while juniors Anna Harden and Ella Johnson – a podium-mate of Jones' in the 10,000-meter run finished fifth (16:15.64) and eighth (16:21.66), respectively. The 5000-meter run was one of two scoring finishes for Harden on Championship Saturday, as she also finished sixth in the 1500-meter final behind a time of 4:25.17. Fellow junior Allison Fernstrom rounded out the Falcons' point production, as she accounted for a sixth-place time of 60.09 in the 400-meter hurdles.
In addition to his finish on the 4x100-meter relay, Manock scored for the Falcons in the 400-meter hurdles (fifth) and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay that placed eighth in 3:18.73. The freshman, who improved his own No. 21 all-time ranking with his 52.69 finish, was part of a 4-5 finish for Ari Force in the intermediate hurdles, as junior Ryan Hajek, another leg of the relay, lowered his Air Force No. 15 mark to 52.07 for a fourth-place finish.
The men also accounted for multiple scoring placements in the 800-meter and 1500-meter races. Junior Jonah Hochstetler, sophomore Patrick Allen and classmate Parker Hintz finished fifth (1:50.11), sixth (1:50.44) and eighth (1:51.15) in the conference final – with Allen debuting at No. 17 on the program's all-time standings with his finish and the Hintz/Hochstetler duo returning to the track for the 4x4. Junior Dominykas Remeikis and senior Ethan Ashley picked up scoring marks in the 800-meter run, as Remeikis finished sixth in 4:04.02 and Ashley placed seventh in 4:05.13.
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Overall, the men finished second with 149 points, while the women used a 68.50-point performance to capture their first-ever top-five finish in the 12-team Mountain West Outdoor Championships (fifth).
The women also accounted for three additional Air Force Top 10 performances on Saturday, as the 4x100-meter relay clocked in at 47.32 for the fourth-fastest time in Air Force history and the field duo of sophomore Ella Pears and freshman Arianna Valenzuela debuted in the top 10 of their respective events. Pears improved her distance in the triple jump to 11.71 meters (38'5") to move from 11th to sixth on the program's all-time standings, while Valenzuela recorded a discus throw of 47.05 meters (154'4") to jump from 14th to seventh in the Air Force Record Book.
Air Force returns to action on May 27-30, when select Falcons head to Fayetteville, Ark., for the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. A full list of qualifiers will be announced next week.
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