The University of Wyoming track and field teams will host the Robert Shine Invitational Friday at the War Memorial Fieldhouse. Also competing will be Air Force and Colorado State.
Leading the way for the Cowboys this season is 35-pound weight thrower Jake Shanklin and jumper Jeremiah James. Shanklin, who will be competing in his last meet at the War Memorial Fieldhouse, is currently fifth in the nation and has automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships with a throw of 72-0 1/2. He will go up against Colorado State’s NCAA provisional qualifier, Alex Godell, who owns a throw of 65-5 this season. James will be heavily watched for his eighth-straight win in the long jump. James has won his last seven long jump events that he has competed in for Wyoming and will also be competing in the triple jump this meet.
On the women’s side, Wyoming freshman Kelly Gray faces tough competition against Air Force’s shot put thrower Sara Neubaur who is provisionally qualified for the NCAA
Championship with a throw of 49-11 1/4. Even more difficult is Colorado State’s Missy Faubus, who is also nationally ranked and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships with a throw of 50-8.
In addition to this meet’s key standouts, Wyoming will also see the return of three-time All-American runner Mark Korir, who will be making his first indoor track appearance of the season in the one-mile run. Korir has been out the entire indoor season due to injury.
“We are looking to build a little confidence and get a little better technically in some events heading into the conference meet next weekend," Wyoming coach Don Yentes said.
This will be Wyoming’s last meet before heading to the Mountain West Conference Championship Feb. 26-28 in Colorado Springs, Colo., hosted by the Air Force Academy.
Friday's invitational is named after Laramie Dr. Robert Shine, who donated the money for Wyoming’s current indoor track.
“Dr. Robert Shine has been a great ambassador for the University of Wyoming track and field over the years,” said Yentes.
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