With Big Sky title in tow, Roy alum Ecker leads Weber State track to NCAA regionals
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- Weber State javelin thrower Ethan Ecker crow hops into an attempt during the Big Sky track and field championships May 13-16, 2026, at Mount Hood Community College in Portland, Ore.
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- Weber State athlete Ethan Ecker walks to the runway for a javelin throw during the Big Sky track and field championships May 13-16, 2026, at Mount Hood Community College in Portland, Ore.
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Weber State javelin thrower Ethan Ecker crow hops into an attempt during the Big Sky track and field championships May 13-16, 2026, at Mount Hood Community College in Portland, Ore.
Roy High alum and Weber State sophomore Ethan Ecker highlights a group of 13 Wildcats who qualified for NCAA regionals, held this week.
Ecker, a javelin thrower, tossed a personal record 232 feet, 1 inch at the Big Sky Conference championship meet earlier this month in Portland. That was good for a conference title and is the third-best mark in WSU history.
That distance is 14th-best in the West region. The West Regional meet is scheduled for Wednesday through Saturday, May 27-30, at the University of Arkansas. The top 12 finishers in each event qualify for the NCAA national championship meet, scheduled for June 10-13 at the University of Oregon.
Ecker overcame three elbow surgeries to become a Big Sky champion, according to a Facebook post from his father.
Ecker and the 47 other athletes set for the men’s javelin event are scheduled to compete at 1 p.m. MT Wednesday.
Photo supplied, Weber State Athletics
Weber State athlete Ethan Ecker walks to the runway for a javelin throw during the Big Sky track and field championships May 13-16, 2026, at Mount Hood Community College in Portland, Ore.
True to the legacy of the late Chick Hislop, six of Weber State’s 13 athletes headed to the regional meet are steeplechase runners (three men, three women). On the men’s side, WSU has had at least one steeplechase athlete qualify for the West regional in 13 of 15 meets, and more than one 12 times.
Below are the 13 athletes competing this week in Arkansas.
WSU MEN
HAMMER
Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.
Wyatt Larkins: 19th in West at 219-01, a WSU record
JAVELIN
Wednesday at 1 p.m.
Ethan Ecker: 14th in the West at 232-01, Big Sky champion
LONG JUMP
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Tyler Warnick: 45th in West at 24-09.75
800 METERS
Wednesday at 6:50 p.m.
Colby Jenks: 24th in the West at 1:47.17, second-fastest in school history
Joe Corbridge: 42nd in the West at 1:48.20
Jenks and Corbridge are the first-ever from WSU to qualify in this event. Top marks advance to “quarterfinals” race at 6:05 p.m. Friday
STEEPLECHASE
Friday at 4:40 p.m.
Peter Visser: Career-best time of 8:35.74, 11th in West, fifth-best in WSU history
Owen Rogers: 19th in the West at 8:40.29
TJ Warnick: 33rd in the West at 8:51.99
WSU WOMEN
HAMMER
Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
Alyssa Hansen Freestone: 47th in the West at 188-11
800 METERS
Thursday at 6:50 p.m.
Charlotte Wilkinson: 46th at 2:06.90 (0.02 off WSU record)
Top marks advance to “quarterfinals” at 6:05 p.m. Saturday
STEEPLECHASE
Saturday at 4:40 p.m.
Saga Hagelin: 5th best in the West at 9:56.69
Audrey Cazier: 33rd in the West at 10:17.81
Danielle Brow: 47th in the West at 10:23.27
