Reynolds has Sights Set on NCAA Indoor Championships
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 13, 2025) – Senior thrower Daniel Reynolds will represent the University of Wyoming track and field program in the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Championships at 4:05 p.m. MT, Friday, at the Virginia Beach Sports Center, hosted by Norfolk State and the City of Virginia Beach.
Reynolds enters the championship meet with the top-seeded mark of 25.06 meters and will throw fifth to start the prelims. Top-9 competitors after three rounds advance to the final following a 10 minute break.
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Friday, March 14 | Weight Throw: 4:05 p.m. MT |
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Virginia Beach Sports Center | Virginia Beach, Va. |
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Weight Throw Field Teams |
Air Force, Alabama, CSUN, Duke, Harvard, Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, Northern Arizona, Ole Miss, SE Missouri, SE Louisiana, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
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The Granby, Colo., native looks to become just the fourth Wyoming Cowboy or Cowgirl to win a NCAA track and field national championship and the second in the weight throw. To reach this summit, Reynolds must compete against the reigning champion, Kenneth Ikeji (Harvard), and seven returning All-Americans from last year’s competition, including five First-Teamers.
The Virginia Beach Sports Center, a 285,000-square foot facility that seats up to 5,000, will make its NCAA D-I championship debut on Friday. Previously, the venue hosted the 2023 NCAA D-II and 2024 D-III Track and Field Championships. In 2023, Reynolds, then at D-II Chadron State, competed in the weight throw and placed fifth at the sports complex.
Records and Milestones to Watch
Reynolds Weight Throw PR – 25.06m
Two Turn World Best – 25.06m (Daniel Reynolds, Wyoming, 2025)
NCAA Championship Record – 24.64m (Michael Lihrman, Wisconsin, 2015)
Collegiate Record – 25.58m (Michael Lihrman, Wisconsin, 2015)
Last Wyoming National Champion – Shauna Smith, 400-meter Hurdles, 2005
Last Wyoming Weight Throw Champion – Ryan Butler, 1996
Best Wyoming Team Finish – 14th, 1974
Most Wyoming Men’s Team Points – 10 pts, 1996
Last Time Out
Wyoming began the indoor postseason at the Mountain West Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. At the meet, 25 Pokes posted personal bests while 12 new event Top-10s were set. Six Cowboys were named to All-Mountain West teams with Reynolds taking first in the Weight throw and shot put, senior Kareem Mersal winning the long jump and the men’s 4x400-meter relay of sophomore Cody Hape, senior Jaheim Ferguson and freshmen Logan Brown and Bradley Ekstrom taking third. The Cowboys finished in fourth with 72 points while the Cowgirls finished 11th with 10.5 points.
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