Weber State Indoor Invitational
When | Friday-Saturday, Jan. 9-10
Where | Ogden, Utah (Stromberg Center Indoor Track)
Participating Teams | Brigham Young, Utah State, Utah Tech, Utah Valley, Weber State
Live Stream | Instagram
Schedule of Events | Preliminary Schedule
Social Media | Instagram + X (Twitter) + #UtahTechBlazers

(St. George - Jan. 7, 2026) – Utah Tech women's track & field opens its season on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 9-10, at the Weber State Indoor Invitational at the Stromberg Center Indoor Track in Ogden, Utah. It will be the first of three regular-season meets for the Trailblazers during the indoor campaign. 

UT will get started with the long jump at 4:30 p.m. and the high jump at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

On Saturday, competition begins with the 55-meter hurdles at 10 a.m. and ends with the DMR at 2:25 p.m. 

Events will be livestreamed on the Weber State Track & Field Instagram (@weberstatetrack). 

AT THE HELM
Justin Decker is beginning his first season as the Director of Track & Field and his 10th year on the women's track & field staff. Decker is also the head coach of the women's cross country team, whom he has guided for the past 15 seasons.

During his tenure at UT, Decker has mentored 25 all-conference, seven all-region, and two All-American student-athletes (Rachel Young in 2012 and Billie Hatch in 2019).

RUN IT BACK
Utah Tech returns 19 Trailblazers from last year's roster, including seven distance runners, three mid-distance runners, eight sprinters, four hurdlers and two jumps specialists. 

In 2025, Utah Tech totaled 13 Second Team All-WAC selections during the indoor season. Junior Whitney Christiansen (400 meters, DMR, 4x400-meter relay), senior Megan Jenkins (400 meters, 4x400-meter relay), junior Averie Perriton (DMR), junior Makayla Pitcher (DMR) and sophomore Lily Sampson (DMR, 4x400-meter relay) all return. 

During the 2025 outdoor season, the Trailblazers earned eight all-conference honors. Among UT's returners are Christiansen (400 meters), sophomore Ilenia DeHart (400-meter hurdles), Jenkins (400-meter hurdles) and Perriton (3,000-meter steeplechase), who all garnered Second Team All-WAC honors. 

NEW FACES
Utah Tech welcomes eight newcomers, including six freshmen and transfers Mille Roesaeg and Trey Torgerson.

Roesaeg competes in multis and hails from Fredrikstad, Norway. Torgerson is a sprinter from Salina, Utah, and comes to St. George after playing volleyball at Eastern Arizona in the fall.

The Trailblazer freshmen include three sprinters and three distance runners.

Utah Tech also added three assistant coaches to the track & field program for this season. Holly Haguewood is the sprints/hurdles coach, Shanae Leavitt is the multis coach and Josiah Williams is the jumps coach. 

BIG SKY ON THE HORIZON
Utah Tech is in its last year of competition as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Trailblazers will join the Big Sky Conference on July 1, 2026. Along with the women's program, UT is in the process of adding men's track & field, which will also compete in the Big Sky, ahead of the 2026-27 academic year.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Utah Tech returns to action on Friday, Jan. 30, at the Ron Mann Classic in Flagstaff, Arizona. Northern Arizona, one of UT's future conference-mates, will host the competition inside the Walkup Skydome.