The Air Force track and field team is set to compete in the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships this week. The event will take place at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada, from Thursday, February 26 through Saturday, February 28. This marks the first time the championships are being held at this venue.
Single-day tickets for Friday and Saturday are available for $15 for adults and can be purchased online through the Championship Central page at TheMW.com. There is no charge for Thursday’s events. Fans who cannot attend in person can follow real-time results via Record Timing and watch a live broadcast of the meet on the Mountain West Network. Updates and highlights will also be posted on Air Force’s official social media accounts.
Twelve women’s teams will participate: Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Grand Canyon, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State and Wyoming. The men’s competition includes teams from Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Grand Canyon, New Mexico, San Jose State, Utah State and Wyoming.
Entering the championship weekend, Texas Tanner leads the league in both shot put (65-0.75) and weight throw (79-4). The Falcons also hold top-five rankings in seven other events within the conference. Notably, Jettason Rose has recorded a No. 2 mark in the 200 meters (20.94), Cam Bodine is second in the 800 meters (2:06.87), and Max McFarlane holds second place in pole vault (17-6.25).
Since joining the Mountain West Conference, Air Force has won five men’s team titles (2012, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023). Its athletes have claimed first place indoors on 92 occasions and earned 309 all-conference selections by finishing among the top three. Jamiel Trimble stands out as Air Force’s most decorated indoor champion with five conference titles and eight individual all-Mountain West awards; he also holds the meet record in the 200-meter dash (20.67). Other Falcon record holders include Michael Rhoads (800-meter run: 1:47.82), Taylor Smith (high jump: 7-2.50), and Kyle Pater (pole vault: 18-6.50).
The men’s team is ranked No. 30 nationally according to the Feb. 24 edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Rating Index Checkpoint—this is their fifth consecutive week holding a Top 30 spot since January.
Texas Tanner is currently ranked among the nation’s top five athletes in both weight throw and shot put events; his performance this season includes a weight throw distance of 24.18 meters (No. 2 NCAA) and a shot put mark of 19.83 meters (No. 4 NCAA).
Additionally, five Falcon event groups appear among the Top 20 nationally based on cumulative season-best marks from their top four athletes per event group: men’s weight throw ranks No.16 with a total of 75.31 meters; pole vault ranks No.18 with a total of 20 meters; shot put ranks No.19 with a total of 66.51 meters.
After this weekend’s championship meet concludes in Reno, qualifying athletes will prepare for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships scheduled for March 13-14 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
