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Junior
Hometown
Logandale,
Nevada
Last School
Moapa Valley High School
Roster Years
2019-2021
Personal
- Parents are Mark and Jocelyn Witsken
- Married to Alaina Witsken
- Has two siblings (Tabitha and Yadon)
- Major: Exercise Science and Minor in Spanish
- Mission: Medellin, Colombia (2015-17)
- Also recruited by Harvard and Southern Utah
- Enjoys playing piano and organ, weightlifting and eating
- Also played baseball, hockey, tennis, football and soccer
Before BYU
- Took first at state his senior year and broke the state record
- Finished third at state two years in a row
Stats
| Indoor Personal Bests | ||
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| Time/Mark | Event | Meet |
| 7.24 | 60m | 2021 BYU Cougar Indoor I |
| 2:55.25 | 1000m | 2020 MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships |
| 8.34 | 60H | 2021 BYU Cougar Indoor I |
| 1.83m/6-0 | HJ | 2021 BYU Cougar Indoor I |
| 5.52m/18-1.25 | PV | 2021 BYU Cougar Indoor III |
| 6.60m/21-8 | LJ | 2021 BYU Cougar Indoor III |
| 13.70m/44-11.5 | SP | 2021 BYU Cougar Indoor I |
| 5423 (score) | Hep. | 2021 BYU Cougar Indoor I |
| Outdoor Personal Bests | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time/Mark | Event | Meet |
| 11.36 | 100m | 2019 BYU Robison Invitational |
| 51.92 | 400m | 2021 UNLV Spring Invitational |
| 5:19.01 | 1500m | 2019 Jim Click Shootout |
| 15.43 | 110H | 2021 Jim Click Shootout |
| 1.79m/5-10.5 | HJ | 2021 Jim Click Shootout |
| 5.40m/17-8.5 | PV | 2021 NCAA West Preliminary |
| 6.66m/21-10.25 | LJ | 2021 UNLV Spring Invitational |
| 12.74m/41-9.75 | SP | 2021 Jim Click Shootout |
| 40.02m/131-3 | DT | 2021 BYU Robison Invitational |
| 45.49m/149-3 | JT | 2019 BYU Robison Invitational |
| 6603 (score) | Dec. | 2019 BYU Robison Invitational |
Career Stats
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2019
Indoor
- Finished 10th at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a career-best 4855 points in the heptathlon
- Competed in three meets during the 2019 indoor season
Outdoor
- Earned a personal-best 6603 points in the decathlon at the Robison Invitational
- Competed in seven meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Sophmore Year
2020
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Had a personal-best score in the heptathlon of 5,183 at the 2020 BYU Indoor Invite
- This season he earned personal-best times and marks of 7.30 in the 60m, 8.37 in the 60m hurdles, 2:55.25 in the 1000m, 1.82m/5' 11.5" in the high jump, 5.20m/17' 0.75" in the pole vault, 6.47m/21' 2.75" in the long jump and 13.21m/43' 4.25" in the shot put
- Competed in six meets during the 2020 indoor season
Junior Year
2021
Indoor (2021)
- Finished sixth in the men’s pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a clearance of 5.50m/18-0.5, garnering All-America First Team honors.
- Witsken’s 5.50m/18-0.5 clearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships is the sixth best in school history.
- Recorded the seventh-best Heptathlon score in school history with a personal-best 5,423 points at the 2021 BYU Cougar I.
- Competed in seven meets for the Cougars and set six personal bests
Outdoor (2021)
- Competed in seven meets for the Cougars, including the NCAA West Preliminaries.
- Set seven personal bests.
Overall
- Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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M Track & Field | May, 27
Three Cougars punch tickets to Eugene on first day of NCAA West Prelims
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M Track & Field | Mar, 13McWhorter finishes as national runner-up in pole vault, breaks school record
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M Track & Field | Feb, 20Pole vaulters climb BYU all-time list at BYU Cougar Invite
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W Track & Field | Feb, 20Pole vaulters climb BYU all-time list at BYU Cougar Invite
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M Track & Field | Feb, 06McWhorter Breaks School Record in Pole Vault
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M Track & Field | Jan, 15Four Cougars Move up BYU Top-10 List