Reynolds and Holtzen Earn All-America Honors on Day One of the NCAA Outdoor Championships

EUGENE, Ore. (June 11, 2025) – Senior Daniel Reynolds and junior Ryker Holtzen earned All-America honors in the hammer throw and 3,000-meter steeplechase on the first day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field, Wednesday.

FIELD EVENTS

The first individual event of the National Championships kicked off with Reynolds in the hammer throw. Coming into the meet, he held the No. 9 qualifying throw in the country and was on the fringe for First-Team All-America status. As the last thrower in the second flight, Reynolds had all the competition ahead of him and would know what it would take to make the finals.

On his first toss, the Granby, Colo., native launched the hammer to 68.72 meters. This would be his best throw among his first three, placing him eighth to make the Top-9 final. With three throws left in his hammer college career, Reynolds had more work to do. Right out of the gates, he threw what would be his best of the event at 228’ 7” (69.68 meters), good for seventh overall. After a 66-meter toss and a foul, Reynolds solidified his spot in the Top 8 and earned First-Team All-America honors, the first Cowboy since Colton Paller in the 2021 outdoor season. Reynolds’ busy day was just starting, though, as he still looked to compete in the shot put.

In the shot, Reynolds landed his first and only put fair at 58’ 5 3/4" (17.82 meters). He would foul on the next two attempts and miss out on the final, landing in 22nd.

Reynolds closed his Cowboy career as an NCAA champion, a two-time All-American and a three-time Wyoming school record holder.

TRACK EVENTS

Holtzen ran in heat one of the 3,000-meter steeplechase, fighting for a Top-5 spot to automatically qualify for Friday’s final. After falling from the top group to start, he found himself fourth with four laps to go. On laps five and six, Holtzen held close with his two fastest splits before falling back from the pack. Coming around the last straight and after crossing 27 obstacles, the Twin Falls, Idaho, native needed an all-out sprint if he hoped to earn a finals spot as a time qualifier. Holtzen finished seventh. just 0.04 seconds ahead of the eighth-place finisher, in heat one with a time of 8:38.09, eagerly awaiting the results of heat two to see if he would run on Friday.

As fate would have it, heat two ran a much faster race, with its Top-5 finishers crossing the line ahead of the 8:30 mark. Junior Holtzen would finish in 15th overall and “settle” for Second-Team All-America honors, an achievement many athletes dream of, especially in their first appearance at Hayward Field.

Holtzen is the first Cowboy to earn the title of All-American in the steeplechase in Wyoming history, joining two Cowgirls, Audra DeStefano (2017, HM) and Katelyn Mitchem (2023, 2nd) to win the honor in the steeplechase.

In his junior season, Holtzen competed in both the cross country and outdoor track and field national championships and set two school records.

NEXT UP

Wyoming track and field will close the 2024-25 season on Friday when junior Jacob White runs in the 5,000-meter final. The gun will sound at 7:55 p.m. MT in Eugene and will be the second-to-last event at the men’s NCAA Outdoor Championships.

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