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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

2023-24 UNK Men's Track & Field Roster

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Wes Ferguson

  • Hometown Fremont, NE
  • Highschool Fremont
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major Sports Management
  • Position Middle Distance

Biography

IN THE LOPER TOP 10
Indoors - 600 (1st/1:15.96); 800 (1st/1:47.16); 1,000 (1st/2:23.80); Mile (1st/4:03.70); 600 Yards (4th/1:11.79);
 4x4 Relay (1st/3:15.62; 4th/3:16.88; 7th/3:17.67; 10th/3:18.01); DMR (1st/9:41.05; 3rd/9:44.48; 4th; 9:46.43; 8th/9:57.39)

Outdoors - 800 (1st/1:45.56); 4x4 Relay (1st/3:08.56; 5th/3:13.82); 1,500 (5th/3:48.85); 400 (T-10th/48.42)

AS A SENIOR (2022-23)
Repeated as NCAA outdoor national champ in the 800 (school-record 1:45.56) ... ranked second in prelims with a 1:49.75 ... member of All-American 4x4 relay team that came in fifth (school-record 3:08.56) ... group broke an eight-year old record four times, the first being at the Drake Relays ... repeated as MIAA 800 Champ ... part of fifth place 4x4 relay team at conference ... first in the 800 at Drake (1:49.33) ... fourth at the Bryan Clay Invite in California (1:46.95) ... also turned in career-best 1,500 (3:48.85) at that meet ... 800 NCAA runner up during indoors ... ran a 1:47.16 ... also an AA as a member of the eighth place DMR team ... at MIAA's, repeated as 800 champ and was eighth in the mile ... USTFCCCA All-Region indoors and outdoors ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... at the U.S. Championships, won his 800 heat (1:46.65) but was later DQ'd 


AS A JUNIOR (2021-22)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... National and MIAA Champion in the 800 during both the indoor and outdoor seasons ... part of four school records throughout the year ... set a new Division II all-time record in the 1,000-meter run (2:23.80) in mid-January ... subsequently, named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (Jan. 16) ... ran a 1:51.24 in the 800 at the national indoor prelims to rank second ... won the national title by having a 1:50.05 in the finals ... school-record of 1:49.47 came in the conference finals ... part of the sixth place 4x4 relay team (3:15.62) that set a new school mark  ... previous time had stood for 21 years ... DMR team broke a two-year old UNK mark at Pitt State ... ran a 9:41.05 to rank seventh nationally ... didn't run the DMR at the NCAA's due to the 800 ... during the spring, was runner up in the 800 at Drake ... career-best time of 1:47.80 came earlier at Kearney High ... first in the event in the MIAA prelims and finals ... ranked third (1:50.40) after the NCAA prelims ... turned in a 1:50.61 to win the national title 


AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... All-American in the 800 during the winter ... placed seventh overall in a time of 1:51.06 ... placed first in the event at the MIAA Championships ... also helped the 4x4 relay team finish sixth at conference ... ran in four outdoor meets ... top time in the 800 was a 1:51.52 at the Central NE Challenge


AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... didn't compete during indoors

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time Class A state champ at 800 meters ... career low of 1:52.85 ranks in the Nebraska all-time top 10 ... 2019 state 400 meter champ (49.07) ... also a one-time qualifier at 1,600 meters



Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

    Middle Distance
  • 2023-24Redshirt Senior

    Middle Distance