CLOVIS, California — Logan Hammer and Brennan Benson provided the highlights for Utah State track & field on the final day of the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, claiming the first individual titles for USU since 2019. In the team standings, the Aggie men held on for a fifth-place finish with 73 points, while the women finished eighth with 50.5 points. USU’s titles came in rapid succession. After clearing three previous heights, Hammer cleared 5.25 meters (17-2.75) on his second attempt, which proved to be enough to claim the MW pole vault championship over last year’s champion and runner-up, Colorado State’s Eldridge Harris and Air Force’s Caiden Macktinger, respectively. Hammer’s mark ranks fourth all-time at Utah State and ranks fifth nationally among freshmen. Also in the pole vault, sophomore Robbie Walker placed sixth with a mark of 4.65 meters (15-3). “Just to clear that bar has been a relief because I’ve been chasing that bar all season,” Hammer said. “Chasing 17 feet, through the ups and the downs. I thought about my mom. She told me today, ‘I don’t want anything for Mother’s Day except for a PR.’ So to give her that PR, not only one PR but two, and