OGDEN The Weber State University indoor track and field teams dusted off their shoes and wiped away the cobwebs of the offseason, kicking off the 2016-17 season with a strong showing at the Wildcat Winter Open. lt;br />"It was good to get a meet in early in the season and gave our freshman a chance to compete and learn the ropes a little bit," Weber State Director of Track and Field Dan Walker said. "I was pleased with how hard we competed. We still have work to do, but I liked our competitiveness." lt;br />The Wildcat throwers got off to a superb start to the season on both the women's and men's sides. lt;br />Senior thrower Natasha Powell opened her season with dominant performances in the shot put and weight throw, easily winning both events. Powell hit 46 feet, 8 3/4 inches in the shot put and 60 feet, 3 1/4 inches in the weight throw. Terrell Womack was second in the shot and fifth in the weight. lt;br />Senior thrower Justin Herbert opened with a strong performance as well, hitting 60 feet, 1/2 inch in the weight throw. lt;br />In the running events, redshirt freshman Isabella Williams turned in a strong performance in the mile, winning the event with a time of 5:12.32. lt;br />Kim Carlson won the 800 meters with a time of 2:21.07, while teammate Pihla Hokkanen was second at 2:23.70. lt;br />The Wildcat men had a strong showing in the 3,000 meters, sweeping the top four places, let by Jason Kearns' finish of 8:51.26. Josh Hardford won the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:54.93. lt;br />Joey Czellecz finished second in the 55-meter hurdles, and was part of the men's winning relay team, along with Jacob Moffett, Daunte Atkinson, and Bren Durfee, who won with a time of 33:28.54. lt;br />In the jumps, Annie Watts won the high jump as the Wildcats swept the top five places of the event. lt;br />Garazi Larrakoetxea had a stong meet, winning the triple jump and finishing second in the high jump. lt;br />Shealynn Wacaser won the pole vault