Hailey Whetten | Weber State Track and Field

Weber State University track-and-field athlete Hailey Whetten earned Big Sky track athlete of the week after her performance at the Stanford Invitational on April 1.

Whetten, a WSU senior, ran a 33:58.66 in the 10,000 meters — a personal record for Whetten and the fourth fastest time in Wildcat history.

Whetten, the defending 10,000-meter Big Sky champion, now holds the fastest time in the region and the tenth fastest time in Big Sky history.

Her time in the 10,000 meters places her at 13th in the western region, as well as 26th in the nation.

Whetten has been competing for the Wildcats since 2013 in cross country as well as indoor and outdoor track and field. She has consistently placed highly in the Big Sky Championships in all three sports.

In 2015, Whetten earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in indoor and All-Conference honors by placing third at the 2015 outdoor Big Sky Championships in the 10,000 meters.

In addition to her 2016 outdoor 10,000 meters title, Whetten placed fourth in the Big Sky cross country championship. She also earned All-Conference honors in cross country in 2016.

Joel Bolomboy | Utah Jazz

Joel Bolomboy is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association and a member of the Utah Jazz. Bolomboy was selected as the 52nd pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2016 NBA Draft.

Bolomboy is a former Weber State University basketball player and the 2016 Big Sky Player of the Year. Bolomboy was also named to the 2016 First Team All Big Sky.

During his time at Weber, Bolomboy set a WSU single season rebounding record with 415 rebounds. He is also the WSU and Big Sky all-time leading rebounder with 1,312 total rebounds.

Bolomboy earned Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year in both 2014 and 2016.

Bolomboy made his professional debut on Oct. 30 against the Los Angeles Clippers, where he recorded three points, one rebound, one assist, one steal and one block in four minutes of playing time.

Since being drafted in June of 2016, Bolomboy has split his time between the Salt Lake City Stars, the Utah Jazz affiliate of the NBA Developmental League, and the Jazz.

In the April 5 game against the Portland Trail Blazers, for which former Wildcat Damian Lillard plays, Bolomboy made his first professional 3-pointer in the Jazz’s 106–86 win over the Trail Blazers.