Head Coach Randy Dalzell announced the addition of Oregon 4A State Champion high jumper Skyler Larson from Sisters High School in Sister, Oregon. Larson won the 2019 Oregon 4A State Track and Field Championship in the high jump with a mark of 6' 2" and also placed 7th in the 110 high hurdles at the same meet. He has a personal best of 16.04 in the 110 hurdles and 6' 2" in the high jump. Larson attended school at Corban University in Salem, Oregon, in 2020 and planned to compete in track and field, but COVID-19 canceled their indoor and outdoor season. He completed the school year but did not compete in any meets. He will be a freshman sports communications major and compete in indoor and outdoor track and field starting this January at TXWES. Larson's father, Jeff Larson, now teaches and coaches in the Conroe, Texas, area and is a coaching colleague of Coach Dalzell in Oregon.
 
"I was excited to reconnect with Jeff and discover that Skyler wanted to compete in track and field again at the collegiate level. Skyler is a Swiss Army knife of track and field in that he can do a lot of events like the high jump, hurdles, pole vault, etc.," Dalzell said. "He will be a decathlete for us and compete in the open high jump, pole vault, and any other event where he could score in our conference meet. Our communication and track programs should be a great fit for him, and we're looking forward to adding him to our men's team starting next month."
 
The TXWES track and field teams open their season this Saturday, December 10, at the Pittsburg State University Crimson and Gold Invitational.