Wayne State College men’s track and field coach Marlon Brink announced the addition of four student-athletes to the 2023 signing class.
The quartet of J’Dyn (Jaden) Bullion from Bellevue West, Ty Dingman of Omaha, Trevor Thomson of Page and Mason Weickum from Casper, Wyo., join Jaxson Ninete of Elkhorn as members of the 2023 signing class for the Wildcat men.
Bullion is a thrower from Bellevue West High School and is also a Wayne State football recruit. He was a three-time Class A state qualifier in the discus and shot put and at this year’s state track meet was the Class A runner-up in the discus at 181 feet, 10 inches while also finishing 11th in the shot put at 50-3. Bullion was also a two-year starter in football and had 77 tackles with nine tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in his senior season and played on the Class A State Championship boys basketball team, averaging nearly five points and six rebounds per contest this season.
“J’Dyn is a very explosive thrower who has the potential to step up to the college events and make an immediate impact on our team,” stated Brink. “He is an explosive athlete as evidenced by his ability to be a two-sport college athlete in football and track.”
Dingman is a jumper/sprinter from Omaha Westside High School where he was a starter in football (two years) and track and field (three years). As a senior, he was a Class A state qualifier in the long jump and ran the third leg on the third-place 400-meter relay team. Dingman was also a two-event state qualifier as a sophomore in the 100-meter dash and 400-meter relay. In football, he was a starting linebacker/running back on the Class A state champion team last fall scoring five TD’s while rushing for 367 yards.
“Ty has the potential to contribute to both our sprints and long jump squads right away,” commented Brink. “He has had success at the high school level and has battled back from some injuries his junior year to get back to where he was a sophomore.”
Thomson is a sprinter from Summerland High School where he was a three-sport standout in football, basketball and track and field. As a junior in 2022, Thomson medaled in both sprint events in Class C, taking fourth in the 100-meter dash (11.18) and sixth in the 200-meter dash (22.67). He was also a state qualifier this year in both events. In football, Thomson rushed for over 1,000 yards three different seasons, including 1,400 yards his senior season where he was named Class D1 All-State First Team, helping Summerland to a 6-4 record and the school’s first-ever football playoff win.
“Trevor is a versatile sprinter that has a great start out of the blocks,” Brink said. “He has the potential to come in and contribute to our sprint squad right away.”
Weickum is a hurdler/sprinter from Natrona County High School in Wyoming where he was a four-year starter in indoor and outdoor track and two years in football. He won the Class 4A state title in the 110-meter high hurdles as a junior (14.68) and senior (14.66) and was second as a junior in the 55-meter hurdles during the Wyoming high school indoor season. Weickum also succeeded in football where he earned First Team All-State honors this year as a running back/linebacker, gaining 1,128 yards while helping his team reach the Wyoming Class 4A state semi-finals with an 8-3 record.
“Mason is an excellent dual hurdler who competes well in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles,” boasted Coach Brink. “He has championship mentality with the success he has had winning state titles in Wyoming and should be able to make a smooth transition to the 110-meter hurdles with the three-inch increase and the 400-meter hurdles in college.”
