CU Buffs track and field squads primed for NCAA West prelims

Colorado senior Val Constienn enters the NCAA West Track and Field Preliminaries seeded 15th in the steeplechase. (Courtesy / CU athletics)Mark Wetmore isn't the sort of coach known to deliver fiery pep talks.

For Wetmore, Colorado's longtime cross country and track and field coach, it's all about respecting the training process and honing a sharp mental edge. And at no time do those tenets become more important than during the postseason.

CU's track and field teams are hitting the stretch run for the 2018 outdoor season, a march that continues this weekend at the NCAA West Preliminaries in Sacramento, Calif. The Buffaloes will boast 24 athletes competing in a total of 48 events over the…