PROVO -- Seventeen student-athletes will represent BYU in 16 different events at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in Sacramento, Calif. from June 8-11.
BYU Team & Participant Quick Facts
Ten men will represent BYU in 9 different events at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Seven women will represent BYU in 7 different events at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Nine of the 10 members of the BYU men's team have served Church missions ... The 10th member of the men's track team will leave for his mission to Argentina after the season ... In addition to English, eight different BYU athletes speak a combined total of six different languages ... Foreign languages include: Swedish, Russian, Portuguese, Thai, Spanish and Polish ... BYU has five foreign athletes competing at the NCAA Championships, including two athletes with dual citizenship ... Eight athletes on this year's team are married, including 5 men and 3 women ... Robison Pratt (pole vault) and Rodrigo Mendes (triple jump) currently lead the nation in their respective events ... Mendes has not lost an outdoor competition this season. (He was defeated only once during the indoor season.) ... Twelve of the 17 BYU athletes are ranked in the top-10 of their respective events ... The BYU men have won 23 outdoor league championships since 1968, including eight straight since 1998 ... The BYU women have won 22 of the past 23 outdoor league championships ... Of the 17 athletes representing BYU, 12 currently hold All-America track & field citations ... Twelve of the 17 athletes representing BYU currently hold a combined total of 25 All-America track & field citations ... Eight members of this year's team hold multiple All-America citations ... Lindsey Metcalf is the most decorated member of this year's team, holding six All-America citations ... Metcalf will be going for her fourth outdoor All-America citation in the high jump ... Ten members of the year's team won All-America honors at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships ... Chelsea Smith, who had qualified to compete in the 10,000 meters, will not compete due to injury.
BYU Men
6-4, 245, So.
Orem, Utah
Championship Event: Discus
- Enters the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships ranked 12th in the discus (190-02.00)
- Season-best distance in the discus: 190-02.00 (May 27 -- NCAA West Regional)
- Career-best distance in the discus: 208-09.00
- A two-time All-American
- Finished second at the 2005 NCAA West Regionals (190-02.00)
- Finished second at the 2004 NCAA West Regionals
- Earned All-America honors in the discuss at the 2004 NCAA National Championships
- Finished seventh at the 2004 NCAA National Championships with a broken wrist (188-02.00)
- 2005 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Shot Put and Discus Champion
- 2004 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Shot Put and Discus Champion
- 2004 Mountain West Conference Male Freshman of the Year
- A 2004 Indoor All-American (shot put)
- Finished second in the discus at the Junior World Championships in 2000
- Holds the U.S. High School national record in the discus with a mark of 234-03.00
- Served a Church mission in Stockholm, Sweden
- Married to Tiffany Rasmussen, a member of the BYU women's track & field team
- Father, Anders, earned All-America honors in the shot put at BYU in 1975
- A citizen of Sweden and the United States
Ben Gardner
6-0, 155, Jr.
Provo, Utah
Championship Event: 400-meter Hurdles
- Season-test time in the 400-meter hurdles: 50.65 (May 14 -- MWC Championships)
- Career-best time in the 400-meter hurdles: 50.65 (May 14 -- MWC Championships)
- Ranks 15th enter the NCAA Championships with a career-best time of 50.65
- Finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2005 NCAA West Regionals (51.11)
- Finished eighth in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2004 NCAA West Regionals
- Tied for the high-point award at the 2005 MWC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- 2005 Outdoor Mountain West Conference Champion in the 400-meter hurdles
- Served a Church mission in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jacob Garlick
6-2, 170, So.
West Jordan, Utah
Championship Event: 400-meter Hurdles
- Season-test time in the 400-meter hurdles: 50.84 (May 14 -- MWC Championships)
- Career-best time in the 400-meter hurdles: 50.84 (May 14 -- MWC Championships)
- Earned an at-large selection to the 2005 NCAA Championships
- Tied for the high-point award at the 2005 MWC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- 2005 Outdoor Mountain West Conference Champion in the 110-meter hurdles
- Transfer from the University of Oregon
- Served a Church mission in Moscow, Russia
Bryan Lindsay
5-9, 145, Sr.
Orem, Utah
Championship Event: 1,500 meters
- Season-best time in the 1,500 meters: 3:40.79 (April 9 -- RJ/JJK Invitational; Los Angeles)
- A two-time All-American
- Personal-best time in the 1,500 meters: 3:40.79 (April 9 -- RJ/JJK Invitational; Los Angeles)
- Ranks third entering the NCAA Championships with a season-best time of 3:40.79
- Finished second in the 1,500 meters at the 2005 NCAA West Regionals (3:45.21)
- Finished second in the 1,500 meters at the 2004 NCAA West Regionals
- Finished 12th in the 1,500 meters at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- 2005 Outdoor Mountain West Conference Champion in the 1,500 meters
- Academic All-Mountain West
- Earned Outdoor All-America honors in the 1,500 meters in 1999
- Finished 10th in the 1,500 meters at the 1999 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Earned Indoor All-America honors in the mile in 2005
- Served a Church mission is Lisbon, Portugal
- Married (Brianne) with one child (Caleb)
Josh McAdams
5-9, 150, Jr.
Broadview Heights, OH
Championship Event: 3,000-meter Steeplechase
- Ranks 9th entering the NCAA Championships with a career-best time of 8:40.48
- Season-best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase: 8:40.48 (March 25 -- Stanford Invitational)
- Personal-best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase: 8:40.48 (March 25 -- Stanford Invitational)
- Finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2005 NCAA West Regionals (8:41.56)
- Finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2004 NCAA West Regionals (8:45.26)
- Competed at 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- 2005 Outdoor Mountain West Conference Champion in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase
- MWC Outdoor Athlete of the Week (March 29, 2005)
- MWC record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (8:40.48; March 25 -- Stanford Invitational)
- A 2005 Indoor All-American in the Distance-medley relay
- Transfer from Belmont University
- Served a Church mission in Bangkok, Thailand
- Married to Whitney Christiansen
Rodrigo Mendes
6-3, 169, Sr.
Presidente Prudente, Brazil
Championship Event: Triple Jump
- Enters the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships as the pre-event favorite (55-05.00)
- A two-time All-American (both indoor)
- Season-best mark in the triple jump: 55-05.00 (May 28 -- NCAA West Regional)
- Career-best mark in the triple jump: 55-05.00 (May 28 -- NCAA West Regional)
- 2005 NCAA West Regional Triple Jump Champion (55-05.00)
- Finished second in the triple jump at the 2004 NCAA West Regional
- Competed at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (52-02.75)
- 2005 MWC Outdoor Triple Jump Champion
- 2004 MWC Outdoor Triple Jump Champion
- A 2004 Indoor All-American
- MWC record holder in the triple jump (55-05.00)
- MWC Male Athlete of the Week (April 26)
- Academic All-Mountain West Conference
- Has not lost an outdoor triple-jump competition this season
- Ranked No. 1 in South America in the triple jump during the 2000 season
- Served as church mission in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Bryan Payne
5-11, 165, Fr.
Trabuco Canyon, California
Championship Event: 400-meter Hurdles
- Enters the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships ranked 28th in the 400-meter hurdles (51.45)
- Season-best time 400-meter hurdles: 51.45 (April 23 -- Robison Invitational)
- Career-best time in the 400-meter hurdles: 51.45 (April 23 -- Robison Invitational)
- Finished sixth (5th officially) in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2005 NCAA West Regionals (52.13)
- Did not compete at the 2005 MWC Outdoor Championships
- Plans to serve a Church mission to Argentina following the 2005 season
- One of only two freshman in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships
Trent Powell
5-10, 150, Sr.
El Paso, Texas
Championship Event: Pole Vault
- Ranks 5th entering the NCAA Championships with a career-best mark of 18-00.5
- A three-time All-American
- Season-best height in the pole vault: 18-00.5 (April 29 -- BYU Invitational)
- Career-best height in the pole vault: 18-00.5 (April 29 -- BYU Invitational
- Tied for first in the pole vault at the 2005 NCAA West Regionals (17-01.00)
- 2005 Outdoor MWC Champion in the pole vault
- Named MWC Outdoor Male Athlete of the Week after then nation's best jump of 18-00.5
- Finished second at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships (17-10.5) in Sacramento
- A 2005 NCAA Indoor All-American
- Earned both indoor and outdoor All-America honors in 2003
- 2002 NJCAA National Champion in the pole vault
- Transfer from Paradise Valley Community College
- Served a Church mission in Tacoma, Washington
- Wife's name is Robin
Robison Pratt
6-6, 185, Jr.
El Paso, Texas
Championship Event: Pole Vault
- Will enter the 2005 NCAA Championships as the pre-event favorite with a mark of 18-04.5
- Season-best height in the pole vault: 18-04.5 (April 29 -- BYU Invitational)
- Career-best height in the pole vault: 18-04.5 (Last time; April 29 -- BYU Invitational)
- Mountain West Conference record holder (18-04.5)
- BYU pole vault record holder (18-04.5)
- MWC Male Athlete of the Week (May 3)
- Tied for first in the pole vault at the 2005 NCAA West Regionals (17-01.00)
- 2004 MWC Outdoor Pole Vault Champion (Sophomore)
- 2003 MWC Outdoor Pole Vault Champion (Freshman)
- Finished second at the 2004 NCAA West Regional (17-07.00)
- Won the 2003 NCAA West Regional pole vault competition as a freshman (18-03.00)
- Competed at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- A 2005 NCAA Indoor All-American
- A citizen of Mexico and the United States
- A three-time Mexico National Pole Vault Champion
- 10 time National Junior record holder
- Pan-American Junior Champion
- Semifinalist at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia
- Born in Saudi Arabia
- Named after long-time BYU track coach, Clarence Robison
- Served a Church mission in Torreon, Mexico
- Married to Lisa Antonelli, an All-American distance runner on the BYU women's track team
Josh Rohatinsky
5-8, 120, So.
Provo, Utah
Championship Event: 10,000 meters
- Ranks 9th entering the NCAA Championships with a career-best time of 28:39.93
- Season-best time in the 10,000 meters: 28.39.93 (March 25 -- Mt. SAC Relays)
- Personal-best time in the 10,000 meters: 28.39.93 (March 25 -- Mt. SAC Relays)
- Second fastest 10,000-meter time in school history (28.39.93)
- 2005 Outdoor Mountain West Conference Champion in the 10,000 meters
- A 2005 NCAA Indoor All-American in the 3,000 meters
- 2004 NCAA Cross-country All-American
- 2004 MWC Scholar Athlete
- 2004 Academic All-Mountain West Conference
- Served a Church mission in Montevide, Uruguay
- Sister, Tara, was the 2000 NCAA 10,000-meter champion
BYU Women
Rena Williams-Chesser
5-4, Jr.
Beaver, Utah
Championship Event: 3,000-meter Steeplechase
- Ranks seventh entering the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships (10:13.78)
- Season-best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase: 10:13.78 (May 28 -- NCAA West Regionals)
- Career-best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase: 10:13.78 (May 28 -- NCAA West Regionals)
- 2005 Outdoor MWC Champion in both the 3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000 meters
- Finished fourth at the 2004 Outdoor MWC Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
- Finished 12th at the 2004 NCAA West Regionals in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:48.49)
- Finished second at the 2003 Outdoor MWC Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
- Married to David Chesser, a member of the BYU men's track team
Aneta Lemiesz
5-5, Sr.
Aleksandrow Lodzki, Poland
Championship Event: 800 meters
- Ranks second in the 800 meters entering the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships (2:03.90)
- Season-best time in the 800 meters: 2:03.90 (May 28 -- NCAA West Regionals)
- Career-best time in the 800 meters: 2:02 (2004 -- Poland)
- 2005 NCAA West Regional 800-meter champion
- Set the NCAA West Regional 800-meter record -- 2:03.90 (May 28, 2005)
- Holds the second fastest collegiate time in the 800 meters this season (2:03.90)
- Ranks third in BYU history with a time of 2:03.90 in the 800 meters
- 2005 MWC Outdoor 800-meter Champion
- A 2003 NCAA Outdoor All-American in the 800 meters
- Finished seventh in the 800 meters at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships
Heidi Magill
5-11, Fr.
Orem, Utah
Championship Event: 1,500 meters
- Ranks sixth entering the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships (4:18.19)
- Season-best time in the 1,500 meters: 4:18.19 (May 28 -- NCAA West Regionals)
- Career-best time in the 1,500 meters: 4:18.19 (May 28 -- NCAA West Regionals)
- 2005 MWC 1,500 meter champion
- 2005 MWC Freshman of the Year
- A 2005 NCAA Indoor All-American in the mile as a true freshman
- Finished sixth at the NCAA Indoor National Championships as a true freshman
- Current time in the 1,500 ranks seventh fastest in BYU history
- 14-time state high-school champion
- Was undefeated in all individual events during high school career
Lisa Antonelli-Pratt
5-9, Sr.
Alpine, Utah
Championship Event: 3,000-meter Steeplechase
- Ranks 23rd in the steeplechase entering the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships (10:24.64)
- Season-best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase: 10:24.64 (May 28 -- NCAA West Regionals)
- Career-best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase: 10:14.37 (2003 -- NCAA Championships)
- Won the first heat of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2005 West Regionals (6th overall)
- An at-large selection for the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- 2004 Outdoor MWC Champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:29.62)
- 2003 Outdoor MWC Champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:43.64)
- Finished 12th at the 2003 NCAA National Championships with a personal-best 10:14.37
- A 2004 MWC Scholar Athlete
- Academic All-Mountain West
- Married to Robison Pratt, an All-American pole vaulter for the Cougars
Lindsey Steele-Metcalf
6-0, Sr.
Orem, Utah
Championship Event: High Jump
- A six-time All-American
- Competing for fourth straight Outdoor All-America citation in the high jump
- Ranks 10th in the high jump entering the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships (6-00.00)
- Season-best height in the high jump: 6-00.00 (April 23 -- Robison Invitational)
- Career-best height in the high jump: 6-00.50 (2004 -- NCAA National Championships)
- Finished fourth at the 2005 NCAA West Regionals (5-09.25)
- Finished fifth at the 2004 NCAA West Regionals
- Three-time MWC Outdoor High Jump Champion
- A three-time Indoor All-American in the high jump
- A three-time Outdoor All-American in the high jump
- Finished 8th at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Finished 5th at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Finished 6th at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- An Academic All-District selection
- Earned Academic All-America honors
- Earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors
- A member of the BYU women's volleyball team
- Married to Benson Metcalf
Amy Menlove
5-6, So.
Sandy, Utah
Championship Event: Long Jump and Heptathlon
- Only BYU athlete competing in multiple events
- Ranks 7th in the long jump entering the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships (21-04.75)
- Ranks 14th in the heptathlon entering the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships (5,452)
- Season-best in the long jump: 21-04.75 (May 13 -- 2005 MWC Outdoor Championships)
- Season-best in the heptathlon: 5,452 (April 21 -- Robison Invitational)
- Career-best in the long jump: 21-10.75 (2005 NCAA Indoor Championships)
- Career-best in the heptathlon: 5,452 (April 21 -- Robison Invitational)
- A 2005 Indoor All-American in the Long Jump (3rd)
- A 2005 Indoor All-American in the Pentathlon (2nd)
- Finished third in the long jump at the 2005 NCAA West Regionals (21-00.50)
- Finished second in the long jump at the 2004 NCAA West Regionals (20-02.50)
- Finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2004 NCAA West Regionals
- Finished 11th at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the long jump
- Won the 2005 MWC Outdoor Long Jump title
- Won the 2004 MWC Outdoor Long Jump title
- Won the 2005 MWC Indoor Long Jump title
- Set the MWC Outdoor long jump record with a mark of 21-04.75
- Named the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year in 2004
- Earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors
- Brother, Kit, is on the BYU men's cross-country team
Kamila Rywelska
5-11, So.
Pastek, Poland
Championship Event: Triple Jump
- A two-time All-American
- Ranks 15th in the triple jump entering the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships (43-01.50)
- Season-best distance in the triple jump: 43-01.50 (May 14 -- MWC Outdoor Championships)
- Career-best distance in the triple jump: 44-02-50 (2005 NCAA Indoor Championships)
- 2005 NCAA West Regional Triple-jump Champion (42-10.75)
- 2004 NCAA West Regional Triple-jump Champion (42-08.00)
- 2005 MWC Outdoor Triple-jump Champion
- 2005 MWC Indoor Triple-jump Champion
- 2004 MWC Outdoor Triple-jump Champion (41-08.75)
- 2004 MWC Indoor Triple-jump Champion (43-07.75)
- Finished sixth at the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships (43-06.00)
- Finished fifth at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships (44-02.5)
- An Academic All-Mountain West Conference performer