NEW ORLEANS – The BYU men’s track and field team moved up 11 spots in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s national ratings to become the top-ranked men’s outdoor team for the first time in program history while the BYU women’s team jumped 33 spots to No. 6 in the women’s rankings.
The BYU men notched seven national top-5 marks this past weekend at the Hayward Premiere to take over the top spot in the national ratings for the first time since the USTFCCCA began doing in-season rankings in 2008. The Cougars have a total of nine marks that rank in the top five nationally.
| Rank | Name | Event | Mark |
| 1 | Clayson Shumway | Steeplechase | 8:47.48 |
| 2 | Zach McWhorter | Pole Vault | 5.70m/18-8.25 |
| 2 | Conner Mantz | 5000m | 13:24.78 |
| 2 | Dallin Vorkink | Decathlon | 7316 Points |
| 3 | Casey Clinger | 5000m | 13:24.90 |
| 4 | Brandon Garnica | 5000m | 13:26.62 |
| 4 | Cameron Bates | Javelin | 77.17m/253-2 |
| 4 | Talem Franco | 1500m | 3:39.79 |
| 5 | Garrett Marsing | Steeplechase | 8:50.98 |
The BYU women were one of the biggest risers in this week’s women’s ratings with the 33-spot jump to receive their highest ranking in-season ranking since the start of in-season rankings in 2008. The Cougars added seven national top-7 marks at the Hayward Premiere in Eugene, Oregon. They now have nine marks that rank in the top 10 nationally.
| Rank | Name | Event | Mark |
| 4 | Ashton Riner | Javelin | 57.31m/188-0 |
| 4 | Courtney Wayment | 1500m | 4:16.10 |
| 5 | Anna Camp-Bennett | 1500m | 4:16.12 |
| 5 | Whittni Orton | 5000m | 15:42.33 |
| 5 | Anna Camp-Bennett | 800m | 2:03.91 |
| 6 | Sara Musselman | Steeplechase | 10:01.88 |
| 7 | Alena Ellsworth | 800m | 2:04.40 |
| 7 | Aubrey Frentheway | 10,000m | 33:03.49 |
| 9 | Halley Folsom Walker | Heptathlon | 5,271 Points |
The Cougars will compete April 8-10 at the Jim Click Invite in Tucson, Arizona and the Aggie Invitational in Logan, Utah.