PROVO, Utah – BYU track and field, and its program-record 69 entries, will open the championship portion of the outdoor season May 26-29 at the 2021 NCAA West Preliminary Round held at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas.
Meet Information
- May 26-29
- E.B. Cushing Stadium | College Station, Texas
- Meet Schedule [Updated Schedule]
- Heat Sheets
- Watch: SECN+
- Live Results
- Recaps: Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four
The Cougars have the most combined men’s and women’s entries among any NCAA Division I program while breaking their own program record by 10 entries. The No. 5 BYU men’s team qualified 34 entries for the second season in a row, tying Oregon for the most men’s regional entries in the nation. The No. 16 BYU women’s team secured the second-most entries in the NCAA with 35, just one behind Texas Tech’s 36 entries.
The BYU men’s team boasts the top-ranked 1500m squad and 3000m steeplechase squad in the nation. The men also have the No. 2 5000m squad, No. 3 javelin squad, No. 4 10,000m squad and No. 5 pole vault squad.
The BYU women’s team heads into the championship season with the top-ranked 1500m squad in the nation. The women also have the No. 2 javelin squad, No. 2 3000m steeplechase squad and No. 2 800m squad.
For each individual event at each of the preliminary round sites, the top 48 declared student-athletes were accepted into the competition. For each relay event, the top 24 declared relay teams were accepted into the competition. The top 12 performers from each event at each of the two NCAA preliminary rounds will advance to the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Each athlete is seeded based on his or her qualifying time or mark. The Cougars had 30 entries seeded in the top 15 of their respective events, including 15 entries that are seeded in the top 5. The Cougars’ entries are headlined by top-seeded Conner Mantz (10,000m), Whittni Orton (5000m), Ashton Riner (Javelin) and Courtney Wayment (3000m Steeplechase).
The four-day meet will be streamed on ESPN+/SECN+. A full schedule of the meet can be found on ncaa.org and a BYU-specific schedule can be found in the table below. Live results will be provided by Flash Results and team updates can be found on the BYU track and field Twitter and Instagram accounts.
*SCHEDULE UPDATED FOLLOWING TO FRIDAY'S POSTPONEMENT*
Wednesday, May 26 - Results
| Event | Athlete | Mark | Finish | Next Up |
| Javelin (M) | Cameron Bates | 71.13m/233-4 | 2nd | Final in Eugene, Oregon (June 9-12) |
| Javelin (M) | Michael Whittaker | 62.54m/205-2 | 22nd | DNQ |
| Javelin (M) | Max Tooley | 60.15m/197-4 | 33rd | DNQ |
| Pole Vault (M) | Zach McWhorter | 5.45m/17-10.5 | 7th | Final in Eugene, Oregon (June 9-12) |
| Pole Vault (M) | Caleb Witsken | 5.40m/17-8.5 | 15th | DNQ |
| 1500m (M) | Lucas Bons | 3:43.47 | 3rd | Quarterfinals on Saturday, May 28 at 11:45 a.m. CDT |
| 1500m (M) | Talem Franco | 3:45.42 | 10th | Quarterfinals on Saturday, May 28 at 11:45 a.m. |
| 1500m (M) | Aidan Troutner | *4:03.13 | *Automatically advanced following successful protest following tripping incident | Quarterfinals on Saturday, May 28 at 11:45 a.m. |
| 1500m (M) | Elijah Armstrong | 3:50.55 | 39th | DNQ |
| 400m (M) | Michael Bluth | 46.14 | 12th | Quarterfinals on Saturday, May 28 at 1:20 p.m. |
| 400H (M) | Colten Yardley | 50.60 | 9th | Quarterfinals on Saturday, May 28 at 1:55 p.m. |
| 400H (M) | Jesus Serrano | 51.47 | 30th | DNQ |
| 200m (M) | Landon Maxfield | 20.97 | 28th | DNQ |
| 200m (M) | Dallin Draper | 21.53 | 43rd | DNQ |
| 10,000m (M) | Conner Mantz | 29:10.91 | 3rd | Final in Eugene, Oregon (June 9-12) |
| 10,000m (M) | Connor Weaver | 30:42.19 | 37th | DNQ |
| 10,000m (M) | Michael Ottesen | 31:08.05 | 44th | DNQ |
Thursday, May 27
| Event | Athlete | Mark | Finish | Next Up |
| Javelin (W) | Ashton Riner | 46.50m/152-7 | 26th | DNQ |
| Javelin (W) | Payge Jauhiainen | 46.44m/152-4 | 27th | DNQ |
| Javelin (W) | Libby Parkinson | 45.83m/150-4 | 29th | DNQ |
| Shot Put (W) | Sierra Freeland | 15.66m/51-4.5 | 28th | DNQ |
| Shot Put (W) | Gretchen Hoekstre | 15.20m/49-10.5 | 38th | DNQ |
| 100H (W) | Adaobi Tabugbo | 13.58w | 41st | DNQ |
| 1500m (W) | Whittni Orton | 4:16.16 | 1st | Quarterfinals on Saturday at 3:45 p.m. |
| 1500m (W) | Anna Camp-Bennett | 4:18.68 | 8th | Quarterfinals on Saturday at 3:45 p.m. |
| 1500m (W) | Olivia Hoj Simister | 4:18.85 | 9th | Quarterfinals on Saturday at 3:45 p.m. |
| 1500m (W) | Simone Plourde | 4:18.95 | 10th | Quarterfinals on Saturday at 3:45 p.m. |
| 1500m (W) | Kate Hunter | 4:21.03 | 15th | Quarterfinals on Saturday at 3:45 p.m. |
| 1500m (W) | Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes | 4:21.45 | 16th | Quarterfinals on Saturday at 3:45 p.m. |
| 1500m (W) | Heather Hanson | 4:30.88 | 36th | DNQ |
| 100m (W) | Jaslyn Gardner | 11.58 | 39th | DNQ |
| 800m (W) | Anna Camp-Bennett | 2:02.83 | 1st | Quarterfinals on Saturday at 6:10 p.m. |
| 800m (W) | Claire Seymour | 2:05.27 | 5th | Quarterfinals on Saturday at 6:10 p.m. |
| 800m (W) | Alena Ellsworth | 2:06.41 | 12th | Quarterfinals on Saturday at 6:10 p.m. |
| 800m (W) | Meghan Hunter | 2:12.98 | 45th | DNQ |
| 400H (W) | Halley Folsom Walker | 1:00.01 | 29th | DNQ |
| 400H (W) | Kayla Perry | 1:00.36 | 34th | DNQ |
| 10,000m (W) | McKenna Lee Hansen | 35:06.69 | 20th | DNQ |
| 10,000m (W) | Aubrey Frentheway | 35:09.67 | 22nd | DNQ |
| 10,000m (W) | Haley Johnston | 35:40.38 | 30th | DNQ |
| 10,000m (W) | Anna Martin | 36:43.39 | 37th | DNQ |
Friday, May 28
| Event | Athlete | Mark | Finish | Next Up |
| High Jump (M) | Jake Grimsman | 2.11m/6-11 | 21st | DNQ |
| High Jump (M) | Jacob Veres | 2.06m/6-9 | 25th | DNQ |
| Discus (M) | Dallin Shurts | 56.34m/184-10 | 12th | Final in Eugene, Oregon (June 9-12) |
| Triple Jump (M) | Rickey Fantroy | 15.92m/52-2.75 | 15th | DNQ |
Saturday, May 29
| Time (CDT) | Athletes (Seed) | Event |
| 11:30 a.m. | BYU (No. 13) - Michael Bluth - Dallin Draper - Landon Maxfield - Andrew Stuart | Men's 4x100m |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lucas Bons Talem Franco Aidan Troutner | Men's 1500m |
| 1:00 p.m. | Cierra Tidwell Allphin (No. 18) Mayci Torgerson (No. 43) | Women's High Jump |
| 1:20 p.m. | Michael Bluth | Men's 400m |
| 1:30 p.m. | Sable Lohmeier El-Bakri (No. 27) Gretchen Hoekstre (No. 38) | Women's Discus |
| 1:55 p.m. | Colten Yardley | Men's 400m Hurdles |
| 3:15 p.m. | BYU (No. 13) - Michael Bluth - Dallin Draper - Landon Maxfield - Colten Yardley | Men's 4x400m |
| 3:45 p.m. | Whittni Orton Olivia Hoj Simister Anna Camp-Bennett Kate Hunter Simone Plourde Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes | Women's 1500m |
| 4:10 p.m. | Garrett Marsing (No. 3) Clayson Shumway (No. 8) Matt Owens (No. 16) Adam Wood (No. 19) Kramer Morton (No. 29) | Men's Steeplechase |
| 4:45 p.m. | Courtney Wayment (No. 1) Sara Musselman (No. 18) Lexy Halladay (No. 23) Meri Dunford (No. 28) Madi Moffitt (No. 42) | Women's 3000m Steeplechase |
| 6:10 p.m. | Anna Camp-Bennett Alena Ellsworth Claire Seymour | Women's 800m (Quarterfinals) |
| 7:05 p.m. | Casey Clinger (No. 6) Brandon Garnica (No. 7) Easton Allred (No. 38) Michael Ottesen (No. 44) Elijah Armstrong (No. 45) Connor Weaver (No. 46) | Men's 5000m |
| 7:50 p.m. | Whittni Orton (No. 1) | Women's 5000m |
| 8:35 p.m. | BYU (No. 15) | Women's 4x400m |