EUGENE, Ore. — Jenna Hutchins placed sixth in the 10,000-meters on Thursday night at Hayward Field, running 32:44.05 to earn First Team All-America honors and move to No. 2 all-time at BYU.
| Name | Event | Result | Placement |
All-American |
| Jenna Hutchins | 10,000m | 32:44.05 | 6th |
First Team |
| Rebekah Erikson | Pole Vault | 4.30m/14-1.25 | 11th |
Second Team |
| Name | Event | Result | Placement | Advance To Finals |
| Taylor Lovell | 3000m Steeplechase | 9:54.10 | 10th | Advances to Finals |
| Riley Chamberlain | 1500m | 4:10.24 | 13th | DNQ |
| Jaslyn Gardner | 100m | 1:49.43 | 15th | DNQ |
Hutchins improved on her previous personal best in the event by nearly eight seconds on her way to becoming the Cougars' first First Team All-American in the event since Cecily Lemmon Lew in 2008.
Taylor Lovell placed fourth in her heat of the 3000m steeplechase, running 9:54.10 to earn an automatic qualification to the final. Lovell's qualification marks the fifth-consecutive outdoor season that a BYU woman has qualified for the 3000m steeplechase final. The freshman from Gilbert, Arizona will race Saturday at 3:54 p.m. MT.
Rebekah Erikson placed 11th in the pole vault as she cleared 4.30m/14-1.25, just one centimeter off of her BYU school record. The junior from Spokane, Washington earned Second Team All-America honors.
Riley Chamberlain moved up to No. 4 all-time on the BYU record board as she ran a personal-best 4:10.24 in the 1500m. Chamberlain placed 13th overall in the field, earning Second Team All-America honors. The sophomore from Loomis, California will not advance to Saturday's final.
Jaslyn Gardner placed 15th overall in the women's 100m as she clocked 11.24: the second-fastest wind-legal time of her career. Gardner is just the second BYU woman to ever compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the event (Windy Jorgensen, 28th, 1997) The senior from Enterprise, Utah earned Second Team All-America honors; however, she will not advance to Saturday's final.
Quotes
"I have to give so much credit to my coach and my team because without them and the right support system there is no way I could have done this. I am really feeling like myself again and feeling more confident."
"One of my biggest goals in life is to empower young girls."
"I was very impressed with how composed and competitive all three of my women were today. You always want them to compete at the meet that matters the most and have them showcase their best selves and I think they all did that today."
"Today was a a lot of fun, especially being in this stadium. I just wanted to have fun and compete and I knew that if I did that, I would make it through."
"I was happy with how tonight went. I came into this meet ranked 18th and came out with 11th. I did some things well, but I definitely have some room to improve. I had a lot of fun competing at my first nationals and I am looking forward to one more year repping BYU."
"I felt good about my race today and that it was within some of my fastest times. Overall, it was a good season."
Up Next
BYU track and field will return to Hayward Field tomorrow for the final day of men's competition set to begin for the Cougars with Dallin Shurts in the discus at 6:35 p.m. Find all live stream and results information on the Meet Central Page.