PROVO, Utah – Riley Hunt won the 60-meter hurdles event with a 7.92 finishing time and moved up to tie for the No. 8 spot on the Cougar's all-time record board to conclude the third and final day of the BYU December Invitational.
"I feel good," said Hunt. "It's December and I'm running alright. I tied my personal best. I just have got to work a couple of things out. We'll see some good times in the future. Our guys took the top-four spots in the prelims, so having my guys next to me through that race was truly motivating. We all hugged each other before and after. It was super cool to have all four of us in the blue racing right next to each other."
Hunt ties Lloyd Jones who holds the No. 8 all-time spot in BYU indoor track and field records and ran 7.92 in 1978 (distance converted from 55m). As a transfer from Cal, Hunt ran the same time in his final season for the Bears at the 2023 Don Kirby Elite Invitational. In first outdoor season as a Cougar, Hunt broke the school record in the 110m hurdles in 13.70.
"Riley's looked really good leading up to this meet and at practice so I was anticipating he'd do pretty well," said sprints coach Kyle Grossarth. "He still has some things that he can improve upon, but I'm super happy with how he started out the season and am looking forward to the rest of the year."
The presence from the sprints group continued with Eli Hazlett who laid down a 6.96 in the 60m prelims that earned him a new personal best. BYU also presented three squads in the 4x400m relay. Group A, composed of Jonah Heimuli, Brayden Dahl, Josh Taylor and Hazlett secured the best time of the day in 3:12.76.
The men's pole vault group was highlighted by a 5.22m/17-1.5 performance from Austin Cox. Teammate Ethan Amata cleared 5.07m/16-7.5 in his BYU indoor debut.
| No. 1 | Heptathlon | Ben Barton | 5814 points |
| No. 8 (tied) | 60m Hurdles | Riley Hunt | 7.92 |
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BYU will host its second and final home meet of the season Jan. 9-11 in the Smith Fieldhouse.