COLLEGE STATION, Texas – BYU’s Danny Bryant, Creed Thompson and Joey Nokes punched their tickets to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Wednesday evening at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in College Station, Texas.
Bryant was the first Cougar to secure his place in Eugene, Ore. as the senior finished 11th in the shot put, marking his second straight trip to the national championship. His best mark of the competition came on his first attempt with a throw of 18.91m/62-0.5.
Nokes and Thompson both ran under the previous 10,000-meter facility record to punch their tickets to TrackTown USA. Nokes qualified for the outdoor championships for the first time in his career running 28:21.02 to finish 10th. Fresh off his runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships, Thompson finished right behind his teammate in 11th, 28:21.52.
With their performance, BYU will send multiple runners in the 10,000-meter to the national meet for the third time in the past five years.
Carter Cutting and Lucas Bons advanced to the 1,500-meter quarterfinals as they each finished in the top five of their respective heats. Cutting finished third in the first heat running 3:50.51 while Bons used a late surge to finish third in his heat running 3:44.95. Aidan Troutner finished ninth in his heat and 28th overall running 3:52.16.
Tyler Mathews used a strong final 200 meters to win his heat and secure a spot in the quarterfinal. After finding himself boxed in coming off the curve, Mathews bounced to the outside to pass the field and cross the finish line in 1:48.52. Sebastian Fernandez finished 39th running 1:50.64.
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Mathews wins his heat with a 1:48.52 and secures a spot in Friday’s 800M finals!
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Logan Hubler ran 51.29 to finish third in the opening heat of the 400-meter hurdles to advance to the quarterfinals. Brayden Dahl will join Hubler on Friday as the sophomore picked up the final time qualifier after running 51.12 to secure a spot ahead of Stephen F. Austin’s Jarvis Anderson. Jace Jensen finished 37thrunning 51.87.
Sam Jennings was the top finisher for the Cougars in the javelin as the freshman finished 14th. The Pendleton, Ore. native moved up to eighth on BYU’s all-time list with his throw of 68.24m/223-11 on his second attempt of the competition.
Brinton Paulson had his best throw of the competition on his third and final attempt, 64.77m/212-6, to finish 26th. Carson Riner finished 29th with a mark of 63.11m/207-0 on his opening throw of the competition.
Trey Jackson ran 46.563 to edge teammate Eli Hazlett, 46.566, to finish 29th in the 400-meters. Josh Taylor also recorded a Top 40 finish running 46.93.
Austin Cox finished 23rd in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.17m/16-11.5 on his third attempt.
Up Next
The Cougars return to action on Friday, May 30, for the second and final day of the NCAA West Preliminary Round at E.B. Cushing Stadium.