BOSTON, MA — BYU men's track and field team saw multiple program top-10 marks headlined by Carter Cutting taking fourth in the mile and Noah Jenkins taking fourth in the 5000-meter at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Saturday night.
“We’re super happy with the men in Boston.” Assistant coach Ryan Waite said,
“All four of them ran races that put themselves in contention for the win in their respective heats, ran personal bests, and had BYU all time top 10 marks. This bodes well for a great indoor season.”
Cutting ran the mile race in 3:56.79: BYU's No. 3 all-time mark in the event, surpassing former Cougars Casey Clinger and Doug Padilla who held the two spots ahead of him in the program record books. A junior from Wilsonville, Oregon, Cutting, took fourth overall while setting a new indoor personal best.
Noah Jenkins, Tayvon Kitchen and Davin Thompson all competed in the 5,000-meter taking fourth, fifth and eighth respectively. Jenkins won his heat crossing the line in 13:30.22 and taking the No. 6 all-time BYU record in the event. Kitchen finished fourth in his heat in a time of 13:30.74 to take the No. 8 all-time record with Thompson finishing in 13:32.53 improving his personal record and retaining his spot on the all-time record board at No. 10.
BYU Program Top-10 Marks
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No. 3 |
Mile |
3:56.79 |
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No. 6 |
5000-meters |
13:30.22 |
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No. 8 |
5000-meters |
13:30.74 |
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No. 10 |
5000-meters |
13:32.53 |
Up Next
The full team opens their season at home for the BYU December Invitational Dec. 10-11 in the Smith Fieldhouse.