PHILADELPHIA – Brayden Packard set the No. 9 all-time BYU record in the 800-meter, Carter Walker and Silas Zimmerman took first in the high jump and pole vault at Penn Elite Indoor Invite Saturday afternoon.
Packard, a sophomore from Yakima, Washington, finished fourth in the 800-meter coming across the line in 1:49.07, putting him at No. 9 all-time at BYU in the indoor 800m, just ahead of Marcus Dickson’s 1:49.10 finish in 2016. This marks Packard’s first time breaking 1:50 in either indoor or outdoor track. Jake Orr, competing alongside Packard, finished in 1:49.89 to take fifth overall in his first collegiate performance in the event.
Carter Walker took first overall in the high jump hitting a new personal-record height of 2.05m/6-8.75. The sophomore from Orem cleared the winning height on his final attempt. Sophomore teammate Hayden Gribble competed alongside Walker clearing a personal record 2.00m/6-6.75 and tying for third overall.
Silas Zimmerman cleared a personal-record 5.14m/16-10.25 in the pole vault on his way to a first place finish. The Freshman cleared the winning height on his second attempt. Dallin Thornton tied for third with a height of 5.04m/16-6.5.
All-American Jonah Heimuli finished second overall in the 400-meter with a time of 47.57. Heimuli represented the sprints group alongside teammate Brayden Dahl, who set a new personal record in the 60-meter dash finishing in 6.85 seconds and taking fifth overall. The Junior from Gilbert, Arizona also set a personal best time in the 200-meter finishing in 21.64 and taking ninth.
Tyler Poole set a new personal record and finished fourth in the shot put with a throw of 16.63m/54-6.75. Peyton Williams took fifth posting a mark of 16.60m/54-5.50. Williams, a sophomore from Saint George, also set a personal record in the weight throw while taking fourth overall with a throw of 17.86m/58-7.25.
Max Davis competed in the 3000-meter finishing in a personal-record time of 7:56.66 and taking eighth.
Up Next
The distance group heads to Boston for the John Thomas Terrier Classic on Friday, Jan. 30 through Saturday Jan. 31 with streaming available on Flotrack. The sprints, jumps and throws squads will all compete at the Utah State Indoor Invitational on Jan. 31.