Fifteen Cougars set to compete at NCAA Track and Field Championships

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PROVO, Utah — Fifteen BYU individuals will compete in 17 entries at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, beginning Wednesday, June 7, and finishing Saturday, June 10.

“I’m optimistic and excited because we’re taking our biggest group since the programs have been combined,” BYU head coach Ed Eyestone said. “It’s a big deal just to make it. Our student-athletes want to do more than just make it — they are trying to improve on their ranked position going in.”

After strong performances at the West Prelims in Austin, Texas, BYU sends the greatest number of student-athletes since the men’s and women’s programs combined. Additionally, the Cougars have the fourth-most men’s qualifiers in the country.

Tatenda Tsumba and Clayton Young will represent BYU in two events — Tsumba in the 100m and 200m, and Young in the 5000m and 10,000m. Along with Young, Rory Linkletter advanced in the 10,000m.

Whittni Orton and Chase Horrocks will move on in the 1500m while Korey Smith and Max Scheible will race in the 400m hurdles.

Husband and wife Mitchell Briggs and Kristi Rush-Briggs both qualified in the 3000m steeplechase. Rush-Briggs comes into the race with the sixth-best time in the nation. Daniel Carney and Jacob Heslington will also compete in the 3000m steeplechase.

With the fourth-best time in the country, Shea Collinsworth will run her final collegiate race in the 800m semifinal on Thursday.

Three Cougars advanced to the championships in field events. Andrea Stapleton and Zachary Stetler advanced in the high jump and shot put, respectively. Jackson Walker will compete in the decathlon on Wednesday and Thursday.

Competition begins Wednesday, with the opening events beginning at 12:30 p.m. PDT at Hayward Field. Each event will be broadcast on ESPN networks, and additional coverage and information can also be found here at NCAA.com. See below for a complete network coverage schedule.

For the complete schedule of events, click here. To follow the live stats, click here.

Below is a schedule of BYU athletes’ events (all times PDT):

Wednesday, June 7

TimeAthlete EventNetwork 
12:30 p.m. (PDT)Jackson Walker Men's 100m (Decathlon)
 
ESPN3 
1:10 p.m.Jackson Walker Men's Long Jump (Decathlon)
 
ESPN3 
2:25 p.m.Jackson Walker Men's Shot Put (Decathlon)
 
ESPN3 
3:40 p.m.Jackson Walker Men's High Jump (Decathlon)
 
ESPN3 
4:46 p.m.Chase Horrocks Men's 1500m (Semifinal)
 
ESPNU 
5:02 p.m.Mitchell Briggs,
Jacob Heslington,
Daniel Carney
 Men's 3000m Steeplechase (Semifinal)ESPNU 
5:46 p.m.Tatenda Tsumba Men's 100m (Semifinal)
 
ESPN2 
6:30 p.m.Max Scheible, Korey Smith Men's 400m Hurdles (Semifinal)
 
ESPN2 
6:40 p.m.
 
Zachary Stetler Men's Shot Put (Final)ESPN2 
6:44 p.m.Tatenda Tsumba Men's 200m (Semifinal)
 
ESPN2 
6:56 p.m.Jackson Walker Men's 400m (Decathlon)
 
ESPN2 
7:08 p.m.Rory Linkletter, Clayton Young Men's 10,000m (Final)
 
ESPN2 

Thursday, June 8

TimeAthleteEventNetwork
10:30 a.m.Jackson WalkerMen's 110m Hurdles (Decathlon)
 
ESPN3
11:20 a.m.Jackson WalkerMen's Discus Throw (Decathlon)
 
ESPN3
12:30 p.m.Jackson WalkerMen's Pole Vault (Decathlon)
 
ESPN3
3:00 p.m.Jackson WalkerMen's Javelin Throw (Decathlon)
 
ESPN3
4:46 p.m.Whittni OrtonWomen's 1500m (Semifinal)
 
ESPN2
5:02 p.m.Kristi Rush-Briggs
 
Women's 3000m Steeplechase (Semifinal)ESPN2
6:14 p.m.Shea CollinsworthWomen's 800m (Semifinal)
 
ESPN2
6:56 p.m.Jackson WalkerMen's 1500m (Decathlon)
 
ESPN2

Friday, June 9

TimeAthleteEventNetwork
5:42 p.m.Chase Horrocks*Men's 1500m (Final)
 
ESPN
5:54 p.m.Mitchell Briggs*,
Daniel Carney*,
Jacob Heslington*
Men's 3000m Steeplechase (Final)ESPN
6:22 p.m.Tatenda Tsumba*Men's 100m (Final)
 
ESPN
6:57 p.m.Max Scheible*, Korey Smith*Men's 400m Hurdles (Final)
 
ESPN
7:07 p.m.Tatenda Tsumba*Men's 200m (Final)
 
ESPN
7:25 p.m.
 
Clayton Young*Men's 5000m (Final)ESPN

Saturday, June 10

TimeAthleteEventNetwork
3:00 p.m.
 
Andrea StapletonWomen's High Jump (Final)ESPN
3:41 p.m.Whittni Orton*
 
Women's 1500m (Final)ESPN
3:54 p.m.
 
Kristi Rush-Briggs*Women's 3000m Steeplechase (Final)ESPN
4:44 p.m.
 
Shea Collinsworth*Women's 800m (Final)ESPN

* -- If qualified