Birk-Jarvis breaks fifth school record, five steeplechasers advance

Birk-Jarvis breaks fifth school record, five steeplechasers advanceBirk-Jarvis breaks fifth school record, five steeplechasers advance

SACRAMENTO – Erica Birk-Jarvis broke the school steeplechase record and BYU track and field added eight more national qualifiers at the NCAA West Preliminary on Friday.

“So many good things happened tonight,” Ed Eyestone said. “It was very exciting to have eight athletes punch tickets to nationals tonight. Erica especially was phenomenal in her record-breaking performance. She looks so strong right now."

Birk-Jarvis won her heat of the 3000m steeplechase in 9:42.54 to break the BYU record and advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The All-American has already broken school records in the indoor mile, indoor 3000m, indoor distance medley relay and outdoor 5000m.

The BYU men’s steeplechase squad qualified four athletes for the semifinal at Nationals. Kenneth Rooks (8:36.08) won his heat to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships while also moving up the school record board to No. 6 all-time. Matt Owens (8:39.95) finished second in his heat to return to Nationals for the second year in a row while both Clayson Shumway (8:36.25) and Jacob Heslington (8:39.58) advanced off of their times.

Anna Camp-Bennett advanced to the NCAA Championships in the 800m. Her time of 2:03.89 is now the eighth-fastest time ran in BYU history. Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes also moved on to Nationals after taking second place in her heat with a time of 2:05.10.

Brenna Porter will compete in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championships for the second year in a row. The All-American won her heat with a time of 56.98 to advance.

Michael Bluth clocked the seventh-fastest outdoor 400m in BYU history with a 46.01. Bluth was the last athlete out finishing two-hundredths of a second behind the final national-qualifying time. 

In the pole vault, Elise Romney cleared a career height of 4.17m/13-8.25 for the eighth-best mark in BYU history.

Freshman javelin thrower Cameron Bates barely missed qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor by two spots after finishing 14th overall with a mark of 67.03m/219-11. Senior Kraymer Eppich finished his career at BYU on a high note with a season-best 64.44m/211-5.

The eight national qualifiers from today boost BYU track and field's total to 15 heading into the final day of events. A recap for the first day of the meet can be found here.

The Cougars will wrap up competition at the NCAA West Prelims on Saturday, May 24. Official results from the first two days as well as live results for the final day can be found here. For team updates, follow @byutrackfieldxc on Instagram or @BYUTFXC on Twitter.

Thursday's Results, May 23

EventAthleteMarkFinishNext Up
Hammer (M)Jacob Foutz61.11m/200-6
 
27thDid not qualify (DNQ)
Javelin (W)Sydnie Martindale43.43m/142-633rdDNQ
Javelin (W)Payge Cuthbertson40.48m/132-1045thDNQ
High Jump (W)Andrea Stapleton-Johnson1.80m/5-10.755thFinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
High Jump (W)Lindsay Yetter-ShirleyNHDNPDNQ
400m Hurdles (W)Brenna Porter57.995thQuarterfinal - See Friday Results
400m Hurdles (W)Kaitlyn Gunnerson-Burrup59.7124thDNQ
400m Hurdles (M)Colten Yardley51.3822ndQuarterfinal - See Friday Results
Pole Vault (M)Jameson Shirley4.96m/16-3.2533rdDNQ
1500m (W)Whittni Orton4:16.694thQuarterfinal on Saturday, May 25 @ 6:30 p.m. (PDT)
1500m (W)Olivia Hoj4:18.4011thQuarterfinal on Saturday, May 25 @ 6:30 p.m. (PDT)
1500m (W)Kate Hunter4:18.9113thQuarterfinal on Saturday, May 25 @ 6:30 p.m. (PDT)
1500m (W)Alissa Fielding4:29.0239thDNQ
1500m (W)Madey Brooks-Dickson4:34.3146thDNQ
1500m (M)Talem Franco3:44.674thQuarterfinal on Saturday, May 25 @ 6:30 p.m. (PDT)
1500m (M)Marcus Dickson3:45.4217thDNQ
100m (W)Jaslyn Gardner11.8840thDNQ
400m (M)Michael Bluth46.307thQuarterfinal - See Friday Results
800m (W)Anna Camp-Bennett2:05.742ndQuarterfinal - See Friday Results
800m (W)Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes2:07.3011thQuarterfinal - See Friday Results
800m (W)Karina Haymore2:09.3736thDNQ
10,000m (M)Rory Linkletter28:59.431stFinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
10,000m (M)Connor McMillan29:00.494th

Final in Austin, TX (June 5-8)

10,000m (M)Conner Mantz29:00.505thFinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
10,000m (M)Clayton Young29:00.778thFinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
10,000m (M)Dallin Farnsworth29:01.0810thFinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
10,000m (M)Connor Weaver29:02.1511thFinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
10,000m (M)Danny Carney29:23.1719thDNQ
10,000m (M)Michael Ottesen29:31.5923rdDNQ
10,000m (M)Brayden McLelland30:12.7341stDNQ

Friday, May 24

EventAthleteMarkFinishNext Up
Javelin (M)Cameron Bates67.03m/219-1114thDNQ
Javelin (M)Kraymer Eppich64.44m/211-524thDNQ
Javelin (M)Matt Kitchen57.18m/187-740thDNQ
Discus (M)Jacob Foutz51.59m/169-340thDNQ
Pole Vault (W)Elise Romney4.17m/13-8.2518thDNQ
400m (M)Michael Bluth46.0113thDNQ
800m (W)Anna Camp-Bennett2:03.696thSemifinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
800m (W)Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes2:05.1013thSemifinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
400m Hurdles (W)Brenna Porter56.984thSemifinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
400m Hurdles (M)Colten Yardley51.5819thDNQ
200m (W)Jaslyn Gardner24.8344thDNQ
200m (M)Derek Sorensen21.0730thDNQ
3000m Steeplechase (W)Erica Birk-Jarvis9:42.542ndSemifinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
3000m Steeplechase (W)Emma Gee10:04.8415thDNQ
3000m Steeplechase (W)Maddie Cannon10:16.0326thDNQ
3000m Steeplechase (W)Sara Musselman10:40.1345thDNQ
3000m Steeplechase (M)Kenneth Rooks8:36.084thSemifinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
3000m Steeplechase (M)Clayson Shumway8:36.255thSemifinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
3000m Steeplechase (M)Jacob Heslington8:39.587thSemifinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
3000m Steeplechase (M)Matt Owens8:39.9510thSemifinal in Austin, TX (June 5-8)
3000m Steeplechase (M)Garrett Marsing9:02.6631stDNQ
3000m Steeplechase (M)Adam Wood9:15.6839thDNQ

Saturday, May 25

Time (PDT)Athlete(s)Event
2:45 p.m.Jefferson JarvisMen's Shot Put
4:00 p.m.Jared Lorimier
AJ Beynon
Men's High Jump
6:00 p.m.-Haley Rogers
-Ellie Heiden-Quackenbush
-Lauren Rawlinson
-Jaslyn Gardner
Women's 4x100m
6:15 p.m.-Andrew Stuart
-Michael Bluth
-Abram Schaap
-Derek Sorensen
Men's 4x100m
6:30 p.m.Whittni Orton
Olivia Hoj
Kate Hunter
Women's 1500m (Quarterfinal
6:30 p.m.Rickey Fantroy Jr.Men's Triple Jump
6:45 p.m.Talem FrancoMen's 1500m (Quarterfinal)
8:05 p.m.Courtney WaymentWomen's 5000m
8:45 p.m.Conner Mantz
Clayton Young
Brandon Garnica
Men's 5000m
9:25 p.m.-Haley Rogers
-Ellie Heiden-Quackenbush
-Lauren Rawlinson
-Brenna Porter
Women's 4x400m
9:45 p.m.-Abram Schaap
-Colten Yardley
-Blake Ellis
-Michael Bluth
Men's 4x400m