59 to Fayetteville: NCAA West Preliminary entries announced

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NEW ORLEANS – No. 9/14 BYU track and field has qualified 59 entries for the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas on May 25-28.

“Our assistant coaches have prepared our athletes well and we are excited to compete at the West Preliminary,” said BYU director of track and field Ed Eyestone. “Given the quantity and quality of competitors we will have in Fayetteville, we have an excellent opportunity to advance to nationals and finish in the top-10 there.”

The men's team qualified 23 athletes in 24 entries, including both 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams. Kenneth Rooks, Davin Thompson, Zach Erikson, Garrett Marsing and Adam Wood combined to give the Cougars a nation-leading five men's steeplechase entries. 

Men's Qualifiers
NameEvent
Dallin Draper200m
Trey Jackson400m
Sebastian Fernandez800m
Aidan Troutner1500m
Casey Clinger5000m
Brandon Garnica5000m
Casey Clinger10,000m
Brandon Garnica10,000m
Joey Nokes10,000m
Colten Yardley400m hurdles
Spencer Carlile400m hurdles
Kenneth Rooks3000m Steeplechase
Davin Thompson3000m Steeplechase
Zach Erikson3000m Steeplechase
Garrett Marsing3000m Steeplechase
Adam Wood3000m Steeplechase
Jared Davis, Dallin Draper, Landon Maxfield, Colten Yardley4x100m Relay
Jace Jensen, Dallin Draper, Landon Maxfield, Colten Yardley 4x400m Relay
Zach McWhorterPole Vault
Caleb WitskenPole Vault
Danny BryantShot Put
Dallin ShurtsDiscus
Michael WhittakerJavelin 
Dallin Vorkink*Decathlon

*Multi-event athletes automatically advance to nationals in Eugene, Oregon on June 8-11. 

The women's team tallied 37 total entries, including two relay teams, sending 34 total athletes to Arkansas. Heptathlete Halley Folsom Walker automatically qualified for the event at Nationals in Oregon on June 8-11, but also qualified for the 400-meter hurdles at next week's West Preliminary.

Women's Qualifiers
NameEvent
Alena Ellsworth400m
Annalise Hart400m
Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes800m
Claire Seymour800m
Meghan Hunter800m
Kate Hunter1500m
Carmen Alder1500m
Heather Hanson1500m
Sadie Sargent1500m
Aubrey Frentheway10,000m
McKenna Lee10,000m
Anna Martin10,000m
Adaobi Tabugbo100m Hurdles
Halley Folsom Walker400m Hurdles
Courtney Wayment3000m Steeplechase
Lexy Halladay3000m Steeplechase
Allie Warner3000m Steeplechase
Lizzie Dildine3000m Steeplechase
Madi Moffitt3000m Steeplechase
Adaobi Tabugbo, Taye Raymond, Dolita Awala-Shaw, Annalise Hart4x100m Relay
Meghan Hunter, Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes, Claire Seymour, Alena Ellsworth 4x400m Relay
Cierra Tidwell-AllphinHigh Jump
Cailee FaulknerPole Vault
Rebekah RossPole Vault
Gretchen HoekstreShot Put
Jessica ThompsonShot Put
Sierra FreelandShot Put
Sable Lohmeier El-BakriDiscus
Gretchen HoekstreDiscus
Leah ThompsonDiscus
Sable Lohmeier El-BakriHammer
Ashton RinerJavelin
Libby ParkinsonJavelin
Jessica ThompsonJavelin
Nicole FreestoneJavelin
Alex McAllisterJavelin
Halley Folsom Walker*Heptathlon

*Multi-event athletes automatically advance to nationals in Eugene, Oregon on June 8-11.