DES MOINES, Iowa – Freshman Rachel Stewart qualified for the 2013 Pan American Junior Championships Saturday at the 2013 U.S.A. Track and Field Championships held in Des Moines, Iowa, at Drake University.
Stewart took second in the junior women’s 1500-meter run with a time of 4:28.92. Stewart joins Marcus Dickson as the second Cougar to make the U.S. Junior Track and Field squad, as Dickson took second in the junior men’s 800-meter run on Friday.
Stewart and Dickson will compete in their respective events August 23-25 in Medellin, Colombia.
For a complete list of BYU performances at the U.S.A. Track and Field Championships, see the table below.
Athlete | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
Marcus Dickson | Jr. Men 800m | 2nd place, 1:49.63, Qualifies for Jr. Pan Am Games |
David Graham | Jr. Men 800m | 6th place, 1:51.67 |
Jr. Women 1500m | 2nd, 4:28.92, Qualifies for Jr. Pan Am Games | |
John Glazier | Jr. Men Long Jump | 3rd place, 22 feet 11.25 inches |
Victor Weirich | Sr. Men Pole Vault | 7th place, 17 feet 10.5 inches |
Jr. Women Heptathlon | 11th place, 4709 | |
Sr. Women 800m | 31st place, 2:07.30 | |
Jared Ward | Sr. Men 10,000m | 13th place, 29:40.92 |
Dennis Christensen | Jr. Men Shot Put | 13th place, 52 feet 2.75 inches |