PROVO, Utah – No. 8/No. 11 BYU track and field will compete athletes in three meets throughout southern California this week, including the Mt. SAC Relays at historic Hilmer Lodge Stadium on Thursday-Saturday, April 14-16.
Meet Information
Bryan Clay Invitational
- Host: Azusa Pacific
- Location: Azusa, California // Cougar Athletic Stadium
- Wednesday-Friday, April 13-15
- Wednesday women's events begin at 8 a.m. PDT and men at 12 p.m.
- Thursday men's events begin at 8 a.m. and women at 8:30 a.m.
- Friday men's events begin at 9 a.m. and women at 10 a.m.
- Live Stream ($)
- Live Results
- Fan Admission: $10.00
- Parking
- Competition: BYU is one of 17 Division I teams expected to compete athletes in Azusa. These include Utah, Northern Arizona, Iowa State, and for the women, two top-25 opponents in No. 6 Arkansas and No. 18 New Mexico.
Mt. SAC Relays - "Where the world's best athletes compete"
- Host: Mount San Antonio College
- Location: Walnut, California // Hilmer Lodge Stadium
- Thursday-Saturday, April 14-16
- Thursday BYU women's events begin at 12 p.m. PDT and men at 6:05 p.m.
- Friday, BYU women's events begin at 10 a.m. and men at 11 a.m.
- Saturday, BYU athletes will compete in just two events with women's high jump elite at 12:30 p.m. and men's pole vault elite at 2:20 p.m.
- Live Stream ($)
- Live Results
- Tickets
- Since 1959, the Mt. SAC Relays have been one of collegiate athletics' premiere outdoor track and field meets. Hilmer Lodge Stadium, a venue with a legendary past, hosts the meet. The stadium has played home to 21 world record-setting performances, seven alone on Aug. 12, 1960. This week, Hilmer Lodge welcomes athletes from 89 NCAA Division I teams.
- The Cougars will compete 42 athletes at the Mt. SAC Relays, including reigning All-Americans Courtney Wayment, Cierra Tidwell-Allphin, Dallin Shurts, Zach McWhorter, Casey Clinger and Garrett Marsing
- Competition: BYU will face opponents from nine top-25 men's teams and 10 top-25 women's teams at Mt. SAC. These include athletes form No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Texas A&M and No. 7 Texas Tech.
Beach Invitational
- Host: Long Beach State
- Location: Long Beach, California // Jack Rose Track Stadium
- Friday-Saturday, April 15-16
- Friday women's events begin at 8:30 a.m. PDT and men's at 9 a.m.
- Saturday men's and women's events begin at 9 a.m.
- Live Results
Rankings & Recognition
Both BYU men's and women's teams jumped two spots in the USTFCCCA top-25 on Monday. The women came in at No. 8 and the men at No.11, making BYU one of just eight programs with both men's and women's teams ranked in the top-15.
The Cougars also boast 13 athletes with top-10 times or marks nationally.
| Event | Name | National Ranking | Time/Mark | Date Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W 1500m | Courtney Wayment | No. 2 | 4:12.81 | April 1 - Stanford Invitational |
| M PV | Zach McWhorter | No. 3 | 5.55m/18-2.5 | April 8 - John McDonnell Invitational |
| W 800m | Claire Seymour | No. 4 | 2:03.70 | April 9 - Sun Angel Classic |
| M 10,000m | Casey Clinger | No. 5 | 28:16.15 | April 1 - Stanford Invitational |
| M 10,000m | Brandon Garnica | No. 8 | 28:19.60 | April 1 - Stanford Invitational |
| W JT | Ashton Riner | No. 8 | 54.58m/179-1 | April 9 - Sun Angel Classic |
| W 800m | Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes | No. 8 | 2:04.53 | April 9 - Sun Angel Classic |
| W 3000 S | Lexy Halladay | No. 8 | 10:06.09 | April 1 - Stanford Invitational |
| W 10,000m | Aubrey Frentheway | No. 9 | 33:18.36 | April 1 - Stanford Invitational |
| M DT | Dallin Shurts | No. 9 | 60.35m/198-0 | March 26 - Aztec Invitational |
| Dec. | Dallin Vorkink | No. 9 | 7,544 | March 26 - Texas Relays |
| Hep. | Halley Folsom Walker | No. 10 | 5,575 | March 26 - Texas Relays |
| M 400H | Colten Yardley | No. 10 | 50.01 | April 9 - Sun Angel Classic |
USTFCCCA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Top-10 // April 11
| Ranking | Team |
|---|---|
| No. 1 | Texas |
| No. 2 | Texas A&M |
| No. 3 | Florida |
| No. 4 | Kentucky |
| No. 5 | LSU |
| No. 6 | Arkansas |
| No. 7 | Texas Tech |
| No. 8 | BYU |
| No. 9 | Baylor |
| No. 10 | Oregon |