Courtney Wayment - W Track & Field

Courtney Wayment

Distance

Class

Senior

Hometown

Layton,

Utah

Last School

Davis High School

Roster Years

2017-2022

Personal

Parents are Mark and Becky Wayment
Major: Exercise & Wellness
Both parents were on the cross country and track and field teams at Weber State University
Father, Mark, was inducted into the Weber State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000 and was a two-time All-American for the Wildcats in the 3000m (1985,1986).
Has two brothers and two sisters

Before BYU

Nominated as Gatorade Player of the Year for Utah Women's Cross Country
NXN All-American
Played soccer in high school as well

Deep Blue

In this episode of BYURadio's "Deep Blue" podcast, host Jarom Jordan speaks with Wayment about turning from soccer to running, oxygen deficiency, overcoming injuries and nearly making the Tokyo Olympics.

Steeplechase National Champion Courtney Wayment on BYU Sports Nation (June 14, 2022)

Indoor 5000m National Champion Courtney Wayment on BYU Sports Nation (March 15, 2022)

Stats

Indoor Personal Bests
Mark/Time	Event	Meet
2:05.76	800m	2021 Husky Classic
4:30.47	Mile	2021 Husky Classic
8:50.05	3000m	2022 (114th) Millrose Games
15:15.46	5000m	2021 BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener

Outdoor Personal Bests
Mark/Time	Event	Meet
2:07.14	800m	2021 Hayward Premiere
4:12.81	1500m	2022 Stanford Invitational
9:16.00	3000m Steeplechase	2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
15:17.58	5000m	2021 American Track League: The Track Meet

Career Stats
Women's Cross Country Athlete Profile

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2017

Indoor

3rd place in the 3000-meter run at the 2017 BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational
Took 11th in the 3000-meter run with a career-best time of 9:26.22 at the 2017 MPSF Championships

Outdoor

Finished 23rd overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA West Prelims with a time of 10:42.86
Placed 1st in the 3000m steeplechase at the Trojan Invitational
Came in 4th overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational

Sophmore Year 2018

Indoor

Placed 14th in the 3000m (9:21.73) at the Dr Sander Columbia Challenge
Finished sixth in the 3000m with a career-best time of 9:12.75 at the Iowa State Classic
Took seventh overall in the 3000m (9:22.49) at the MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships

Junior Year 2019

Indoor

Clocked a season-best time of 9:13.61 in the 3000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships and finished 11th out of 60
Competed in three meets during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

Started the outdoor season with a career-best time of 16:09.44 in the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational
Competed in two meets during the 2019 outdoor season

Senior Year 2022

Indoor
- Won an individual national title in the 5000m at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, the second individual championship of her career
- Also doubled in the 3000m at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, finishing fifth with a time of 9:01.77 to earn First Team All-American honors
- Named the USTFCCCA Mountain Region Track Athlete of the Year
- Ran a personal best time of 8:50.05, the sixth-fastest time in collegiate history, in the 3000m at the 114th Millrose Games, a time also good for second-best in indoor 3000m BYU history
- Set a school record in the 5000m with a personal best time of 15:15.46 at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
- Competed in five meets during the 2022 season
Outdoor
- Won an individual national title in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning First Team All-American honors and contributing to the Cougars’ ninth-place finish
- Earned the third individual national title of her career while breaking her own school record in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:16.00, also setting the collegiate and meet record, and running the fifth-fastest time in U.S. history
- Took first in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminary, clocking a 9:42.32 to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- Member of the DMR team that set a school record at the Penn Relays, running a 10:50.22 to win the first Penn wheel in BYU history
- Ran the fifth-fastest 1500m time in school history, 4:12.81, at the Stanford Invitational
- Member of the Bowerman Award watch list throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons
Professional Debut
- Following the completion of her BYU career, Wayment signed a professional contract with Swiss-founded On Running.
- Wayment competed at Hayward Field in the USA Track and Field Championships and qualified to advance to the World Championships in July 2022.
- Wayment finished 12th in the women's steeplechase world championship final.

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Senior 2021

Indoor

Won the National Championship in the 3000m with a time of 4:08.53 at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, earning First Team All-American honors
Earned First Team All-American honors as a member of the National Championship DMR team that took first in the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 10:52.96
Ran a personal best in the 800 at the Husky Classic with a time of 2:05.76
Set a personal best in the mile with a time of 5:30.47 at the Husky Classic
Ran a personal best in the 3000 at the UW Invite with a time of 8:54.90
Competed in five meets during the 2021 indoor season

Outdoor

Competed in the steeplechase at the NCAA Track & Field championships, finishing 1st in the Preliminaries and 4th in the Final with a time of 9:32.93, earning First Team All-American honors
Finished 1st in the steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminary Round with a time of 9:42.02
Ran a personal best time of 15:17.58 in the 5000 at American Track League: The Track Meet
Set a personal best in the steeplechase with a time of 9:31.37, finishing first at the West Coast Relays
Ran a personal best in the 1500, finishing 1st at the Hayward Premiere with a time of 4:16.10
Competed in seven meets during the 2021 outdoor season