EUGENE, Ore. – On the third day of competition, both Jacob Heslington and Clayton Young finished 10th in their respective events at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday.

“Today was very exciting and we had some great things happen,” BYU head coach Ed Eyestone said. “Jake Heslington gave it a good shot and came within a second of the personal best he set on Wednesday, which was a huge PR. What I liked about Clayton Young’s performance was that he put himself in a good position and made some critical moves when he needed to.”

After entering the NCAA West Prelims ranked No. 36 in the 3000m steeplechase, Heslington finished No. 10 in the nation with a time of 8:44.28 in the final heat.

Following his performance in the 10,000m final on Wednesday, Young ran 14:38.45 in the 5000m final to record a 10th place finish.

“Clayton put his head in it and took the lead with 300 meters to go,” Eyestone said. “That’s all you can ask for. He fought all the way through, threw himself across the line, and it doesn’t get much gutsier than that. I’m still proud of the way he went for it.”

With the men’s competition now complete, BYU men’s track and field finished No. 33 overall.

The Cougars close the NCAA championships on Saturday with high jumper Andrea Stapleton competing at 3:00 p.m. PDT and Shea Collinsworth in the 800m final at 4:44 p.m. Both events will be aired live on ESPN.

See the table below for results from the first three days of competition. 

Links of note:

• Day two recap
• Day one recap
• Schedule of events
• Live stats
• Live stream
• NCAA Track & Field Championships Website
• BYU Track and Field Twitter account (@BYUTFXC)- follow for meet updates and additional information

Wednesday's Results

Thursday's Results

Friday's Results

Saturday, June 10

PROVO, Utah — Fifteen BYU individuals will compete in 17 entries at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, beginning Wednesday, June 7, and finishing Saturday, June 10.

“I’m optimistic and excited because we’re taking our biggest group since the programs have been combined,” BYU head coach Ed Eyestone said. “It’s a big deal just to make it. Our student-athletes want to do more than just make it — they are trying to improve on their ranked position going in.”

After strong performances at the West Prelims in Austin, Texas, BYU sends the greatest number of student-athletes since the men’s and women’s programs combined. Additionally, the Cougars have the fourth-most men’s qualifiers in the country.

Tatenda Tsumba and Clayton Young will represent BYU in two events — Tsumba in the 100m and 200m, and Young in the 5000m and 10,000m. Along with Young, Rory Linkletter advanced in the 10,000m.

Whittni Orton and Chase Horrocks will move on in the 1500m while Korey Smith and Max Scheible will race in the 400m hurdles.

Husband and wife Mitchell Briggs and Kristi Rush-Briggs both qualified in the 3000m steeplechase. Rush-Briggs comes into the race with the sixth-best time in the nation. Daniel Carney and Jacob Heslington will also compete in the 3000m steeplechase.

With the fourth-best time in the country, Shea Collinsworth will run her final collegiate race in the 800m semifinal on Thursday.

Three Cougars advanced to the championships in field events. Andrea Stapleton and Zachary Stetler advanced in the high jump and shot put, respectively. Jackson Walker will compete in the decathlon on Wednesday and Thursday.

Competition begins Wednesday, with the opening events beginning at 12:30 p.m. PDT at Hayward Field. Each event will be broadcast on ESPN networks, and additional coverage and information can also be found here at NCAA.com. See below for a complete network coverage schedule.

For the complete schedule of events, click here. To follow the live stats, click here.

Below is a schedule of BYU athletes’ events (all times PDT):

Wednesday, June 7

Thursday, June 8

Friday, June 9

Saturday, June 10

* -- If qualified