May 13 | 10:00 AM
Brigham Young University

Clarence F. Robison Track and Field Complex

1600 N. Canyon Road Provo UT 84604

Joseph Hovey | Posted: 13 May 2022 | Updated: 27 May 2022
Joseph Hovey

30 PRs set as Cougar Invitational opens

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Caleb Kamalu hurdles at Robison Invitational 2021
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Gretchen Hoekstre No. 7 all-time discus throw May 13 2022 Women's 4x100 School Record at Arizona, 4.30.22

PROVO, Utah — BYU track and field kicked off its final home meet of the outdoor season at Clarence F. Robison Track & Field on Friday, highlighted by 30 total personal bests, a top-10 mark and a new women's 4x100-meter relay school record, for the second time this year.

FULL RESULTS

Women's Recap
Taye Raymond, Adaobi Tabugbo, Dolita Awala-Shaw and Annalise Hart teamed up to break their own outdoor 4x100m school record of 44.68, set at the Desert Heat Classic on April 30. The squad ran a 44.63 on Friday to best the previous record by five milliseconds.

Halley Folsom Walker set new personal bests in both the 100-meter hurdles (13.97) and 400-meter hurdles (58.08).

Four different women's throwers set personal bests, including Gretchen Hoekstre in the discus throw, whose mark of 53.10m/174-2.5 was good for No. 7 all-time in school history. Jayda Lee's 45.72m/150-0 was also a personal best in the event.

Lee also set a personal best in the hammer throw, going 53.36m/176-0.5. Jessica Thompson (54.94m/180-3) and Leah Thompson (48.12m/157-10.5) both set personal bests in the event as well.

Anastaysia Davis' 4:51.38 was good for a new personal best in the mile, before Raymond (24.00), Awala-Shaw (24.14), Sami Oblad (25.04), Lauryn Ford (25.11) and Catherine Phipps (26.38) each set personal bests in the 200-meters to conclude the afternoon. 

Men's Recap
BYU men’s track and field athletes racked up 17 personal records on Friday, seven of which came in the 200m.

Dallin Draper clocked a time of 20.86, just 0.12 seconds from tying Dale Connolly (1977) for No. 10 all-time at BYU. Trey Jackson (21.11), Jared Davis (21.14) and Easton Bianchi (21.29) followed quickly behind Draper in places second through fourth with personal-bests of their own.

Spencer Carlile and Jace Jensen took the top two spots in the men’s 400m hurdles with personal-bests of 51.77 and 51.93, respectively.

Conner Kennedy set a personal-best in the men’s long jump with a mark of 7.40m/24-3.25. Danny Bryant recorded a new personal-best hammer throw at 55.76m/182-11.25

All four Cougars competing in the decathlon 100-meters clocked career-best times. Despite Friday’s dash being the first of Nathan Burnett’s collegiate career, the sophomore from Albuquerque, N.M. won the race at 11.05. AJ Beynon came in second at 11.06, Dallin Vorkink at 11.09 and Joe Nelson at 11.51.

The BYU Cougar Invitational will conclude on Saturday, May 14, with day two action beginning with the women's 5000m at 8:30 a.m. MDT. A full schedule of the meet can be found here

 

 
Cameron Muh | Posted: 9 May 2022 | Updated: 28 May 2022
Cameron Muh

Track and Field home finale begins Friday with Cougar Invitational

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Taye Raymond & Dolita Awala-Shaw at 2022 BYU Robison Invitational
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Zach Ericksen and Adam Wood compete at the 2021 BYU Last Chance Meet

PROVO, Utah — Athletes from No. 8/13 BYU track and field will seek to set or improve NCAA Preliminary qualifying times at the BYU Cougar Invitational at Clarence Robison Track and Field Complex on Friday and Saturday, May 13-14. 

Meet Information

  • Location
    • Clarence Robison Track and Field Complex | Provo, Utah
  • Date/Time
    • Friday and Saturday, May 13-14
      • Events starting at 10 a.m. on Friday and 8:50 a.m. on Saturday 
  • Live Results
  • Meet Schedule
  • Free Admission

Rankings and Recognition 

The BYU women (No. 8) and men (No. 13) remained steady in this week's USTFCCCA rankings. Between the two teams, the Cougars hold 13 Top-10 spots in various events nationally, including Ashton Riner and Courtney Wayment who continue to sit at the top of the javelin and 3,000-meter steeplechase ranks, respectively. 

BYU Track & Field Athletes Ranked Top-10 Nationally 
Event Name National Ranking Time/Mark Date/Meet Achieved
W JT Ashton Riner No. 1 60.36m/198-1 April 23 - Robison Invitational
W 3000 S Courtney Wayment No. 1 9:26.88 April 14 - Mt. SAC Relays
M PV Zach McWhorter No. 3 5.70m/18-8.25 April 16 - Mt. SAC Relays
M 3000 S Kenneth Rooks No. 4 8:31.19 May 6 - Oregon Twilight
W Mile Anastaysia Davis No. 4 4:56.25 April 23 - Robison Invitational
W 1500m Courtney Wayment No. 4 4:12.81 April 1 - Stanford Invitational
W 800m Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes No. 5 2:01.72 April 13 - Bryan Clay Invitational
W Mile Aubrey Frentheway No. 5 4:56.50 April 23 - Robison Invitational
M PV Caleb Witsken No. 6 5.56m/18-2.75 April 23 - Robison Invitational
M 5000m Casey Clinger No. 8 13:23.33 April 14 - Bryan Clay Invitational
Heptathlon Halley Folsom Walker No. 8 5,699 April 14 - Bryan Clay Invitational
M DT Dallin Shurts No. 10 61.10m/200-6 April 14 - Pacific Coast Invitational
W 1500m Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes No. 10 4:13.60 April 15 - Bryan Clay Invitational