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Joseph Hovey | Posted: 30 Apr 2022 | Updated: 14 May 2022
Joseph Hovey

Men's distance competes at Payton Jordan Invitational

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Garrett Marsing competes at the 2022 Robison Invitational

STANFORD, Calif. — Four BYU men’s distance runners competed in Stanford’s Payton Jordan Invitational at Cobb Track on Friday night.

Payton Jordan Invitational Complete Results

Garrett Marsing took the team’s best finish of the night, coming in 13th at 8:56.18 in the steeplechase.

Brandon Garnica finished 14th in the 5000m Invite with a time of 13:37.18, while Aidan Troutner took 16th in Section 2 of the 5000m at 14:02.01.

Justin Hartshorn finished the night with a time of 29:59.26 to take 18th in the 10,000m.

The remainder of BYU men’s track and field will compete at the Desert Heat Classic in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday beginning at 2:30 p.m. PDT.

 

 
Joseph Hovey | Posted: 25 Apr 2022 | Updated: 13 May 2022
Joseph Hovey

No. 8 Track and Field awaits triple meet weekend with women at Penn Relays

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Landon Maxfield and Trey Jackson compete at the 2022 Robison Invitational
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BYU Women's T/F set for Mile at 2022 BYU Robison Invitational

PROVO, Utah — Following a dominant showing at the Robison Invitational, No. 8/No. 8 BYU men's and women's track and field will compete at three meets across the country Thursday through Saturday, April 28-30. 

Meet Information

Penn Relays

  • Dates: Thursday through Saturday, April 28-30
  • Host: Penn
  • Venue: Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Results/Tentative Event Schedule​​​​​​
  • Live Stream ($)
  • Events featuring BYU athletes are tentatively scheduled for:
    • Thursday at 6:15 p.m. and 6:55 p.m. EDT 
    • Friday at 1:45 p.m. 
    • Saturday at 12:30 and 2:47 p.m. 

A limited number of BYU women's athletes will compete at the prestigious Penn Relays. The Cougars will compete in the steeplechase and 1500m along with 4x800, 4x1500 and distance medley relay. 

Ninety-six Division I teams will be represented at the annual meet. BYU will be among six ranked in the USTFCCCA Women's Top-25. The Cougars will face top competition against the likes of No. 1 Texas, No. 6 Arkansas and No. 10 Ohio State. 

Payton Jordan Invitational

  • Friday, April 29 
  • Host: Stanford
  • Venue: Cobb Track and Angell Field in Stanford, California
  • BYU athletes will compete in the following events...
    • Garrett Marsing in the steeplechase at 7:55 p.m. PDT
    • Aidan Troutner in the 5000m at 8:56 p.m.
    • Brandon Garnica in the 5000m at 9:36 p.m.
    • Justin Hartshorn in the 10,000m at 10:31 p.m.
  • Live Stream ($)
  • Live Results
  • Tickets

The Cougars will compete a limited number of men's distance runners at Stanford on Friday. Those athletes will seek to improve their times toward qualifying for the NCAA West Preliminary in May. 

Desert Heat Classic

  • Saturday, April 30
  • Host: Arizona
  • Venue: Roy P. Drachman Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. 
  • Events scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. PDT for the women and 2:30 p.m. for the men.
  • Live Results
  • Tickets

Rankings and Recognition

Both the men's and the women's teams remained at No. 8 in the USTFCCCA rankings this week. BYU also continued to be one of eight programs in the country with both men's and women's teams ranked in the top-10 of the USTFCCCA National Rankings. The Cougars share this honor with four programs from the SEC, two from the Big 12 and one from the Pac-12.

Fifteen BYU athletes rank in the top-10 nationally for individual event results, with Courtney Wayment controlling the top spot in the steeplechase and Ashton Riner's performance last weekend earning her the No. 1 spot in the javelin.

Event Name National Ranking Time/Mark Date, Meet Achieved
W Javelin Ashton Riner No. 1 60.36m/198-1 April 23 - BYU Robison Invitational
W 3000 S Courtney Wayment No. 1 9:26.88 April 14 - Mt. SAC Relays
M 3000 S Kenneth Rooks No. 2 8:32.75 April 14 - Mt. SAC Relays
W 1500m Courtney Wayment No. 3 4:12.81 April 1 - Stanford Invitational
M PV Zach McWhorter No. 3 5.70m/18-8.25 April 16 - Mt. SAC Relays
W Mile Anastaysia Davis No. 4 4:56.25 April 23 - BYU Robison Invitational
W Mile Aubrey Frentheway No. 5 4:56.50 April 23 - BYU Robison Invitational
W 800m Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes No. 5 2:01.72 April 13 - Bryan Clay Invitational
M 5000m Casey Clinger No. 6 13:23.33 April 14 - Bryan Clay Invitational
M 10,000m Casey Clinger No. 7 28:16.15 April 1 - Stanford Invitational
W 1500m Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes No. 8 4:13.60 April 15 - Bryan Clay Invitational
Heptathlon Halley Folsom Walker No. 8 5,699 April 14 - Bryan Clay Invitational
M DT Dallin Shurts No. 8 61.10m/200-6 April 14 - Pacific Coast Invitational
M 10,000m Brandon Garnica No. 10 28:19.60 April 1 - Stanford Invitational
M 400H Colten Yardley No. 10 50.01 April 9 - Sun Angel Classic