AUSTIN, Texas - The BYU men’s track and field team split this weekend, with some participating in the Texas Relays in Austin and some competing in the UVU Invitational in Orem, Utah.

BYU pulled in four top-five finishes in Texas, including a first place finish by the 4x400m team of Derek McAllister, Rhyan Atrice, Chris Carter and Cade Lindahl. The team finished with a time of 3:08.13.

Second team All-American Victor Weirich finished second in the pole vault tying his indoor season record of 5.50m (18’ 0.50”).

Carter also finished second in the 400m hurdles, with a time of 50.75, and Keith Keller finished third in the javelin section B, throwing 63.26m (207’ 06”).

At the UVU Invitational, BYU secured three first-place finishes and 14 top-ten finishes.

Sophomore James Tracey and freshman Jeffrey Bastian finished one-two in the 3000m steeplechase, with times of 9:24.96 and 9:39.41 respectively.

Also on the track, freshman Hyrum Iverson finished fifth in both the 110m hurdles (15.58) and the 400m hurdles (56.24)

Sophomore Tyler Brown finished first in the pole vault, clearing 4.80m (15’ 9.00”) and Colby Barber took second in the shot put with a distance of 16.33m (53’ 07.00”). 

BYU finished four in the top eight in the discus, with Winston Wilkinson finishing first throwing 48.27m (158’ 04.50”), Clinton Prestwich taking fifth with 46.66 (153’ 01.00”), Seth Weiler coming in sixth throwing 46.12 (151’ 03.75”) and Aaron Clark finishing seventh with a distance of 46.09 (151’ 02.50”).

Rounding off the field events, junior Konrad Rywelski came in second in the triple jump, jumping 13.89m (45’  06.75”), and freshman Daniel Elgaaen finished fifth in the long jump with a distance of 6.55m (21’ 05.75”).

Next week, the Cougars will host their first outdoor home meet of the season against Pac-12 powerhouse USC and Boise State on Saturday, April 7. 

PROVO, Utah – The BYU men’s and women’s track and field teams will send athletes to the Utah Valley University Collegiate Invitational and the Texas Relays in the third week of the 2012 outdoor season.

Most BYU athletes will be competing at the UVU Invite, which will be held at the Hal Wing Track and Field Complex in Orem, Utah. The Cougars will face off against primarily in-state competition, including Utah, Utah State, Weber State and UVU. Colorado Mesa and Idaho State will also be in attendance.

Field competitors will make up the majority of the BYU men’s athletes in attendance. The Cougars will have 10 athletes in the discus, six in the javelin and five in the shot put. On the women’s side, the meet will mark the first competition for freshman Lexi Eaton, a member of the Cougar basketball team who was named the West Coast Conference Co-Newcomer of the Year following the 2011-12 season.

The meet will get underway on Friday at 8:30 a.m. with the women’s hammer throw and the men’s shot put. Running events will begin at 12:30 p.m. with the steeplechase and the meet is scheduled to conclude at 4:30 p.m. with the 4x400-meter relays.

Sprinters and field athletes will represent the men at the Texas Relays. Fan Fan Charles and Jason Hinds will compete in the 100m, while Chris Carter will compete in the 400m hurdles. Keith Keller and Blaine Baker will toss the javelin and Victor Weirich will try to improve his mark in the pole vault.

Carter will open the men’s competition with the 400m hurdles at 5 p.m. CST on Thursday and the final event for the men will be the 4x400m relay scheduled for Saturday at 5:10 p.m.

Only three women’s athletes will compete in Texas. Rachel Fisher, a native of Texas, and Christen Guenther will compete in the pole vault on Saturday at noon CST. Elizabeth Wilson began the heptathlon competition on Wednesday and currently sits in 18th after four events.

Live results from the Texas Relays can be found at texassports.com. The UVU Invite can be followed at runnercard.com.