DES MOINES, Iowa – Senior Miles Batty concluded his stellar BYU career with a second-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday. Batty scored eight points to give the Cougars 13 team points, good for a tie for 21st.

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“It was an incredible race,” BYU coach Mark Robison said. “It couldn’t have been much better. What an amazing young man, one of the best we’ve ever had. He’ll have a pro career and do some great things. We’re going to miss him.”

Batty hung in the middle of the pack for the first three laps before making a charge early in the final lap. He took the lead heading into the last turn and got to the inside for the sprint to the finish. Indiana’s Andrew Bayer made a strong push and was able to out-sprint Batty on the final straightaway by one-hundredth of a second and win the title in a photo finish.

Bayer finished with a time of 3:43.82 compared to 3:43.83 for Batty. As a point scorer, Batty will be a lock to earn All-America honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The honor will be his sixth All-America citation in track, all in the past two seasons with four coming indoor and two outdoor. USTFCCCA All-America honors will be announced on Monday.

Along with the All-America honors, Batty is a two-time National Champion, the NCAA record holder in the indoor mile and a recipient of the Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship. He has also received numerous athlete and scholar-athlete of the year honors for his work on the track and in the classroom.

The other point scorers for BYU men were Jared Ward in the 10,000 meters and Chris Carter in the 400 meter hurdles. Nachelle Mackie was the lone scorer for the women as she claimed 10 points as the 800 meter National Champion. The BYU women finished tied for 30th.

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PROVO, Utah – Eight members of the BYU men’s track and field team will represent the Cougars at the 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, this week. Drake University will host the Championships at Jim Duncan Track at Drake Stadium.

Action at the Championships begins on Wednesday, June 6, and runs through Saturday, June 9. Visit www.godrakebulldogs.com for results and to watch the championships live online. NCAA.com will stream Wednesday’s action and ESPN3.com will pick up coverage for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. ESPNU will televise Saturday’s action from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CT.

BYU athletes will compete in five individual events and one relay. Leading the way for the Cougars will be senior Miles Batty in the 1,500 meters. He ran the 1,500 meters in 3:37.50 at the Occidental High Performance Meet, the second-fastest time in the NCAA this season. Batty has earned five track All-America honors during his BYU career.

Sophomore Jared Ward and senior Alden Bahr will represent the Cougars in the 10,000 meters, senior Chris Carter will run the 400 meter hurdles and Ryan Waite will compete in the 800 meters. Bahr and Ward are ranked 25th and 32nd in the NCAA, respectively, while Carter and Waite are 23rd and 40th in their respective events.

Carter will team up with Jason Hinds, Shaquille Walker and Cade Lindahl in the 4x400 meter relay. BYU’s 4x400 meter relay narrowly missed breaking the BYU record with a time of 3:06.21 at the NCAA West Preliminary round.

Waite, Carter, Ward and Bahr will compete on Wednesday while Batty and the relay team will run for the first time on Thursday. See the schedule below.

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