WALNUT, Calif. — BYU women’s track and field athletes recorded impressive performances at both the Bryan Clay Invitational and the 62nd Annual Mt. SAC Relays on Thursday.

BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL FULL RESULTS
MT. SAC RELAYS FULL RESULTS

Bryan Clay Invitational
A first-place finish in the 800m helped Halley Folsom Walker close out the heptathlon in second overall, tallying a new personal best 5,699 points to move into fourth all-time in BYU history. The heptathlete’s 800m time (2:07.47) and long jump mark (5.78/18-11.75) were both new personal bests as well.

Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes ran a new personal best 800m time of 2:01.72, moving up a spot from No. 5 to No. 4 in the school record books.

Mt. SAC Relays
Courtney Wayment won the elite invitational heat of the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:26.88. Lexy Halladay placed fifth, running a 9:55.65.

Both athletes set new personal bests in the event, with Wayment’s time being the fourth-best in collegiate history, and Halladay’s landing at No. 7 in program history. Wayment also set the stadium and meet steeplechase record.

Six other women’s distance runners set new personal bests at Hilmer Lodge Stadium: Allie Warner (10:31.71), Madi Moffitt (10:34.44) and Lizzie Dildine (10:43.48 ) in the collegiate heat of the 3000m steeplechase, and Anna Martin (34:13.94), Rachel Morrin (35:20.23) and Haley Johnston (35:39.91) in the 10,000m.

National Rankings
As of Thursday night, Folsom Walker's heptathlon score, Ellsworth-Barnes' 800m time and both Wayment and Halladay's steeplechase times put them in the top-10 nationally. Ellsworth-Barnes and Wayment appear to hold the top spots in their respective events, nationwide.  

The Cougars will remain at the Bryan Clay Invitational and Mt. SAC Relays on Friday, and will also begin competition at the Beach Invitational in Long Beach, beginning with the javelin throw at 9 a.m. PDT. The hammer throw in Walnut is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. PDT, with the 400m at the Invitational in Azusa set for 11:35 a.m.

PROVO, Utah – No. 8/No. 11 BYU track and field will compete athletes in three meets throughout southern California this week, including the Mt. SAC Relays at historic Hilmer Lodge Stadium on Thursday-Saturday, April 14-16. 

Meet Information

Bryan Clay Invitational

• Host: Azusa Pacific
• Location: Azusa, California // Cougar Athletic Stadium
• Wednesday-Friday, April 13-15
  • Wednesday women's events begin at 8 a.m. PDT and men at 12 p.m. 
  • Thursday men's events begin at 8 a.m. and women at 8:30 a.m.
  • Friday men's events begin at 9 a.m. and women at 10 a.m.
• Live Stream ($)
• Live Results
• Fan Admission: $10.00
• Parking
• Competition: BYU is one of 17 Division I teams expected to compete athletes in Azusa. These include Utah, Northern Arizona, Iowa State, and for the women, two top-25 opponents in No. 6 Arkansas and No. 18 New Mexico. 

Mt. SAC Relays - "Where the world's best athletes compete"

• Host: Mount San Antonio College
• Location: Walnut, California // Hilmer Lodge Stadium
• Thursday-Saturday, April 14-16
  • Thursday BYU women's events begin at 12 p.m. PDT and men at 6:05 p.m.
  • Friday, BYU women's events begin at 10 a.m. and men at 11 a.m.
  • Saturday, BYU athletes will compete in just two events with women's high jump elite at 12:30 p.m. and men's pole vault elite at 2:20 p.m.
• Live Stream ($)
• Live Results
• Tickets
• Since 1959, the Mt. SAC Relays have been one of collegiate athletics' premiere outdoor track and field meets. Hilmer Lodge Stadium, a venue with a legendary past, hosts the meet. The stadium has played home to 21 world record-setting performances, seven alone on Aug. 12, 1960. This week, Hilmer Lodge welcomes athletes from 89 NCAA Division I teams.
• The Cougars will compete 42 athletes at the Mt. SAC Relays, including reigning All-Americans Courtney Wayment, Cierra Tidwell-Allphin, Dallin Shurts, Zach McWhorter, Casey Clinger and Garrett Marsing
• Competition: BYU will face opponents from nine top-25 men's teams and 10 top-25 women's teams at Mt. SAC. These include athletes form No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Texas A&M and No. 7 Texas Tech. 

Beach Invitational

• Host: Long Beach State
• Location: Long Beach, California // Jack Rose Track Stadium
• Friday-Saturday, April 15-16
  • Friday women's events begin at 8:30 a.m. PDT and men's at 9 a.m.
  • Saturday men's and women's events begin at 9 a.m. 
• Live Results

Rankings & Recognition 

Both BYU men's and women's teams jumped two spots in the USTFCCCA top-25 on Monday. The women came in at No. 8 and the men at No.11, making BYU one of just eight programs with both men's and women's teams ranked in the top-15. 

The Cougars also boast 13 athletes with top-10 times or marks nationally.

USTFCCCA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Top-10 // April 11