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Joseph Hovey | Posted: 10 Mar 2023 | Updated: 27 Mar 2023
Joseph Hovey

DMR earns First Team All-American honors, Seymour advances to 800 final

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Claire Seymour competes in the 800-meters semifinal at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
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Alena Ellsworth competes in the women's distance medley relay at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Alena Ellsworth and Sadie Sargent embrace at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Aubrey Frentheway competes in the 5000-meters at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Aubrey Frentheway competes in the 5000-meters at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Aubrey Frentheway prepares to compete in the 5000-meters Aubrey Frentheway competes in the 5000-meters at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Cailee Faulkner competes in the pole vault Aubrey Frentheway competes in the 5000-meters at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Cailee Faulkner competes in the pole vault Aubrey Frentheway competes in the 5000-meters at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Claire Seymour and Diljeet Taylor embrace as Seymour prepares to compete in the 800-meters Cailee Faulkner competes in the pole vault Aubrey Frentheway competes in the 5000-meters at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Riley Chamberlain and Diljeet Taylor discuss after Chamberlain competed in the mile Cailee Faulkner competes in the pole vault Aubrey Frentheway competes in the 5000-meters at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Riley Chamberlain competes in the mile Cailee Faulkner competes in the pole vault Aubrey Frentheway competes in the 5000-meters at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Riley Chamberlain competes in the mile Cailee Faulkner competes in the pole vault Aubrey Frentheway competes in the 5000-meters at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Sadie Sargent competes in the distance medley relay Cailee Faulkner competes in the pole vault Aubrey Frentheway competes in the 5000-meters at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Taylor Rohatinsky competes in the women's distance medley relay Cailee Faulkner competes in the pole vault Aubrey Frentheway competes in the 5000-meters at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — No. 17 BYU women’s track and field collected six more All-American honors in its opening day of competition at the 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center.

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Complete Results

Taylor Rohatinsky, Annalise Hart, Alena Ellsworth and Sadie Sargent combined to clock 11:03.55 and finish seventh in the distance medley relay. With a seventh-place finish the Cougars garnered First Team All-American honors for the fifth time in seven seasons. At 11:03.55, BYU finished ahead of NC State, Kentucky, Duke, Oregon and Washington. The Cougars finished just behind Georgetown (11:02.41) and Oklahoma State (11:02.57).

Aubrey Frentheway ran 16:38.77 to take 12th in the 5,000-meters and record her first-career indoor All-American honor, this a Second Team citation.

Claire Seymour took care of business in the 800-meter semifinal with a fourth-place qualifying finish at 2:02.92. Seymour, the top returning 800 runner from 2022 indoor nationals, will compete for a national title in tomorrow’s final at 4:30 p.m. MST.  The senior from Modesto, California finished national runner-up a season ago.

Cailee Faulkner and Riley Chamberlain competed in the pole vault and mile, respectively, on Friday. Faulkner took home Honorable Mention All-American status while Chamberlain’s honors will be determined following Saturday’s mile final.

The BYU women compete in three events on Saturday beginning with Cierra Tidwell Allphin in the high jump at 1 p.m. MST on ESPN+.

 

 
Joseph Hovey | Posted: 6 Mar 2023 | Updated: 25 Mar 2023
Joseph Hovey

Ten BYU women to vie for national titles in the Duke City

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BYU women's track and field competes at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor National Championships

PROVO, Utah — No. 17 BYU women's track and field will compete 11 athletes in seven different events at the 2023 NCAA Division I Indoor National Championships at Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico March 10-11. 

Read below for a full event schedule as well as notes on each athlete. 

Event Schedule

Athlete(s) Event Date Time Live Results Watch Live Result: Time/Mark Result: Placement
Cailee Faulkner Pole Vault Friday, March 10 2 p.m. MST Flash Results ESPN+ NH T15th
Riley Chamberlain Mile Semifinal* Friday, March 10 4 p.m. MST Flash Results ESPN+ 4:43.82 15th
Claire Seymour 800m Semifinal* Friday, March 10 4:45 p.m. MST Flash Results ESPN+ 2:02.92 4th - qualified for final 
Aubrey Frentheway 5000m Friday, March 10 5:05 p.m. MST Flash Results ESPN+ 16:38.77 12th
Taylor Rohatinsky, Annalise Hart, Alena Ellsworth & Sadie Sargent Distance Medley Relay Friday, March 10 5:45 p.m. MST Flash Results ESPN+ 11:03.55 7th
Cierra Tidwell Allphin High Jump Saturday, March 11 1 p.m. MST Flash Results ESPN+ 1.82m/5-11.5 8th
Riley Chamberlain* Mile Final Saturday, March 11 4 p.m. MST Flash Results ESPN+ DNQ DNQ
Claire Seymour^ 800m Final Saturday, March 11 4:30 p.m. MST Flash Results ESPN+ 2:03.18 4th
Sadie Sargent 3000m Saturday, March 11 5 p.m. MST Flash Results ESPN+ 9:24.19 13th
Lexy Halladay-Lowry 3000m Saturday, March 11 5 p.m. MST Flash Results ESPN+ 9:49.11 15th

 ^Qualified | *Did not Qualified 

BYU Qualifiers

Cailee Faulkner // 5'8, So. // Mesa, Arizona // Mountain View High School

Event Date Time
Pole Vault Friday, March 10 2 p.m. MST
  • Ranked No. 8 nationally
  • Holds BYU women's indoor pole vault record with clearance of 4.40m/14-5.25
  • PR/Qualifying Mark: 4.40m/14-5.25 (Feb. 25 at BYU February home meet)
  • 2023 MPSF Indoor Women's Pole Vault Champion
  • Second-career indoor nationals appearance (finished tied for 14th in 2022).
  • BYU's first-ever women's pole vaulter to win back-to-back individual indoor conference titles.
  • BYU's first women's pole vaulter to qualify for back-to-back indoor nationals since Becky Jackson (1997-98).
  • Looks to win BYU's first-ever indoor women's national title in a field event.

Riley Chamberlain // 5'10, Fr. // Loomis, California // Del Oro High School

Event Date Time
Mile Semifinal Friday, March 10 4 p.m. MST
Mile Final (if qualified) Saturday, March 11 4 p.m. MST
  • Ranked No. 14 nationally
  • Ranked No. 4 all-time at BYU in the women's indoor mile with a time of 4:33.14
  • PR/Qualifying Mark: 4:33.14 (Jan. 28 at Razorback Invitational)
  • First-career nationals appearance
  • Looks to win BYU's first women's indoor mile national title since 1983 and second all-time.

Claire Seymour // 5'7, Sr. // Modesto, California // Enochs High School

Event Date Time
800m Semifinal Friday, March 10 4:45 p.m. MST
800m Final (if qualified) Saturday, March 11 4:30 p.m. MST
  • Ranked No. 22 nationally 
  • Ranked No. 2 all-time at BYU in the women's indoor 800-meters with a personal record of 2:02.20 (Feb. 2021 at Husky Classic)
  • Third consecutive indoor nationals appearance, finishing as a First Team All-American in each of the last two seasons.
  • Qualifying Mark: 2:02.75 (Feb. 25 at Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational in Seattle)
  • Becomes BYU's third all-time 800 runner to qualify for three consecutive indoor nationals (Shea Collinsworth, 2015-17 and Lacey Cramer Bleazard 2009-11).
  • Looks to win BYU's first women's indoor 800 title since 2012 and fourth all-time. 

Aubrey Frentheway // 5'1, Sr. // Cheyenne, Wyoming // Cheyenne Central High School

Event Date Time
5000m Friday, March 10 5:05 p.m. MST
  • Ranked No. 6 nationally
  • Ranked No. 3 all-time at BYU in the women's indoor 5000-meters with a time of 15:32.82.
  • PR/Qualifying Mark: 15:32.82 (Feb. 10 at David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston)
  • First-career appearance at indoor nationals
  • Looks to help BYU win back-to-back women's 5000 indoor titles (Courtney Wayment, 2022)
2023 Women's Distance Medley Relay Rankings
Ranking Team, Time Ranking Team, Time
1.  Washington (10:46.62) 6. Oklahoma State (10:50.65)
2. Oregon (10:49.07) 7. Notre Dame (10:51.52)
3.  Arkansas (10:49.14) 8.  NC State (10:52.16)
4.  BYU (10:49.24) 9.  Kentucky (10:53.45)
5.  Duke (10:49.87) 10.  UCLA (10:54.49)

    Taylor Rohatinsky // 5'6, Fr. // Highland, Utah // Lone Peak High School

    Event Date Time
    DMR Friday, March 10 5:45 p.m. MST
    • Helped BYU clock a school record and qualifying time of 10:49.24 (Feb. 17 at Arkansas Qualifier)
    • Ranked No. 5 all-time at BYU in the women's indoor mile with a time of 4:33.79 (Feb. 10 at David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston)
    • First-career indoor nationals appearance.
    • Looks to help BYU win its second women's DMR title in three seasons.

    Annalise Hart // 5'10, Jr. // Highlands Ranch, Colorado // Thunder Ridge High School

    Event Date Time
    DMR Friday, March 10 5:45 p.m. MST
    • Helped BYU clock a school record and qualifying time of 10:49.24 (Feb. 17 at Arkansas Qualifier).
    • Ranked No. 9 all-time at BYU in the women's indoor 400-meters with a time of 54.79 (Feb. 25 at Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational in Seattle).
    • First-career indoor nationals appearance.
    • Looks to help BYU win its second women's DMR title in three seasons.

    Alena Ellsworth // 5'10, Sr. // Gilbert, Arizona // Highland High School

    Event Date Time
    DMR Friday, March 10 5:45 p.m. MST
    • Helped BYU clock a school record and qualifying time of 10:49.24 (Feb. 17 at Arkansas Qualifier).
    • 2023 marks her third-career indoor nationals appearance.
    • Part of back-to-back school record-setting DMR squads.
    • Ranked No. 4 all-time at BYU in both the 400 and 800.
    • Looks to help BYU win its second women's DMR title in three seasons.

    Sadie Sargent // 5'7, Sr. // Coalville, Utah // North Summit High School

    Event Date Time
    DMR Friday, March 10 5:45 p.m. MST
    3000m Saturday, March 11 5 p.m. MST
    • Helped BYU clock a school record and qualifying time of 10:49.24 (Feb. 17 at Arkansas Qualifier).
    • Ranked No. 9 all-time at BYU in the women's indoor mile with a time of 4:35.94 (Jan. 28 at Razorback Invitational).
    • Ranked No. 4 all-time at BYU in the women's indoor 3000-meters with a time of 8:57.08 (Feb. 25 at Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational in Seattle).
    • First-career appearance at indoor nationals.
    • Looks to help BYU win its second women's DMR title in three seasons.
    • Looks to win BYU's second indoor 3000 title in three seasons (Courtney Wayment, 2021).

    Distance Medley Relay History

    • 2023 marks BYU's seventh consecutive season qualifying a women's DMR squad for indoor nationals.
    • Alena Ellsworth, Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes, Olivia Hoj Simister and Courtney Wayment combined to win the 2021 national title with a time of 10:52.96 (then a school record). 
    • Alena Ellsworth returns to the Albuquerque Convention Center for the first time since it played host to the 2020 Indoor National Championships. Ellsworth, Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes, Anna Camp-Bennett and Whittni Orton were slated to compete for DMR title prior to the meet's abrupt cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

    Cierra Tidwell Allphin // 5'8, Jr. // Gilbert, Arizona // Highland High School

    Event Date Time
    High Jump Saturday, March 11 1 p.m. MST
    • Ranked No. 9 nationally
    • Tied with Andrea Stapleton-Johnson for No. 2 all-time at BYU in the women's indoor high jump with a clearance of 1.87m/6-1.5.
    • PR/Qualifying Mark: 1.87m/6-1.5 (Feb. 25 at BYU February home meet).
    • Second-career indoor nationals appearance, finished tied for eighth in 2022. 
    • Looks to win BYU' first-ever women's indoor field title.

    Lexy Halladay-Lowry // 5'8, So. // Boise, Idaho // Mountain View High School

    Event Date Time
    3000m Saturday, March 11 5 p.m. MST
    • PR/Qualifying Time: 8:57.39 (Feb 24 at Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitational in Seattle)
    • Ranked No. 5 all-time at BYU in the women's indoor 3000 at 8:57.39.
    • First-career indoor nationals appearance.
    • Looks to win BYU's second women's 3000 title in three seasons (Courtney Wayment, 2022)