Forty-six BYU athletes advance to 2017 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminaries

PROVO, Utah — Forty-six BYU athletes qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminaries on May 25-27 in Austin, Texas.

The Cougars boast a strong showing in the 3000-meter steeplechase in both men’s and women’s competition, with five and three qualifiers, respectively. Clayson Shumway and Daniel Carney rank in the top 10 in the West, while Jacob Heslington, Mitchell Briggs and Porter Reddish will also compete.

Three female steeplechase athletes are nationally ranked with Kristi Rush at No. 6, Erica Birk at No. 7 and Courtney Wayment at No. 12.

Tatenda Tsumba sits at No. 10 in the 100m and No. 17 in the 200m. Clayton Young qualified in the 5,000m and 10,000m, holding a No. 3 in the latter. Rory Linkletter will compete in the 10,000m as the No. 12 seed. In addition, three Cougars will race in the 1500m: Chase Horrocks (No. 9), Talem Franco (No. 31) and Kramer Morton (No. 33).

On the women’s side, Shea Collinsworth currently holds the third-fastest time in the 800m in the West. Brenna Porter qualified at No. 9 in the 400-meter hurdles.

A full list of BYU athletes and their seeds can be found in the table below. Live stats and streaming will be available on the team’s schedule page.

For a complete list of entries to the NCAA Preliminaries, visit tfrrs.org.

Female Qualifiers
Event	Athletes and Seed No.
800m	Shea Collinsworth (No. 3) Madelyn Brooks (No. 43)
1500m	Whittni Orton (No. 17) Heidi Fuhriman (No. 26) Anna Camp (No. 31) Ashleigh Warner (No. 34)
10,000m	Laura Young (No. 25) Alice Jensen (No. 35) Yesenia Silva (No. 37)
400m hurdles	Brenna Porter (No. 9)
3000m Steeplechase	Kristi Rush (No. 3) Erica Birk (No. 4) Courtney Wayment (No. 6)
High Jump	Andrea Stapleton (No. 10) Lindsay Yetter (No. 16) Ellyana Long (No. 39)
Pole Vault	Nicole Naatjes (No. 38) Kylee Trageser (No. 48)
Triple Jump	Chloe Hadley (No. 33) ShyAndrea Jackson (No. 36)
Discus	Sadie Nielson (No. 30)
Javelin	Payge Cuthbertson (No. 29)

Male Qualifiers
Event	Athlete and Seed No.
100m	Tatenda Tsumba (No 10) Clark Brown (No. 40)
200m	Tatenda Tsumba (No. 17) Clark Brown (No. 37)
1500m	Chase Horrocks (No. 9) Talem Franco (No. 31) Kramer Morton (No. 33)
5000m	Clayton Young (No. 17) Daniel Carney (No. 40)
10,000m	Clayton Young (No. 3) Rory Linkletter (No. 12) Jonathan Harper (No. 15)
400m hurdles	Korey Smith (No. 12) Scott Mecham (No. 13) Max Scheible (No. 24)
3000m Steeplechase	Clayson Shumway (No. 7) Daniel Carney (No. 8) Jacob Heslington (No. 17) Mitchell Briggs (No. 18) Porter Reddish (No. 43)
4x100 Relay	BYU (No. 12)
4x400 Relay	BYU (No. 16)
Pole Vault	Jameson Shirley (No. 15)
Long Jump	Blake Steeves (No. 43)
Triple Jump	Ricky Fantroy Jr. (No. 38)
Discus	Zachary Stetler (No. 47)
Shot Put	Zachary Stetler (No. 18) Dennis Christensen (No. 42)
Javelin	Jacob Barnes (No. 27) Kraymer Eppich (No. 30)
Decathlon	Jackson Walker (No. 22)