BYU men’s track and field tops USTFCCCA ranking, women jump to No. 6

BYU track & field women's ranking graphic - No. 6

BYU track & field men's ranking graphic - No. 1

NEW ORLEANS – The BYU men’s track and field team moved up 11 spots in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s national ratings to become the top-ranked men’s outdoor team for the first time in program history while the BYU women’s team jumped 33 spots to No. 6 in the women’s rankings.

The BYU men notched seven national top-5 marks this past weekend at the Hayward Premiere to take over the top spot in the national ratings for the first time since the USTFCCCA began doing in-season rankings in 2008. The Cougars have a total of nine marks that rank in the top five nationally.

Rank	Name	Event	Mark
1	Clayson Shumway	Steeplechase	8:47.48
2	Zach McWhorter	Pole Vault	5.70m/18-8.25
2	Conner Mantz	5000m	13:24.78
2	Dallin Vorkink	Decathlon	7316 Points
3	Casey Clinger	5000m	13:24.90
4	Brandon Garnica	5000m	13:26.62
4	Cameron Bates	Javelin	77.17m/253-2
4	Talem Franco	1500m	3:39.79
5	Garrett Marsing	Steeplechase	8:50.98

The BYU women were one of the biggest risers in this week’s women’s ratings with the 33-spot jump to receive their highest ranking in-season ranking since the start of in-season rankings in 2008. The Cougars added seven national top-7 marks at the Hayward Premiere in Eugene, Oregon. They now have nine marks that rank in the top 10 nationally.

Rank	Name	Event	Mark
4	Ashton Riner	Javelin	57.31m/188-0
4	Courtney Wayment	1500m	4:16.10
5	Anna Camp-Bennett	1500m	4:16.12
5	Whittni Orton	5000m	15:42.33
5	Anna Camp-Bennett	800m	2:03.91
6	Sara Musselman	Steeplechase	10:01.88
7	Alena Ellsworth	800m	2:04.40
7	Aubrey Frentheway	10,000m	33:03.49
9	Halley Folsom Walker	Heptathlon	5,271 Points