Men move up to No. 6 in national rankings

The BYU men have moved into the top ten in USTFCCCA's national rankings.

Below is the list of BYU athletes who are ranked in the top ten in their respective events.

Curtis Carr - No. 1, 3000m Steeplechase
Jason Witt - No. 1, 10,000m
Jared Ward - No. 2, 10,000m; No. 4, 5,000m
Chase Dalton - No. 6, Decathlon
Jonathan Nelson - No. 8, 10,000m

NCAA Tentative Qualifiers (Week 6)

After six weeks of outdoor track and field competition, the team now has 41 athletes who have hit marks that will likely qualify for the either first round of NCAA competition or the NCAA finals.

These tentative qualifiers are based on the final mark to gain acceptance into last year's meets.

Additions to this week's list are Kaylee Packham and Alyssa Hansen in the women's 400m hurdles, Lexi Eaton in the women's high jump, Tanner Sork in the men's 800, and Sam Rockwood in the men's high jump. There were also many improvements this week by athletes who were already qualified, as well as athletes who qualified in a second event.

Below is the most up to date list of 2014 tentative qualifiers. 

NCAA West Preliminary Tentative Qualifiers

(Based on 2013 Marks)

Women

                                    Brenna Porter – 400m Hurdles – 58.64

                                 Kaylee Packham – 400m Hurdles – 59.83@

                                  Alyssa Hansen – 400m Hurdles – 59.94@

                            Shea Martinez – 800m/1500m – 2:05.83@/4:21.78

                                     Rachel Stewart – 1500m – 4:25.16

Andrea Harrison – 3,000m Steeplechase – 10:09.86

Jennica Redd – 3,000m Steeplechase – 10:31.14

Nicole Nielson – 10,000m – 34:05.82

Makenna Smith – 10,000m – 34:54.27

Carrie Jube – 10,000m – 34:55.74

Lindsey Nielsen – 10,000m – 35:29.05

Lexi Eaton – High Jump – 1.80m

Erin Murphy – High Jump – 1.75m

Nicole Laws – High Jump – 1.73m

Rachel Fisher – Pole Vault – 4.00m

Martha Sheppard – Hammer Throw – 57.67m

Deezbaa Whaley – Hammer Throw – 57.51m

Men

Tyrell Yardley – 400m/4x400m Relay – 46.95@/3:08.97

Korey Smith – 400m Hurdles/4x400m Relay – 51.37@/3:08.97

Mark Carlson – 400m Hurdles – 51.46@

Tanner Sork – 800m – 1:49.17@

Aaron Fletcher – 3,000m Steeplechase – 8:53.75

James Tracy – 3,000m Steeplechase – 8:54.41

Curtis Carr – 3,000m Steeplechase/5,000m – 8:37.54/13:55.77

Jared Ward – 5,000m/10,000m – 13:34.74/28:37.36

Jason Witt – 10,000m – 28:36.64

Jonathan Nelson – 10,000m – 28:44.72

Tylor Thatcher – 10,000m – 28:57.05

Conner Peloquin – 10,000m – 29:33.69

Tommy Gruenewald – 10,000m – 29:37.56

Mario Harper – 4x400m Relay – 3:08.97

Sean Adams – 4x400m Relay – 3:08.97

Zachary Blackham – High Jump – 2.18m

Dakoda John – High Jump – 2.15m

Sam Rockwood – High Jump – 2.11m

Adam Mikkelsen – Pole Vault – 5.16m

Alex Ashworth – Triple Jump – 14.98m

Zachary Stetler – Shot Put/Discus – 17.96m/53.66

Chase Dalton – Javelin – 65.34m

Kyle Baker – Javelin – 65.16m

NCAA Multi Events Finals Tentative Qualifiers

(Based on 2013 Marks)

Men

Chase Dalton – Decathlon – 7,642

Joshua Weirich – Decathlon – 7,412

NCAA Tentative Qualifiers (Week 5)

After five weeks of outdoor track and field competition, the team now has 36 athletes who have hit marks that will likely qualify for the either first round of NCAA competition or the NCAA finals.

These tentative qualifiers are based on the final mark to gain acceptance into last year's meets.

Additions to this week's list are Makenna Smith, Carrie Jube, and Lindsey Nielsen in the women's 10,000m, Tommy Gruenewald in the men's 10,000m, and Adam Mikkelsen in the men's pole vault.

Below is the most up to date list of 2014 tentative qualifiers. 

NCAA West Preliminary Tentative Qualifiers

(Based on 2013 Marks)

Women

Brenna Porter – 400m Hurdles – 58.64

Shea Martinez – 800m/1500m – 2:09.19/4:21.78

Rachel Stewart – 1500m – 4:25.16

Andrea Harrison – 3,000m Steeplechase – 10:09.86

Jennica Redd – 3,000m Steeplechase – 10:31.14

Nicole Nielson – 10,000m – 34:05.82

Makenna Smith – 10,000m – 34:54.27

Carrie Jube – 10,000m – 34:55.74

Lindsey Nielsen – 10,000m – 35:29.05

Erin Murphy – High Jump – 1.75m

Nicole Laws – High Jump – 1.73m

Rachel Fisher – Pole Vault – 4.00m

Martha Sheppard – Hammer Throw – 57.67m

Deezbaa Whaley – Hammer Throw – 57.51m

Men

Mark Carlson – 400m Hurdles – 52.46

Aaron Fletcher – 3,000m Steeplechase – 8:53.75

James Tracy – 3,000m Steeplechase – 8:54.41

Curtis Carr – 3,000m Steeplechase/5,000m – 8:37.54/13:55.77

Jared Ward – 5,000m/10,000m – 13:34.74/28:37.36

Jason Witt – 10,000m – 28:36.64

Jonathan Nelson – 10,000m – 28:44.72

Tylor Thatcher – 10,000m – 28:57.05

Conner Peloquin – 10,000m – 29:33.69

Tommy Gruenewald – 10,000m – 29:37.56

Harper, Smith, Yardley, Adams – 4x400m Relay – 3:08.97

Zachary Blackham – High Jump – 2.18m

Dakoda John – High Jump – 2.15m

Adam Mikkelsen – Pole Vault – 5.16m

Alex Ashworth – Triple Jump – 14.98m

Zachary Stetler – Shot Put/Discus – 17.96m/53.66

Kyle Baker – Javelin – 65.16m

Chase Dalton – Javelin – 64.17m

NCAA Multi Events Finals Tentative Qualifiers

(Based on 2013 Marks)

Men

Chase Dalton – Decathlon – 7,642

Joshua Weirich – Decathlon – 7,412

Ed Eyestone talks Jamaal Williams on BYU Sports Nation

Check out Head Coach Ed Eyestone on BYU Sports Nation. 

He talks BYU football star Jamaal Williams joining the 

track team and the upcoming Mt. SAC relays.

Men move up to No. 19 in USTFCCCA rankings

NEW ORLEANS – With its men taking over the top spot and its women moving to No. 2, Florida was the biggest mover and shaker of the week one edition of the Division I National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)...

...The purpose and methodology of the rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots in the national team race. Rankings points do not equate with NCAA Championships team points. A full description of the rankings can be found here.

Preseason marks will be included in the rankings calculations through the week three edition.

(via USTFCCCA.org) 

To read the full story, click here.

NCAA Tentative Qualifiers (Week 3)

After three weeks of outdoor track and field competition, the team now has 31 athletes who have hit marks that will likely qualify for the first round of NCAA competition. The men also have two individuals in the decathlon, Chase Dalton and Josh Weirich, who will likely qualify for the NCAA finals in June.

These tentative qualifiers are based on the final mark to gain acceptance into last year's meets.

This week the team heads to UCLA where the team will look to add upon its early season success.

Below is the most up to date list of 2014 tentative qualifiers. 

NCAA West Preliminary Tentative Qualifiers

(Based on 2013 Marks)

Women

Brenna Porter – 400m Hurdles – 58.64

Shea Martinez – 800m – 2:09.19

Rachel Stewart – 1500m – 4:25.16

Andrea Harrison – 3,000m Steeplechase – 10:09.86

Jennica Redd – 3,000m Steeplechase – 10:34.76

Nicole Nielson – 10,000m – 34:05.82

Erin Murphy – High Jump – 1.75m

Nicole Laws – High Jump – 1.73m

Rachel Fisher – Pole Vault – 4.00m

Martha Sheppard – Hammer Throw – 57.67m

Deezbaa Whaley – Hammer Throw – 57.51m

Men

Mark Carlson – 400m Hurdles – 52.46

James Tracy – 3,000m Steeplechase – 8:54.41

Aaron Fletcher – 3,000m Steeplechase – 8:55.43

Curtis Carr – 5,000m – 13:55.77

Jason Witt – 10,000m – 28:36.64

Jared Ward – 10,000m – 28:37.36

Jonathan Nelson – 10,000m – 28:44.72

Tylor Thatcher – 10,000m – 28:57.05

Conner Peloquin – 10,000m – 29:33.69

Harper, Smith, Yardley, Adams – 4x400m Relay – 3:08.97

Dakoda John – High Jump – 2.15m

Zachary Blackman – High Jump – 2.11m

Alex Ashworth – Triple Jump – 14.98m

Zachary Stetler – Shot Put/Discus – 17.96m/53.66

Kyle Baker – Javelin – 65.16m

Chase Dalton – Javelin – 64.17m

NCAA Multi Events Finals Tentative Qualifiers

(Based on 2013 Marks)

Men

Chase Dalton – Decathlon – 7,642

Joshua Weirich – Decathlon – 7,412