2014 NCAA Preliminary qualifiers

All-American Curtis Carr and returning NCAA preliminary qualifier Andrea Harrison lead 42 BYU student athletes to the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Preliminary Round in Fayetville, Ark, May 29 to 31.

Carr, who will compete in the 3,000m steeplechase, is the highest ranked athlete on the men's side coming into the meet at No. 2. Harrison, who also competes in the steeplechase, is the highest ranked athlete on the women's side coming in at No. 8.

Throughout the regular season, athletes from each team compete to qualify for the NCAA championships. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top 48 athletes in each event qualify for the preliminary round. In the preliminaries, the top 12 athletes move on to the NCAA championships, held June 11 to 14 in Eugene, Ore.

The Cougars have eight athletes, five men and three women, who are ranked in the top 12 in their respective events; Curtis Carr in the 3,000m steeplechase, Dakoda John in the high jump, Jared Ward in the 5,000m and 10,000m, Jason Witt and Jonathan Nelson in the 10,000m, Andrea Harrison in the 3,000m steeplechase, Shea Martinez in the 800m and Lexi Eaton in the high jump. Two athletes, Chase Dalton and Joshua Weirich have already qualified for the NCAA final in decathlon.

A full list of all BYU athletes accepted into the NCAA championships is listed below. The entire list of accepted entries can be found at NCAA.com. 

WOMEN

• 800m - Shea Martinez
• 1500m - Rachel Stewart
• 3,0000m Steeplechase - Andrea Harrison, Jennica Redd
• 10,000m - Nicole Nielsen, Makenna Smith, Carrie Jube
• 400m Hurdles - Brenna Porter, Kaylee Packham, Angela Shields, Alyssa Hansen
• High Jump - Lexi Eaton, Erin Murphy
• Pole Vault - Rachel Fisher
• Triple Jump - Elizabeth Wilson
• Hammer Throw - Martha Shepard, Deezbaa Whaley

MEN

• 400m - Tyrell Yardley, Mario Harper
• 800m - Tanner Sork
• 1500m - Chase Horrocks, Evan Argyle
• 3,000m Steeplechase - Curtis Carr, Aaron Fletcher, James Tracy, Travis Fuller
• 5,000m - Jared Ward, Curtis Carr
• 10,000m - Jason Witt, Jared Ward, Jonathan Nelson, Tylor Thatcher, Conner Peloquin, Tommy Gruenewald
• 400m Hurdles - Korey Smith, Mark Carlson
• 4x400m Relay - Tyrell Yardley, Sean Adams, Mario Harper, Korey Smith
• High Jump - Dakoda John, Zachary Blackham, Sam Rockwood
• Pole Vault - Adam Mikkelsen
• Shot Put - Zachary Stetler
• Discus - Zachary Stetler
• Javelin - Chase Dalton, Keith Keller, Kyle Baker
• Decathlon - Chase Dalton, Joshua Weirich