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Tyler Hendrickson Tyler Hendrickson was born and raised in Long Beach, and started covering sports in his hometown in 2010. After five years as a sportswriter, Tyler joined the athletic department at Long Beach State University in 2015. He spent more than four years in the athletic communications department, working primarily with the Dirtbags baseball […]

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Tyler Hendrickson was born and raised in Long Beach, and started covering sports in his hometown in 2010. After five years as a sportswriter, Tyler joined the athletic department at Long Beach State University in 2015. He spent more than four years in the athletic communications department, working primarily with the Dirtbags baseball program. Tyler also co-authored of The History of Long Beach Poly: Scholars & Champions.

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Mesa College caps dominant year with track, volleyball success – San Diego Union-Tribune

On Friday, Mesa College will cap its athletic year by holding the community college’s annual Student-Athlete Graduation and Transfer Ceremony. More than 100 athletes completing their two years as Olympians will be transferring to four-year schools, splitting more than a record $3 million in scholarships (and counting). “Beyond what we do on fields and courts, […]

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On Friday, Mesa College will cap its athletic year by holding the community college’s annual Student-Athlete Graduation and Transfer Ceremony.

More than 100 athletes completing their two years as Olympians will be transferring to four-year schools, splitting more than a record $3 million in scholarships (and counting).

“Beyond what we do on fields and courts, the transfer ceremony is one of our annual highlights,” said Mesa College athletic director Ryan Shumaker. “We’re here as a step. We’re here to see our athletes compete at the next level in both sports and academics.”

Said track/cross country coach Sean Ricketts: “We recruit them in and recruit them out. When we bring an athlete in, we promise to help them develop, open doors and move on. That’s what we preach to them … we’re here to help, but make the most of this opportunity.”

Also on hand Friday will be the Chet DeVore Trophy. Named in memory of a decorated World War II Marine officer who became a coach, educator and founding president of Southwestern College, the trophy goes annually to the local community college that has the best record of overall excellence in the local Pacific Coast Athletic Conference.

Mesa College has won the award for seven straight years.

This year, the Olympians won PCAC titles in men’s cross country, track and field and volleyball and women’s cross country, volleyball, track and field and beach volleyball. In addition, the football team was ranked No. 1 among county teams.

The Olympians also thrived at state-level competitions. Mesa won three state championships, sweeping the men’s and women’s cross country titles and claiming the beach volleyball crown. They also finished second in the state in men’s track and field and volleyball and third in football and women’s track and field.

“We’re all very proud of holding the DeVore Trophy,” said Shumaker. “As a school and coaches, we’ve created an atmosphere where developing students and athletes can thrive.”

Mesa finished the school year strong by winning its first state title in beach volleyball then coming away with podium finishes in both men’s and women’s track and field.

The beach volleyball team was led by Myah Gomez and Jaiden Mojica, who finished third in the state in the individual competition. A year ago, Gomez and Kailyn Jager won the individual title.

A native of Salinas, Gomez came to Mesa College after serving in the Air Force. Mojica is a graduate of Bonita Vista High School.

“Gomez is what community colleges are all about,” said Mesa coach Kim Lester. “She joined the Air Force out of high school. This was her opportunity to relaunch herself. She loves beach volleyball. I recruited her by being able to go off a video she sent me of her playing on the beach sand talking to her on the phone.

“I have so much pride in Mesa College and what we do here. I love what we all do here. The coaches here have bought into the goal of bringing in athletes, coaching them up and finding a spot for them to continue with a scholarship.”

Lester was named the PCAC All-Sports Female Coach of the Year. Brian Hiatt-Alew, who led Cuyamaca College to its first-ever state title in soccer, was named the PCAC All-Sports Male Coach of the Year.

The last Olympians to compete this year were the members of Rickett’s track and field teams.

Mesa College claimed seven of the eight events won by local athletes at the state meet.

Ian Rosen (Grossmont High School) won the 800 meters with a time of 1 minute, 51.97 seconds. Rosen, who also led Mesa to the cross country title with a fourth-place finish last December, then finished fourth in the 1,500 meters at 4:02.48.

Mesa won the men’s 4×100 relay for the first time in school history. The foursome of Josh Schindler, Ryan Mann, Marcel Acosta (El Camino High School) and Austin Snook (Bonita Vista High School) were clocked in 40.82 seconds. The Olympians also won the 4×400 relay in 3:12.65 with the team of Acosta, Shamarion Unden (El Capitan High School), Mann and Jaden Dasher (Oceanside High School).

Ron Way (La Jolla High School) was timed in 31:30.82 to win the 10,000. He also finished third in the 5,000 meters (15:31.68). Lucas Scott (Mission Hills High School) won the javelin with a throw of 206 feet, 1 inch. Dasher also won in the 400-meter hurdles in :52.52.

Joelle Tonne of Mesa College (Oceanside High School) won the women’s 800 meters (2:17.17), finished third in the 1,500 meters (4:47.04) and ran a leg on the Olympians’ 4×400 relay team that ran fourth.

Every week during the school year, U-T contributor Bill Center highlights one San Diego college team that’s making strides on and off the field. To nominate a team, email wcenter27@gmail.com. 

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2025 NCAA DI East Region Track and Field Competition Schedule

As the clock ticks down on the NCAA Outdoor Track And Field Championships 2025 season, the best outdoor college track and field athletes have flooded to regional sites for the first round of the end-of-season competition. This year marks the 103rd men’s championship and the 43rd for the women and will be held at the […]

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As the clock ticks down on the NCAA Outdoor Track And Field Championships 2025 season, the best outdoor college track and field athletes have flooded to regional sites for the first round of the end-of-season competition.

This year marks the 103rd men’s championship and the 43rd for the women and will be held at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR. 

The East First Round is located at North Florida in Jacksonville and includes four nights of events beginning Wednesday, May 28-31. At the same time, the West First Round will be happening at Texas A&M in College Station, TX.

Teams who have the most athletes move through will have the best chance at winning the team title—Florida and Georgia are among the teams to watch for.

It’s time for the 2025 DI NCAA Track and Field Championship preliminary rounds. Here’s the full schedule.

NCAA D1 East Regionals Track and Field Schedule

Wednesday, May 28

Track

  • 6:00 p.m. ET – Men’s 110 Hurdles
  • 6:30 p.m. ET – Men’s 1500m
  • 7:00 p.m. ET – Men’s 100m
  • 7:25 p.m. ET – Men’s 400m
  • 7:50 p.m. ET – Men’s 800m
  • 8:20 p.m. ET – Men’s 400 Hurdles
  • 8:45 p.m. ET – Men’s 200m
  • 9:10 p.m. ET – Men’s 10,000m (Semifinal)

Field

  • 10:00 a.m. ET – Men’s Hammer
  • 2:30 p.m. ET – Men’s Javelin
  • 4:30 p.m. ET – Men’s Long Jump
  • 5:30 p.m. ET – Men’s Pole Vault (Semifinal)
  • 6:00 p.m. ET – Men’s Shot Put 

Thursday, May 29

Track

  • 6:00 p.m. ET – Women’s 100 Hurdles
  • 6:30 p.m. ET – Women’s 1500m
  • 7:00 p.m. ET – Women’s 100m
  • 7:25 p.m. ET – Women’s 400m
  • 7:50 p.m. ET – Women’s 800m
  • 8:20 p.m. ET – Women’s 400 Hurdles
  • 8:45 p.m. ET – Women’s 200m
  • 9:10 p.m. ET – Women’s 10,000m (Semifinals)

Field

  • 10:00 a.m. ET – Women’s Hammer
  • 2:30 p.m. ET – Women’s Javelin
  • 4:30 p.m. ET – Women’s Long Jump
  • 5:30 p.m. ET – Women’s Pole Vault (Semifinals)
  • 6:00 p.m. ET – Women’s Shot Put

Friday, May 30

Track

  • 5:00 p.m. ET – Men’s 4×100 Relay (Quarterfinals)
  • 5:15 p.m. ET – Men’s 1500m (Quarterfinals)
  • 5:40 p.m. ET – Men’s 3000 Steeplechase (Quarterfinals)
  • 6:15 p.m. ET – Men’s 110 Hurdles (Quarterfinals)
  • 6:35 p.m. ET – Men’s 100m (Quarterfinals)
  • 6:50 p.m. ET – Men’s 400m (Quarterfinals)
  • 7:05 p.m. ET – Men’s 800m (Quarterfinals)
  • 7:25 p.m. ET – Men’s 400 Hurdles (Quarterfinals)
  • 7:50 p.m. ET – Men’s 200m (Quarterfinals)
  • 8:10 p.m. ET – Men’s 5000m (Semifinals)
  • 8:45 p.m. ET – Men’s 4×400 Relay (Quarterfinals)  

Field

  • 1:00 p.m. ET – Men’s Discus
  • 2:30 p.m. ET – Men’s Triple Jump
  • 3:30 p.m. ET – Men’s High Jump (Semifinals)

Saturday, May 31

Track

  • 5:00 p.m. ET – Women’s 4×100 Relay (Quarterfinals)
  • 5:15 p.m. ET – Women’s 1500m (Quarterfinals)
  • 5:40 p.m. ET – Women’s 3000 Steeplechase (Quarterfinals)
  • 6:15 p.m. ET – Women’s 110 Hurdles (Quarterfinals)
  • 6:35 p.m. ET – Women’s 100m (Quarterfinals)
  • 6:50 p.m. ET – Women’s 400m (Quarterfinals)
  • 7:05 p.m. ET – Women’s 800m (Quarterfinals)
  • 7:25 p.m. ET – Women’s 400 Hurdles (Quarterfinals)
  • 7:50 p.m. ET – Women’s 200m (Quarterfinals)
  • 8:10 p.m. ET – Women’s 5000m (Semifinals)
  • 8:45 p.m. ET – Women’s 4×400 Relay (Quarterfinals)  

Field

  • 1:00 p.m. ET – Women’s Discus
  • 2:30 p.m. ET – Women’s Triple Jump
  • 3:30 p.m. ET – Women’s High Jump (Semifinals)

When Is NCAA D1 East Regionals For Track and Field?

The NCAA D1 Track and Field West Regional will begin on Wednesday, May 28 and run through Saturday, May 31 in College Station, TX. 

How To Watch NCAA D1 East Regionals For Track and Field

Live streaming of both the West and East Regionals for NCAA D1 Track and Field Championships can be found on ESPN+. 

Men’s NCAA D1 Track and Field Top 10 Rankings

  1. Southern California, 235.95 points
  2. Tennessee, 221.14 points
  3. Arkansas, 216.21 points
  4. Texas A&M, 208.42 points
  5. Georgia, 200.89 points
  6. New Mexico, 179.93 points
  7. Nebraska, 175.79 points
  8. Auburn, 172.91 points
  9. Minnesota, 166.06 points
  10. BYU, 160.06 points

Women’s NCAA D1 Track and Field Top 10 Rankings

  1. Georgia, 310.57 points
  2. Texas A&M, 242.74 points
  3. Texas Tech, 232.15 points
  4. Southern California, 211.25 points
  5. Arkansas, 197.52 points
  6. Baylor 193.12 points
  7. South Carolina, 180.11 points
  8. Oregon, 174.46 points
  9. BYU, 159.18 points
  10. Florida, 158.34 

NCAA D1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships Recent Winners

Men’s

  • 2024
    • Winner – Florida
    • Runner-up – Auburn
  • 2023
    • Winner – Florida
    • Runner-up – Arkansas
  • 2022
    • Winner – Florida
    • Runner-up – Texas
  • 2021
    • Winner – LSU
    • Runner-up – Oregon

Women’s 

  • 2024
    • Winner – Arkansas
    • Runner-up – Florida
  • 2023
    • Winner – Texas 
    • Runner-up – Florida
  • 2022
    • Winner – Florida
    • Runner-up – Texas
  • 2021
    • Winner – Southern California
    • Runner-up – Texas A&M

FloTrack Is The Streaming Home For Many Track And Field Meets Each Year

Don’t miss all the track and field season action streaming on FloTrack. Check out the FloTrack schedule for more events.

FloTrack Archived Footage

Video footage from each event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloTrack subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.

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U.S. Men’s Sitting Team to Play for Gold After Five-Set Thriller Over Canada at 2025 PVPA Zonal

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 27, 2025) – The eighth-ranked U.S. Men’s Sitting National Team earned a spot in the gold medal match at the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Zonal Championship with a thrilling 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 20-25, 15-12) victory over Canada. The U.S. Men (3-1) will play fifth-ranked Brazil (4-0) in the gold medal […]

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 27, 2025) – The eighth-ranked U.S. Men’s Sitting National Team earned a spot in the gold medal match at the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Zonal Championship with a thrilling 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 20-25, 15-12) victory over Canada.

The U.S. Men (3-1) will play fifth-ranked Brazil (4-0) in the gold medal match on Tuesday, May 28, at 12 p.m. MT/11 a.m. PT. Admission to the ParaVolley Pan America Zonal Championship is free for all spectators at the Colorado Convention Center. Watch the Zonals livestream.

Outside hitter James Stuck led five U.S. players in double figures with a match-high 20 points on 17 kills and a team-high three blocks. Fellow outside Zach Upp posted 19 points on a match-best 17 kills with one block and once ace.

Outside Eric Duda tallied 16 points on 13 kills and three aces, middle blocker Roderick Green totaled 13 points on 11 kills and two blocks, and outside Jason Roberts finished with nine points on six kills, two blocks and an ace.

The U.S. finished with a 65-44 edge in kills, while Canada held advantages in blocks (17-9) and aces (8-6).

Three kills by Stuck helped the U.S. jump out to a 5-1 lead in the fifth set. The lead was three points late in the set, 12-9, when Canada reeled off three consecutive points to tie. Green, Upp and Stuck registered three kills in a row to give the U.S. the hard-fought semifinal win.

After Canada won the first set, the U.S. bounced back to take the next two sets. A Roberts kill gave the U.S. a two-point win in the second set and Stuck’s five kills and two blocks keyed the victory in the third set.

“We came out and we were kind of flat, and they dictated the match from the jump,” team captain Rod Green said. “Coach (Greg Walker) called us over and he said ‘just play your game, look for hands; if you have an open scene take them, don’t try to force anything.’ Those are the adjustments that we made. We just went back to playing the ball that we had been training for all year long.”

The U.S. Men seemed poised to win the match in four sets, using an 8-1 run to take a 19-15 lead, but Canada scored 10 of the final 11 points of the set to even the match at two sets apiece.

Green said he’s been happy with the team’s performance this tournament.

“I think the team’s been doing great, more [than just] on the court,” he said. “It’s the things that people don’t see. We’ve come together so much as a program over the past two years. They’re more like brothers and family, and laughing while playing. This has been one of the most comfortable teams I’ve ever been on for sitting volleyball, and I’ve been on this team since 2007. This is the most together we’ve ever been as a unit. In the past, we would go down and we’d be down two sets or one set, and we would just fold. We fought back and we pushed it, and we won the match.”

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Men’s Roster

No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown)
Dan Regan (OH, 6-0, St. Louis, Mo.)
Nick Dadgostar (L, 6-0, Sidney, Neb.)
Ben Aman (OH, 6-5, Edmond, Okla.)
Eric Duda (S/OH, 6-5, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Alex Wilson (OPP/OH, 6-6, Saugerties, N.Y.)
Robbie Gaupp(OH, 6-4, Gatesville, Texas)
James Stuck (S/OH, 6-5, New Kensington, Pa.)
10 Robbie Onusko(OH, 6-0, Daytona Beach, Fla.)
11 Roderick Green (MB, 6-3, West Monroe, La.)
14 John Kremer (L, 5-9, Buford, Ga.)
17 Zach Upp (OH, 6-5, Bartlett, Ill.)
20 Jason Roberts (OH, 6-3, Moncks Corner, S.C.)
22 Brett Parks(OH, 6-0, Miami, Fla.)
23 Will Curtis (S/L, 6-0, Cumberland, Maine)

Schedule/Results

May 24
Men: USA def. Argentina, 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-14, 25-19)

May 25
Men: USA def. Canada, 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 33-35, 25-16)

May 26
Men: Brazil def. USA, 3-0 (25-23, 27-25, 25-23)

May 27
Men’s Semifinal: USA def. Canada, 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 20-25, 15-12)

May 28
Men’s bronze medal match: Canada vs. Argentina, 10 a.m. MT/9 a.m. PT
Men’s gold medal match: USA vs. Brazil, 12 p.m. MT/11 a.m.PT



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Bradford family: Giants in height and volleyball

When the Bradford family walks together on a beach, at an airport, in a restaurant, eyes turn. They aren’t just tall, they’re giants. They aren’t a basketball family — they play volleyball. On Memorial Day, mom, dad, daughter and son were at the beach looking for games. Lee Bradford was a 6-foot-7 middle blocker at […]

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When the Bradford family walks together on a beach, at an airport, in a restaurant, eyes turn. They aren’t just tall, they’re giants. They aren’t a basketball family — they play volleyball. On Memorial Day, mom, dad, daughter and son were at the beach looking for games.

Lee Bradford was a 6-foot-7 middle blocker at Pepperdine in the 1990s. His wife, Sara, is 6-1 and played basketball at Fordham. Their oldest daughter, Carissa, was the 6-2 City Section volleyball player of the year at Granada Hills, played at Tennessee and South Alabama and is now head coach at Bates College.

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Their son, Derek, is 6-8, won a CIF title with Royal and now trains with the USA beach volleyball team. Their son, Grayson, is a 6-11 senior at Mira Costa and plays for a state championship on Saturday in Fresno. He’s committed to UCLA.

Even the youngest in the family, 12-year-old daughter Brooke, is 5-10 and headed for volleyball stardom. Talk about good height genes — no giant shoes go unused in this family.

Dad gave his kids a choice growing up. “I love the sport and offered free private lessons,” he said.

They took him up and the rest is history. Lee has been a teacher at Granada Hills and used to be an assistant coach to Tom Harp. He eventually moved his family to Manhattan Beach after driving to the South Bay for years for club competition.

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“We made a really good decision four years ago to go to a high level club program,” he said. “It’s been a great journey.”

Grayson has been a key player for Mira Costa, which won the Southern Section Division 1 championship, then the Southern California regional championship and play San José Archbishop Mitty in the first state Division 1 boys title match on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Fresno City College.

It’s a weekend for championships. The Southern Section baseball will be held Friday and Saturday at Cal State Fullerton and Blair Field in Long Beach.

The Southern Section softball finals are Friday and Saturday in Irvine.

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The state track and field championships will be Friday and Saturday at Buchanan High in Clovis (temperatures will hit triple digits). The state tennis championships are Saturday in Fresno.

The City Section softball finals are Saturday at Cal State Northridge.

Tuesday’s Division 1 baseball semifinals produced a shocker. No. 1-seeded Corona, which started the year considered as high school baseball’s version of the Dodgers, was beaten by St. John Bosco 2-0. It was the first high school pitching defeat for Seth Hernandez, who came in 18-0.

St. John Bosco has unleashed a closer extraordinaire in junior Jack Champlin. Last week, in the bottom of the seventh inning with the score tied, Villa Park had the winning run on third and Champlin was brought in to get a strikeout. He threw 2 1/3 hitless relief before the Braves won 5-4 in nine innings.

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He was inserted into the game with a 2-0 count, one runner on and one out in the seventh inning against Corona. He walked the first first batter, then got a strikeout and fly out to end the game.

He said of the situation, ““I love it,” he said. “There’s close to 1,000 people and it’s electric. I didn’t feel any pressure, didn’t feel nervous. It’s just fun to compete against all these Power 5 players.”

That kind of closer’s mentality and confidence should help St. John Bosco in Friday’s 7 p.m. Division final against Santa Margarita at Cal State Fullerton. Champlin will gladly take the ball whenever coach Andy Rojo offers it.

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“I haven’t had a blown save,” he said.

That’s not the kiss of death. That’s a teenager who wants the ball with the game on the line.

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Swimming South Africa, Judge Debate Merits Of Case Against SA Water Polo In Latest Hearing

It appears that it wasn’t a good day in court for Swimming South Africa last week as it continue to take legal action against the newly formed South African Water Polo (SA Water Polo). Contradictory statements and back-and-forth arguments with Judge Judith Cloete seemed to dominate the latest hearing in the case, according to South […]

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It appears that it wasn’t a good day in court for Swimming South Africa last week as it continue to take legal action against the newly formed South African Water Polo (SA Water Polo).

Contradictory statements and back-and-forth arguments with Judge Judith Cloete seemed to dominate the latest hearing in the case, according to South African newspaper Daily Maverick.

Swimming SA is seeking a cease-and-desist application against SA Water Polo to stop if from existing. SA Water polo was launched in March with the intention of assuming governance to revitalize the sport, but not to fully break away from Swimming SA.  A final decision in the case might take as long as three months.

Appearing in front of Judge Cloete on May 21, Swimming SA conceded that SA Water Polo didn’t need its consent to exist, which contradicted an original argument for an interdict against the water polo body.

Swimming SA has contended that it should be the only recognized national aquatics body in the country, and argued in court that SA Water Polo was trying to become a national federation.

Law in South Africa states that there can be only one national federation, but there can be several national bodies. Judge Cloete said that SA Water polo never purported to be a national federation, only a national body.

Swimming SA later conceded that SA Water Polo was a parallel body not passing itself off as the administrator of the sport.

“Given Swimming SA’s acceptance of SA Water Polo as a national body, why then was Swimming SA asking for an interdict against SA Water Polo if it recognized its right to exist?” Judge Cloete asked in the hearing.

Swimming SA argued that SA Water Polo interfered with SA’s governance by recruiting water polo members to join SA Water Polo.

Judge Cloete later said that no specific evidence had been provided by Swimming SA on why members had left, so SA Water Polo couldn’t be blamed.

Swimming SA also attempted to argue merits for SA Water Polo’s future application for membership into World Aquatics, but Judge Cloete ruled it wasn’t relevant to the current court case and that World Aquatics would have to decide on the application.

In November, a faction of SA Water Polo started a movement to break off from Swimming SA, citing poor treatment of the sport and its members, including not allowing the men’s and women’s water polo teams to compete at the Paris Olympics.

The teams met the World Aquatics qualification criteria as the highest-ranked African team, but Swimming SA had an internal criteria of finishing in the top 12 at the World Championships, which neither team achieved.

The faction shared a document listing grievances with Swimming SA, such as a lack of financial support and little water polo representation in decision-making.

The faction had opposition from within the water polo community, especially players who were worried about missed career opportunities.

 





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What to expect from BYU – Deseret News

Given the runaway inflation of track and field performances lately, it’s insanely difficult to qualify for the NCAA outdoor track championships, or, for that matter, the NCAA Prelims. The top 48 athletes in the country – based on season performances – qualify for the preliminary meet. The slowest time in the 100-meter dash field is […]

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Given the runaway inflation of track and field performances lately, it’s insanely difficult to qualify for the NCAA outdoor track championships, or, for that matter, the NCAA Prelims.

The top 48 athletes in the country – based on season performances – qualify for the preliminary meet. The slowest time in the 100-meter dash field is 10.29; the slowest time in the 1,500 is 3:37.52 – the equivalent of a 3:54.9 mile.

Given that, it’s worth noting that this year marks the tenth time that BYU has qualified more than 50 athletes (male and female combined) for this weekend’s NCAA West Preliminary track and field meet in College Station, Texas (The East prelims will be held in Jacksonville, Fla.).

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Utah State has 21 qualifiers; Utah Valley, 15 qualifiers.

The men will compete Wednesday and Friday, the women Thursday and Saturday.

The top 12 in each event at both regional sites will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, which will be held June 11-14 in Eugene, Oregon.

Four Utah collegians are threats to win an individual national championship – BYU’s Meghan Hunter, Lexy Lowry and James Corrigan and Utah State’s Logan Hammer.

Hunter, a converted sprinter from Provo High who holds the all-classification high school 400-meter state record of 52.59, laid down a 1:58.99 time to win the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Conference championships two weeks ago. It makes her the third fastest collegian ever.

The 800 is one of the most competitive races in the country this year. It will include LSU’s Michaela Rose and Stanford Olympian Juliette Whittaker, winners of the last two NCAA championships, as well as Stanford’s Roisin Willis, a former NCAA indoor champ. Rose is the second fastest collegian ever.

Lowry, a senior from Meridian, Idaho, has the nation’s second fastest time in the 5,000 and the third fastest time in the steeplechase. She broke the BYU school record at 5,000 meters held by Olympian Whittni Morgan, taking it from 15:12.90 to 14:52.93. Lowry ranks fifth on the alltime collegiate list in both the 5,000 and the steeplechase.

Corrigan, who represented the U.S. in last summer’s Paris Olympics, might give up his collegiate eligibility at the end of the season to sign a professional contract.

“It depends how well he runs at NCAAs and USAs,” says BYU coach Ed Eyestone. “As well as he is running now, I would say yes.”

A junior, Corrigan has the nation’s third fastest time in the steeplechase – 8:22.20. A year ago Corrigan ran 8:13.87, which easily eclipsed the American collegiate record of 8:16.23, but it doesn’t count because it wasn’t in a collegiate competition. In his most recent outing, Corrigan, who finished third in last summer’s U.S. Olympic trials, won both the steeplechase and the 5,000 in meet-record times at the Big 12 Conference championships.

Hammer, a junior from Nampa, Idaho, ranks second in the nation in the pole vault with a school-record clearance of 18-8 ¼. Teammates Javin Richards and Marshall Rasmussen (17-4 ½, 17-0 ¼) also have qualified for the prelims.

Utah collegians are strongest, as usual, in the distance and middle-distance events. They have a combined total of 29 athletes ranked in the top 25 of the 800, 1,500, 3,000 steeplechase, 5,000 and 10,000.

One of them is Riley Chamberlain, BYU’s 5-foot-10 junior who can cover a wide range of distances. In the national rankings, she is ninth in the 800, 17th in the 1,500 and 12th in the 5,000.

BYU’s Tyler Mathews and Tessa Buswell, who were in high school a year ago, have had brilliant freshman seasons. Both rank in the top 20 in the 800. Mathews is already the second fastest 800-meter runner in BYU history, with a time of 1:46.19; Buswell ranks eighth with a time of 2:02.26 in an event in which BYU has excelled for years.

Sami Oblad, a converted heptathlete from Stansbury Park, is wrapping up an impressive senior season. She ranks sixth in the nation in the 400-metre dash with a time of 50.49, by the far the fastest ever at BYU.

Carlee Hansen, a senior from Woods Cross who transferred to BYU from North Carolina in 2023, covered 1,500 meters in 4:08.70 en route to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Conference championships, a 2 ½-second improvement over her best time. She fell just short of the school record of 4:08.53 set by Anna Camp in winning the 2021 NCAA championships.

Utah Valley’s Quincy Bonds, who ranks 20th nationally in the 100-meter hurdles, is one of four sisters who are outstanding all-around athletes. Quincy competed for the University of Arizona soccer team for three years before transferring to UVU to compete in both soccer and track. Tiana was a pentathlete for the University of Arizona. Talie was a first-team All-American in the 100-meter hurdles at Arizona. Zoey, a junior at BYU, became the eighth fastest 100-meter hurdler in school history this season with a time of 13.52. She also competes in the heptathlon.

BYU will be without All-American Casey Clinger, who signed a professional contract with Brooks this season and thus is ineligible for collegiate competition. Before leaving BYU, he broke a 40-year-old school record in the 10,000-meter run set by Eyestone, his coach. Clinger posted a time of 27:11.00; Eyestone’s mark was 27:41.05.

Here’s a list of Utah collegians who rank among the top 25 in their events.

100 meters

#25 Gabe Remy, UVU (10.09)

200 meters

#20 Gabe Remy, UVU (20.41)

400 meters

#18 Eli Hazlett, BYU (45.35)

#6 Sami Oblad, BYU (50.49)

800 meters

#17 Tyler Mathews, BYU (1:46.19)

#2 Meghan Hunter, BYU (1:58.99)

#9 Riley Chamberlain, BYU (2:01.42)

#20 Tessa Buswell, BYU (2:02.66)

1,500 meters

#23 Carter Cutting BYU (3:37.31)

#14 Carlee Hansen, BYU (4:08.70)

#15 Lexy Lowry, BYU (4:08.89)

#17 Riley Chamberlain, BYU (4:09.49)

#23 Erin Vringer, Utah (4:10.23)

5,000 meters

#13 James Corrigan BYU (13:25.46)

#16 Joey Nokes, BYU (13:27.89)

#23 Creed Thompson, BYU (13:29.22)

#2 Lexy Lowry, BYU (14:52.93)

#8 Jenna Hutchins, BYU (15:16.95)

#12 Riley Chamberlain, BYU (15:23.88)

10,000 meters

#18 Mohamed Guled, UVU (27:58.41)

#22 Joey Nokes, BYU (28:06.44)

#24 Todd Camren, USU (28:10.91)

#11 Jenna Hutchins, BYU (32:22.98)

#16 Morgan Jensen, Utah (32:33.52)

3,000m steeplechase

#3 James Corrigan, BYU (8:22.20)

#9 Isaac Hedengren, BYU (8:30.01)

#14 Landon heemeyer, BYU (8:33.50)

#15 Logan Garnica, USU (8:33.91)

#18 Peter Visser, WSU (8:35.98)

#23 Abdulsalam Farah, UVU (8:40.47)

#3 Lexy Lowry, BYU (9:18.05)

#9 Taylor Lovell, BYU (9:46.86)

#10 Shelby Jensen, USU (9:48.44)

100 hurdles

#20 Quincy Bonds, UVU (13.07)

4×400 relay

#12 Hazlett-Taylor-Heimuli-Jackson, BYU (3:03.05)

Pole vault

#2 Logan Hammer, USU (18-8 ¼ )

High jump

#16 Aija Hughes, SUU (6-0)

Shot put

#13 Danny Bryant, BYU (65-1.25)

#17 Gretchen Hoekstre, BYU (57-3.5)

Discus

#25 Gretchen Hoekstre, BYU (184-6)

Javelin

 #8 Kelsi Oldroyd, UVU (186-11)

 #13 Jea Genet, BYU (179-2)

Decathlon

#4 Jaden Roskelley, BYU (8,000)

#9 Ben Barton, BYU (7865)



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