BYU is sending a cavalry to Eugene.
The NCAA track and field championships are this week and the Cougars will have title opportunities across several events.
On the men’s side, Dallin Shurts comes in as the second seed in the discus. His main competitors will be South Alabama’s Francois Prinsloo and Kansas’ Dimitrios Pavlidis.
“That chip on my shoulder I finally got off,” Shurts said after qualifying. " For months, I’ve been working on the same cues. It’s just about refining them and doing them a little bit better.”
BYU will have multiple runners in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in sophomore James Corrigan and freshman Wyatt Haughton. Southern Utah’s Hayden Harward will join them in that event.
“I’m super excited to move on to nationals. Last year, I missed out by half a second, so this year I was happy to be in a situation where I didn’t have to guess if I was making it,” Corrigan said. " It feels good to be in contention for the win consistently and I’m gaining the confidence I need for the next race.”
For the women’s side, senior Jaslyn Gardner will be running the 100-meter dash.
“I’m feeling really good,” she said. “I was a little injured earlier this season so it took me a little bit to be patient with myself to get to this point of dropping my times a little faster, so it feels good to have a big drop like that.”
Cierra Allphin will be in the women’s high jump. Both come in as six-seeds in their event. Gardner ran an 11-second 100 meter. That is less than two-tenths of a second behind top-ranked Jadyn Mays of Oregon.
BYU will send multiple distance runners. Riley Chamberlain will run the 1,500 meters. Sadie Sargent will run the 5K. Jenna Hutchins will enter the 10K.
How to watch
Men’s Day 1 — June 5, 5:30 p.m. — ESPN2
Women’s Day 1 — June 6, 6:30 p.m. — ESPN2
Men’s Day 2 — June 7, 7 p.m. — ESPN2
Women’s Day 2 — June 8, 3:30 p.m. — ESPN
Utah qualifiers
BYU
Dallin Shurts - discus - senior
Cameron Bates – javelin - senior
Danny Bryant - shot put - junior
Wyatt Haughton - 3,000-meter steeplechase - freshman
James Corrigan - 3,000-meter steeplechase - sophomore
Aidan Troutner - 5K - junior
Sebastian Fernandez - 800 meters - junior
Jaslyn Gardner - 100 meters - senior
Riley Chamberlain - 1,500 meters - sophomore
Gretchen Hoekstre - discus - junior
Sadie Sargent - 5K - senior
Jenna Hutchins - 10K - sophomore
Taylor Lovell - 3,000-meter steeplechase - sophomore
Cierra Allphin - high jump - senior
Rebekah Erikson - pole vault - junior
Eli Hazlett - men’s 4x400 - junior
Abram Schaap - men’s 4xx400 - senior
Jace Jensen – men’s 4xx400 - junior
Trey Jackson– men’s 4xx400– junior
Josh Taylor – men’s 4xx400 - junior
Logan Hubler – men’s 4xx400 – sophomore
Utah
Josefine Eriksen - 800 meters and women’s 4x400 - junior
Erin Vringer - 1,500 meters - sophomore
Harley Daniel - 400 meter hurdle - sophomore
Ally Gomm - women’s 4x400 - junior
Harley Daniel -women’s 4x400 - sophomore
Bailey Kealamakia - women’s 4x400 - junior
Chloe Shewell - women’s 4x400 - junior
Emily Martin - women’s 4x400 - sophomore
Southern Utah
Hayden Harward - 3,000-meter steeplechase - junior
Utah State
Logan Hammer - pole vault - sophomore
