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JuVaughn Harrison taking over the national lead in the high jump at 2.30m (7-6½). Tyler Terry cracked the seasonal top-10 in the 400 at No. 10 with his 45.18. BYU held steady at No. 2 and is being led by its 1500-meter squadron. The Cougars recently sent a bunch of athletes to the West Coast Relays in Clovis, California, and saw them add two national top-10 marks in that event – Talem Franco is No. 6 at 3:37.55; 2020 NCAA DI Cross Country champion Conner Mantz is No. 10 at 3:37.96. That n...

Buffs head to Fresno fighting for postseason track and field qualifications April 29, 2021 Senior sprinter Sage Hurta, takes over the baton for the final leg of the women’s 4×400 relay at Potts Field during the 2021 CU Invitational. April 10, 2021 (Nigel Amstock/CU Independent) After an impressive week for the University of Colorado’s track and field team, all eyes will be on the West Coast Relays in Fresno, California on Friday. The Buffs will get one of their final two tuneups before the...

Hayward Field’s Grand Reopening Is Friday, And a Ton of NCAA Stars Will Be Racing April 1, 2021 When the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field reopens on Friday with the Hayward Premiere meet, 1,028 days will have passed since it last hosted a track meet. Back then, on June 9, 2018, the marathon world record was 2:02:57, the Nike Oregon Project still existed, Donald Trump had zero impeachments, and we were still 18 months away from learning the word “coronavirus.” It has been a minute...

RRW: BYU Women, NAU Men Take Team Titles at NCAA Cross Country Championships By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2021 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (15-Mar) — At today’s pandemic-delayed NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the women of Brigham Young and the men of Northern Arizona were decisive winners in the team competition with 96 and 60 points, respectively, while the individual titles went to Mercy Chelangat of Alabama and Connor Mantz of Brigham Yo...

Olympic overview: BYU track and cross country teams take home national championships The BYU track and cross country teams had a heyday at NCAA nationals, taking first place as a team in the women’s distance medley relay and women’s cross country, as well as individually in men’s cross country. Cross Country The BYU women’s cross country team won the NCAA National Championship on March 15, the Cougars’ fifth team national title in program history. The team competed at the OSU Course i...

th overall in 32:03.1. Butler’s finish is the best by a Jayhawk in the men’s race since 2015, matching Evan Landes’ 136 th place finish in Louisville, Kentucky. As one of over 240 individuals participating, Butler came through the 2,000-meter mark in 136 th place in 15:18.7, before moving up 16 spots to 116 th through the 5k mark. Midway through the race, Butler clocked in at 15:18.7 At the 8,000-meter mark, Butler came in at 25:24.2 in 131 st place. He then finished the race in 32:03.1, ...

Conner Mantz Ends The American Drought, NAU Men Reassert Themselves As Kings At 2020 NCAA Cross Country Championships March 15, 2021 With three straight NCAA cross country titles from 2016-2018, the Northern Arizona men cemented themselves as a dynasty a couple of years ago. But today at the 2020 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the men from Flagstaff unveiled their Mona Lisa.  On a sunny (59 degrees), windy (18 mph) day on a brutal Oklahoma State course that left woul...

Kaylee Mitchell, Batya Beard lead Oregon State to 16th place at NCAA cross country championships Updated Mar 15, 2021; Posted Mar 15, 2021 Oregon States Kaylee Mitchell (right) finished 20th at the NCAA cross country championships Monday in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Beavers placed 16th as a team. Photo by Clarkson Creative Photography Facebook Share It was the best team finish in program history for the Beavers. Mitchell finished the 6k course in 20 minutes, 38.5 seconds, good for 20th place....

KAFF News NAU Wins The Men’s Cross Country National Championship Monday The NAU Lumberjacks men’s cross country team won another national championship Monday in Stillwater, Oklahoma. NAU finished with 60 points, which is the lowest score in a national title race since 2005. Conner Mantz from BYU was the individual champion, however for NAU, freshman Nico Young finished fourth, senior Blase Ferro was sixth, sophomore Abdihamid Nur was seventh and senior Luis Grijalva was ninth. This is ...

PROVO — Conner Mantz isnt afraid to say it. While most collegiate athletes at BYU and around Utah speak of a game-by-game mentality, and — for good reason — the day-by-day approach to winning in their collective sphere, Mantz has larger goals on the horizon. He wants to win a national title. This week, hell get that chance — and hes definitely a contender. Mantz will lead the top-ranked BYU cross country team into the NCAA national meet in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and hell likely be among ...