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The two former BYU stars broke away from the pack to place first and second at Olympic Marathon Trials. How Conner Mantz and Clayton Young qualified for 2024 Summer Games.

Results, highlights, and photos from the Olympic Marathon Team Trials in Orlando, Florida.

The former BYU All-Americans and training partners finished first and second, respectively, in Saturdays U.S. Olympic marathon trials to clinch a spot on the United States squad.

The two former BYU runners and NCAA champs are among the favorites at this week’s Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando. Who is Conner Mantz? Who is Clayton Young? Read more.

We've whittled the 214 men's entrants down to eight serious contenders to make the team. Will the favorites deliver or could an outsider sneak onto the team?

Clayton Young often gets dropped by his training partner, Conner Mantz in practice. That hasn't stopped him from becoming America's #2 seed for the Trials, despite reaching the low point of his pro career less than a year ago when he had knee surgery.

At 21 years old, Young is the youngest American to break 13:00 by more than three years. Yared Nuguse ran 13:02 in his first 5,000 in three years.

Conner Mantz reveals he has stress reaction in his femur but he is ready to go for the Olympic Marathon Trials where he is the #1 seed.

BYU loses another legendary athletic figure in Sherald James, 90

Nationally ranked Utah (No. 20) and UVU (No. 22) women’s teams will also be competing at NCAA regional. Can BYU win NCAA regional? Can BYU XC teams will NCAA championships?