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PROVO, Utah — No. 19 BYU women’s track and field will be represented by 11 athletes in eight entries across seven different events at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Mike Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas June 7-10. Complete BYU Event Schedule

Wayment led wire-to-wire, powering through a meet-record 9:16.00 to win the 3,000-meter steeplechase national title.

BYU mens track and field wrapped up the NCAA national championships with three more All-America honors in Fridays finale at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Ashton Riners first throw of the javelin gave BYU women its first field title since 1992 on the first day of the NCAA womens outdoor track and field championships.

The BYU Cougars will send 22 athletes to the national championships this week to compete in 21 events at reimagined Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

A bevy of Latter-day Saint athletes will compete for national podium spots at the 2022 NCAA track and field championships in Oregon.

The Cougars earned 12 bids to the NCAA championships from the mens team and nine more from the womens team after the NCAA West preliminary in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Ashton Riner placed first in the javelin, highlighted by an opening throw of 57.25m/187-10. Teammate Alex McAllister qualified by finishing seventh with a throw of 52.26m/171-5.

In the storied annals of BYU track and field and cross country history, its hard to find any first-time accomplishments. Courtney Wayment did Friday night at the NCAA indoor track and field meet.

NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend present a remarkably deep field of talent this year. BYU’s Courtney Wayment headlines a list of runners with Utah ties who will be competing in Birmingham, Alabama.