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McWhorter, the No. 2-ranked pole vaulter in the country and BYU record holder, finished in sixth place after clearing a height of 18 feet, 4 1\/2 inches to lead the Cougars.
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 rare 800-meter qualifier, Fernandez is one of 21 bids from BYU headed to the national meet, which ties for the eighth-best mark nationally. Texas leads all schools with 33 entries.
The Cougars earned 12 bids to the NCAA championships from the men's team and nine more from the women's team after the NCAA West preliminary in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Adam Bunker became the fourth Utah Valley University track athlete to qualify for the national championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.