SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — With rain drenching the competition facilities at Cal Poly for half the meet, the Brigham Young University men’s and women’s track teams competed against only one full team of the three they came to face.

The men’s team, competing without top runners Leonard Myles-Mills and Kenneth Andam, took ten first-place finishes to win the meet with 201 points. Myles-Mills and Andam are recovering from injuries. The women’s team also recorded ten first-place finishes, but came in second with 201 points, one fewer than winner Utah State.

Because of the inclement weather, host Cal Poly withdrew several of its athletes, while the University of California withdrew completely.

“It was an issue of money,” said men’s head coach Willard Hirschi. “We spent a lot more to get there from Utah than USC did to take a few buses down, and the same with Utah State.”

Despite the weather and lack of anticipated competition, both teams turned in some notable performances. First-place winners for the women were Jolee Gillespie in the 1500 meters (4:29.57); Kristel Berendsen in the long jump (18' 5.25"); Kristen McQuade in the high jump (5'8"); Amy Curtis in the javelin (137' 11"); Aimee Nichols in the discus (129' 3"); Emili Lawson in the 5,000 meters (17:40.09); Melanie Steere in the 800 meters (2:10.59); Julie Bennion in the 200 meters (25.50); Elizabeth Jackson in the 3,000 meters (9:48.35); and the 1600-meter relay team (3:50.36).

Jim Roberts led the men’s team with two first-place finishes, one in the shot put (58' 2.5") and one in the discus (171' 2"). Other BYU winners were Randy Himes in the 110-meter high hurdles (14.81); Clayton Patch in the 400 meters (48.16); Bryan Lindsay in the 1500 meters (3:51.94); Jeff Wilson in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:08.63); Jeff Taylor in the 800 meters (2:10.59); Matt Adams in the 5,000 meters (14:39.52); the 400-meter relay team (42.44); and the 1600-meter relay team (3:18.26).

Next Saturday, March 27, the Cougars will compete at the UTEP Invitational in El Paso, Texas.

Team Finishes

Women: Utah St.-202, BYU-201, Cal Poly-128, USC-0 (withdrew)
Men: BYU 189, Utah St. 172, Cal Poly-116, USC-11 (withdrew)

BYU Finishes
 

Men’s 110M HH 1. Randy Himes  14.81 3. Jared Steere 15.49 5. Chris Kemp 15.80 Men’s 400M 1. Clayton Patch 48.16 5. Andy Dorais 52.05 Men’s 1500M 1. Bryan Lindsay 3:51.94 5. Randon Richards 3:58.13 6. Nathan Robison 3:59.38 10. Gary Wilson 4:02.41 11. Matt Poulsen 4:05.43 Men’s 100M 3. Neil Jenson 11.20 4. Thobias Akwenye 11.27 7. Robert Mugagga 11.41 Men’s Hammer Throw 2. Doug Bryant 195' 10" 4. Jim Roberts 167' 1" Men’s High Jump 2. Marc Chenn 6' 9" Men’s Shot Put 1. Jim Roberts 58' 2.5" 9. Seth Herring 44' 5.25" Men’s Javelin 2. Lynn Jackson 55.34 Men’s Discus 1. Jim Roberts 171' 2" 4. Seth Herring 128' 10" 7. Jim Gough 155' 1" Men’s 3,000M Steeplechase 1. Jeff Wilson 9:08.63 2. Trevor Pettingill 9:25.59 Men’s 400M Relay 1. 42.44 Men’s 400M IH 3. Slade Combs 54.53 4. Chris Kemp 55.11 8. Randy Himes 58.00 Men’s 800M 1. Jeff Taylor 1:55.64 3. Eric Taylor 1:57.11 5. Justus Talley 2:00.04 Men’s 200M 3. Thobias Akwenye 22.42 5. Robert Mugagga 23.45 Men’s 5,000M 1. Matt Adams 14:39.52 3. Chad Durham 14:43.80 6. John Hedengren 14:50.16 9. Marc Lawson 15:14.97 Men’s 1600M Relay 1. 3:18.26

Women’s 400M 4. Ashley Westphal 58.70 5. Amanda Busenbark 1:00.82 Women’s 1500M 1. Jolee Glespie 4:29.57 2. Laura Heiner 4:29.94 3. Sherida Rogers 4:30.85 5. Whitney Bushnell 4:40.14 Women’s 100M 3. Danna Rast 12.97 4. Holly Gibbons 13.09 Women’s Hammer Throw 3. Jenny Patterson 131' 11" 4. Salote O’Reilly 131' 7" 6. Aimee Nichols 110' 10" Women’s Long Jump 1. Kristel Berendsen 18' 5.25" 5. Alicia Brimhall 16' 11" 6. M.E. Clayton 16' 8.75" Women’s High Jump 1. Kristen McQuade 5' 8" 5. Samantha Smith 5' 1" Women’s Shot Put 4. Jenny Patterson 42' 9.75" Women’s Javelin 1. Amy Curtis 137' 11" 5. M.E. Clayton 80'7" Women’s Discus 1. Aimee Nichols 129' 3" Women’s 5,000M 1. Emili Lawson 17:40.09 2. Laurel Hildebrandt 17:42.22 Women’s 400M Relay 2. 48.69 Women’s 100M Hurdles 3. Alicia Brimhall 15.66 5. Holly Gibbons 15.86 Women’s 400M IH 2. Vickie Tams 1:03.29 4. Milena Alver 1:04.63 Women’s 800M 1. Melanie Steere 2:10.59 2. Susan Taylor 2:13.03 3. Maika Nelson 2:13.04 5. Jamie Philburn 2:14.65 Women’s 200M 1. Julie Bennion 25.50 4. Alicia Brimhall 25.94 5. Amanda Busenbark 26.56 Women’s 3,000M 1. Elizabeth Jackson 9:48.35 2. Jill Rencher 9:50.16 3. Kara Ormond 9:55.59 5. Kristen Barnes 10:21.65 Women’s 1600M Relay 1. 3:50.36

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