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Published: Saturday, May 2, 2009 1:07 a.m. MDT
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Other personal bests included Trevor Heinor in the high jump with a final height of 2.10 meters, Anse Myller DeArujo in the both the long jump, landing a distance of 6.88 meters and the triple jump with a first-place mark of 14.77 meters. Kyle Mills also set a personal record in the triple jump, coming in third with a distance of 14.28, and Matthew Johnston placed second in the javelin with a mark of 58.39 meters.

Junior Danny Lawson and sophomore Oliver Whaley secured additional winning events for the Cougars. While Lawson placed first in the discus with a distance of 52.71 meters (172 feet 11.25 inches), Whaley secured first in the hammer throw with a distance of 53.20 meters (174 feet 6.50 inches).

The Cougars will compete in the last meet before the Mountain West Conference Championships on Tuesday at the Utah Twilight Invitational at Salt Lake City.

In preparation for conference, the BYU women's track team broke records and earned qualifying marks at the BYU Tri-Meet against Weber State and Utah State on Friday.

Kari McAllister Clark got the No. 12 nationally ranked Cougars off to a quick and commanding start. The junior pole vaulter finished with an NCAA regional qualifying jump of 13-9.75, breaking a school record and placing her in the top 10 in the country.

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"Overall we did really well today," said BYU women's head track and field coach Craig Poole. "Kari and the rest of the pole vaulter's did a great job. This was a very encouraging meet to have right before conference."

Other members of the pole vault squad earning qualifying marks were Kelli Ehardt and Shanie Bushman. Ehardt took second with a jump of 13-1.5 and Bushman placed third with a vault of 12-7.5.

Continuing BYU's success was All-American junior Mindy Neeley McClurkin, who pulled in two NCAA regional qualifying marks on the afternoon. Her first-place performance in the 100 meters (11.71) ranks seventh in school history, and her first-place performance in the 200-meter event (23.80) ranks fourth in school history.

Bringing in another qualifying mark for BYU was throwing sensation Ilze Gribule. She placed first in the javelin throw (169-5.75), propelling her to sixth on the BYU all-time record list.

Also earning an NCAA regional qualifying mark was All-American steeplechase runner Amy Layne. Layne took first in the steeplechase with an altitude adjusted time of 10:32.95.

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