BYU

TRACK AND FIELD: In the last chance to qualify for regionals, the BYU men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Utah Twilight Invitational at Salt Lake City, where they qualified more athletes and set new

personal-best marks on Tuesdsay.

"We had some really good performances today," said BYU men's track and field head coach Mark Robison. "It was a great meet. Several athletes had lifetime best marks, and we had a few more qualify for regionals."

Adding another regional qualifying mark to the BYU board, the 4x400-meter relay team got the job done with a first-place finish of 3:09.17, beating out second-place Weber State, 3:12.09.

Also making his spot on the regional qualifying list with a fourth-place finish, Tanner Emrich earned his regional mark for his performance in the pole vault with a final height of 16 feet, 6.75 inches.

Representing BYU in the field events, junior Oliver Whaley landed the top performance in the hammer throw with a first-place finish of 177 feet, 11.75 inches. Also earning a first-place finish for the Cougars, junior Daniel Lawson won the discus competition with a top mark of 176 feet, 9.75 inches.

Sweeping in the 1,500 meters, the Cougars got off to a strong start, landing the top six places. Leading the way with a first-place finish for BYU was Robert Harrison with a time of 3:52.60. Following behind in second and third place, respectively, were Tommy Gruenewald in 3:53.16 and Nate Ogden in 3:53.50.

Following the pattern in the 400-meter finals, junior All-American Kevin Biesinger paved the way in a 1-2-3-4 finish by the Cougars with a first-place time of 47.86. Kevin Ahlstrom landed second place in 48.37 while McKade Brady and Justin Hedin made their mark in third and fourth with 48.47 and 48.90, respectively.

Finishing with lifetime-best times in the 400-meter hurdles, Lance Walker and Bryan Payne improved with first- and second-place finishes. Walker placed first in 14.72 while Payne came in second at 14.80.

In the sprints, freshman Rhyan Atrice posted a first-place finish in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.10.