SACRAMENTO, Calif. — BYU’s Casey Clinger and Brandon Garnica finished ninth and 10th, respectively, in the 10,000-meter run at Wednesday night’s NCAA West Preliminaries to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Teammates Cameron Bates and Caleb Witksen also qualified for the championships final, which will be held Aug. 7-10 in Austin, Texas — Cameron Bates in the pole vault and Caleb Witsken in the pole vault.
Clinger, a senior from American Fork who finished second in the NCAA indoor championships in March, clocked a time of 28:23.41. Garnica, a senior from Springville, was timed in 28:24.05.
Teammate Christian Allen, a graduate student from West Jordan, finished 13th and missed advancing by one place, with a time of 28:31.97.
Creed Thompson, a sophomore from Lehi, was another near miss, finishing 15th with a time of 28:45.04.
The 10,000 served as the semifinals of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Bates, the school record holder, finished sixth in the javelin with a throw of 232 feet, 7 inches, and Witsken tied for seventh in the pole vault with a mark of 17 feet, 8 1⁄2 inches.
The rest of Wednesday’s action consisted of first-round heats for the men, who will return for the quarterfinals on Friday to determine who will advance to the NCAA championships.
The women will compete Thursday and Saturday.
Here’s how Utah collegians fared in Wednesday’s trial heats ( Q = qualified for Friday’s quarterfinals):
Javelin
Cameron Bates (BYU) 6th 232-7 Q
Brinton Paulson (BYU) 23rd 212-11
Cody Canard (W) 24th 212-5
Josh Trafny (W) 27th. 207-5
Chase Clement (BYU) 34th 201-8
Nick Forsyth (UVU) 36th 195-0
Shot put
Danny Bryant (BYU) 32nd 58-4 ¾
Pole vault
Caleb Witsken (BYU) 7thT 17-8 ½ Q
Logan Hammer (USU) 14thT 17- 4 1/2
Dallin Thornton (BYU) 14thT 17-4 1/2
Nathan Burnett (BYU) 26thT 16-6 3/4
Noah Peterson (UVU) 33rdT 16-0 3/4
Long jump
Cedar English (SUU) 5th 25-4 Q
Aaron Johnson (UVU) 14th 24-10
Xakai Harry (W) 24th 24-4 1⁄4
110-meter high hurdles
Caleb Whitney (W) 41st 14.25
400-meter dash
Josh Taylor (BYU) 22nd 46.23 Q
Trey Jackson (BYU) 23rd 46.61
Jaedyn Carpenter (SUU) 40th 46.94
1,500-meter run
Lucas Bons (BYU) 5th 3:40.83 Q
Brennan Benson (USU) 12th 3:42.92 Q
Devin Pancake (USU) 26th 3:45.91
Santiago Gaitan (SUU) 27th 3:46.27
Caleb Johnson (BYU) 33rd 3:49.73
100-meter dash
Dallin Draper (BYU) 29th, 10.43
800-meter run
Sebastian Fernandez (BYU) 47th 1:59.95
400-meter hurdles
Treyton Anderson (BYU) 27th 51.98
Spencer Carlile (BYU) 32nd 52.30
Jace Jensen (BYU) 38th 53.00
200-meter dash
Dallin Draper (BYU) 32nd 21.12
Easton Bianchi (BYU) 38th 21.28
10,000-meter run
Casey Clinger (BYU) 8th 28:23.41 Q
Brandon Garnica (BYU) 9th 28:24.05 Q
Christian Allen (BYU) 13th 28:31.97.
Creed Thompson (BYU) 15th 28:45.04.
Joey Nokes (BYU) 25th 29:08.28
Habtamu Cheney (UVU) 28th 29:11.39
Luke Grundvig (BYU) 38th 29:52.43
Jacob Stanford (BYU) 39th 29:53.53