Camp-Bennett leads BYU track & field with 1,500-meter championship at nationals
Camp-Bennett leads BYU track & field with 1,500-meter championship at nationals
Anna Camp-Bennett won the national championship in the 1,500-meter race as the BYU track and field teams competed in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 9-12 in Eugene, Oregon.
Both the men’s and women’s teams posted impressive performances collectively and individually.
The women’s team finished 10th overall, its best place since 2005, with three top-five finishes by individuals.
The men’s team finished with six top-10 finishes, two of those being in the top five. The men’s performance was good for 17th overall.
Women’s Track & Field
Camp-Bennett posted a personal and program record at the right time as her 4:08.53 time edged out Colorado’s Sage Hurta’s 4:09.42 to win the lone national championship for BYU this outdoor season.
Not only did Camp-Bennett’s time win the national championship, but she broke her own school record in the 1,500-meter, which she herself set just two days before in the semifinal.
Courtney Wayment (Steeplechase) and Claire Seymour (800-meter) were the other Cougars to finish in the top five as both finished in fourth place.
Men’s Track & Field
Distance runner Conner Mantz capped off an impressive year with a runner-up trophy in the 10,000-meter race to place alongside his individual cross-country national championship he won earlier this year.
Garrett Marsing (Fourth-Steeplechase), Cameron Bates (Seventh-Javelin), Michael Bluth (Eighth-400 meters), Zach McWorther (Ninth-Pole Vault) and Talem Franco (Ninth-1,500 meters) all finished in the top 10 alongside Mantz.
Bluth became the first Cougar to run in the 400-meter final since 1964. Marsing’s finish in the steeplechase earned him a spot in the Olympic trials next week.
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