The Utah athletes who qualified for NCAA track and field championships

SALT LAKE CITY — As is becoming frequent, the state of Utah will be well represented in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at next week's NCAA outdoor track and field national championships in Eugene, Oregon.

The list of five athletes from the Beehive State who qualified for the national meet beginning June 11 includes James Corrigan, the U.S. Olympian who also holds Big 12 records in the steeplechase and 5,000 meters.

The junior from Los Angeles who set a school record at the Penn Relays Summer Showcase to meet the qualifying standard for the Paris Summer Games last year remained undefeated in his top event by finishing first in his heat in facility-record time of 8 minutes, 31.79 seconds at Texas A&M's E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas.

He'll join BYU distance teammates Joey Nokes and Creed Thompson, who qualified in the 10,000 meters, and Luke Grundvig, who qualified in the 5,000 meters Friday evening.

"We had some good things happen and in a meet like this sometimes you have some disappointments," BYU coach Ed Eyestone said. "I think we got some people through that we knew had a really good chance of scoring at the NCAA meet. James Corrigan looked good winning his heat in the steeplechase. That's one of the high points. It's always exciting when you cap things with the 4x400-meter relay and see our team advance to nationals."

Weber State's Peter Visser was one of three Wildcats vying for a spot in the steeplechase finals through the West regionals in College Station. The junior from Afton, Wyoming, who also qualified for the NCAA cross country championships earned his second finals berth finishing 12th overall in 8:40.17.

Lexy Hallday-Lowry and Taylor Lovell both qualified in the steeplechase for the BYU women's team, which tied a program record with 10 entries to Track Town, USA. That's the most since the program first sent 10 entries to the national meet back in 2004.

Former Provo High star Meghan Hunter set a program record with the third-fastest time in NCAA history in the 800 meters in 1:58.95, and North Carolina transfer Carlee Hansen broke the BYU school record in the 1,500 meters in 4:07.64.

Utah Valley's Ella Hopper broke the school record in the 400-meter hurdle when she finished 17th Friday in 57.73 seconds. Teammate Kelsi Oldroyd broke her own school record in the javelin with a throw of 57.72 meters, becoming the first Utah Valley athlete to qualify for the national meet in the javelin.

The Utah quartet of Megan Rose, Emily Martin, Bailey Kealamkia and Chelsea Amoah became the program's first 4x100-meter relay team to qualify for nationals in school history, earning the final timed qualifying spot with a school-record time of 43.85.

Former Westlake High standout Shelby Jensen became the first Utah State female athlete to qualify for the national meet since 2019, finishing second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase quarterfinals in 10:00.46.

BYU

• Sami Obad, 400m — 51.29
• Meghan Hunter, 800m — 1:58.95
• Tessa Buswell, 800m — 2:02.54
• Carlee Hansen, 1500m — 4:07.64
• Riley Chamberlain, 1500m — 4:08.42
• Lexy Halladay-Lowry, 3000m steeplechase — 9:23.03
• Taylor Lovell, 3000m steeplechase — 9:42.83
• Jenna Hutchins, 5000m — 15:49.95
• Gretchen Hoekstre, shot put — 16.87m (55-4.25)
• Gretchen Hoekstre, discus — 54.58m (179-1)
• Danny Bryant, shot put — 18.91m (16-11.5)
• Joey Nokes, 10000m — 28:21.04
• Creed Thompson, 10000m — 28:21.52
• James Corrigan, 3000m steeplechase — 8:31.79
• Luke Grundvig, 5000m — 13:34.63
• Eli Hazlett, Josh Taylor, Jonah Heimuli, Trey Jackson; 4x400m relay — 3:03.65
• Jaden Roskelley, decathlon — 8,000 points
• Ben Barton, decathlon — 7,865 points

Southern Utah

• Ajia Hughes, high jump — 1.81m (5-11.25)

Utah

• Megan Rose, Emily Martin, Bailey Kealamakia, Chelsea Amoah; 4x100m relay — 43.85
• McKaylie Caesar, 10000m — 34:15.26
• Morgan Jensen, 10000m — 34:15.28

Utah State

• Shelby Jensen, 3000m steeplechase — 10:00.46
• Logan Hammer, pole vault — 5.42m (17-9.25)

Utah Valley

• Kelsi Oldroyd, javelin — 57.72m (189-4)
• Gavin Stafford, Cameron Franklin, Kade Thompson, Gabe Remy; 4x100m relay — 39.13

Weber State

• Peter Visser, 3000m steeplechase — 8:40.17

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