SACRAMENTO, Calif.-Former Panguitch High star and Brigham Young athlete Whittni Orton advanced to the NCAA Track and Field championships Saturday at the final day of the NCAA West regionals from Sacramento State University.
Orton, a sophomore, placed ninth in the women’s 1500-meter run, and with the top 12 runners in every track event advancing to the national meet at Eugene, Ore. June 6-9, she made the cut. Former Millard High star Anna Camp barely missed the cut in this event, finishing 13th overall.
Additionally, in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, Brigham Young’s Alyssa Monteverde-Dalton placed 11th to also make the cut for the national title meet.
In the men’s 200-meter dash, Southern Utah’s Tre James advanced to Eugene as well, posting a time of 20.79 seconds, placing him 11th overall.
The men’s 5000-meter run saw Brigham Young’s Connor McMillan (5th), Clayton Young (10th) and Rory Linkletter (11th) all qualify for Eugene, while Utah State’s Dillon Maggard placed sixth, also advancing.
In the women’s 4 x 400, Brigham Young’s women took the last spot, finishing 12th, posting a time of 3:36.82.
The men’s javelin saw Utah State’s Icelandic national Sindri Gudmundsson lead the field into Eugene with a toss of 255-5 feet.
In the men’s shot put, Utah Valley’s Daven Russell placed 15th, missing the cut by several spots, but the Kanab High product fared well with a toss of 60-6 3/4 feet.
