BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-This past weekend, a pair of former Mid-Utah Radio Sports Network school stars excelled for BYU’s women track and field squad at the NCAA Indoor Championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Former Panguitch High star Whittni Orton received second-team All-American plaudits by placing 12th in the women’s mile run in […]
SEATTLE-Saturday, former Panguitch High track star Whittni Orton made her season debut at the Dempsey Indoor Arena at the University of Washington in Seattle during the Washington Invitational. Orton placed 11th overall in the women’s mile in a time of 4:38.46 and ran the first leg of BYU’s women’s distance […]
PROVO, Utah-Tuesday, former Panguitch High multi-sport star athlete and BYU cross country/track star Whittni Orton was named as the winner of the Curtis Pugsley female athlete of the year award by the BYU athletics department. The Pugsley award is the cross country/track team’s highest recognition an annually honors one athlete […]
PROVO, Utah-Per a Thursday report, former Panguitch High star and current BYU cross country/track and field standout Whittni Orton has been nominated for the 2018 Curtis Pugsley athlete of the year award. The Pugsley award is the highest recognition a BYU track and field/cross country athlete can receive and it […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind.-Friday, as Brigham Young University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Piane Notre Dame cross country invitational, both Cougars teams swept team titles. The Cougar women posted 37 points, easily routing second-place Furman as the Paladins netted 80 points. Instrumental in the success for the […]
SAN BRUNO, Calif.-Late Monday, the West Coast Conference announced BYU women’s cross country runner, Erica Birk-Jarvis was named as the WCC runner of the week. Birk-Jarvis, a native of Coalville, Utah and a former North Summit High track/cross country star, won the women’s 5-K at the Autumn Classic September 15 […]
LOGAN, Utah-Saturday, Brigham Young University’s men and women’s cross country teams each swept the team titles at the BYU Autumn Classic which was moved to Logan because of poor air quality in the Provo area. The BYU women posted a score of 15 in the women’s 5-K, with Erica Birk […]
PROVO, Utah-Tuesday, per an announcement from BYU track and field head coach Ed Eyestone, Diljeet Taylor was promoted as his assistant. Taylor already serves as the associate head coach for the Cougars’ women’s cross country program, being promoted to this position in September 2017. Since joining the Cougars’ track and […]
EUGENE, Ore.-Thursday, the second day of the NCAA track and field national championships ensued at Hayward Field with history being made in one instance and Utah athletes excelling consistently throughout the day. In the women’s 10,000-meter run, Kansas’ Sharon Lokedi, a Kenyan national, set a meet record as well as […]
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 […]
