EUGENE, Ore.-Friday, after their solid performances during the final day of men’s competition at the NCAA Track and Field championships, several BYU male athletes were granted All-American status.
3000-meter steeplechase competitors Matt Owens and Clayson Shumway were named as first-team All-Americans as they placed sixth and seventh respectively in this event.
Furthermore, Canadian national Rory Linkletter placed eighth in the men’s 5000-meter final and was therefore granted first-team All-American status as well.
By virtue of placing 12th in the 5000-meter final, his teammate, Clayton Young, earned second-team All-American plaudits.
The last Cougar to compete in the national championship meet is women’s high jumper Andrea Stapleton-Johnson as her event is slated for Saturday afternoon.