4/28/11

Training Facilities...


Here are panoramic pictures of the BYU outdoor track, and the BYU weight room.....

Current MWC Rankings

Here are the updated MWC rankings.... We are currently leading all throwing events and have 9 throwers in the top ten...


Shot Put (Men)


Athlete Year Team English Metric Meet Meet Date Date Submitted

1 Arrhenius, Leif SR-4 BYU 60' 10.5" 18.55m 2011 BYU Robison Invitat... 04/21/11

2 Williams, Tyson SR-4 Colorado St. 59' 0.75" 18.00m 32nd Sun Angel Track Cla... 04/07/11

3 Barber, Colby JR-3 BYU 56' 4.5" 17.18m 32nd Sun Angel Track Cla... 04/07/11

4 Tabor, Sean SO-2 TCU 55' 11" 17.04m TCU Invitational 03/18/11

5 Lettow, Ian SR-4 Colorado St. 54' 7.25" 16.64m Beach Invitational 04/16/11

6 Herbison, Sean JR-3 Air Force 54' 6" 16.61m Jack Christiansen Invita... 04/22/11

7 Drye, Robert JR-3 Air Force 53' 5.5" 16.29m UC-Irvine Spring Break I... 03/19/11

8 Schwochow, Kyle JR-3 Air Force 53' 3.5" 16.24m 53rd Annual Mt. SAC Rela... 04/14/11

9 Riccio, Joe JR-3 Wyoming 53' 1.5" 16.19m Jack Christiansen Invita... 04/22/11

10 Stetler, Zachary FR-1 BYU 52' 4.5" 15.96m SDSU Aztec Invitational 03/17/11
Discus Throw (Men)


Athlete Year Team English Metric Meet Meet Date Date Submitted

1 Arrhenius, Leif SR-4 BYU 200' 8" 61.16m Utah State Mark Faldmo I... 04/16/11

2 Carter, Cameron SR-4 Colorado St. 184' 8" 56.30m Beach Invitational 04/16/11

3 Tabor, Sean SO-2 TCU 175' 4" 53.44m UTA Bobby Lane Invitatio... 04/02/11

4 Williams, Tyson SR-4 Colorado St. 172' 0" 52.43m Jack Christiansen Invita... 04/22/11

5 Cole, James JR-3 Air Force 170' 10" 52.06m Stanford Invitational 03/25/11

6 Stetler, Zachary FR-1 BYU 168' 11" 51.48m 2011 Clyde Littlefield T... 04/06/11

7 Chambers, James SO-2 Air Force 166' 3" 50.68m Jack Christiansen Invita... 04/22/11

8 Herbison, Sean JR-3 Air Force 166' 1" 50.62m Jack Christiansen Invita... 04/22/11

9 Lettow, Ian SR-4 Colorado St. 162' 8" 49.59m Fum McGraw Triangular 04/02/11

10 Ford, Brian SO-2 Air Force 160' 9" 49.00m University of Colorado I... 04/08/11
Hammer Throw (Men)


Athlete Year Team English Metric Meet Meet Date Date Submitted

1 Whaley, Oliver SR-4 BYU 213' 9" 65.16m 2011 BYU Robison Invitat... 04/21/11

2 Drye, Robert JR-3 Air Force 202' 11" 61.85m UC-Irvine Spring Break I... 03/19/11

3 Williams, Tyson SR-4 Colorado St. 191' 8" 58.41m Jack Christiansen Invita... 04/22/11

4 Riccio, Joe JR-3 Wyoming 190' 7" 58.08m University of Colorado I... 04/08/11

5 Lettow, Ian SR-4 Colorado St. 186' 10" 56.94m Potts Invitational 03/18/11

6 Carter, Cameron SR-4 Colorado St. 181' 2" 55.21m Fum McGraw Triangular 04/02/11

7 Tabor, Sean SO-2 TCU 181' 0" 55.18m TCU Invitational 03/18/11

8 Henry-Marshall, Matthew SR-4 New Mexico 174' 11" 53.31m Brutus Hamilton Open 04/22/11

9 Sparks, Mark SO-2 Wyoming 174' 8" 53.24m 53rd Annual Mt. SAC Rela... 04/14/11

10 Herbison, Sean JR-3 Air Force 170' 0" 51.83m 53rd Annual Mt. SAC Rela... 04/14/11
Javelin (Men)


Athlete Year Team English Metric Meet Meet Date Date Submitted

1 Richardson, Sean SR-4 BYU 230' 11" 70.38m 2011 UVU Collegiate Invi... 04/01/11

2 Lauritzen, Michael FR-1 Air Force 213' 5" 65.04m Oregon Preview 03/19/11

3 Reno, Chris JR-3 BYU 213' 1" 64.95m 2011 Clyde Littlefield T... 04/06/11

4 Urista, Timothy FR-1 Air Force 213' 1" 64.94m UC-Irvine Spring Break I... 03/19/11

5 Van Fossen, Conner SR-4 Air Force 211' 5" 64.44m 53rd Annual Mt. SAC Rela... 04/14/11

6 Ellis, Michael FR-1 New Mexico 189' 4" 57.70m Brutus Hamilton Invitati... 04/23/11

7 Santiago, Jon SR-4 Air Force 187' 6" 57.16m UC-Irvine Spring Break I... 03/19/11

8 York, Richard SO-2 New Mexico 186' 3" 56.78m 2011 Clyde Littlefield T... 04/06/11

9 Bettis, Phillip SR-4 BYU 185' 1" 56.42m 2011 BYU Robison Invitat... 04/21/11

10 McMillin, Josh SO-2 Colorado St. 179' 5" 54.69m Jim Click Combined Event... 03/31/11

4/25/11

Other Pics and Vids From The Robison Invite-





BYU ROBISON INVITE!

This past Saturday we had our first home meet of the year. It was horrible weather with temperatures dropping in the 30's and heavy rain for most of the meet. There were some really amazing performances though, and a lot of throwers pr'd. Oliver threw two throws over his previous pr with a throw of 65.16. Mitch pr'd by over 3 feet in the shot throwing 15.88. All the throwers did really well considering the weather and other factors.

Here are the results-


Men's Shot Put Finals

1. Leif Arrhenius 18.55 60-10.25
2. Daniel Stahl 16.89 55-05
3. Colby Barber 16.77 55-00.25
4. Mitchell Swensen 15.88 52-01.25
5. Zachary Stetler 15.48 58-08

Men's Hammer Throw Finals

1. Oliver Whaley 65.16 213-09.25

Men's Discus Throw Finals

1. Leif Arrhenius 60.94 199-11.25
2. Daniel Stahl 49.77 163-03.50
3. Winston Wilkinson 45.88 150-06.25
4. Zachary Stetler 45.79 150-02.75
5. Aaron Clark 44.82 147-00.50
6. Clinton Prestwich 44.52 146-00.75
7. Seth Weiler 43.30 142-00.75
8. Colby Barber 42.83 140-06.25
9. William Matthews 39.35 129-01.25
11. Mitchell Swensen 36.82 120-09.50

Men's Javelin Throw Finals

1. Sean Richardson 69.60 228-04.25
2. Blaine Baker 61.92 203-01.75
3. Kyle Baker 61.29 201-01



This is Oliver's and Mitch's pr throws-

4/17/11

Results from this weekend....

Some of us throwers threw at Utah St. this past weekend, and there were some good results. Oliver and Leif both did season's bests and the others did really well considering the weather.


Men Shot Put
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Name Year School Finals Points
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2 Stahl, Daniel Unattached 16.81m 55-02.00
4 Stetler, Zachary Byu 15.81m 51-10.50
6 Swensen, Mitchell Byu 14.91m 48-11.00


Men Discus Throw
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Arrhenius, Leif Byu 61.16m 200-08
2 Stetler, Zachary Byu 51.27m 168-02
3 Stahl, Daniel Unattached 50.18m 164-07
9 Clark, Aaron Byu 45.76m 150-01
10 Prestwich, Clinton Byu 43.49m 142-08


Men Hammer Throw
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Whaley, Oliver Byu 63.35m 207-10

4/12/11

Leif Is MWC athlete of the week!!!!


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 12, 2011) - BYU senior Leif Arrhenius has been selected as the Mountain West Conference Men's Co-Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week. Arrhenius shares the honor with Justin Tyner of Air Force.

Hailing from Orem, Utah, Arrhenius claimed first-place honors in the discus throw at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays last weekend in Austin, Texas. Arrhenius registered a throw of 199’-4.00” (60.75m) to win the event. That mark ranks third all-time in Mountain West history and is first in the Conference and second in the NCAA during the 2011 outdoor season.

Arrhenius also competed in the shot put at the Texas Relays, finishing in fifth place with a throw of 60'-1.75" (18.33m). The senior is the fourth Cougar to be recognized as Men's Athlete of the Week for the outdoor season.

Leif is the third thrower from BYU to get this award.....

4/10/11

Results From This Weekend

The throwers were split between asu and texas this week. Colby hit a pr throw of 17.18m and Leif threw a season best in discus with 60.76m. Here are the results-

Texas Relays-
Men Discus Throw Section B Univ/Coll

8 Stetler, Zachary FR BYU 51.48m 168-11
48.50m FOUL 51.48m 48.89m 50.58m FOUL

Men Discus Throw Section A Univ/Coll

1 Arrhenius, Leif SR BYU 60.75m 199-04
57.80m 59.03m 60.75m FOUL FOUL FOUL

Men Javelin Throw Section A Univ/Coll

7 Richardson, Sean SR BYU 68.53m 224-10
64.06m 64.03m 68.53m FOUL 66.36m 63.58m

13 Reno, Chris JR BYU 64.95m 213-01
62.26m 62.85m 64.95m

Men Shot Put Section A Univ/Coll

5 Arrhenius, Leif SR BYU 18.33m 60-01.75
FOUL FOUL 18.33m FOUL FOUL FOUL

Sun Angel Classic-
sun angel results can be found here- http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-track/stats/2010-2011/satcfull.html

4/6/11

Sean is MWC athlete of the week!


BYU senior Sean Richardson and TCU senior Mychal Dungey have been selected as the Mountain West Conference Men's Co-Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week, while BYU junior Ada Robinson has been named the Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week.

Richardson, from Silver City, New Mexico, claimed first-place honors in the javelin throw at the Utah Valley University Invitational last weekend in Orem, Utah. Richardson registered a throw of 230'-11.00" (70.38m) to win the event. That mark, which beat the next closest competitor by over eight meters, ranks third all-time in MWC history. Richardson's throw also ranks first in the Conference and 15th in the NCAA this season.

4/4/11

Results from this past weekend....

UVU-

Men's Javelin Finals

1. Sean Richardson SR BYU 70.38 230-10.75


2. Chris Reno JR BYU 61.83 202-10.25


Men's Discus Finals

1. Winston Wilkinson SO Unattached 47.92 157-02.50

3. Aaron Clark SO Unattached 45.91 150-07.50

8. William Matthews FR Unattached 40.74 133-08

9. Clinton Prestwich FR BYU 40.11 131-07.25


USC TRI-MEET

Men Discus Throw

1 Stetler, Zachary FR BYU 51.45m 168-09

4 Swensen, Mitchell FR BYU 41.05m 134-08

Men Shot Put

1 Stetler, Zachary FR BYU 15.73m 51-07.25

2 Swensen, Mitchell FR BYU 14.11m


next meet- texas relyas, sun angel classic