Arrhenius Named MWC Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year

June 16, 2011 -- BYU senior Leif Arrhenius and TCU senior Jessica Young have been selected as the 2011 Mountain West Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Year, respectively.

A product of Orem, Utah, Arrhenius came close to capturing the men's discus and shot put titles, respectively, at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, last week। In the discus throw, Arrhenius finished in second place and was recognized as a first-team All-American after recording a mark of 201'-3.00" (61.36m) in the event. He also garnered first-team All-America accolades in the shot put, earning runner-up honors with a throw of 63'-6.75" (19.37m).

This is an old training photo that Anders sent to us. Goran Svensson is benching over 220kg. Anders Arrhenius is spotting behind him, with Tapio Kuusela(right) and Lars
Henriksson(left) spotting on the sides. L Jay Silvester is in the background. Hans, Goran, Anders, and Tapio were all throwers at BYU.

Niklas Arrhenius new outdoor shot put pr 19.79

Leif got 2nd in the shot put at the NCAA champs. He threw 19.37 which is a season best.

Leif 2nd in discus

Leif got 2nd in the discus at the NCAA champs..... he throws the shot put on friday

NCAA West Regionals

This past weekend we competed at the NCAA west regional meet in Eugene, Oregon. Here is a link to the results- http://www.flashresults.com/2011_Meets/outdoor/05-26-NCAAWest/Day1.htm?SPSID=4364&SPID=243&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500

Next week Leif will compete at nationals in Des Moines, Iowa.

Leif's Interview on BYU Tv

This was this weeks program of BYU TV WEEKLY. At the end of the program there is an interview of Leif, Niklas and their father....check it out
(starts at 19:30mark)

byu track ncaa indoor highlight video

NCAA West Regionals

4 BYU throwers have qualified to compete at next weeks west regional's meet in Eugene, Oregon.

Oliver- Hammer
Leif-Shot, Disc
Colby- Shot
Chris- Javelin

We are hoping to have all 4 of us qualify for nationals...We will post results after the meet along with some pictures and videos...

Mountain West Conference Championships

This past weekend we were in Ft. Collins Colorado for the MWC championships. The team won the championships for the 12th time in the row and we had 3 individual champions for the throwers. Here are the results of the meet-

Men Shot Put
Finals
1 85 Leif Arrhenius SR BYU 18.96m 62-02.50
3 86 Colby Barber JR BYU 17.16m 56-03.75

Men Discus Throw
Finals
1 85 Leif Arrhenius SR BYU 59.11m 193-11
11 86 Colby Barber JR BYU 46.53m 152-08

Men Hammer Throw
Finals
2 110 Oliver Whaley SR BYU 61.77m 202-08
3 85 Leif Arrhenius SR BYU 61.07m 200-04

Men Javelin Throw
Finals
1 104 Chris Reno JR BYU 71.46m 234-05

Niklas Arrhenius New Pr Discus

MWC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

This weekend is the MWC championships. The meet will be held in Ft. Collins, Colorado. This is the last MWC championship meet that BYU will compete in and the last conference championship we will compete in for a long time. The hammer and discus is on Friday and the shot put and javelin are on Saturday. Results and pictures will be posted after the meet is finished.

Leif Is MWC Athlete of the Week!

This is the 2nd award for Leif and the 4th athlete of the week award for a BYU male thrower!

May 10, 2011

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -

BYU senior Leif Arrhenius has been selected as the Mountain West Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week, while BYU junior Fatima Makakala has been named the Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week.

Arrhenius, from Orem, Utah, registered a season-best mark in the shot put last week at the Oxy Invitational in Los Angeles, Calif. Arrhenius earned second-place honors in the event, recording a throw of 62’-2.25” (18.95m). He was the top collegiate competitor in the shot put, finishing only behind his brother, Niklas, who competed professionally in the event. The senior’s mark ranks fifth all-time in MW history, is tops in the Conference this season and ranks sixth in the NCAA during the 2011 outdoor slate.