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Five BYU track and field athletes were named first-team All-Americans by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday.
Matt Owens (8:38.09) and Clayson Shumway (8:40.15) received first-team All-America honors in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase finishing sixth and seventh, respectively, in their first appearances at the NCAA Championships. Kevin Nielsen finished his career at BYU with first-team honors after scoring the fifth-most points (7,695) in BYU history to place eighth overall in the decathlon.
Rory Linkletter took eighth in the 5,000m (13:58.20) to be named a first-team All-American, giving him first-team honors in the 5,000m in both the indoor and outdoor seasons.