Track & Field

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Senior All-American Amber Henry ran a 9:55.07 steeple chase at the Stanford Invitational hosted by a Stanford University. That time is the fastest time in the West Region and the second-best time in the nation.

Next time you hear a millionaire athlete say he or she can't play because they're not "100 percent," think about Weber State runner Amber Henry.

Next time you're perusing the scoreboard page and you read about a Major League ballplayer who's on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained earlobe, think of Amber Henry.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- As she took her mark in Friday evening's women's 3,000 meter finals at the 2012 NCAA outdoor track and field championships, Weber State's Amber Henry figured nothing could hold her back; not even a broken clavicle, torn meniscus and bruised femur were going to kept her down.

Turns out, it got worse before it got better.

LONDON -- With only two months to go before the London Olympics, Usain Bolt is slowing down.

Only off the track, though.

PROVO -- Senior runner Brad Nye led the Davis charge with a trio of gold medals in the 1,600, 3,200 and 800 meters at BYU's Clarence Robison Stadium as the Darts captured the 2012 state 5-A track and field championship with a team total 124.5 points.

"Event after event our guys just kind of fed off each other and one thing after another went right," Davis coach Corbin Talley said. "And one event at a time is how they took it, and eventually won the meet."

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- It was a surprising finish for the Weber State men's outdoor track and field team, and a heartbreaking one for the Wildcat women Saturday at the 2012 Big Sky Conference outdoor track and field championships in Bozeman, Mont.