PROVO, Utah – The BYU women’s throw team concluded competition at the BYU Invitational Saturday with solid preformanes in the shot put and weight throw.

Brianna French took sixth place in the women’s shot put finals with a mark of 40-09.00. Cougar senior Sharisa Thayer finished in eighth place with a throw of 40-02.25.

Unattached senior Deezbaa Whaley took second in the weight throw finals with a mark of 58-11, and freshman Meaghan Heffelfinger took sixth place throwing 50-07.50.

The final results from the BYU Invitational can be found here.

Highlights from Day 1 of the invitational are here. 

The women's team did not compete in any events on Day 2 of the invitational because of the Blue and Orange Opener in Boise, Idaho.

The Cougars head to New Mexico next week for the Cherry & Silver Invitational.

PROVO, Utah – The BYU women’s track and field team kicks off the 2013 indoor season this weekend with the annual BYU Cougar Invitational and the Blue & Orange Invitational.

BYU’s throwers will compete in Provo, Utah, while the rest of the women’s team heads to Boise, Idaho.

“Following a long break, these two meets will let us see who followed their holiday workouts,” head coach Patrick Shane said, “but there will also be some surprises. Some of our athletes will get great marks we didn’t expect.”

The women’s events for the Cougar Invitational are set to begin on Thursday at 8:45 p.m. MST with the discus in the Indoor Practice Facility and will continue through Saturday morning. All other events will take place in the Smith Fieldhouse.

For more information about times and events, visit the event homepage. BYU will compete against athletes from the University of Utah and Utah Valley University.

Results for the meet will be posted on RunnerCard.com following each event.

The Boise State Invitational will begin Saturday at 9:30 a.m. MST at the Jacksons Indoor Track Facility with the women’s high jump and will conclude at approximately 4:00 p.m. MST.

A full schedule of events are outlined on Boise State’s track and field website. Other schools competing at the Invitational include Boise State, Oregon, Nevada and Northwest Nazarene.

Live stats for the Boise State Invitational can be found here.

More detailed information about the top BYU women's track and field athletes can be found in the 2013 season preview.