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Senior
Hometown
Sandy,
Utah
Roster Years
2006 | 2009 | 2011-2012
Personal
- Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Parents are Gary Batty and Susan Phillips
- Was class salutatorian with a 4.0 GPA at Jordan High School
- Served in the Brazil Belem Mission (2006-08) for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Recruited by Columbia, Minnesota and Southern Utah
- Double majoring in neuroscience and exercise science
Before BYU
- Prepped at Jordan High
- Co-MVP junior and senior seasons on cross country team
- MVP for track and field senior season
- Holds the school record in the 1600m (4:22)
- 5A Utah state champion in cross country
- All-American with a fifth-place finish in the 4x100 mile relay at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships
- All-State in track with a second-place finish in the 1600m
Summary
- Six-time USTFCCCA All-American
- Two-time NCAA National Champion
- Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship recipient (2012)
- Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year for Men's Track & Field and Cross Country (2011)
- CoSIDA Academic All-American (2011, 2012)
- Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District (2011, 2012)
Indoor:
- NCAA record holder in the mile with a time of 3:54.54 at the 2012 Millrose Games
- NCAA National Champion in the mile and the distance medley relay (2011)
- USTFCCCA All-American in the mile and distance medley relay (2011, 2012)
- USTFCCCA National Men's Track Athlete of the Year (2011)
- USTFCCCA Mountain Region Track Athlete of the Year (2012)
- USTFCCCA Division I Indoor Scholar Athlete of the Year (2011)
- MPSF champion in the 800 meters and distance medley relay (2012)
- MWC mile champion (2011)
- MWC All-Conference (mile 2009, 2011, distance medley relay 2009, 2011)
- MPSF Champion in the 800 meters and the distance medley relay (2012)
- MWC Championship Team (2006, 2009, 2011)
- USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team (2012)
Outdoor:
- USTFCCCA All-American in the 1,500 meters (2011, 2012)
- USTFCCCA Mountain Region Track Athlete of the Year (2011)
- MWC All-Conference (1500m 2009, 1500m 2011, 800m 2011)
- MWC Championship Team (2006, 2009, 2011)
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2006
Indoor:
- Finished fourth in the 3000m at the Cougar Indoor Meet with a time of 8:48.44
- Competed in the 3000m at the UW Indoor Invitational with a time of 8:25.33
- Placed fifth in the 3000-meter steeplechase (9:43.69) at the ASU Invitational
- Competed in the 5000 meters (14:25.73) at the Stanford Invitational
Outdoor:
- Took second in the 1500 meters (3:51.90) at the BYU Invite
- Competed in the 5000 (14:25.41) at the Oregon Invitational
- Came in sixth in the mile (4:11.00) at the Robison Invitational
- Placed sixth in the 5000 meters (15:13.93) at the Mountain West Conference Championship meet
- Competed in the 1500 meters (4:01.97) at the NCAA West Regional meet
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Sophmore Year
2009
Indoor:
- Took second in the mile at the MWC Championships with a time of 4:21.52
- Finished 10th in the mile (4:05.14) at the UW Invitational
- Competed in the mile with a time of 4:12.41 at the BYU Cougar Invitational
Outdoor:
- Named a Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Finished in third place in the 1500 meters with a 3:57.75 at the MWC Championships
- Took third at the Sun Angel Track Classic in the 1500 meters (3:46.35)
- Won the 1500 meters at the Baldy Castillo Invite with a time of 3:48.28
Junior Year
2011
Indoor:
- Won the NCAA National Championship in the mile with a time of 3:59.49
- Ran the anchor leg on the NCAA National Championship distance medley relay team (9:29.28)
- Named the National Men's Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
- Named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Indoor Scholar Athlete of the Year in Division I
- Named the USA Track & Field Athlete of the Week after Indoor Nationals
- Won the MWC Championship in the mile with atime of 4:15.23
- Broke the then BYU record in the mile at the UW Husky Classic with a time of 3:55.79
Outdoor:
- Placed 7th in the 1500 meter finals at the NCAA Championships with a time of 3:45.07 to earn All-America honors
- The 2011 COSIDA Academic All-America of the Year for Men's Track & Field and Cross Country
- A CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team honoree
- Named a Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree
- Won the MWC title in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:56.62
- Won the 800 meters at the BYU Twilight meet with a time of 1:49.22
- Set the school record for the 1500 meters at Mt. SAC with a 3:36.25
- Named to the Bowerman Award Watchlist
- Named Academic All-MWC and an MWC Scholar-Athlete
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Senior Year
2012
Indoor:
- Broke the NCAA Indoor mile record by almost half a second at the Millrose Games with a time of 3:54.54
- Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor National Championships by finishing third in the mile (4:01.86) and the distance medley relay (9:36.07)
- Named the Mountain Region Track Athlete of the Year
- An MPSF Indoor Champion in the 800m (1:49.17) and the distance medley relay (BYU record 9:29.00)
- Named an MPSF Scholar-Athlete
- Division I All-Academic Team
Outdoor:
- Awarded the NCAA Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, the most prestigious academic award given by the NCAA
- Placed second and earned All-America honors in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Division I Outdoor National Champsionships with a time of 3:43.83
- A CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team honoree
- Ran the second-fastest collegiate 1,500 meter time of 3:37.50 at the Occidental High Performance Meet
- Named a Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree
- Ran the 800 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational in 1:49.23
- Ran the 5,000 meters at the 54th Annual Mt. SAC Relays in 13:46.84
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- M Track & Field | Mar, 04
Batty inducted into WCC Hall of Honor
- ImageAthletics | Jan, 19
Batty receives Today's Top 10 award
- ImageAthletics | Jan, 19
Batty receives Today's Top 10 award
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 08
2012 Season Review
- ImageM Track & Field | Nov, 01
Miles Batty named NCAA Today's Top 10 Award winner
- ImageM Track & Field | Nov, 01
Miles Batty named NCAA Today's Top 10 Award winner
- ImageW Track & Field | Oct, 26
Top male and female track athletes in 2012 to receive Curtis Pugsley Award
- ImageM Track & Field | Jul, 31
Cougars lead nation with 16 All-Academic Track & Field team members
- ImageM Track & Field | Jul, 01
Batty finishes 10th in 1,500 meter final
- ImageM Track & Field | Jul, 01
Batty finishes 10th in 1,500 meter final
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 30
Batty moves on to final at Olympic Trials
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 30
Batty moves on to final at Olympic Trials
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 28
Batty advances to 1,500 meter semifinal
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 21
Batty repeats as Academic All-America of the Year
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 21
Batty repeats as Academic All-America of the Year
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 12
Seven Cougars named All-Americans
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 09
Batty finishes second in 1,500 meters
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 09
Batty finishes second in 1,500 meters
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 07
Batty qualifies for 1,500 meter final
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 05
Eight Cougars head to NCAA Championships
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 31
Batty named Academic All-District
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 31
Batty named Academic All-District
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 26
West Preliminary concludes
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 26
Batty, 4x400m relay team qualify
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 25
Three Cougars qualify for Nationals
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 25
Three Cougars Qualify for Nationals
- ImageAthletics | May, 15
Batty Awarded NCAA Walter Byers Postgrad Scholarship
- ImageAthletics | May, 15
Batty Awarded NCAA Walter Byers Postgrad Scholarship
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 12
Track Teams Improve at Georgia Tech
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 12
Track Teams Improve at Georgia Tech
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 02
Track Ready for Weber Twilight
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 02
Track Ready for Weber Twilight
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 02
Track Ready for Weber Twilight
- ImageW Track & Field | Apr, 24
Batty's Mile Main Event at Robison Invite
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 24
Batty's Mile Main Event at Robison Invite
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 18
Mt. SAC Relays Up Next
- ImageW Track & Field | Apr, 18
Mt. SAC Relays Up Next
- ImageM Cross Country | Apr, 17
Batty Named Byers Scholarship Finalist
- ImageM Cross Country | Apr, 17
Batty Named Byers Scholarship Finalist
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 17
Batty Named Byers Scholarship Finalist
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 17
Batty Named Byers Scholarship Finalist
- ImageAthletics | Apr, 17
Batty Named Byers Scholarship Finalist
- ImageAthletics | Apr, 17
Batty Named Byers Scholarship Finalist
- ImageM Cross Country | Apr, 12
Cougar Club Hosts Annual Y Awards
- ImageW Track & Field | Apr, 12
Cougar Club Hosts Annual Y Awards
- ImageW Track & Field | Apr, 12
Clone of Cougar Club Hosts Annual Y Awards
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 12
Cougar Club Hosts Annual Y Awards
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 12
43 Named MPSF All-Academic
- ImageW Track & Field | Apr, 12
43 Named MPSF All-Academic
- ImageAthletics | Apr, 10
Cougar Club Hosts Annual Y Awards