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Senior
Hometown
American Fork,
Utah
Last School
American Fork High School
Roster Years
2015-2019
Personal
- Parents are Kyle and Kelly
- Has five sibllings (Kendy, Eva, Austin, Autumn and Ty)
- Served an LDS mission in Raleigh, North Carolina, Spanish-speaking
- Married to Ashley Bybee
- Enjoys motorcycling, skiing, water skiing and quartet singing
- Pre-race ritual is to sleep
- Got started in running after joining a mileage club in elementary school
- Favorite quote from Coach Eyestone is to "hunker down."
- Chose BYU for its running and mechanical engineering programs and the positive atmosphere
- Also recruited by Colorado and Weber State
Before BYU
- Member of three Utah state championship cross country teams
- Three-time Nike Cross Southwest nationals qualifier and championship team members
- Two-time Utah Gatorade Player of the Year
- Three-time all-state in cross country
- Ten-time all-state in track
- Academic all-region and all-state
- Had a 4.0 GPA in high school
- High school coach is Timo Mostert
Stats
Personal Bests | |||
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Time | Event | Venue | |
7:49.76 | 3000m | 2017 UW Invitational | |
13:31.79 | 5000m | 2019 Payton Jordan Invitational | |
28:18.50 | 10,000m | 2019 Stanford Invitational | |
4:00.77 | Mile | 2019 MPSF Championships | |
3:44.13* | 1500m | 2017 Robison Invitational |
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Mission
- Raleigh , North Carolina
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2016
Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Took second place at the Trojan Invitational in the 3000m and finished with a time of 8:17.27
- At the Stanford Invitational, placed 26th overall in the 10,000m with a time of 29:34.00
- Placed seventh overall at the Oxy Invitational in the 5000m with a 14:04.16 time
- Competed in the NCAA Division 1 West Preliminaries and took 33rd overall with a time of 30:45.53
Sophmore Year
2017
Indoor
- Earned All-America Second Team honors by taking 9th in the 3,000m (8:02.11) at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
- Placed fourth at the UW Invitational in the 3000 meters and set a new personal record of 7:49.76, claiming the fourth place on BYU's all-time list
- At the Iowa State Classic, took fourth in the 500 meters and set a new personal best of 13:45.25
- Was part of the DMR squad that took fourth place at the MSPF Indoor Championships with a total time of 9:50.53
Outdoor
- Earned All-America Second Team honors by taking 10th in the 5,000m (14:38.45) at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Earned All-America honorable mention by taking 17th in the 10,000m (29:39.80) at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- At the Stanford Invitational, ran the second-fast time in the country in the 10,000 meters with a time of 28:45.36
- Ran a personal best in the mile at the Robison Invitational with a 4:06.91 time
Junior Year
2018
Indoor
- Finished 20th overall in the 3000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships (8:09.24)
Outdoor
- Received second-team All-America honors after taking 12th in the 5000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (14:02.17) while also receiving honorable mention All-America honors in the 10,000m after finishing 23rd (31:37.54)
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Competed in the 5000m and 10,000m at the NCAA West Preliminary Round finishing eighth (13:51.19) and ninth (29:16.08), respectively, advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Ran the No. 5 time in school history with a career-best 28:27.48 in the 10,000m to take fourth at the Stanford Invitational
- Set a personal record in the 5000m with a time of 13:37.60 at the Payton Jordan Invitational and moved up to No. 7 all-time at BYU in the outdoor 5000m (18th place)
Senior Year
2019
Indoor
- Received All-America First Team honors in the 5000m (3rd - 13:45.35) and 3000m (6th - 7:55.86) at the NCAA Indoor Championships
- Broke the school record in the indoor 5000m with a time of 13:34.46 at the Iowa State Classic
- Ran the seventh-fastest mile in school history (4:00.77) to take fourth place at the MPSF Indoor Championships
- Competed in five meets during the 2019 indoor season
Outdoor
- National Champion in the 10,000m with a time of 29:16.60 - also received All-America First Team honors
- After winning the National Title in the 10,000m, took sixth in the 5000m (14:09.00) to be named a first-team All-American in that event as well
- Named the USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete of the Year
- Earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Named the Male Athlete of the Year at the Y Awards
- Finished eighth in the 10,000m (29:00.77) and 10th in the 5000m (14:07.98) at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds to advance to Nationals
- Ran the No. 3 outdoor 5000m time in BYU history (13:31.79) at the Payton Jordan Invitational
- Earned a personal record and the seventh-fastest 10,000m time in school history at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 2818.50
- Competed in five meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2015
Medical Redshirt Year
2015
- Athletics | May, 29
Y Awards Cap Successful Seasons
- ImageM Track & Field | Jul, 22
Young named Scholar Athlete of the Year
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 05
Young wins National Championship
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 09
Broken school records highlight dual-meet weekend
- ImageM Track & Field | Jul, 25
Forty-one Cougars receive USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 11
Five Cougars named first-team All-Americans by USTFCCCA
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 08
Four more Cougars earn All-America honors on third day of NCAA Championships
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 06
Nielsen, steeplechasers highlight day one of NCAA Championships
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 26
Fifteen BYU track and field athletes advance to NCAA Championships
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 24
Linkletter wins 10K, six Cougars advance to nationals in day one of NCAA West Prelims
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 04
Distance runners solidify regional times at Payton Jordan Invitational
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 31
Qualifying marks and PRs highlight Stanford Invitational
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 28
Cougars to compete at Texas Relays, Stanford Invitational
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 20
BYU track heads to Seattle for MPSF Indoor Championships
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 16
2017 Curtis Pugsley Award Finalists Released
- ImageW Track & Field | Jun, 12
Linkletter, Collinsworth named 2017 first-team All-Americans
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 12
Linkletter, Collinsworth named 2017 first-team All-Americans
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 09
Strong performances by Young, Heslington on day three of NCAA championships
- ImageM Track & Field | Jun, 07
Linkletter, Heslington highlight day one of NCAA championships
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 27
Total of 15 BYU track and field athletes advance to nationals
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 27
Total of 15 BYU track and field athletes advance to nationals
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 25
Several Cougars advance in day one of NCAA Track and Field West Prelims
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 25
Several Cougars advance in day one of NCAA Track and Field West Prelims
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 23
Cougars set to compete at NCAA West Preliminaries this weekend
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 03
Cougars travel for three-meet weekend at Oxy, Payton Jordan
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 03
Cougars travel for three-meet weekend at Oxy, Payton Jordan
- ImageW Track & Field | Apr, 02
Big weekend for BYU secures spots for runners at regionals
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 02
Big weekend for BYU secures spots for runners at regionals
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 29
Track athletes to compete in Palo Alto and Austin
- ImageW Track & Field | Mar, 11
Cougars give strong showing at NCAA Nationals
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 11
Cougars give strong showing at NCAA Nationals
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 08
Track team sends 10 athletes to NCAA Championships
- ImageW Track & Field | Feb, 22
Cougars head to MPSF championship meet
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 22
Cougars head to MPSF championship meet
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 18
Women's DMR secures qualifying time in Indiana
- ImageW Track & Field | Feb, 15
Cougar DMR teams look to qualify for nationals at Alex Wilson Invite
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 15
Cougar DMR teams look to qualify for nationals at Alex Wilson Invite
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 08
Track team heads to Iowa and Idaho
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 28
Several Cougars move up in school records, log personal bests at UW Invite
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 28
Several Cougars move up in school records, log personal bests at UW Invite
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 25
Distance runners to make debut in Seattle
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 14
High jumpers highlight BYU's season opening indoor meet
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 14
High jumpers highlight BYU's season opening indoor meet
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 10
Track and field home opener to kick off 2017 season
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 10
Track and field home opener to kick off 2017 season
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 20
48 BYU entries to the 2016 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminaries
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 19
48 BYU entries to the 2016 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminaries
- ImageW Track & Field | May, 06
Weekend meet in Los Angeles
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 06
Weekend meet in Los Angeles
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 02
Fletcher's win highlights big weekend for track and field