Rory Linkletter
Distance
Ht
5'
11"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Herriman, 
Utah
Last School
Herriman High School
Roster Years
2015-2019


Personal

  • Born in Calgary, Alberta
  • Parents are Jason Linkletter and Tara Thompson
  • Has three brothers and two sisters
  • Married to Jill van Mierlo, a former BYU gymnast
  • Sister, Jalyn, was a Louisville cheerleader
  • Favorite quote from Coach Eyestone: "Whatever you do, do your best"
  • Major: Political Science
  • Minor: Communications
  • Also recruited by Portland, Northern Arizona and Ole Miss
  • Ran for Team Canada Cross Country at World Championships in 2015

Before BYU

  • 5A runner-up in 1600m
  • First finisher on Utah's fastest high school cross country team at state in 2012
  • All-state twice in cross country and four times in track in high school
  • High school coach is James Barnes
  • Started cross country in ninth grade after a friend dragged him to a summer workout

Stats

Personal Bests
Time Event Meet
4:02.41 Mile 2019 UW Invite
7:54.29 3000m 2018 MPSF Indoor Championships
13:36.41 5000m 2019 Bryan Clay Invitational
8:57.02 3000m Steeplechase 2016 Trojan Invitational
28:12.42 10,000m 2019 Payton Jordan Invitational
3:51.00 1500m 2018 Pepsi Invitational

Career Stats

Men's Cross Country Athlete Profile 

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2016

Indoor

  • Placed first at the Texas A&M Invitational in the 3000 meters, with a time of 8:11.35
  • Logged a new personal record in the 3000m at the UW Invitational with a 8:07.27 mark
  • Set a personal record in the mile at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 4:05.38
  • Took second place and set a personal record at the MPSF Championships in the 5,000m with a time of 13:52.74; it is the seventh-best time in BYU indoor history

Outdoor

  • Took third place at the Trojan Invitational and set a new personal record with a time of 8:57.02 in the 3000S
  • Placed third in the 5000m at the 2016 Oxy Invitational with a 13:59.60 time
  • Qualified for the NCAA Track and Field National Championships and placed 12th overall at the West preliminaries by finishing the 5000m in 14:16.05
  • Took 19th place overall at the NCAA Championships in the 5000m with a time of 14:06.62
Sophmore Year 2017

Indoor

  • Earned All-America Second Team honors by taking 11th in the 5,000m (13:57.62) at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships
  • Set a new personal record in the 3000 meters at the UW Invitational with a time of 7:58.81, finishing in eighth place overall 
  • Set a personal best in the 5000 meters at the Iowa State Classic, claiming seventh place and recording a time of 13:49.00, good enough for sixth place all-time at BYU
  • At MPSF Championships, took second overall in the 5000 meters with a time of 13:59.49

Outdoor

  • Earned All-America First Team honors by taking second in the 10,000m (29:02.96) at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • In his first race of the season, finished the 10,000 meters with a time of 28:58.74 at the Mt. SAC Relays
  • Qualified for the NCAA championships where he placed 2nd overall in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:02.96
Junior Year 2018

Indoor

  • Received first-team All-America honors after taking sixth place overall in the 5000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships (14:16.88)
  • Broke BYU's indoor 5000m record with a time of 13:41.01 at the Iowa State Classic (fourth place)
  • Won the 3000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a career-best 7:54.29
  • Competed on the DMR team that took second at the Columbia Challenge (9:36.13) while also finishing sixth in the 3000m (7:55.10)

Outdoor

  • Named first-team All-American after taking eighth place in the 5000m (13:58.20) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships while also receiving All-American honorable mention for his 24th-place finish in the 10,000m (31:37.69) 
  • Won the 10,000m (29:14.29) and placed 10th in the 5000m (13:51.28) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in both events
  • Ran a career-best 3:51.00 in the 1500m to place seventh overall and took second in the 3000m (8:30.70) at the Pepsi Invitational
  • Clocked a personal record in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays (13:37.98) to finish third overall and move up to No. 8 in the school's outdoor record book
  • Earned a personal-best 28:43.51 for the No. 7 time in BYU history at the Payton Jordan Invitational in the 10,000m (17th place)
Senior Year 2019

Indoor

  • Opened the season with a career-best 1:53.82 in the 800m at the BYU December Invite
  • Ran the mile in 4:02.41 at the UW Invitational
  • Took eighth in the 3000m at the MPSF Championships (7:56.88)
  • Competed in five meets during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

  • Finished 15th in the 10,000m (29:55.21) and was named a second-team All-American at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
  • Won the 10,000m at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds to advance to Nationals (28:59.43)
  • Earned a personal record and the fifth-fastest 10,000m in BYU history with a time of 28:12.42 at the Payton Jordan Invitational
  • Recorded the ninth-fastest outdoor 5000m in school history with a time of 13:36.41 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
  • Competed in four meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2015

Medical Redshirt Year 2015