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Class
Senior
Hometown
Colorado Springs,
Colorado
Last School
Liberty High School
Roster Years
2017-2021
Personal
- Parents are Marion and Starr
- Has one brother and three sisters
- Major: Economics
- Minor: Mathematics
- Mission: Arcadia, California
- Enjoys a casual game of frisbee golf and wearing Hawaiian shirts
- Has won the BYU T&F eggnog challenge
- Also recruited by Portland, SUU and UMKC
Before BYU
- 2012 Colorado State Cross Country 5A state runner-up
- 2012 5A Region 5 runner-up
- 2013 Colorado 5A state runner-up in the 3200 meters
- Nike Cross Southwest 2nd team in 2012 and 2013
Personal Bests | Indoor
Indoor Personal Bests | ||
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Time | Event | Meet |
4:18.32 | Mile | 2019 Air Force Indoor Team Challenge |
8:02.80 | 3000m | 2018 Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge |
13:54.71 | 5000m | 2018 Iowa State Classic |
Outdoor Personal Bests | ||
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Time | Event | Meet |
4:11.05 | Mile | 2017 BYU Robison Invitational |
13:59.66 | 5000m | 2018 Stanford Invitational |
28:36.07 | 10,000m | 2019 Mt. SAC Relays |
8:36.25 | 3000S | 2019 NCAA West Preliminary |
Career Stats
Men's Cross Country Athlete Profile
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2017
2018 Indoor
- Started the season taking first in the 3000m at the Cougar Invitational (8:15.93)
- Set a personal record in the 3000m with a time of 8:02.80 at the Columbia Challenge (14th place)
- Ran a career-best 13:54.71 in the 5000m at the Iowa State Classic (15th place)
- Took fourth place in the 5000m at the MPSF Indoor Championships with a time of 14:01.10
2017 Outdoor
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Placed second overall in the 3000m steeplechase at the Oxy Invitational with a time of 8:47.18
- Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims where he placed 15th overall in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 8:57.75
Sophmore Year
2018
2018 Outdoor
- Received first-team All-America honors after running an 8:40.15 to take seventh place in the 3000m steeplechase final at the NCAA Championships (finished third in the steeplechase semifinal with a time of 8:39.97 to advance to final)
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Earned a career record in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 8:36.76 to finish seventh at the NCAA West Preliminary Round to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships (No. 7 all-time at BYU)
- Began the season with a first-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase at the USC Trojan Invitational (8:50.64)
- Placed ninth overall in the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational (13:49.66)
- Took first in the 3000m steeplechase to score for BYU at the Pepsi Invitational (8:46.69)
- Finished 34th overall in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays (14:25.35)
- Ran an 8:41.49 to take third in the steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational
Junior Year
2019
Indoor
- Took seventh place in the 5000m at the 2019 MSPF Indoor Championships with a season-best time of 14:01.82
- Competed in four meets during the 2019 indoor season
Outdoor
- Received All-America Second Team honors after taking 10th place in the 3000m steeplechase (8:53.45) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Ran a career-best 8:36.25 in the steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds to advance to Nationals - No. 7 all-time at BYU
- Recorded the ninth-fastest 10,000m in school history with a time of 28:36.07 at the Mt. SAC Relays
- Qualified for regionals in the steeplechase with a time of 8:38.62 at the Stanford Invitational
- Competed in five meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Senior Year
2021
Indoor (2021)
- Competed in two meets for the Cougars, including a fourth-place finish in the men’s 3000m with a personal-best of 8:21.36 at the BYU Cougar Indoor I.
Outdoor (2021)
- Competed in seven meets for the Cougars, including the NCAA West Preliminaries and Championships.
- Took first in the men’s 3000S with a time of 8:47.48 at the Hayward Premiere.
- Took second in the men’s 3000S with a time of 8:40.11 at the Oregon Twilight.
- Finished 23rdat the NCAA Championships preliminary with a time of 9:11.34 in the men’s 3000S.
Overall
- Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- M Track & Field | Jun, 09
Mantz takes second place in 10,000m on first day of 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 19
Multiple PRs highlight BYU's strong finish at Air Force Team Challenge
- 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, 25
Cougars add 3 more national qualifiers on second day of NCAA West Prelims
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 04
Distance runners solidify regional times at Payton Jordan Invitational
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 07
BYU men’s, women’s teams finish second at Pepsi Invitational
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 04
Thirty-four Cougars receive MPSF All-Academic honors, USTFCCCA ranks men’s team No. 24
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 28
Cougars to compete at Texas Relays, Stanford Invitational
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 16
BYU track and field completes first day of USC Trojan Invitaitonal
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 13
BYU track and field kicks off outdoor season with two meets
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 06
BYU track to compete in Iowa and Idaho this weekend
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 23
Cougars set to compete at NCAA West Preliminaries this weekend
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 23
Cougars set to compete at NCAA West Preliminaries this weekend